The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-07

RESOLUTION NO. les - PROPOSED
Amendment No. a resolution and
proposition 10 amend Section Twenty OF
Article -Four Of the City Charter Of the
City of Seattle. and for the submission
of such proposed amendment 20 The quail
flied voters OF the City OF Seattle at the
next general election.
Be Il resolved by the City Counc. OF the
City Of Seattle:
That Section Twenty (e0) OF Article Four
90 OF the City Charter of the City of Seat
tie he amended so as to read as follows:
Sec ~ Every grant OF a franchise,
right or privilege shall be subject TO the
right Of the city council al any time there
after 10 repeal. change or modify the said
grant. IL the franchise granted thereby ls
not operated III accordance with the provi-
siors thereof or at all. and every ordinance
making such grant shall contain A reser-
walton OF the right Of the city council 10 so
repeal 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 10 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 fhree OBJ of this art
Gle. And every franchise granted TO a
street railway shall require said railway 10
give 10 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
railway"
And he lt further resolved that the fore
goina, proposed amendment be and
the same IL hereby submitted TO the quail
fled vcters of the City of Seattle for their
ratification or rejection at the next general
election 10 be held in the said Clty % Sc
attic on March sth 1895
Every voter elecJ!ng TO vote at said cleo
ton IN favor cf said proposed amendment
shall vote a ba hot containing he words.
FNT Tr0nNEEff Amendment No
20 the city charter 81 the city OF Seattle
a. proposed by resolution No lfs u the
City Council Of the City OF Seattle. which
said proposed amendment IS that every
grant OF q franchise. right or privilege
shall be made subject to the payment Of a
certain percentage OF the gross receipts 30
the CITY 81 Seattle. said percentage 70 be
liked by the CITY Council Of the cry Of
Seattle. and requiring street railways to
give and receive transfers from cross
lines
Every voter electins 20 vote AZ said cleo
ton against said proposed amendment
shall vote a ballot containing The words :
Against proposed Amendment Ne. 5
70 the city charter q the ctsy q Seattle
as proposed BY resolution No les 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 10 the payment u a
certain peTce8tage OF tae gross receipts 10
the Ctty Of Seattle said percentage 20 he
nxea % the City Council Of the CITY of
E<Afft'- ana E+SsstE@bA street Fa&fAafz 70
give AID receive transfers from cross
lines
Passed the City Council the 2rJ Cav Of
January iSsS ard signed - rae n open
session II Authorization Of It's passage
this STa dag OF January iSs.
". CHAPMAN
President pro Ten cf tas City Co1acu
Filed ay ne this Ard day Of January. 1885.
WILL IL PARRY
clty Comptroller and Ex-oGlelo city
Clerk
Date 81 FIRST pGhNeation. January =. 1ssS
RESOLUTION NO. la - PROPOSED