The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-26
BY GEORGE y. coTTERlLL.
Amendment No. tt--Limitino sz
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Amendment No. tt--Limltino sz
ICONS.
This IL one 81 the "biK three" 81
the charter amendments. Nos ~
and ~ sharing that honor with No
n. These three proposals come di
rect IRON the people. No II through
a representative eltizeaa' commit
tee. and Nos. ~ aud ~ through
great popular petitions signed b.
nearly $500 voters
Amendment No. II fixes and linn
is the powers OF the city council
IN the matter OF licensing and reg
ulating saloons. IN order to meas.
ure ita probable results. Il IL we'll
a. recognize precisely the present
powers OF the city council IN this
respect
First-An the atata laws now
stand. the city council Of Seattle
cannot prohibit the liquor traffic.
II has authority only 10 license OF
otherwise regulate" tho traffic The
license fee cannot exceed 8 600 per
year. aud the license cannot be
granted FOR more than one year.
These state laws are. Of course. In
40 way affected By ths charter
amendment proposition.
second The city council nov has.
under the state Law and city char.
ter. full authority aud discretion
10 grant saloon licenses IN any
number. AZ any location. IN any por.
ton of the city. except within two
miles 81 the state university and
within oas mile Of Fuft i4Rwton
There IL no license limit" or die.
tfirt which cannot at any time be
cast aside By the city council No
protest ct petition. however strong.
can prevent the establishment OF 4
saloon In any location II the city
council should see ~ 40 20 do.
There IL 80 local option Law b.
which any Nard or precinct can b.
protected against saloon Invasion.
The power 81 the city council IL Alb.
NftNNNN " NN@A AHf AtHA "aH4
and Fort iaNtOnl.
Amendment No. II proposes 10
limit this hitherto absolute power
la several important respects. which
may be- ltemixed as follows
First Saloon patrol. OF license.
districts. are particularly defined.
with fiked street boundaries. with.
in which the city council may con
tinue. In ith discretion. to grant Or
refuse licenses. bu, outside which
II cannot grant licenses. which
means that no liquor can lawfully
- sold
These districts are three IN mum
her. the first being the central busi'
ness district. the HeeoHd being
along part of Ballard asenne. In the
old ballard business district. the
third being the precise premises
upon which saloons are already es.
tabliahed At South Park.
Practically speaking. these three
districts simply outline sud iuclude
the sections OF the city where Va
looms are already located. The
INTERPLAY ard West Seattle saloon
districts are 20 be- cat oat within
leas than i've years Considered Ia
the aggregate, the saloon districts
will comprise about > PEI cent OF
the area % the city. BY this char.
ter amendment about 81 per cent
Of the eiiY including all residence
districts. ali parks aud park vicin.
tiles. ali the suburbs. including
their business sections fexcepi Bal.
lard and South Park. as above stat
ed. ali the new retail business thor.
oughfarea fsuch as Second avenue
north from Pike. Third avenue
from Cherry 70 north Of Union. and
all north Of Pine. all Of Fourth aF-
enuc. WeNtlaks boulevard and all
avenues 20 the eastward. Union
and Pine Htk.. east from Third
and Pike street east from Fifthi a