The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-27
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land - ~ near the level ~ water trans
pnrtati1n ana 90 the waterfront on said
bay, except a few street ends owned ~
said city. - privately owned and pri-
! FRtsiY controlled. some ~ n ~ Industrial
/ conoefus bot most ~ it ~ railroad ana
steamship lines. and said waterfront and
| pc lands adjacent are much eonKesfed
/ hy business Interests. and
where's 1nid topography % the north.
/ eesi ana south - Elliott Bay IL such
thnt The main access 20 The city ~ land
| transportation. until Lake washington
shall Do opened - the ssa by said canal.
| must De ~ way Of the DuwamiEh valley,
| which D. narrow. ana which. said
county and city develop must necessarily
BE- mainly and perhaps eEcluaiFely oo-
Hls. shops and affiliated facilities and
interests. and
| whereas d 10 ~ very great Importance
~ ..la county ana people that the man.
] said city and county be free ~ dsesi0p
along per unnrnt lines without the re-
sory changes u established businesses.
Whereas such freedom cannot he had
IL accom- piished and etarv soltsf ~
/ MONEY contributed aud prudsnfiy az
/ pended ~ ava 90 fprtherance II any part
| pecuuinfy benefits 90 said county ana
| people far esferdlnE IN value the money
- eapended. and
stfaishieued and deepened as Aforesaid.
and said canal when consi rucisd viii
,.ach serve the pufPoss % a great public
/ highway iato the Interior IT said county.
/ shefebF the transportation and CONNER
/ ciui facilities ~ said county viii b
largely augmented and manufacturing
/ Developed. and ~ the lowering 81 the
waters ~ Lake Washington eight feet.
more Or less, large areas q farm lands
from disastrous floods. and IA ganerai
said public Improvement Will be OF In
esiimsbia benefit 70 King County and is
| people, both ~ fostering ana developing
| the commercial and domestic resources
ahd IN enhancing generally the values Of
fshl property ~ said county and there
MUGS from taxation. and
whereas, said public Improvement
would thus. and Otherwise. result Ia
large public benefits TO said county aud
1 liS people o. a character peculiarly local
% Aatd county. ana would serve and bs
for strictly county purposes. within tho
| meaning q the provisions % the act Of
the legislature ~ the state Of Washing
/ ton. entitled AN Act authorizing and
EN- towering ihs orEnniEed counties IN the
/ htnfs q Warrington 20 contract indsbt-
I edness. % issue bonds for funding ths
/ same, ana declaring an emergency" ap-
/ proved March ~. isso. aud
| whereas. the drainage and CONNER
| eial uses TO be served BY constructing
| aaid canal and ~ sfraiEhtsninE ufden~
lnE and Deepening aaid DgSamish river.
and the turning % Cedar river info I.aks
washington. are 40 Involved with one
another and iBier-rsiated and matuaiiy
| and rrciprecaily necessary each to each
that they are IN fact and are best and
most economically considered and dealt
with az. a single project and public inn
iHot ement. consisting % Inter dependent
| com T0nsnt parts the full utility of no
ehr 81 which parts 10 secured without
securing alt % the others. and
whereas az q said public Improve
4 fnent. and the waters. shore lands ard
uplsnds affected by the same are Wholly
within KING County. and
/ whereas. In order that King County
| and ia citizens may have ara enjoy the
| uses and benefits. as aforanafs 10 ac-
/ efne from tho construction and opera
/ lion OF said canal. and Of the Nldened
and atraishfened channel of the Duwam-
| ian river. u IL neecsEarF that the eHoa-
yaiion fpr ths channel u said canal be
complete and a right o. way for tho
widening and siraightsninE u said river
Be purchased Or appropriated By con-
/ arrnuattpn Or otherwise. aad that aald
1 river be HfrniEh,enea and de.pcnsd 81
drea rinE and that said level ~ Lake
] Washington be lowered Aforesaid and
/ he ~aters - Cedar river be turned into
/ Lake Washington. and Eaid H~nfan com
inerciai waterway bs constructed. and
| p" heF#sH, the acquisition or sites for
public Nhaffes and docks and Of other
rights and interests nscessary ana prop
~ 70 BE- acquired. for the purpose 81 bet
ter ard fuller enjoyment o. the benefits
ef said public Improvement BY the peo-
rse y KING County. wih reasonably cast
| whereas the expenditure Of any one
~ sid sums. respectively. or any part
/ thereof upon that part 81 mAla Improve
meat % which II 10 the reasonable est.
