The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-06

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Date Of first publication January %. 1898.
RESOLUTION No. 1ss - PROPOSED
proposition to amend Section Twenty OF
Article -Four Of the City Charter of the
city OF Seattle. and for the submission
o. such proposed amendment TO he quail
ified voters of the city OF Seattle al the
next general election.
BE 1, resolved by the City Council of the
City Of Seattle.
That Section Twenty GO, of Article Four
ca Of the City Charter OF the City of Seat
lie be amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 70 Every grant OF franchise.
right or privilege shall be subject TO the
right % the city council al any time there
after 10 repeal. change or modify the said
grant II the franchise granted thereby is
not operated IN accordance with the provi-
sons thereof or at all and every ordinance
making such grant shall contain n reser-
walton OF the right OF the city council TO so
Every such franchise. grant or privilege
shall contain provision requiring every
person or corporation to whom such fran
chlse grant or privilege Is given TO pay
certain per cent Of its or their gross rev.
enie TO the City OF Seattle. such rate per
cen;. to be fixed by the City Council at the
time the franchise is granted as provided
by Section Twenty-three t.3b of this arti-
Gle And every franchise granted TO a
street railway shall require said railway TO
give to and receive transfer tickets from
section SHAH not apply to any franchise 10
De granted for the construction or extern
sion of any railway other than street
railway"
And be IL 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
ratificati or rejection at the next general
election TO be held in the said City of Sc
attic. on March sth 1885
Every voter elccting 10 vote at said cleo
shat vote ballot containing the words:
For proposed Amendment No. 5
10 the city charter OF the city Of Seattle
az proposed by resolution No. iGS OF the
city Council OF the city of Seattle. which
said proposed amendment is that every
grant or a franchise. right or privilege
snail be made subject 10 the payment Of a
certain percentage az the gross receipts to
the city Of Seattle. said percentage TO be
fNed by the CITY Council OF the City of
Seattle. and requiring street railways TO
EiNe and receive transfers from cross
Every voter electing to vote at said cleo
ton against said proposed amendment
shall vote ballot containing the words:
Against a proposed Anne adment No
10 the city charter ~ tho City OF Seattle
as proposed by resolution No. I65 of the
city Council OF the city OF Seattle, which
said proposed amendment is that every
grant OF franchise right or privilege
shall b. made subject 20 the payment % a
certain percentage OF the gross receipts TO
the Clty Of Seattle, said percentage 10 be-
fixed by the. CliN Council OF the Guy OF
Seattle. ana requiring stree; railways 20
give and receive transfers from cross
lines"
Passed the CITY Council the srd day OF
January. lSN. and signed by ne IN open
session in Authorization OF It's passage
this ara day Of January. ISIS.
w CHAPMAN.
President pro tenn Of the city Council
Filed by me this sgd day of January, Is2s
WILL IL. PARRY.