The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-05

RESOLUTION No. iss - PROPOSED
Amendment No. A resolution ard
proposition 70 amend Section Twenty of
Article -Four Of the City Charter Of the
cry Of Seattle. and for the xuhmisxio0
OF such proposed amendment 20 the quail
iaed voters OF the City Of Seattle at The
Text general election.
ise II resolved by the City Council OF the
Cry Of SEATTLE.
That Section Twenty (so) OF Article -Four
90 ef the City Charter az the City OF Seat.
lie pc amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. - Every grant OF d franchise
rtgak or privilege shah he subject TO the
right q the city council at any time there
atser 10 repeal. change or modify the said
grant II the franchise granted tnerrhy Is
not operated IA accordance with the provt-
Sons thereof or az all, afa every ordinances
making such grant shall contain a reser-
walton OF the right OF the city council to SO
repeal, amend modify said ordinance
LVSty such franchise. grant or privilege
shall contain provision requiring every
person or corporation 10 whom Ssich fran
chise. grant or privilege is given TO pay
q certain per cent of It's or their gguSx rev.
enue to the city Of Seattle, such rate per
cent 10 be hxed by the City Council at the
time the franchise Is granted as provided
by Section Twentythrec tssl OF this arti-
Gle And every franchise granted - r
street railway shall require said railway g
sive 10 and receive transfer tickets from
cross lines provided however that thu
section shall not apply 10 any franchise to
be granted for the construction " extern
railway.
And be I, further resolved that the fore
gong proposed amendment be and
the same Is hereby submitted to the quail.
ned voters OF the City Of Seattle for their
ratification or rejection at the next general
election 10 be held in the said City Of g.
attic. on March sth. iSsS.
Every voter electing to VOTE at said e1oo.
tlon IN favor of sad proposed amendment
shall vote a ballot containing the words:
Tor proposed Amendment No. :
90 i prop sy charter e the ess Seattle s. a
City Council OF the City Of Seattle, which
said proposed amendment Is that every
grant of franchise, right or privilege
certa. n percentage OF the gross receipts to
the cry of Seattle. said percentage TO b.
iAed by the City Council of the City Of
Seattle, and requiring street railways 70
lines
Every voter electing to vote at said cleo
ton against said proposed amendment
shall vote ballot containing the words:
Against proposed Amendment No.
TO the city charter of the City of Seattle
as proposed by resolution No. l66 OF the
city Council Coos Of The City Of Seattle; which
grant OF franchise. right or privilege
shall be made subject 10 the payment Of
certain percentage of the gross receipts TO
fiaed by the City Council Of the City OF
Sea- lie. and requiring street railways to
give and receive transfers from cross
lines"
Passed the City Council the Sid day %
January, lsss, and signed by me In open
session In authorization Of Its passage
this 3rd day or January, 1885.
w. CHAPMAN.
President pro TEN of the City Council.
Filed by me this 5rd day OF January, lSD.
WILL II. PARRY,
City Comptroller and Ex-Ofricio City
Clerk
Date of first publication, January 20 l0o.