Seymour v. City of Tacoma

Citations

• 6 Wash. 138
• 32 P. 1077
• 1893 Wash. LEXIS 244

Syllabus

<p>MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS — PURCHASE OP WATER WORKS — ISSUANCE OP BONDS — SUBMISSION TO VOTERS — REGISTRATION — TITLE OP ACT.</p> <p>The provision of the act of March 26,'1890 (Laws 1889-90, p. 520), authorizing cities to purchase water works and light plants which had theretofore been erected by private enterprise, is sufficiently expressed in the title of the act, which reads, “An act authorizing cities and towns to construct internal improvements, and to issue bonds and pay therefor.”</p> <p>An ordinance providing for the purchase by a city of the existing plant of a light and water company, embracing its water works and electric light plant, with a certain exception, and that the city extend the water works by a gravity system from certain springs, is sufficient without the ordinance containing a schedule showing the extent of territory covered, the miles of pipe laid and of what sizes, the sources of water supply and the extent of the rights of the seller therein, the quantity of water available, and if brought to the city in aqueduct or flume, of what capacity, the capacity of the pumping stations and their character, and the amount of land and where situate.</p> <p>Under the act of March 26,1890 (Laws 1889-90, p. 520), and the amendment thereof (Laws 1891, p. 326), the question of purchasing water works and light plant, and paying therefor with the proceeds of bonds, may be submitted to the voters at the same election as one proposition.</p> <p>It is not necessary that the ordinance itself providing for the purchase of water works should be set out in full in the election notice where the latter contains a fair statement of the matters to be voted upon.</p> <p>There is no state law requiring registration of voters at elections to decide upon propositions for purchasing water works and light plants, and bonding the city to pay therefor.</p>