Chandler v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered April 23, 1914, dismissing an action to enjoin the issuance of bonds, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is a bill in equity by taxpayers to enjoin the issuance and sale of certain bonds. There was a judg*155ment for the defendants, which the plaintiffs have brought here for review.
The facts are these: In November, 1910; the citizens of Seattle, by more than a three-fifths vote, authorized the city to issue $1,400,000 of general bonds for improving and extending the existing municipal lighting plant, by the construction of a masonry dam on Cedar river, to replace the wooden dam theretofore constructed. One million dollars of these bonds have been issued and sold. In March, 1913, the citizens by…
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