The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-04
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lana ~ near The ingei Or water trans
{ ppFtnti0H and nli the waterfront un said
SAID cltF. ia privately 0Wued ANA pfi-
fhtoir controlled. some ~ o. ~ Industrial
steamship lines. and said waterfront ana
ne lands adjacent are much cougested
| ~ husieess Interests. and
WhffsHs. said topography - me north.
oasf ana south Of Elliott Hay la SUCH
thht the main access 20 the city by lana
transportation. pat1 Lake WashlnRfon
HHhi ," opened 70 tho sea 80 said canal.
must b. ~ way ~ the Buwamlsh valley.
Nhi'h A narrow. aud which. a. said
,gNnlE ahd eiig develop. must nereHsafiig
Da nanny ana perhaps exclusively. oc-
.tpisd and enEfoaaed hv railway fsrmin-
~ shops and affiliated facilities and
whereas q IL o. very great importance
- slh county and people that the man
/ we. turing ana Industrial Interests II
/ al1ng permanent lines without the re-
HlHianr" ana waste incident 10 eotHpuI-
y. ehabRea Of estabibhed busineaassi
whereas. such freedom cannot BE- had
.t'll shid above proposed improvement
money contributed ara pruaerfiv ~.
pshded ~ aid ~ faftheranaa ~ any part
~ nail improvement VIII bring general
people faf exceeding In value the money
=" expended and
whereas. said Duvamish river.
fsiHhisnsd and despsnsd. AZ aforesaid,
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each serve the puf pose 81 = great PUBLIC
hikhHhy into the interior 81 nnid e0snty.
N ~ ne Transportation and CONNER
siaI facilities - said county viii BE-
largely auKuleuted aud nanafanfurinF
and business Industries stiBnlaisd aud
waters u Lake washinston s1ebt fsss
more Or less. large areas o. farm ianda
selihin ssid county viii BE- made secure
said public i'm provssnsuf ain h.. IA ia
eAfifnabin benefit 20 king County ana lie
people. both IN fostering and daysioping
the com fHerciaf aud domestic resources
ana 10 enhancing Eansrally the values 81
ieAi property IN said county ana there
~ increasing The countys annual rsss-
hneH from taxation, and
Whereas said public improvements
would thus, aud othafwlas raauit IN
large public benefits h. safd county ana
~ people nf a character peculiarly local
~ SAID county, ana would serve and 10
i"f strictly county purposes. within the
iefRninE - the provisions - the act -
~ isElnatvfe - The State u Washiag-
ton. entitled IAN Act authorizing AMI
en- po~sfinN the organized counties in the
niais - Warrington ~ contract indebf.
edness. % issue bonds for funding the
saule. ard declaring an emergency" APP
proved March -. 1850. aud
MhorrnH the drainage aud CONNER
~ uses 20 be served BY oanatrHctina
ing ana deepening said Dueamish riser
and the turning - Cedar river into Laks
HhshlnEion. are 20 Involved with one
and raripfocaiiy necessary each ~ each
Inst they are IN fact and are best and
sinsi economically considered ana dealt
Alth a. single project and public i'm
pfqfsinent consisting Of infer-aepandent
sois ponsut parts. the full unity n 40
80 @riuE All 81 the others; and
Whereas. al II snia public fr,prsvs
insni and she waters. shore lands and
npiands affected b The same are wholly
Nithin klns County. and
and its citizens may have ana sntoy ~
sseH ana benefits a. Aforesaid 20 Sc
.sas from the construction and opsra-
ti9n - said canal, and 81 the aldane8
and atFaighfened channel ~ the DURAN.
IN river. u 10 necessary that the eHeA-
tatlen -! the channel of said canal be
een plsted ard right % way for the
Widening and sfraighfeuInF 81 Mnia river
- purchased o. Appropriated ~ con-
a,saanAtion ~ otherwise, and that said
greasinE. and that aaid level o. Lake
y, ~aAninkioh ss iose erred as aforesaid. ana
Lake Washington. and said Rsntou corn.
f1.rriai waterway BE- consfrucisd. and
WheF"aA. the acquisition ~ sites for
riEhis ana interests neeessar ~, ans S S1sss.
