Metcalfe v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Oourt, King County. Injunction against defendants, as mayor and finance committee of the common council of the city of Seattle, to restrain them from selling or otherwise disposing of bonds theretofore issued, in the sum of $955,000, under ordinance No. 1343, of said city, for the purchase of water-works, and the construction of a sewerage system.
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Appeal from Superior Oourt, King County. Injunction against defendants, as mayor and finance committee of the common council of the city of Seattle, to restrain them from selling or otherwise disposing of bonds theretofore issued, in the sum of $955,000, under ordinance No. 1343, of said city, for the purchase of water-works, and the construction of a sewerage system. In pursuance of notice, a special election was held in the city of Seattle, on the 4th day of June, 1890, .for the purpose of voting upon the proposed issuance of bonds for that purpose. The whole number of voters who voted at…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Stiles, J.
This was an amicable suit brought to obtain the court’s construction of ?¿ 6, article 8 of the constitution, and the legislation had thereunder, resulting in the act of February 26, 1890 (Session Laws, p. 225), and the act of March 26, 1890 (Session Laws, p. 520), as applied to the city of Seattle, which was proposing to issue certain bonds for a water and sewerage system, amounting to $955,000. The controversy, however, was a real one, and under the pleadings fairly brought to this court two questions for answer, viz.: 1. Can a municipal…
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