The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-20

"a an al property In county cut
SS6e Of cities and towns. and not
1ncsudinx school District specials -i--vs"
-vh.n the commissioners assembled yes
.-,aay Afternoon % tx the tax levy there
-. orsSsnt G o. Graves. Joseph Ship
~, ana Daniel Jones. as representatives
~ ~ Chamber OF Commerce and its COM
~s,s.e on city and county retrencnmenI.
" Turner and c. A g. Rochester, IS
,e~rssensatises o. the opponents OF the
~ far the North canal. aud Councilman
eAssay. Herman and ellison. OF the city
ceynzi-
Iftorneys Turner ard Rochester spoke
srrsagty against the levy for the canal.
rhev held that It would take telrty-thr@e
sears 10 get the appropriation OF $780,
- axesssary for the construction Of thu
80, 4. the -ate % s75.00 per snnufn.
fsex further said tia. IL would cost. ac-
..vs.nr 70 Engineer s5astwlckx estimate.
hesresn $40 ooe and 500. coo to secGrs tbs
sets u way.
rs<y we're informed that The maximum
- OF the rigtGt OF way. according 20 the
ues. reeeE, csstmatEs. would not De over
e 30 They stated that there were about
laD owners OF Land along the right OK
nay n the canal. The commissioners pro-
lnced the official list OF the land TO be
eoassdered, and II was demonstrated that
mara are not over 80 owners
They also said there was no money LEFT
ar me survey Messfs. Graves. Jones and
esipren favored the canal. and said Il
vsald b Of great benefit to the city and
county 10 have II constructed. Now was
~ tine to purchase the right OF way. az
there would be no time In the future when
ths land along the right Of way could be
puschased cheaper. They said that the
money for the survey had already been
sroyidea for, and that It would not cost
evss Sss to make the additional survey.
ne fact that the government was pre-
cared TO spend 81. coo 90 on the enterprise
vas dveIt upon. and the benefits TO be
derived by the city and county shown
Tie secretary of war had selected the
ssate VIA Smiths cove. and IL was the In
ssntion to dam up the mouth OF Salmon
bar and make fresh water harbor out
EN-
Nr Navin objected 20 thu canal because
- thought It's construction would help
corporations. IL vas pointed out to him
shat TIE United States is not a corpora
slsa: neither are al the people who own
property along the lakes who would DO
esnsdtsd By the Improvement.
The opponents OF the measure wanted
4 have the levy postponed I'll next year.
Tier. they said. times would be better
- F~@feF ~N~-@ asASs1 ~ o~<Ai tN4C s4fif
It the tax
The fact was pointed cut that of tho
asprepriasion Of sir5.o made by congress,
esly G.se had been spent for surveying.
asd Me remainder was available rust as
eoea as the risilt-of-way has been Sc
cured.
Following Is the full resolution, cover
20 me levy. as adopted by the county
commissioners:
~Iae board having carefully estimated
- amount OF money necessary 10 be-
1ssed BY taxation for the year 1905. for
y purpose OF aefraying the expenses OF
SAss county, and necessary payments 20
maze Tor the fiscal tax year. beginning
epsi / a. u. fSss. and ending Mares 81.
= y 1851. DO find "a fellows:
- tasSs tne amount OF money necessary
oe Taasec for county purposes - as fol-
Fer stationery. books. printing, pub
Gaig, fuel. ice. light. teiephcne service,
wrsaphlng. ate. si3.eo: clerical work.
Ssfie~. wages and fees. 81. ooe: care OF
poor. $500; maintenance OF county
sslsrs WEE, co-orer's court 6. 600. fsxtfc@
- municipal courts. 81, 100: costs Of eler-
90. S.ssl. expense Of fail and board o.
s.sonsrs 700: travelling ana other ex-
~ rents. $50; fees 70 be refunded. 1900:
Na'ery expenses. sio; penalty and inter
= On taxes 20 be refunded school dts
- Us s1oo. tn al FOR such expenses ard
- tne county government. sIss coo
= AID re board having estimated that the
.sesfv.f during said fiscal tar year
- ~ probably amount 10 the sum %
ea!sed by taxation. for tire purpose az
sE-sy'nx the general expenses OF sra the
srsssrr payrscnts to be made by tire
ensy. a & - eoa
X pay TIE interest on outstanding bonds
rr--,esss..ting estimated delinquency to ee
TIE board also finds the sern necessary
tne Improvement. opening ana main
snre % county roads and bridges I'm
saesrE aid FOR Impoverished road DIS
uss,sl sna fer the retirement az OUT
w.sdinw road and bridge warrants. AMI
e e%s payment CT Interest thereon. to bs
= The hoard also ffnS~ the sun, necessary
- No OF fnd.vers soldiers sailors. asaf
- r,sn.s. ard he INDECENT wives. wla-
-, sna minor children thereof. 70 be
s.Ias board also finds thar the sum ~
- sad been duly levied agAlns. tho
srses. ara The sum of gssfsa far gen
Il scaooi purposes. by the sta,. b0artf -
SssirSiton. and that TAX Of cne-asth
sxxs. msa O. the dollar had been lowed
ssNHst Al property Ia tna county nv the
sase sa1isor fa~ the purpose 81 rsaxty,ag
- snsess. ard for ne ultimate redemption
- state bonds
TIE bard s'so finds ne levy re.4u.rei
NV for military nssg@,e@e< f<ggss.,s~s ~
Auonai guard to bs ene-afth Of ona rnItl
90 Dollar upon al property IN the
= = bard also enss The sum necessary
= rSsss~i t0r he cost OF condemns tfss,
So appropriation ~ lands properties
49, and Interests IN connection Win
-. ,rsepoSst government canal connect
49, Isakes Union and Washington
-. re @aaFFs also ansS thas TIE Aoart 81
49, .sa.ier - he city 90 Seattle scha~c5 dis
- Ne has sally certified 20 ~. assss.