- - be arautreG. Tot ths purpose 81 bet
Ter anf fuller eutoymsnt % the benefits
y said public Improvement BY the peo-
PIE ~ King county viii reasennbly ee.t
tsbH Gee o. and
Whereas the expenditure Of any one
~ So sams respectively. o. any part
ih"reaf upon that part 81 said improve
m@nt % which Il IL the reasonable cost,
- part - the reasonable cost a. afore-
s $50. ~ be a splssiantisl and permanent
entire Improvement and wli b. Actu-
ally % benefit o. king County and the
people thereof % the tali extent ~ the
einepnt - expended IN AID and further
snne q said Improvement. and
| whereas IL the inisntion Of thIs
feaal1ttpu that King County shall bear
proferneut and ~ its several parts, ana
I A. the sans time not in Any way 10 In
lTItsre wlih the pTogrsss q the CONNER
Gas water avs Aforesaid. but on the
gontrafy. leaving The said canal and
1pmnnereial waterway districts free 10
| proceed With their work unAer are law
q their creation. and thrrasr raIss srs
efp~nd the sums necessary 20 pay for
ne local eenefits 20 EACH and
whereas. said I'm prusesnert and each
ard every part thereof a. Aforesaid "a
strictly county purpose. and
whereas. said BOARD is proposing and
intending n Authorized and esn powered
- 10 DO, to have King County BY and
through Haid Hoard contract indsbtes.
ness toT the object and purposes % the
public Improvement aforesaid. ana n ala
end turthcrHnce and completion ~ the
sane 20 the amount Of 81 80. os6 80 10
be expended under the direction q and
sssl 81 90 he approval o. said beard.
thfrnnf IN cxcAvating the channel ~
said Lake Washington canal: sseR 600 IS
and In dredging along ire So.
strsiEhtened, yideued and deapened
chanhsi for said Duwarnish river alons
Waterway District Number one: $50.
eco % thereof IN acquisition Tor public
Uses ~ sites Tor wharycs and docks. and
~ other rights and Interests necessary
~ proper 10 be acquired IN aid or further
saee on SAID Improvement. or Of serur-
facilities ana benefits 10 ~ aeriseS
therefrom; and $50. aoo. 90 in Turning
Cedar river into Lake Washington along
cammercisI watsrway pistrgs, pNS g,,na1
Hnard. and
Whereas q is the purpose and inien-
uon % said Hoard. II authorized ana
empowered a. aforesaid. 10 secure paw
ment ~ said Indebtedness BY ISSUING the
neEotiseie coupon bonds % said county
u and g the aggregate amount Of said
4i+fba. o0e 90 IN series. cnnsecutivelv
numbered. % use bonds % King county.
Ia denominations ~ 81 0Np 90 each nav
able 6" such party or person. parties or
persons, a. shall purchase the same or
90 bearer, twenty yesrs after date Of is-
sue. with interest at the rate ~ not 10
exceed four and ouc-haif per cent per
auuum, payable annually. and 10 COM
tract such Indebtedness by selling said
bonds Ia such blocks aud amounts ami
al such times as tho Hoard ~ County
Commissioners may decide. but az not
less than paF, and % eNpend or cause 20
oe cA rcnded. under the direction and sub
iect Co the approval 90 said Board an
the proceeds of such sales in aid and
furthrrance and completion az aaid ina
pruVcmont and Tor tho several particular
purposes and in the sums respectively
Tor each such purpose. as horeina hnvs
mentioned and
Whereas. lt appears 20 said Board that
the proposed bonded indebtedness ~
st.f5n 0oo CO.. hrFeina hove confcfn plated
together with the now existing Indebted
ness 90 King County. would be less than
five per centum Of the taxable property
Of said county. as shown hy the last
previous assessment roll thereof for
state and county purposes
Sow Therefore, hy reason OF tho
premises
He ~ Resolved by the County Conn
mlssionDra ~ King County. In regular
session assembled. as follows That al
the general election to- be held In Kinr
county ON the eighth day OF November
1910. after notice In the manner ana
-urm rcau--o1 by Tho Act n no In.-..