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RESOLUTION No Iss. -- PROPOSED
proposition 70 amend Section Twenty OF
Article -Four af the city Charter Of the
city 81 seattle and for the submission
Of such proposed asne ndu1s ut 20 ne Quat-
ified voters % the city Of Seattle az the
next general e}eEtioa~
BE tt resolved by the city Council 81 the
CITY - Seattle
That section Twenty (e0) II Article -Four
90 of The CITY Chatter OF the city IF Seat
tie be Amended 20 a. % read IS fellows:
See ~ Every grant of a franchise,
right 81 privilege siaaH be subject 70 the
right = the city council al ans tiUe there
grant II the franchise granted thereby -
nor operated in accordance with the pfovi-
ssar. thereof vT az AT and every ordinance
making such grant shall contain a feser-
walton OF tiGe rlgnt 81 the elty council 10 30
repeal amend OF gnc8sfg said ordinance.
Every sIen franchise. grant 0r privilege
shall con I4st ga a pT8E4sl4A gt-EI.FIE-s every
person or corporation SIS whom such fran
ctalse grant or privilege IS given 70 pay
! csrtaia per s@nt q rs or their gross rev
eTue - the 81tV o. Seattle. such rate E.ar
tine tae franchise j. granted sss ErUvsded
~ Section T@euty-shree 81 of t.sls art
cle And every franchise granted 10
street. railway SHALL require said railway 10
give 10 AID resolve transfer tickets from
rro~s lines. pSss& l9esa however. that this
section stall aoE apply 20 any fraacAise 10
- granted fs~ TIE construction Or exten-
sion OF aay railway 0thsr taan street
railway
And h. II further resolved that the fore
go.ag proposed amendment bs and
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RESOLUTION NO. ia - PROPOSED
Asnefanf NJ Nc "A resolution and
proposition to smend Sec. Is OF Article
VIII vf he city Charter. and for the
admission Of such proposed amendment
10 tass qualified voters OF the city a; tue
next gem raj election.
he II resolved BY the City Council OF the
That Sec. Il cf Article VIII. of the City
Charter az the City Of Seattle 10 amended
80 ~ 10 read as follows.
Gee. Is Subdivision !. The mode q
payment ~ bossa shall be ~ follows: At
ter the city council mas by ordinance orr
deTsd OF Authorized tne Improvement. and
nos more than twenty days after the con-
Faef therefor has aesa es. an ssslmAta
ard roll asal h< made and returned ana
corrections he made therein and notice
ticle governing local improvements made
under the gtagneGlaie payment plan, ana
tie ccaT aaf * p#Fse Of sleh kmprose msrt
stall 1e charged against the lots assd par
se4s 81 land IN the local lfnpro ssnsnt dis-
tFlet % 8e created ~ the ordnance su-
prescribed - sections II and IL Of this arr
sicie. Contracts s83ll ~ made and assess
Hs@uss segtsd Aft collected Ia TIE same
fsAnnsr AZ Is provided In inis article for
tas levy INK aid eosseclion Of assessments
Were payment Is provided 10 be made by
~ asr~lse provided herein.
11s$ &H81a = fas Gig council snail ~
ordnance provide saat the entire cost and
"a gsY4ae 81 sac1 Improvement shall be paid
~ bends ~ ne local Improvement dArict
eTga2ed for essd Improvement 70 be issued
20 the contractor. CT By the procssds 81
sagl bonds 70 be issued and sold here.
iEafteF QgogE d@1. such bonds shall ny thet1
terms rs made payable ON or before date
- &c axsd ~ the city council In s1Sh egs
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kLoNDti<E noe room.
ALASKA poo POOP.

a sbsAS.sA iffso ftoAfs
1 With the use Of dogs fof transportation
r In Alaska. the question OF food for them
] n of vital Importance. Tie ideal food To-
.yhs purpose should be nutrEttve. contain
TX all necessary 90 sustain life alto also
ennahine the qualities OF cofnpACtncsS and
! HxhtneSS
! Dried salmon containing all these quail
les must necessarily be A suitable nour-
i*hGent Tor dogs or man on the Erai or
In the gold fields. ProspeetarS OF long ex-
1 pertsnee In the care Of dogs say that one
meal every night of dried FISH viii keep
ihe dcgv In a healthy. working condition.
JIG newfoundland. where dogs are con-
astantly worked. dried FISH Is their only
| food
This salmon Is put Up especially for
THIS trade. and by our process OF prepar-
: tAg the weight is reduced u per cent.
While all the nutrition il preserved. 1t
put up in bags ard viii keep FOR years.
tie sure that every bag bears the name
LEI "Chlopeck Brothers"
ASH your oattltteF for H. or cali az
GHiePECk BROTHERS.
Nhulszase Fish Dealers.
/ Yesler Wharf seattle.
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hiuNnfNsa--t-IaIat>ts.

