The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-22

Councilman James believes that the city
/ council should have more power La deal
ing with franchises. and that corporations
which come IN and ask for them should
pay the city certaiu percentage for the
! privilege OF using the publics property.
At Monday nights meeting OF the city
council jams intrG3Bced a proposed
/ amendment 10 the city charter
was referred 10 the council 70 be cons.d-
| cred in committee Of the whole. The pro-
/ posed amendment was IL the shape of
! resolution and read as follows.
/ a resolution ana proposition TO amend
/ section - OF article Of the city charter
OF the city Of Seattle and for the subniiS-
SION Of such proposed amendment 10 the
/ qualified voters OF the city Of Seattle at
the next general election
Be ii resolved by the city council of
/ the city Of Seattle
Thai section . Of article I q the city
| ed so as 70 read as follows:
Sec - Every grant OF franchise
( right or privilege shall be subject 10 the
right OF the city council at any time there,
/ after TO repeal change or modify the said
grant, X the franchise granted thereby is
+. not operated in accordance with the pro-
| visions thereof or at all, and every ordi-
/ nance making such grant shall contain a
reservation OF the right Of the city coun-
/ Gil 70 50 repeal, amend or modify said
[ ordinance Every such franchise. grant
. or privilege shall contain provision re-
quiring every person or corporation TO
! whom such franchise. grant or privilege
/ Is given 10 pay certain Per cent OF It's
or their gross revenue 10 the city OF Sc
/ attic. the rate per cent. 10 be fixed by the
city council
| and be * further resolved that the
! foregoing proposed amendment De and the
/ sa me Is hereby submitted TO the qualified
voters OF the city OF Seattle for their
/ ratification or rejection at the next gen.
eral election to be held IN the said city
| Of Seattle on March 8. 1855. Every voter
! eiec,tng 10 vote at said election n favor
; OF said proposed amendment shall vote
| ballot containing the words:
For proposed amendment No. -
| to the city charter Of the city Of Seattle
| as proposed by resolution No - OF the
city council Of the city of Seattle. which
said proposed amendment Is that everv
| grant Of franchise. right or privilege
| shall be made subject 10 the payment OF
| q certain percentage Of the gross receipts
! TO the city Of Seattle, said percentage TO
| re fixed by the city council OF the city
| OF Seattle
Every voter electing to vote at said
| election against said proposed amendment
| shall vote a ballot containing the words:
| Against a proposed amendment No
-- to the city charter OF the CITY OF Sc
attic as proposed by resolution No. -
| Of the city council Of the city of Seattle,
| which said proposed amendment Is that
every grant Of a franchise. right or privf-
iege shall be made subject 70 the payment
OF certain psrce ~ s,t o. me ,s spoSs re-
age 10 be fixed by the city council OF the
! city of Seattle"
The city officials are getting ready 70
! have the police business handled after
| January /. when the municipal court will
| cease to exist. An ordinance has been
| prepared which viii be passed at the next
| meeting. relating TO official bonds OF JUS
tees OF the peace and defining their du-
| ties The ordinance SAYS IN substance:
Every person elected a justice Of the
| peace in the city OF Seattle shall enter
into bond with said city. with two or
more sureties, residents thereof. 10 be ap-
| proved as provided by the city charter
| for the approval of bonds Of city officials
| In the sum OF 500. conditioned that he will
faithfully pay over. according TO law. all
| moneys which he shall receive on account
| OF fines imposed for the violation Of any
| city ordinance 81 the city % Seattle. and
| all ether moneys which may come into his
/ hands 20 which said city Of Seattle is en-
| titled
IT shall be the duty Of every such jus
! tice. each day. 20 pay over 20 the city
| treasurer all money ne may have received
/ on account Of fines imposed for the viola
| ton ~ any ordinance Of the city Of Seat
| tie. ana all ether moneys 70 which said
city IS entitled. and be shall at the same
| time, deliver - such treasurer a state
| ment IN writing showing by items the
| sources from which such money was de-
| rived. and shall APPEND thereto an afr
6svit that he has received TO other money
/ for such fines or other moneys 10 which
! said city Is entitled not before paid over
| 10 such treasurer. ard the said treasurer
! stall give him duplicate receipts therefor.
/ ore If which said receipts he shall file
| with the city comptroller"
, Twentieth avenue VIII soon Be IN exist
ence. An ordinance has haen introduced
/ IN tire council which provides:
! That a public street and highway IN
the city Of Seattle which shan he and
/ hereby Is named and shah he known a.
Twentieth avenue hn and tire same IL
hereby laid of extended snd ezs.a hliSh I'D
/ from ne south end Of Twentieth avenue in
: HATS addition. OF ire south lire az "a "a
/ Hairs addition southwa~s. along M line
OF said Twentieth avenue n said Hairs
addition produced s01fhv-arF n RI NORTH
marginal lire - Fast Madison stree. in
/ sad civ a. follows. to-wit. SAID street
width consisting - A. strfa - f4r7 .,ofg-7a-
e. * = line beginning n t-e f.1tersecff-n
/ @ tee = tiNe - sstl Twentieth avenue
! n 60 - ffs'A'x addition vrfsN 1fse xs.s+N FIRE
/ - SAID H8T-s addition ard running rfer~e
/ south along sa;9 wes- iln- - ss7A T'yvf n
tTf~ 7Ts@5Es yrN '-r"s.t -7-fr -vv7~A - rna
no-ta n.ersina' Ire e go East Madfsor
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Instructed - lake the necessary steps
Therefor