Weisfield v. City of Seattle

(dissenting) — -Without committing myself as to the other points involved, in my opinion one of the reasons advanced by the appellant to demonstrate that the ordinance is invalid is unanswerable. That reason is that the ordinance, by setting aside the proceeds of. the bond issue to pay the amounts due to policemen and firemen for services heretofore rendered, thereby creates an unlawful preference, and places these particular employees in a class by themselves, to be paid in spot cash as soon as the bonds are sold; while all other employees of the city and all of its other general creditors…