THE ARCTIC ROLL. FUR CAP. 5 caps ~
ore. desfSesd Ny = T Nernerke tAe
Yukon fyr sap. designed by rHt!vss.
manufactured BY 4 I weFuecke. Co.
taransa sfssA. Seattle Wash. Scar ay HAL
- say address, en- receipt 81 s. a6 tar re
former s. s. for the Yukon. villa postage.
I9s-
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City Council Or said City Of Seattle. which
said proposed amendment fixes The annual
license fee for fae sale and giving away Of
intoxicating. spjTstuous malt yinous
mixed Or ferTnenred liquors. in said City
or Seattle at the minimum sim OF six
hundred dollars in quantities less than one
gallon and at three hundred dollars IN
quantities Of one gallon or more"
Passed the City Council the 10Th day
Of December, lsas. and signed by ME in
open session in authorization Of It's pass
age this Nth day OF December. 1897
j. r. CREIGHTON.
President Of the City Council
Filed by NE this 18th day o. December,
1881.
WILL II PARRY
City Comptroller ard Ex-0ffIcio City
Clerk.
Date of arst publication January .. 1893
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NtnNfeIht-fsu ATS.

h LONnfkE Special 4 re folding canvas
Nast. officially adopted hE Northwest
mounted polSco for use % tAs Yukon
river Piper II Tar SseSts ia-s Secc1d
avenue
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GAS ENGINES for klonatAe ~ any ether
place. stationary Or ulaflac. Gee S4asE
4.es Western 2seaae.
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RESOLUTION NO. Is2 - PROPOSED
Amendment No. IA resolution and
proposition TO amend Subdivision 90 Of
Sec. Is OF Article ~: Of the City Charter
mission of such proposed amendment to
the qualified voters OF the city of Seattle
NJ the next general election
BE L resolved by the city Council of
the city Of Seattle;
That Subdivision = Of Sec. Is Of Article
~. OF the City Charter Of The City OF Sc
attic be amended 80 as to read as follows:
fhirty-second-To license. tax coufine
within the limits OF time and place 10 be
by the city council prescribed. and TO 9TH
erwise regulate the selling or giving away
OF Intoxicating. splrttuous. malt. VInous
mixed or ferEle0ted liquors. and the coilec-
ton OF the license money therefrom for
TIE use OF the city. provided that no IL
cenSe shall be granted 10 any .,erson or
persons VINO shall not first comply with
tae general Laws of the state in force at
the time the same Is granted nor shall
any license Ice granted authorizing the
selling or giving away Of any such Keuor4
Within one mile Of any military post or
reservation established by the United
StAirs. The sum required for such Ii
csnse shall ~ no case be less than six
hundred dollars. except that licenses for
quantities Of nct less than one gallon shall
lI no case b. Jess than shwre hundred dol
lars ard shan IN no case be less than the
amount required ny the general laws OF
the state for houses CT business Of Ike
character and no remission Of Such ncers.
SHAH ne made during the period for which
II - granted. aud bonds required 70 b.
gwen BY keepers or propgtetcrs II saloons
or drinking houses shah nct lu any "a -. De
BNea a. less Tran Two thousand 4osLsrs'
AEa tr 81 further resolved that The fore
goLHg pF posed amendment ce ard The
same = HEREBY submitted 20 iae s1.allaea
voter ~ The C&.y o. Seattle for their fati-
rcaoon or rejection Al The next general
e+eetlou, . oe held in said C'&ty % Seattle
or March Sth. issS
Every voter eiectinc 10 vote a. said e!ec-
toa Ira favor of said proposed snead meat
snail vote g ballot containing tnt words.
FOR Proposed Amendment No. / 10 the
E2f1 Charter uf Toe City 81 Seattle as pre-
posed ~ Resolution No. ls2 O. tire cts
LoSacSi 81 said CITY q Seattle which s2ia
proposed amendment LIKES the annual IL
ceass fee for EAe sale AID giVsaE away
- intoxicating. spsr3tgoUS. uaIt xluo0%
mixed or fergTnis8 haa0rs IN said City
81 Seattle Al ina minimum sam ~ six
n&9Grsd dollars IN 4GAatsfies less than oGau
gallon aud ,; tnree hundred dollars IL.
quantities nf ere gallon 81 more
E*erY NcfEr ssecslnE 90 ynfm al said etese-
ton against satd proposed ATn3 Us meat
saa1 vote oass0S obtaining the NaTAs
AbAINST Proposed Amendment Nc
10 Ehe city Charter II The City II Seattle
AZ proposed ~ resolution No. 60 q. the
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s-r,s. the AissAs ard \ laudl ~ rrop-
sr3 .aSt 49, s4a ses Ger NeN York
sxssx isast-ea aHg badly prep
~ Washington ttsigalu<.
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NOTICE TO ELEcTORS-No Notice is here
by given that the poll books Of the sew
eral precincts or the City Of Seattle will
close for the registration OF voters at
1903 O'Clock midnight. Tuesday, Febru-
airy u. 1898 and VIII remain closed until
the Ninth day Of March. 1895
WILL II. PARRY
City Comptroller and ex-oficio City
Clegk.
Date of first publication. February 3.
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CITY NOTICES.

