The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-03
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/ Whereas. she topography ~ said city
/ ~ Seattle ffontina o. Elll0fi Hay ~ W
hilit that there q baf nsffoa urp ~
pDftafian asa 80 iha waterfront 90 sni1
4 bay. "n'epf frW street ends owned W
/ hata fitF. D. privately eHn aG and pr-
0nnrsfuH. bpf u1at 81 b 10 railroad ard
steamship Dues. and aaid waterfront ana
pc lands adjacent ara much c0nasafed
I W business interests and
NheffaH. Hnld f9fnrfH ply ~ tho n0ffh.
sast ana south ~ Elli9if Hay BE- such
ihm ite main acrees ie the 60 bg land
shal BE- "pvn"d To- the noa bY Haid cauai.
NN.' b' bf say ~ fhh puH auisu valley
rouufy and riff devotion. snur nsrsaaafiiy
n' mainly. ana pefhaUH eaeiusit ely. o.
Hha FhE fnFse1 ~ faiiNaF fefuin-
ll,., Hnois sna AFFILIATED liabilities and
whereas. BE- ia NJ verr greet Importance
ie Hsia county and Deapio fhaf she man
satd CITY Hnd county o. free f9 develop
RlnHH permanent lines elfh0uf the Fes
w ensures ~ rhiablHhed businesses.
Whereas such freedom cannot be had
I iH aeeanpuHhed and eserg 6oiiav ~
funnnf contributed and pfudeuifg eE-
rehaFa " hid Dr fYrheraHee ~ any part
80 unlarF benefits 90 said counfg ana
p"Npls reg gtreeiinE ia value the. money
~ r FNNtNNf NfN
whereas said Tlurgarelsh river.
hifsiEhtfned ana deeperea az af0rerald,
sNd faid canal uhrn constructed. sIii
fAeh serve ihe purpose of great rutlie
ehHfrby me tFanHppFfatlon and CONNER
rial facilities ~ said county wu be
lafHfly augmented and manufacturing
ana business iudunfflen sfifauInfrl ard
Developed. ard ~ uha lowering - fhe
waters N Lake Washingfon elsht feet.
more ~ lees large areas ~ farm lands
from disastrous doads' ana. in rsasrsi.
tAlA PUBLIC Improvement will b. - In
ssiiannbie heusfit 20 KlnN county aHd 80
people. both in fostering and dsss elapfuE
thH commercial ana d1fnnmfle rssnurrss
ana % enhancing generally the values u
tsal property ~ said cnanty and fhers-
~ Increasing ne countTs annual revs-
nnFs Rom TAXATION. AMI
whereas. said public Improvement
#HHf0 thus and afnefK iN~. result III
lafFe pgbitr benefits 20 said county and
iie people ~ character perallariy local
p Aal1 county. and would serve ard -
w R.fftilf county puf is1FHn. within fhe
- 49, =! We PRIV lHioff - fhs 40 ~
the ieEiAlAtnfe ~ the state ~ washing
con. entitled AN Act Authorizing and
~ pow srinE ths organized counties in me
htnfa ~ washington 60 contract indebf.
elhrHa, ~ iarua bonds for Funding tho
same. and declaring nn efnrreaar-. > ar-
proved March ~. 1850. and
where's. ihs drainage and CONNER
lt.t uses o. be served ~ cgnEfr4rf ius
said canal ard ~ nfruiFhfenlFe WIDEN.
lHk ana deepening said DaNafnIsh river
80 ~ turning ~ Cedar river luio t.aks
another and infsr. reinted aEa fnutaafly
ava feciprncally necessary each 10 eafh
"a they are IN fact and are best aud
nlDsf economically considered ard aeaft
VIE az single project and public im-
tF"tFfnent, consistins % inter dependent
g,,.n l,n5eat paris. the fuu uumig q no
"hT ~ which parts is secured without
occurring aii ~ fha ofhsras and
whereas an - said puhuc improve
..tht. and Tie waters. shore iauds and
" .ts..ls aticeisd ~ TIE same. are wholly
A"hin hfnE Sounfy. ard
whereas. 81 ordes thaf Kius County
hn1 80 eifiAans may have and eHfoy the
.ees snd benefits A. Aforesaid. 20 ac-
lion ~ faid canal ans ~ ne sifeu~i
and stralEhisnsd channel ~ tha DuaHrrg-
tat fiFsf, % is nscrasary that the sNca-
completed and right o. way Tor the
Widening and sfraighteuinR ~ said diver
pgfenasrd y Appropriated b. cen-
I dfnltAtipn ~ pihefNies. and that sald
river D. strniEhfsned and aeer.eneg ~
dredging and that said G~tel 81 LaFs
~ssAhingiou e Covered az Aforesaid and
t-aAs Washinrt1n and said Esniau o1srt-
INITIAL waterway BE- constructed. and
whereas fhs acquisition ~ sites for
FAhnt "harfea and docks and % ether
rights and Interests ngrssnary ara prop
= GO - acquired, foF the purpose ef bet
trr and fuflrr enguyFnrnf a tha BENEFIT,
~ ssld pubiir irapresrTr,erf - ~ -.
