The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-02

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nata Of first publication. February
PRoposrn AMENDMENT NJ. -
Notice u hereby etvrn that an Ian.
uarv - taaN "a petition ans rHnrns
sliiea g amend section - 20 Article
tN Of the city charter o. the city et
Seattle uas flied with The city eisfh
of the cts Of seattle, witch Haia pc
tItion aud proposition relates IL tie
NrantiuE ~ franchises amt r. utade
pursuant t. the prov lslon,a of H.
forth IN An. Act 90 provide fgf TIE
direct amendment - city charters
ln teapnet - local affairs approved
March 81 taas.
mittet e. the qualified electors uf TIE
CITY Of seattle Go be- voted upon At
the next general municipal election q
BE- held Mafeh q ieos a proposition
TO amend section 60 % Article \ 81
the city Charter which amendment
Tor N tie above mentioned petition
taawtts
section 90 Every srant 81
franchise. riEht OF privlieEe shall br
subject q TIE flEht % the eitN seHn
gu er tho people % The city setfns
for themselves by the initiative aud
referendum al any time auhasaasut
20 che Ffant. g repeal amend aF
modify thn said Erhnt with Aae -
gard 70 tbs riEhts % the srantss aad
cancel forfeit and ehroEate auX such
Eraat n the ffancblss granted there
hy ta not operated 40 fuN accordance
with ita provisions. ur AZ all. shh ct
any time during TIE grant &C. as4aiFe
by purchase er condemnation. fpe TIE
use Of the city itself ali the pFur
eftY q che krantre within the limits
- the public streets. a. fair aad
lust value which she'll net tHH lHHs
any valuation af the fnnchiHe itself,
"a hich snail thcreupon terminate aaA
every ordinance utaking any aHeh
grant shall cuntain n reservation et
these rights 81 tho ritN council and
90 tho people 90 she citf aFtlHH for
themseitea BY thc initiative aad tff
sFeudunf 10 81 repeat anssad &c
maJlfA said ordinance. and ta So can
eel, feffeit and abfuEatc tie kfaat
and e. - acquire fhe rfuNaftE - tie
Erautea in thg public streets aH haee.
inahofe set forth The cts sgHHeik
pucatlaa faF extension 20 the raftaA
~ anF Franchise. uur any new fFans
rhiaa covering ali ur amy substantial
part of tie fHahtH or fittlHHHH e
am existing ffanshisr until Wtta5H
existing sfahf. aud Then aniF after
submission tn and approx al hF faa
fafitY vote ~ fHe guaffiNt eln tors
The EitF guuurii anaW act EfaHf
authority q construct Htresf raIis
waY, o. fsH down street faifatF
tracks afanE apun. over or auaef aHf
- tha aIEes8s - abe city se HHk -
manHHF and aH tfr terms fellow =
Don fHa application btius made &
atruet aad operate HtIeFtzf atHHss
alnuN aHaa atsr uf uHaef Az e
said streets Ihe rltN counfIi HHaHH bH
resolution determine whether HHsa
franchise aF aHt rsft thereof sNaif
- granted ana after suth dstsrmln
piiaatIaa aad resolution 60 D. rHh
HahhH fnH TEN says iu thn atE9 Hffl
riHi mes sHaHef nt tHN rkFsuHH e TIRE
applicant saeh resolution aaa So
over aud aianE which g propose -
grant HaaH fEHnehteF tHr FHf97sd faE
which Il t. rfupnse1 o. - kFHufssi|
ana shalt further Erfrfff All TIE
terms aad eanditious thereof. iuriHds
iuE masHm#M Fatff ~ fare - #HsA
anH flakala. fha transfer rs0aiaf one
prescribed 4aa tiie Hunuai percentages
- gross receipts required 81 BE Halt
into th# eIfF treaaury II the HNHH
eattoa - maEe hy. ~ ttfee tis ef
af eUHHf % aHt rhistinE #tEeHf eat
NhF system 90 thF route 81 fnafss
sass4 faH ara sach a. rensfffafs q
tIr1aat extension nf connection s5ta
euF gFistiHE system. even thr51sa
ftere - go aHesfsnt isrntitf - ear
Frah5n 80 rHnseihie cummunitf ~ Ia
rrral - any elra case thr Trans Htte
aHaI So granted UutF fer term
esIsaI To tEa nn~spirsf ffaHehtHH ~
the existing system wlth Witch thF
new lina i Proposed Co "a Han -
conveniently connected amd transfer
aftAuaa Hseasa shall D. stipulated fn
fha grant EunlutuH user MaNe
facilities and arpurtemanres shall -
re4afnf IL all fraae hisss 90 ans
fauIs e. - made aVai iahlr fnf other
fraaahIaa grantees ard for tbs city
ltsaGf az aHs fEwh dufinK thH grant
rtsau eaafH# hHfEnn ~ fair nEa@a#s
itnu - INF est Sad maintenance 80
naaae. nsf tH laftnE any Franchise
lssf saffun for aach common HHFF FzHs
aat ~ akHHed voluntarily HefH HeH
respective grantees. ~ AaaH H#tF
Wsaif il aAati hs fte1 hf arti tFaffaa.
