The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-06
THEY ARE URGENT.
MILLS REFoRE THE LEGISLATURE
OF IMPORTANCE TO THE CITY.
The CouuciI Meets in Special Session
md Forwards a Memorial 10 inc
CapitaI in Behalf of Measures
That should Certainly He Passed
r.ar That They Will BE Lost i'm
the Last Great Rush.

The citv council fears that by the ap-
pointment OF sitting committees IN tii7
state legislature and the press OF DUST
ness the legislative measures ana ahehu-
ments recommended by it for passage
some time ago may be sighted. To rein
force the work of the city legislative COM
mittee new IN Olympia the following
memorials TO the house and senate were
passed yesterday at special meeting OF
the council:
ITO the Honorable Senate of the State OF
Washington:
Tine city council OF the city OF Seat
tie begs To submit the following memorial
in relation 10 measures now pending or 10
come before your honorable body anect-
ing the interests of cities and towns or
this state The bills herein referred 70
being house bills. Nos. All. 4l2. 4l3, AZ, 4ls,
g27 sos and 56S.
These bills are all of vital Importance
TO the interests of the elites and towns or
the state They were drawn under IN
structions from this body 20 meet omls-
sions and defects In the laws disclosed ny
our experience: they were carefully con-
sidered oy this body and transmitted 10
the Legislature with a memorial urging
their passage. In view Of the large num-
Der OF bills claiming your attention We
beg to request for these important meas
ures early and favorable acton.
In our Judgment, the most lmportan.
OF the measures referred to II house Dill
No. All relating to the general powers OF
works and other municipal properties,
and providing methods OF acquiring ana
making payment therefor. tbs oil! u a
re-enactment of the act OF Feoruary ~
fg42. upon the same subject. with the ad-
dition OF new powers which are suosian-
tally tho following.
''fa) Confirmation Of the powers OF
cities and towns 20 acquire property LOT
municipal use and 10 make pay ment
therefor ont OF the earnings or revenues
derived from such property. 1ns cities
Of SrsogHfe and Seattle are both acqutF-
ing water works BY this method under a
decision OF our supreme court, ana q con-
ftrmalion OF such power IN the laws ts OF
vital interest 10 the citizens OF these Sit-
les and Of al others that may aVaA
themselves Of his plan
sgb1 The nower TO acquire land for
cemetery Use. The extort1on aud mis-
ne uagemsnt Of many private ct5hrte&g
enterprises Indicate the great need Tor q
provision Of this kind,
+fc1 The power 10 acquire and operate
street railways The people 81 Seattle re-
Gently voted upon the street railway qaeS-
ti0n a. q separate proposition, aha ~ .
large ma tority vote inserted tni5 power n
the city charter. There IS however. no
ADEQUATE method for exercising TINS pow
ar except as may BE- provided ~ SAID oll.
-.If vrif De- observed mat under tniH OH
no properly can re purchased nor enter
prise gone into BY q city or town without
4 vote % its people approving ttee s.AE.les
nor car an Indebtedness oe incurred Tor
any St.~h purpose without IKE approval.
House bills Nos a. 4l1. 80. 40. ~. yG
sns -4S above referred 70. also relate 70
important subjects, and ~e again o~S 70
urge your honorable BODY % give - titsse
taHs surh preference and CONSIDER atio2
as their !mporta nee would suggest
President crsChton in behalf o. the
council ~vas asked 20 present these memo
rials 10 the TAO legislative bodies Copies
wiz be sent 20 each member OF the King
county delegation