IL deems Just, ard viii then by Ordinance
approve such roll And levy and assess the
amounts thereof againsg e8ea psrcel and
lot OF land shown in said roll and declare
the same first lien thereon Said matter
may oe adjourned 10 a later date II so OF
dered by the City Council
WILL H PARRY.
City Compt roller and es-officlo City Clerk
OF the City Of Seattle.
Date Of first publication. February ?. iSss.
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kIloNpIkT.-FRFttsHT.


saw ALASKA MAP. showing routes.
AtheSfap5cd. coloTs. cloth cover. s.sc
sAPeT -Sc also our quite e. NHRsa
sed Fields illustrated. the ufost se-
.ase0e. -, Win above map SO. low
ash 4 hanford &c. Publishers Alaskan
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'sss.AshA AND NIONDths MAPS
@hSs ter Asi ~ +. Anderson. Paahsh-
y. Seattle N4ticnRl Eauk bufd4nx
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RESOLUTION NO. los - PROPOSED
Amendment No. A resolution and
Sec II of Article VIII. of the city char
ter, and for the submission of such pro-
posed amendment to the qualified voters
OF the city at the next general election
Be II resolved by the City Council of the
City of Seattle:
That subdivision / Of Sec II Of Article
VIII. of the City Charter be amended so
as 10 read as follows:
Subdivision !. Whenever the public in
terest or convenience may require. the
city council is hereby authorized and en-
the streets. lanes, alleys. squares or places
of the City graded or regarded TO the Off
cial grade planked or replanked. paved
or repaVed. macadamiZed or rernacadam-
ICED, graveied or regraveled. piled or re-
piled, capped or recapped: and To order
sidewalks. sewers. manholes. culverts,
bnlkheads. retaining walls. water mains.
curbing ana cFosswaiks TO be constructed
or repaired therein and to order any or
all work to be done which shall ne neces-
sary TO complete the whole or any portion
OF the streets. sidewalks. lanes. squares
alleys or places and the City Council may
levy and collect an assessment upon all
lots or parcels Of land benefited by such
improvements 10 defray the cost ard ex-
pense thereof. which assessment shall be-
come Z tirst lien upon all property liable
therefor prior and superior TO ali other
liens and ancumbranCes"
And be il further resolved that the fore
going anne ndment be and the same is here
by submitted to the qualified voters Of the
city of Seattle for their ratification or re-
lection at the next general election TO be
held March Sth. 1875
Passed thu City Council the an day OF
January. 1895, and signed by me In open
session IN authentication OF lis passage
this 1th day of January. IssN.
THOS. NAVIN
President pro tenn of the city Council
Filed by me this Attn day Of January. 1885
WILL II. PARRY.
City Comptroller and Ex-Onicio City
Clerk
Date Of first publication, January .. 1885
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kLoNDtkE-HEI.P WANTED.

