The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-17

RESOLUTION NO. ICE. - PROPOSED
Amendment Nc. 5.-A resolution and
proposition to amend Section Twenty OF
City Of Seattle. and for the submission
of such proposed amendment to The quail
ified voters Of the City OF Seattle at the
next general election.
BE II resolved by the City Council of the
City of Seattle:
That Section Twenty co, of Article Four
CD of the City Charter Of the City OF Seat
tie be amended TO read follows:
Sec. 20. Every grant Of a 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, II the franchise granted thereby IS
not operated in accordance with the provi-
sions thereof or at all. and every ordinance
making such grant shall contain a reser-
walton OF the right of the city council TO so
repeal. amend or modify said ordinance
Every such franchise, grant or privilege
shall contain a provision requiring every
person CT corporation TO whom such fran
cnise, grant or privilege Is given TO pay
"A certain per cent. or sts or their gross rev.
enUe to the City OF Seattle such rate per
cent. to be fixed by tie City Council ut the
time the franchise is granted rs provided
by Section Twenty-three CD of this arti-
Gle. And every franchise granted to a
street railway shall require said railway TO
give 10 and receive transfer tickets from
cross lines. provided, however, that this
section stall rot apply 10 any franchise 20
be granted for the construction or extern
railway"
And be it further rs solved that the fore
going proposed amendment be and
the same is hereby submitted TO the quail
fled voters of the City of Seattle for their
ratihcation or seJectioa at the next general
election to be held ia the said City Of Sc
attic. Oil March Sth. lS&.
Every voter eiocting 20 vote at said cleo
ton IN favor OF said proposed amendment
shall vote a ballet containing me words: ;.
For proposed Amendment No. 5
charter
as proposed by resolution No l6S If the
city Council u The city o. Seattle, which
said proposed amendment il that every
grant or n franchise. right or privilege
shall be made subject 10 the payment Of
certain percentage of the gross receipts TO
the City q Seattle. said percentage 20 be
liked by the City Council of the City OF
Seattle. and requiring street railways TO
lines"
Every voter electlng to vote at said cleo
ton against said proposed amendment
shan vote a ballot containing the words:
Against proposed Amendment No. 5
TO the city charter Of the City OF Seattle
as proposed by resolution Nc. iGs Of the
city Council of the City Of Seattle which
said proposed amendment is that every
grant OF q franchise. right or privilege
snail be made subject 10 the payment Of
certain percentage OF the gross receipts 10
the City of Seattle, said percentage to be
fixed by the City Council of the City OF
Seattle and requiring street railways 10
give and receive transfers from crcss-
lines"
Passed tie City Council the 3rd day Of
January, l'S. ana signed by me in open
session in Authorization OF its passage
this &rd day q January. lSaS.
President pro ten OF the City Council.
Flied % me this Sra Day q January; 1885.
CITY Comptroller ana Ex-Onicio city
Clerk.