aie o. King Csunty. val r.asonasiy eest
fsla.1h1 ee. and
whsreas. the sxpenditur- o. any sns
y AAil sums. respectively. or aHv part
ihrreef, ufun that part ~ nata ifri prove
neat ~ which u ia the rraannxslis gtsrt
y par or ths reasonable cost. a. afare-
/ said. il ~ substantial and f-rrsnnsrt
Nnnt rthuflnn toward reaiiEaflan OF the
rs.tife i1ufrof emHnt, and wit he acfu-
I people thereof 20 the fnii ertHnt 81 ~
Z aRaosnt o. expended n AID ara further
HHre % Haid Improvement ana
Whereas Il % ths Intention q this
rs'seinfiam thEt King county shau bear
iia proper share ~ thc cost 81 zaid la
frnt rflrnt ana nf itH several fsaftH and
az ihe same tifns aat IN auy say 10 In
ciai waterways sfofssaia. bs1. en- tss
eenirAfft leaving tho said canal and
.uinnr rrlAl waterway districts FREE 70
y their creation. ami thereby raise and
ckfead thc HurfH necessary To pay for
the LEGAL benefits 90 each. and
Whereas. said Improvement. and each
and every part thereof a. aforeSaia Is
strictly cnuaty purpose. and
whereas. said Boaru Is proposing ana
- 70 a.. 70 have King connrv. ~ and
Through said Beard contracf inaetssli.
nsss for the uhteet and purposes ~ the
public improt cement Aforesaid and IN al
aud furtherance and complexion 81 liza
same 90 the amount 81 On fse geo He 20
Dc "a Rehaed nudes the direction Of and
e a.
as feilgWA. thai Ia 80 say. ssse COS 81
ihNfe9f IN NNrANafluE the cha rn.I -
sid Lake NaahinEien canal; fgee osA %
lhfFfel ~ acquiring FiEhtE ~ wav for
and IN dredging along the sarne a
sifsiEhtened. wsdeued and deepenel
thsnuei for said DuWarnlsh rfrrr afo-r
the lines laid out IL said t.orop,@rei.f
Waterway District Number one. ffss :
zee % thereof IN acquisition Tor public
~ other rights and interests neressa5-v
or proper 90 be acquired In aid or furfher'-
ance % said improvement or OF sccur-
lnE the drainage or commercial puhiie
facilities and benefits to be derived
therrfrom: and $50 zoe 90 in turning
Cedar river into Lake washington along
lines 90 be adopted by said propo.~f
Commercial waterway District Nuuiser
/ Two. subject 70 the approval % thi.
Board; and
Whereas IL Is the purpose and infcn-
tion Of said board. 10 authorized ana
empowered as Aforesaid &c secure pav-
meet 80 said Indebtedness by issuing the
ln and 20 tho aggregate amount "a aid
tl.faN. zee 90 tu suriea. cnurerutirf1v
uum bercd. ~ 1850 bonds of NinK County.
in denominations q 81. goo 90 each. paw
able &C. ruch party or person. parties or
persons "a shall purchase the same or
90 bcarer, twenty wears after date 81 is
sue. with Interest AZ she rate ~ not 90
cNcenA four and uno-hhff per cent nor
anuufn. payable annually and 10 can-
tract such Indebtedness by selling said
bonds in such blocks and amounts aud
at such times as the Beard Of county
Commissioners may decide, but NJ not
Jess Than par. and 60 cNpeud or cause 30
bc ca pended. under the direction anA ssab-
icct Go The approval Of said Hoard an
she proceeds of such sales. ln aid and
pros cmcni and for the several partirtiar
purposes AMI in tho sums respectively
TOR each such purpose. as hcrcinahaVe
mentioned; and
whereas. re- appears to said Board hat
tho proposed bonded Indebtedness ~
81, $50. eco 90. hereinahove contaminated
together with the now existing Indebted
ness OF kinr county, would he less Than
rive per Ceutum 90 the taxable property
OF said county. as shown BY the last
previous assessment roll thereof fnr
state ana county purposes:
Now Therefore, hy reason 90 tho
premises
BE IL Resolved by the County Com
missiuucrs OF King County In regular
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