The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-09

Seattle on March ssh Is9s.
Passed the ciiy Council the ith day Of
January, 1898. ard signed by. me in open
session IL authentcation Of rs passage
this sth day Of January, iN@
President pro TEN Of the CITY Council.
Filed BY me this <ta day % January.
1893 Will. n. PARRY
City Comptroller and Ex oaicio city
Date Of first publication January %. 1873.
RESOLUTION NO iss. - PROPOSED
Amendment No. 5.-A resolution aud
proposition 20 amend Section Twenty OF
Article -Four Of the City Charter Of the
City Of Seattle. and for the submission
Of such proposed amendment e he quail
fled voters OF the City CT Seattle at the
next general election.
Re It received by the City Council OF The
City Of Seattle;
That Section Twenty f20l OF Article Four
% OF the city Charter Of the CITY Of Scat
lie he amended so as 10 read as follows:
See -. Every grant Of franchise.
RICH; or privilege shall be subject 10 the
right Of the city council 3 any time there
AFTER 10 repeal, change or modify the said
grauf. IL the franchise granted thereby -
rot operated In accordance with The proyt
slons thereof or at all. and every ordinance
making such grant shall contain reser-
walton OF the right Of the city council TO SO
repeal, amend or modify said ordinance.
Every sueh franchise. grant or privilege
mali contain "A provision requiring every
person OF corporation 70 whom such fran
ehise. grant OF privilege is given 10 pay
certain per cen of its or their gross rev
enite TO the City of Seattle. such rate per
cent to be fixed by the City Council II the
time. the franchise is granted as provided
by Section Twenty-three t23) OF this arti-
Gle. And ever franchise granted 10 a
street railway shai require said RAILWAY 10
give TO and receive transfer tickets from
cross lines. provided. however. that this
section shall not apply TO any franchise 20
he granted for the construction or extern
sion OF any railway other than a street.
And be II further resolved that the fore
going proposed amendment be and
the same is hereby submitted to the quail
fed voters OF the City Of seattle for their
ratification or rejection AZ the next general
election TO be held In the said City OF Sc
attic. on March sth IsaS.
Every voter e!eeting 70 vote az said cleo
ton in favor of said proposed amendment
shhii vote balo, containing tne words,
For proposed Amendment No.
10 the city charter Of the City of Seattle
as proposed by resolution No lss of the
city Council OF the city OF Seattle which
said proposed amendment Is that every
grant OF franchise. right or privilege
snail be made subject 20 the payment Of a
certain percentage OF the gross recelr,ts TO
the city Of Seattle said percentage to be
liked by the city Council Of the city Of
Seattle. and requiring street railways TO
h,nvess ana receive transfers from cross
Every voter eiecting TO vote at qald elee-
ton against said proposed amendment
Against proposed Amendment No
70 the city charter az tie CITY OF Seattle
as Proposed by resolution No leg 81 the
City Cotincii OF tire 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 20
the city Of Seattle. said percentage to lss,
fNsu by the CITY Council OF the civ OF
Seattle. and requiring street railways 10
lines"
Passed tho city Council the srd day of
january, ls's and signed hy me IN open
session IN authorization OF It's passage
this sgd da3 OF January. lSn.
W. CHAPMAN.
President pro tenn ~ the city Council.
Filed by me this sra day of January issS.
WILL III. PARRY
c!ty Comptroller ana Ex-oaicio city
Date of nrs, publication January -. lssS.
REsoLtTIoN No. Iei. - PROPOSED
Amendment No. &.~A resolution and
proposition tn amend Subdivision az
Sc, II uf Article VIII NJ he cry Char
tst. and sor the submission of sUth pro-
posed amendment To the qua fltd voters
of the city at the next general election.
lie ~ resolved by The City Council Of The
City Of Seattle.
That Subdivision of Sec. II Of Article
VIII of the City Charter be amended 50
as 10 read follows:
subdivision = fhe city council SHAH.
by gSnerai oFdtn1nca. provide the manner
In which the aforesaid improvements NAV
Dc made. and prescribe ali ncedtul regu-
iaiions Tor the exercise by The city OF the
power granted HnJ contained In the fore
sninE subdivision Of this section. pro-
Nidcd, that ia al etSe& a. whicR the cost
OK such Improvement l. IL be betrayed 10y
taa celecttpa az special assessment ilaaL
;he properly beueated, she following pro-
Seedirss @h4A oe taAtn u. VIZ. There aust
he presented "a the board q public works
a written petition setting fortb fhe street
or streets. sllcy or alleys. sqgAres. or
al tsey ~ ffsssa a