The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-14

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. / or TIKI
~ city council of the City of Seattle--Be u -
concurrent action OF Goth houses thereof, - O.
lows: That. whereas, application has been ma
to said city council by the Rainier Avenue kIscsn
organized under the laws Of the state 81 WashIn137
ton. and having its principal office In the city ri
Seattle. by its petition 10 said city council daeo97
January 2 1891, and fled said day In the 0fteoz
of the city clerk Of said city for authority to &C.,
struct and operate electric railway a10nG
and upon the following designated route In theclt3z
of Seattle, towif:
beginning where the present street railway lino}
Of the Rainier Avenue Electric Railway Comps ~
constructed under the franchise granted ny Of04pf
nance No 1.4t1 Of the city Of seattle, entitled
ordinance granting to S. J.. Bowman and his n1sjG1os
franchise to build and operate street railway ~
the city of seattle" approved July 49, 1880, crose
thence running east along the line Of said WAL
street or Weller street projected eastward ~
street. on the west side OF Jackson street oddities
thence north along said Florence street OF McC1el
thence east along said King street to Market Sire
thence south along said Market strtee -
Weiler street, lying between Bnrkss :sesns
east along said Weller street to Green street, O1e
wise known as Alton street, in Burkes second -
dition; thence south along said Green or AH09
street TO Florence street. in olive addition; theme
east along said Florence street 10 Rainier yfreee
lying on the side Of Baxters addition: thcnoo4
south along said Rainier street 10 Baxter street.
Now, therefore be II resolved that the city cOu4
Gil Of the city OF Seattle does by this concurre1
and operate a street railway along and upon ~
above designated route In the city of Seattle shoo
be granted; and that the city cierl. be ard he ~
hereby directed 10 cause notice of said aPplicAft0
and of this resolution be published tor ten dAy
III the city official newspapers, at the expense
said applicant, ard in such notice TO specify -
route over and along which the city council -
poses to grant said franchise, and in such notice
offer, the part of the city Of Seattle. to grant
franchise 70 the person. company or corIporat!
who viii pay the highest sum tor said francnell
the bidding for such franchise TO be in accordAee
with the provisions OF the city charter In relatt
TO bids made TO the board Of pubic works. so 1r ~
such provisions may be applicable; provided tna
the city council may reject any and all such bid
and may refuse to grant franchise for any part
said route for which said application Was made, 9
that each bid must be accompanied by eerttl
check, payable 70 the order. of the city comptro1b
for amount equal 20 at least 10 -:
cent of the amsrnt bid, and the amount OF 49,
check shall be forfeited and paid to said city in Co.
the successful bidder shall fail to pay the an1ou9
of his bid within thirty days after the acceptanO3
OF the same by the passage, approval and publbe<
ton cf an ordinance granting said franchise 70 -
succe ssful bidder.
Ado tied by he board Of aldermen Of the city -
GEO w. HALL.
President Board of Aldermens 3
Adopted by the house Of DELEGATES Of the city e.;
Seattle this 5th day OF February 1891
President House Of Delegates
Filed by me this 9Th day Of February. A. ID. IT,
III. w. MILLER, City tlerxs e