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

RESOLUTION NO. les. - PROPOSED
Amendment Nc. 5.-A resolution and
proposition 10 amend Section Twenty OF
Article Four OF the CITY Charter CT the
City OF Seattle. and for the submission
of such proposed amendment 10 ;he quail
ined 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 (eN of Article Four
90 of the City Charter Of the City of Seat
tie be amended so as TO read as fellows:
See. %. Every grant OF a franchise.
righg or privilege shall be subject TO the
right Of the city council at any lime there
after to repeal. change or modify the said
grant. II the franchise granted thereby Is
not operated in accordance with the provi-
stons thereof or al all and every ordinance
making such gran; shall contain a reser-
walton OF the right OF the city council 10 so
repeat. amend or modify said ordinance.
Every such franchise. grant or privilege
shall contain a provision requiring every
person or corporation 10 whom such fran
chise, grant or privilege Is given 10 pay
certain per cent Of its or their gross rev
enue TO the City of Seattle, such rate per
cent 10 be fixed by the City Council at the
time the franchise Is granted as provided
by Section Twenty three CO of this arti-
Gle. And every franchise granted to a
street railway shall require said railway TO
give to and receive transfer tickets from
cross lines provided, however. that this
section shall not apply TO any franchise to
be granted for the construction or extern
sion OF any railway other than street
And be II further resolved that the fore
going proposed amendment be and
the same Is hereby submitted TO the quail
ned voters or the City of Seattle for their
ratification or rejection al the next general
election TO be held In the said City OF Sc
attic, on March sth fs9S.
Every voter eiecting to vote AZ said cleo
ton IN favor of said proposed amendment
shall vote ballot containing the words:
For proposed Amendment No. 5
TO the city charter of the City OF Seattle
as proposed BY resolution No 100 Of the
City Council OF the City OF Seattle, which
said proposed amendment Is that every
grant OF franchise, right or privilege
shall be made subject 20 the payment OF a
certain percentage OF the gross receipts TO
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 cross
Every voter elec.ing to vote at said cleo
ton against said proposed amendment
shall vote ballot containing the words:
Against proposed Amendment No. 8
TO the city charter of the city OF Seattle
IS proposed by resolution No 1866 Of the
City Council Of the City Of Seattle, which
said proposed amendment is that every
grant OF a franchise. right or privilege
shah be made subject to the payment Of
certain percentage OF the gross receipts to
the City of Seattle said percentage TO be
fixed by the City Council OF the city Of
Seattle. and requiring street railways TO
give and receive transfers from cross
lines. -
Passed the city Council the Ord day of
January. lsss. and signed by me IN open
session In Authorization of IFS passage
this 3rd day OF January, fsss.
W CHAPMAN.
President pro TEN of the City Council
Filed Dy me this Srd day of January ISIS.
WILL IL PARRY.
City Comptroller and Ex-onicio City
Clerk
Date Of arst publication. January y. ISIS.