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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1908
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR text shows a municipal contracting process with references to the Comptroller, City Attorney, and bond conditions. It mentions a city council, ratification or rejection, and an election date, but specifics are unreadable.
Resolution No 1114 and Amendment No 1 are presented for approval by the City Council. The document notes publication and references Burnett and the council to act as ex officio members. The first publication date is listed as February.
Public notice outlines proposed amendment to the city charter to submit to voters at the next general election. It details board duties for public works, record keeping, site plats, and supervision of labor in Seattle. Ends with auction notices and sale of furniture.
A revolutionary petition seeks to amend Section 12 of Article VI of Beattle's City Charter, submitting the proposal to qualified voters at the next general election. The measure details two payment modes for project costs, requires a council ordinance, a public notice process, and references the city comptroller and board of works in its implementation.
The Star lists classified ad rates and instructions for telephone submissions. Ballard Agency at 21 Pallard Ave City Heli handles insertions with charges per line and per day, plus minimum ad costs.
Special notices list guarantees for eye care from Prope ls Optical and announce Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition works contracts on the Administration Grounds Exposition Grounds March 14 at 2 PM private lessons and community services offered including piano instruction and washing services. Lost glasses reported with reward and help wanted postings cover millinery carpentry and general labor opportunities.
A dense page fragment lists cash loans and savings banks, real estate dealers, surgeons and dentists, patents, opticians and doctors. It mentions the Stan Loan Co at 416 Second and James, Bank of Toronto style branches, and various ads for furniture, massage, osteopathy, and photography supplies. The readable items show a mid century urban classified mix with emphasis on loan offers and professional services.
Property buyers are shown a mix of one fourth acre homesites and larger tracts with prices from 16 cents to 469 dollars per unit. Offers include low down payments and monthly payments, with locations near Columbia River, Auburn Washington, and Green Lake area. Several ads note nearby schools, roads, and irrigation features, plus terms such as 15 down or 1% down and monthly installments.
Classified fragments show a female help wanted listing for a Christian housekeeper on a farm with a young man at a central location seeking telegraphic wages and steady room access. Additional ads seek multiroom rental near Pike and other housing terms. There are employment, lodging, and sale notices including cordwood prices and wholesale timber offers.
A domestic sale listing sewing machines and coal prices, with reference to a Wheeler Standard model and a $12.50 up offer. The item notes a price floor and customer satisfaction guarantees amid a regional market update.
Catherine Dennis age 28 wife of T G Dennis died March 1 in Beattie. Eunice A Gutenberg two weeks died March 1 at 216 Lithay. Charles Sidney James age 4 son of Charlies A James died at Alk Point of diphtheria. W M Walker age 74 died March 2 at residence 1915 12th ay. survived by wife two sons four daughters. Knight Templar and Ancient Order of United Workmen member. Burial arrangements at Lake View and Calvary cemeteries. Burials and notices list local residents and affiliations as part of the Beattie obituary notices.
A dated real estate notice advertises land for sale in the Yukon Valley area with prices per acre and per tract, urging buyers to cash in and pay later on easy terms. It promotes extensive farm land options and notes the firm CALMOUN DENNT & BWI'iG in the Alabama Building.
Fragmentary notice describes Lincoln Beach West Seattle quarter acres with price hints around 569 dollars per quarter and payment options. Limited text mentions a real estate listing or sale, but details are unclear.
A 1908 Seattle notice urges voters to reelect Mayor Moore, praising his nonpartisan, efficient, and courageous administration. The letter is signed by numerous business leaders and civic figures endorsing continued honest governance and law enforcement in the city.
Washington March 2 Mrs Roby D Evans wife of the American fleet admiral expresses affection for Japan and admiration for Japanese culture. She and her husband emphasize friendship with Japan and describe its people as gracious and sincere. The item notes her remarks amid broader news on Judge L R Wisley in Shanghai being exonerated by the judiciary committee and President Roosevelt agreeing with the finding.
Local banks prepare a Friday night debate on establishing a central bank. Puget Sound National and Union Savings Trust clerks support the affirmative while National Bank of Commerce and American Savings Bank and Trust present the negative.
Co. W. Melville, candidate for councilman in the Eighth ward, addresses Sparkman against Magnolia way proposing a plan to limit assessments and extend payments via bond issues. He argues for a street with binding limits, notes benefiting property owners along First and Second avenues and Elliott avenue, and suggests a temporary sewer solution until branch sewers are completed. He questions Sparkman’s knowledge of 1907 law.
Marquis of Linlithgow John Adrian Louis Hope dies in Pau France at 48. He served as Governor of Victoria from 1859 to 1865 and paymaster general from 1896 to 1908. He held the role of governor general of sustenance from 1900 to 1902 and in 1888 he halted office in Seuiland.
Farmers report a farm labor shortage as spring approaches. Men are needed for plowing and seeding with wages near old rates, and strong workers who suit the job are in demand across the valley.
Mark Terence argues Seattle needs thinkers not passion in mayoral race. He says emotions drive the city toward foolishness and urges voters to back Moore, warning against patriotism trumpeting a fading party record. The piece contrasts reason with "tears in the gallery" and urges clear facts over rhetoric.
Rialto Court including a three story apartment building and two lots on Doylston av between Olive and Howell sts was sold Saturday by P D Ehie to B J Gates. The deal was made through Burk Varray and is reported at about 80000 dollars. The building contains 40 apartments currently under a dive geay fan to Roy Williams.
An advertorial claims diamonds make the finest sharpening stones though costly. It promotes carborundum as the next hardest option and offers favorable terms and a profit share to purchasers.
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