Gay v. Mayor of New Whatcom

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Andebs, J.

This was an action for a writ of mandate to compel the mayor and city council of the city of Hew Whatcom to levy and certify for collection an additional and supplementary tax upon the taxable property within the city for the year 1898 at the rate of 3J mills on each dollar of the equalized assessed valuation of said" property, or such other rate as may be adequate, for the purpose of paying certain arrears of interest upon an issue of “Water Works Bonds” of said city, and to compel the application of such additional levy, when collected, to…