George v. City of Anacortes

The city of Anacortes, being desirous of improving; its municipally owned water system, adopted an ordinance which provided, among other things, that “said city shall construct a 10-inch wooden main on 20th street to connect the present 16-inch main on J avenue with the present 8-inch main on R avenue: . . . ” The cost of the projected improvement being approximately $50,000, it was decided to issue bonds to pay for the same, and an election was held to secure authority of the voters for the improvement and sale of the bonds. The notice of election and the printed ballot used read as follows:

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