HELP wANTEn-Bound fer Alaska
Free transportation and board for ser
vices. sailing March ]. ten ship carpen-
ssrs and four ca1akeFS. none out sober.
fxaole men taken. Apply Ssattie-fu
transportation &c. e-s- Columbia street.
HI sTLER with sS.@o can clear sls-Y
yearly. exclusive Alaska agency. pat
entsd necessities. l.. %. Box S&. Seattle.
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COPPER RIVER TRANSPORTATION

fAH AiN }.R-f'are. 81. Gnciudlnx ser
80 81 Experienced guide Ia nlgIes in
s. NzlS sat'He kla SgteN MI sats tUa1n
~sStF efos.=r - = Tor Port NalIss Ar
- S'Neallc isskjaE &c. - SULLIVAN
sSealas. 80 e. K IeGrSsca & &c. -
a.
- Sf.n ri h-R ana Nakugal Fay ETrst-
r. $3.50 ~A'A 'a "a few G.tNs fars.
- a3 ioa.- A. EtAtegs 4 Go. SIS
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kLoNDIkE-TRANspoRTATIoN

READ ADVERTISEMENTS OF Crystallized
Eggs. Flew nta page.
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ALASKA KL0NDIKE WANTS,


ro9 DAWSON CITY, Circle CITY.
51llL y,xar and Min0ok talso ali points
= ~ ~ Tsres a.6 SEagaay and Dawson
\ 80. issy. seattie February sin. carry
i nal for above points Have made
= - !, Ard out ana know Fo@ 10 fray
- 80 NJ large acquaintance will en-
"a. ~ 4, make prompt delivery Of mail
esesssss Il ung care Price. 81 per let
= g ,..rsais ners In Seattle. Leave mail
=. - II Metropolitan Printing and
81 80 rornpany. top floor Dexter Hor-
Dssagrs srk hsgEfa.ug. CT address same TO me
= :, -args address. with remittance OF
sA'is ZACH r HICKMAN.
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kI,oNnfkE -Itt kEI~.

FOR SALE-At discount: one ayst-claSs
ticket to Dawson city on tae FiTsi aD8
finest steamer lea vtue SEATTLE wltn frgsn
1ssa - s.t.. pounds % freight. Room l..
Kline 4 Rosenberg building,
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FOR SALE-SmaH sawmi!I. complete. at
half value, just the talng fer Alaska.
6iS Bailey building.
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w.xsrAS nTTIES-custom house pa
-. a. required by the regulations OF
ggsrasa. prepared fer miners going into
- Elandlke region via the passes. We
Il a.ssA,sIass the duties and Dut the proper
passrs in the hands Of the miner. rsady
" s.sI We are authorized by the col
Is@ar Of customs 10 do this work and
~ guarantee that our papers viii oe
Z sssss,tsd by ise customs office At Lake
T.gssh A. r. EngleAardt, IL tsolmsn
haslairs.
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ALASkA-Call for space and terms on
new twin screw steamer Neptune sail
ing February Y on Seattle Mercantile
and Commission Company. Inc. room
50. Boston block
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s20e BUYS passage 10 Dawson City. 1000
pounds of freight Included First boat:
only passage left Cali between ! aud ,
y. m. At room Il Sullivan building.
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FIRST and srcoOd-ciksS tickets 80 pSea
and Skskway Oh firs;~Ci8~s steamer !eaR-
tag in = tew days ahSe trp{Esg Su&ce tcr
STOCK and msFVhaudts~. Apply Louis \
RexEard 4 Co as BAILEY building.
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alaska GUIDE

l.. l.. BALES. hunter. guide and explorer
sili guide or furnish guides for parties
10 Copper river country. the Ala ska pen
snsuis. Yukon or its tributaries. also first
class practical fTentterSnsn furnished
for parties on grubsfake lay the best Of
references given. L. @. Box Is. Seattle,
Wash or - second avenue.
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City Treasurer of the City of Seattle
Date of LIST publication. Feb. ). ls9s.
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FOR DYEA AND SkAGwAY-The bark
Highland Light will leave about Febru-
airy sth for Dyea and SEagway, carrying
freight az an kinds. including lumber
stock, hay and merchandise. At lowest
rates: Insurance. "a per cent. For space
aud terms apply IL Columbia street
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ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS.


