Brougham v. City of Seattle

Article IX (§§ 78 to 86, inclusive) of the traffic ordinance (No. 64692) of the city of Seattle sets up a comprehensive plan of impounding vehicles left on the streets in violation of the provisions of the ordinance. By § 78, the chief of police is authorized to designate in writing, filed with the city comptroller, “approved storage garages ... as vehicle pounds to which vehicles may be removed . . .” Section 79 provides that no garage shall be designated as a vehicle pound until the owner shall have posted a surety company bond in the sum of $2,500, conditioned that he will faithfully…