The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-21
J, PRINCESS ALEXANDRA

missioners, where a vote of four
councilmen is required. The city
council has full power to create
fill and discontinue offices as the
city's needs require, and fix the
compensation of all such employees
For cities under 10000 in habit
ants the Des Moines plan fixes the
mayors salary at $4,000 and that
of council at 1900 per year. From
10000 to 10000 inhabitants the
mayor receives $4,000 and council.
men $4,000. Cities. Of over 10000
inhabitants pay the mayor $4,000
and councilmen $4,000, salary
rate that should insure good men
in Spokane certainly.
Every ordinance, franchise and
contract must be open to public in
spection seven days before its final
passage and does not go in force
for 10 days thereafter.
Every ordinance or resolution ap-
propriating money or ordering any
street Improvement or sewer, or
making or authorizing the making
of any contract, or granting any
franchise or right to occupy or use
the streets, bridges or public
places in the city shall be, com
plete In the form in which it is
finally passed, ON file with the city
clerk for public inspection at least
one week before passage or adop-
ton.
No franchise or right to use the
streets, bridges or pubic places
shall be granted, renewed or ex-
tended except by ordinance, and
every franchise or grant for inter
urban or street railways, gas or
water works. electric light or
power plants, heating plants, tele'
graph or telephone systems or
other public service utilities must
be authorized or approved by a
majority of electors voting at a
general or special election.
If any city official or employee at.
tempt to influence any other city
official politically, or attempts to
control or influence appointments,
either directly or indirectly, he
shall be subject to fine of $500, or
term in the county Jail.
The council shall each month
print in pamphlet form detailed
itemized statement of all receipts
and expenses of the city and sum-
mary of its proceedings during the
preceding month, and furnish print
ed copies thereof to the state
library, the city, library, the daily
newspapers of the city, and to per-
sons who shall apply therefor at
the Office of the city clerk. At the
end of each year the council shall
cause full and complete examina.
ton of all the books and accounts
of the city to be made by compe-
tent accountants, and shall publish
the result of such examination in
the manner above provided for pub.
LEGATION of statements of monthly
expenditures.
If, at the beginning of the term
of Office of the first council elected
in such city under the provisions
of this act, the appropriations for
the expenditures of the city govern.
ment for the current fiscal year
have been made, said council shall
have power, by ordinance, to re-
wise, to repeal or change said ap,
preparations and to make additional
appropriations.
The holder Of any elective Office
may be removed at any time by the
elector qualified to vote for a sue.
cessor of such incumbent. The pro
cedure to effect the removal of an
incumbent of an elective Office
shall be as follows: A petition
signed by electors entitled to vote
for a successor to the incumbent
sought to be removed, equal in
number to at least 25 per centum
of the entire vote for all candidates
for the office of mayor cast at the
last preceding general municipal
election, demanding an election oil
a successor of the person sought
to be removed shall be filed with
the city clerk, which petition shall