aaeh pHftH appointing ore Arbitrator
and II the I've fail 60 aErs@. thsf
shall appoint q third. ard Tee fesaIg
81 aaaH arbitration shall te binding
araa ere Fafft#m ne shall - tHe
dufF ~ the city council g. iugnrrars
ate In every such franrHiaa efficient
f.faslaInaH fer ftf compulsory sHhlz
fratlaH & al disputes which may
arise Fesafsu the grantee a. A5s sue
aeanafN ct aHaiEns ami his. It's o.
tfelF s1ep5ef - as So anl waiter p
franchise shah fartEfr contain all
other rrHtsfs tons and Limitations ST
fgffu in tiss charter and tts laws 81
She stats.
Hpan - offered and advertised fnf
bids 10 ascertain the person. come
raHH. Or corporation wife will accept
-unHifHet aad operate under zakd
franchise At the luweHt rates of fare.
% - substituted iu ii~u 81 the msst-
HIdaiHE for TIE franchise shall BE- o.
serar1s nee with the pros isfaHs IF
fHta charter fn relation 81 bids made
f4 the HaHFd 81 Public Nnrkal S. faf
a. saea provisions may b. applicable
1Hf tie eitF council may reject Has
and ALL bids and may refuse e. grant
e franchise for hii or any part ~
fhH route for which Application waa
aa3H Zach BID must o. arfumnA-
uiaf hF a certified check payable To
tle eltF Comptroller Tor the sum 81
NaH Thousand 81 600 h1I Dollars
ard the amount ~ tho cheek shall
be- forfeited and paid 40 the city in
erFH TIE aasrnHsf1t bidder HhaH faIf
b. accept tie ffanrhise ard upon
acceptance. the Hum 20 paid shaft be
credited Ca the grantee on account
~ PefgeHtagea The city council
shall consider the hids and with due
transfer reMuistiuu7 and connections
ahaIl decide and designate fHa bidder
y hose proposal offers the lowest
fHfeH f. fHe people. not exceeding fhe
maximum rates named Do the razalu.
ton Tbefeuunn. ~ the proposed
franchise D. fer gnY new nfafeu. o.
Includes hnF business thurna Ehf fare
% any trunk line ~ canyon route
upon which no tracks have been laid
under any previous franchise. then
tie said franchise shall b. submit
tel T. the vote of the qualified
electors at the nest ensuing general
municipal election Tor their fatIfIaA=
tiun or rejection ~ the designated
best bidder shall offer ard provide
the IS psuse 81 special election TIE
city council may authorize the vote
o. De- taken az "a special election. III
| fhe proposed franchise be for an eNs
tension Of an existing system iu q
residence district and does not IN
cfude auF trunk line or canyon route.
{ TIE franchise shall not be submitted
10 referendum unless tie city council
shall So direct or referendum pc
tltlnn signed b. "a number Of qunils
fiei voters equal 20 not less than
eight fkf per cent 90 the total vote
| cast for TIE office ~ mayor at the
1 last preceding municipal election. Be
Tiled VIII tie city Comptroller. with
/ iu thirty fa0t days after The official
publication ~ the designation Of tire
/ best bidder for tho proposed fran
! ehise and during said period 81
/ thirtF taal DAYS the franchise shall
[ be in abefsuee. ~ no referendum pc
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