SAN FRANCISCO DYE WORKS. GO Sc,
ond. Telephone. Red os3.
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READ ADVERTISEMENT of Crystaillze'
EgEs Eleventh page.
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~sur Bt-REAT OF IMPORTATION.
sissxa CHAMBER of Commerce, Of Ju-
80 Afaska. has established branch
Ssxdquarters III Seattle. at the Hotel
= xorssern. Mr. Frank T.. Howard. gen.
s.s,an;. are our only duly authorized
] sgsnss Fer information pertaining TO
! AIaska and the Yukon country. cali upon
sassn personally or address. Your letters
| Mi he promptly answered.
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TICKETS tn SkAGWAN 4uG Dlsa g.
tn s. / e. Jenns. s0oga obs pic
hfeek
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kLONDIhE -FOR SALE.

HICkSoN'S Mosquito and cold-FrQot
Tent challenges comparison with ANY
and every known style and make Mos
qu!to-Pr0Of Tent Co. opposite Post-lu-
teifigencer, Second avenue.
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HICkSoN'S Mosquito and Cold Proof
Tent. as distinct from cheap dog kennel
style as tailor made from Stop clelhine
Mosqulte-Pgoof Tent Co. opposite Post
Iateliigencer.
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President pro tern n ne city cgaocf
Filed py ms fass an day = January.
1895 WILL. - PARRY.
cts Comptroller ard Ex-Cftlcfo fsfy CLERK
Date az first pubica sIea January = lsss
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HICKSON'S Mosquito and Cold-Proof
Tent is obtainable of all fiTst-class out
fitting firms tn Seattle. On exhibition In
various sizes. upstairs AT 79S Second ave
nIe.
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oNs used 70 deseribios ely
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es extension frsc fractions Il, lot; north side Buho ba
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-21
capitulation now remain to be adjusted
TO our terms.

capitulatiOn now remain to be adjusted.
The war department has notified
General Shafte1 that his plans are APP
proved so far as they are known, in
Guiding the agreement for shipment Of
the Spanish troops to Spain. The state
ment that the Spanish proposition en-
braces all Eastern Cuba from Acerrad.
eros to Sagua is important, in that 1t
shows the surrender to embrace all the
harbor and contiguous territory in San
tiago. 1t does not include Holguin and
Manzanillo, where the Spaniards are
reported to have considerable bodies OF
soldiers.
The navy department also received
word of the surrender in a brief dis
patch from Admiral Sampson.
The war department received the
following, written apparently before
the final surrender OF Santiago at 3
o'clock
General Toral formally surrendered
his army at Santiago on the terms and
understanding that his troops shall be
returned to Spain. General Shafter
will appoint commissioners to draw up
conditions OF arrangements for carrying
out the terms Of the surrender. This
is very gratifying. and General Shafter
and the officers and men Of his COM
mand are entitled to great credit for
their sincerity and iortitude in over
coming the almost insurmountable OBJ.
stacles which they encountered. A
portion OF the army has been infected
with yellow fever. and efforts will be
made to separate them and TO keep
those who are still on board ships from
those on shore. Arrangements will be
Immediately made for carrying out
further instructions of the president
and yourself. NELSON A. MILES,
"Mainr.(ieneral of the Army. -
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Insurgents Captured q Steamer.

Hong Kong, July l5.-Letters re-
ceived here from Cavite, under date of
July 8, say that while the Spanish
steamer Filipinoos was hiding in the
river near Subig, the crew mutinied
and killed the officers. They then
handed the steamer over to the insur-
gents, who armed the vessel and dis
patched it to Subig for the purpose Of
making an attack on Grande island.
Continuing. the letter confirms the
story told by the press correspondent at
Manila in regard to the action Of the
German warship Irene, and the steps
taken by Admiral Dewey to prevent IN.
reference with the insurgents, adding
that the Spanish prisoners, in spite Of
their protests, were handed over to the
insurgents with the captured arms and
ammunition. The Germans, it APP
pears, iraternize with the Spaniards,
and German officers are often seen in
the Spanish entertainments.
Dysentery is reported to have broken
out among the American troops.