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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1908
Page
7
The document records a city council action amending publication requirements for notices. It details newspaper selection, costs, bonds, and verification steps, plus timelines for publication and the interrelation with the Board of Public Works and officers. It notes publishing duties, annual fiscal planning, and procedural stipulations for legal notices.
Fragmented OCR record notes a proposed city charter amendment about publication requirements and audit procedures. It mentions the city council, city comptroller, and official notices including assessments and taxes. The text references December and February dates and a first publication.
Resolution 1138 proposes amending a city charter section to redefine the appointing authorities and terms for city officers and utilities supervisors. It details eligibility terms, commission composition, and publication timing for the amendment’s consideration at the next general election. The notice cites legal formalities and dates, including first publication February 1, 1906.
Resolution 1128 proposes Amendment No 14 to Article VELL of Seattle's city charter revising powers over public utilities and franchise management. It outlines duties for oversight of construction records, street work, and the Board of Public Works, with ratification by voters at the next general election on March 3, 1996.
Resolution 1142 proposes Amendment 16 to section 12 of the City Charter for Seattle urging voter approval at the forthcoming general election. It outlines two modes of financing local improvements via improvement districts and details plan preparation by the city engineer, including parcel descriptions, benefits, and owner assessment.
The city council orders publication of assessment rolls and notices to property owners. It outlines objections procedure, council review, and processing through the city comptroller and treasurer. Delinquent payments accrue penalties, with rates and timelines specified, and general election ratification to follow.
Classified snippets include want ads with rates and contact names, a mortgage and loan service offer, a lost and found entry for a watch, and various business listings. Several entries mention location details in cities and streets, and prices per line or note. The fragmentary text preserves era advertising style and street addresses.
A garbled OCR extract lists wood and coal items with prices and weights, mentions loads and duties, then references machines and a domestic setting. The text is fragmentary with multiple misspellings and unclear formatting, providing few readable facts beyond itemized goods and vague costs.
Moving and Merger Co offers a public auction at 19 30 on Thursday Web 7. Bids start on bed bureaus commodes dining tables chairs upright piano and bedding. Bickerton firm on Main 1001 promotes sale at Lincoln Beach Villas. offered at one fourth of second addition price, 59 down.
A fragmented ad for Lincoln Beach and West Seattle properties lists quarter acres near Cata Wood Station with unclear pricing. It mentions a farm with seven rooms, orchard, buildings, Jersey cows, and delivery of farm equipment, quoting a price around 6008.
Fragmentary OCR shows a waterfront property ad with 2 acres on a beach and a 1 room house near Beattie and Seattle area. Mentions Robert Maltry and CG Johnston & Co with unclear sale details and prices.
Classified notices describe multiple properties for sale or rent near Seattle and Tacoma. Listings include 7 to 10 acre tracts, a 10 acre Malty ranch with barn and poultry, 500 chickens and 45 rabbits stock, a 10 acre ranch with room house near good road, and a 4 acre tracts with deep rich soil. prices and contact hints vary.
United Press reports San Francisco will host a large U S Navy fleet in May with battleships Wisconsin South Dakota California and Tennessee joining the arrival Admiral Evans leads the fleet as ships from the north and south prepare. Oregon Oregon and other vessels undergo repairs or overhauls at Puget Sound and Bremerton while Colorado Pennsylvania receive upgrades. The Relief sails south to meet the fleet after its long voyage.
Mrs. Belle Waymire and Ebe Radding were found guilty of conspiring to ruin Mayor Harry Lane by a compromising act. The verdict ended a high profile trial that could affect Lane’s political prospects and reputation as a physician.
National Land Co advertises affordable parcels within a short drive of the courthouse. Prices start from 25 to a few dollars with the balance like rent, offering homes for many buyers. Readily accessible and promoted for home building.
Prospective buyers are invited to consider large tracts of land on sale offering good location and cheap price. The notice highlights easy access, strong market potential, and a response deadline before Friday. It promotes secure investment and urges early action to secure parcels with favorable terms.
Jennie James a telephone operator at Jones and Laughlin in Pittsburg was fatally burned when an alcohol lamp exploded while she heated food. Locked inside a telephone booth by a spring latch she could not escape as flames enveloped her. a clerk broke the door glass and used an overcoat to extinguish the blaze.
A southbound mixed freight and passenger train from Seattle to Newcastle derailed after a boy threw a switch at Ren ton last night. Passenger coach piled against the embankment. Joe Ramona seriously injured and Arthur Treeheart blamed for the switch. Three hour delay reported.
Four detectives closed in on a bandit gang in the New York Central yards near 85th street and Central avenue. Shots were exchanged as the pursuit spanned several blocks. Three bandits were captured after a brutal clash, while a brakeman held by the gang was freed.
Boise resident W. G. Whitney was shot and killed by J. N. McGreevy on McGreevy’s Payette County ranch. The fatal shooting occurred as McGreevy traveled to Payette following the incident.
Metheevy says he fired in self defense and surrendered after the incident. He is jailed awaiting further proceedings.
Vienna dispatch reports secret police fear remnants of a group of 50 Armenians who allegedly traveled from the United States to kill the Turkish sultan. Ten Armenians were captured yesterday as Constantinople police keep movements tightly sealed amid the alarm.
Maj Gen Frederick MacArthur and Brig Gen Frederick Funston urge government purchase of American Lake camp site as a maneuver ground. Local national guard units with Northwest regular army forces have mobilized there most summers, and the ground has proven suitable for maneuvers.
TOKIO reports revolutionists occupy increasing ground in Kwangsi with authorities hiding the facts. Dr L A Parry warns unregistered physicians midwives and undertakers will be denied burial permits after March 1. Local physicians have poor registration rates, with less than a third registered.
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