City of Seattle v. Hill

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gordon, J.

The act of March 9, 1893, (Laws, p. 231) authorizes cities in this state to issue improvement bonds in payment of the cost and expense of local improvements, etc., and provides that such bonds, when issued to the contractor constructing the improvement or sold in the manner authorized by the act, shall transfer to the contractor or other owner or holder all the right and interest of such city in and with respect to every such assessment and the lien thereby created against the property assessed and chargeable with the cost of such…