o. part o. the reasonable cost. az afore-
| said. VIII be Substantial and permanent
entire improvement. Ane wili be arfu-
aiff - s~nefit 20 kfnE County and ths
people thereof 20 the run extent o. me
tfnpant - enpshdsd in aid and further
Ancs - said tmptoy eTusni. ana
whereas. q - the iufcnfioa % this
resolution that ktnE County shall bear
II 81. Of
rfornmcnt and Of lts several psrtN ard
~ THE same tire not In any Way to IN
trriefe With the progress % he CONNER
ciai waterways Aforesaid. but on the
contrary. leaving The said canal and
commercial waterway districts free %
proceed with their WORK under the law
Iof thslr creation. and thereby rais. and
| eEpend the sums necessary 70 pay for
| the local benefits TO EACH and
| Whereas. said Improvement and each
and every part thereof IS aforesaid, 10
| a strictly county purpose. and
whereas. said Board IL proposing and
Intending, y authorized and empowered
/ ~ 20 DO 90 have King County. IS and
through Eaid Board contract indebted
ness for the object and purposes % the
/ puhiic Improvement Aforesaid ard in aid
aud tHrtherAnce and completion Of tho
| same 90 the amount % ti.TEo. coo % 20
! Dc expended under the direction os and
| subject 10 the approval Of said Boarf
1 thereof IN eKcavatinx the channel Of
| said Lake Washington canal: t6ee. coo 90
I
and In dredging asoug the same a
| strsiEhtened. widencd and deeper ned
channel Tor said Duwamish river AIoag
Waterway District Sarn ss'p o 8 stsSl
| zoe % thereof in acquisition for pablia
uses ~ sites for wharves and docks. and
| 81 other rights and interests necessary
OF proper 20 be acquired in aid or further
ance Of said improvement. or % secur-
/ Ing tho drainage or commercial public
,ssresTem a and sso zee % n s esrnsss
/ Cedar river into Lake Washington along
lines TO be adopted By said proposed
/ Commercial waterway District Number
/ Two. subject TO the approval % this
whereas !, &. the purpose aud ln,en-
ton Of said board. n authorized aud
empowered al aforesaid. 20 secure pave
msnt of said Indebtedness ny issuing tho
negotiable coupon bonds o. said county
l IN and % the aggregate amount Of said
Z Ht.1so eco. 90 I'm series cnnsecutivefy
mum hsrcd. OF 1889 bonds % King County.
In denominations o. 81 ooa 90 each. pay
able to such party or person. parties or
persons. az shalt purchase the same. or
60 bearer. twenty years after date Of is
sue with interest al the rate OF not to
exceed four and onc-half per cent per
annum. payable annually. and 60 con-
tract such Indebtedness by selling said
bonds In such blocks and amounts and
az such times a. the Roard Of County
Commissioners may decide. but al not
less than par. and TO cNpcnd or cause to
be expended. under the direction and sub
iect 90 the approval or said Roard. all
the proceeds OF such sales In aid and
furtherance and completion OF said Inn
provefnent ana for the several particular
purposes and Ia the sums respectively
for each such purpose, as hcreiuabove
mentioned. and
Whereas. 70 appears TO said hoard that
the proposed bonded Indebtedness q
81. fhe. Q0o 90. hereinabove contemplated.
together with the now existing indebted
ness % King County. would be less than
five per centum OF the taxable property
OF said county. shown by the last
previous assessment roll thereof for
state and county purposes;
Now Therefore. by reason OF the
promises;
Re II Resolved by the County Conn
missiouers Of King County IN rcgeiIar
session assembled, as follows That az
the general election 20 be held in King
County on the eighth day Of November,
lele after notice In the manner and