The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-20

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49, = .'s,4 section 60 q Article ~ uf the
lr4tv Charter fvihtinE 81 we a.l..'..-.,
franchise and ssn'n.,,.,,i,,sa sis~tars 81
~. rsst general municipal election 90 o.
haid March a. lslA - srttw s.t.rV
luW TT NENpLhhll - - az r.
GotfNctt, OF THE CITY oF NEAT
Thst Section 20 % Article " q ,hs
charter be amended o. read o. i1''g ~,
-, fsnneht.ss and Authority faf the
l-.osfrttrtfan maintenance and nprfAti.'e
n steam railroads. street fele ~.
eiaetflo railways together with theI
s .gtres ana other appuftcnances
up8n. over aionE ana actn.' ~, ~.
street road or public place ..Lhlh ~
limits e the Guy =" go s,,,.,..if
49, ,,srs-rfts thu terms and cpndl tlans
gsfer shIrh asid franchise shhil -
Erastsd ard may AE ,ss g IN. 'I ,5sssfsr
/ t.f.t..fs and other regulations whirh
mali continue during the iite ol th. .l@A'
rhlne subject 20 tho Limitations heF,lN
ngter provided and shall have P'w"t hna
Nltst ~. ~ cancel forfeit aud ahroaats
anv such grant n the ftan NtEN
rheratv BE- not operated ~ afs'i 1A"eN
.ttb ~ provisions or at an
ts.,ts~ftv 10 construct n street railway
,r az Ho,4n street railway tracks Alnna.
upnr over ~ under any ~ W.. FHftlA ~
the city shall uo Eragisl 'n ,N' s ~,
$500. tfnon application being made
10 tho city Council Tor anthotity 70 ,3h-
strurt and operate street .AuN - niun-
mon over or under any or ptla streets
- fstfr Council shall ~ resolution dft1r-
artre uhathnr such frnnCh Misc, ~ ahF par
fhsrenf shall b Frahi'd, nhl el'es ~ p
lartsr15irafian shall cause notice ~ 90 Do
Z .tt...tf..a and resolution Co 10 pub
lurbed for ten tiob days ln VIC CIV, .t
0fiaf newspaper AZ the chPthae ~ th'
/ .itr,nt such resolution and mott 9
" "a .re~ifv the route or routes over ana
.tg.w eghteh IL h. proposed - Efnht Hutn
4 fr9nrhfsr tho period Tor whlcn y ~ pro
posed 20 he granted. ahH ,,..,,,,, NV.
/ tt,r.,s Including tho maximum rates ~
/ fare ~ cash and tickets, ana uauafei
irrpulatioua and tho annual PoteehtAEn .
.,..gs rneeipta derived from tho operation
! - .,teb atfaet railway required 60 De patti
| a. trio city. which percentage nhall lh no
event ho less than two pNi cent Der "h
mum prior To 1880 and not loss ihAh lhr %
- .gnt uer nuuum thereafter n tho
laouticatlon made be directly or indi-
re1tfy In behalf ~ tho grantee or owner
% any existing street tsi az Hy.,'in oI
| tho route OF routes asked ior arc such NJ
.,,psfttuta virtual extension or cohneC-
ltnn with any existing system, even n
thrra DO no apparent la'HHtF ~ vNu'I
-tts ar urabn tde community 81 Interest.
fen In any such case the franchise shall
10 Granted only for term equal 20 tho
,travuffed franchise OF inc fNlfiiuE tfa
80, g-ith which tho now line IL proposed
1 ~ r.n ~ conveniently connected. end
y" ~ ,,sr srrsnFsmenta shall bn stipulated
l.. Ne Grant In all franchlaca on arterinl
1890 or on any trunk or canyon
$3.50 cannon user truCknge facilities
.,4 anr1rtenancrs shall be required 90 be-
,..tn nvafinbte for other franchise
| .rasf.es and for tho city Itself at any
s,,te durtnr tho grant upon contribution
=, fha srautea Of such franchise OF such
monthly or annual payments ~ may DO
go ara reasonable. no value being as
eirned 10 any franchise right, tho amount
- aurh contributions and comp usHtion
d. 10 determined in nnch manner as tho
gttg Council shall prescribe In tho or
tfranfe qrnntinH such franchise. Tho
lfr,urhfae shall also contain "A provision
fsut an. dispute no 90 any matter ~ am-
,,iovfoent or wages which may arise at
Ruy urpc during the lifc " tho grant be
txeen the grantee o. tho franchise and
ita employees sbhii be submitted 90 arbl-
frntion. tho .grantcc ana US employees
.b.f he parties 10 any submission and
.6a5i he entitled TO be heard by tho nrbi.
mn and any award when made shall
~. Itnafur And conclusive Tor a period
N one year from IT. date upon the
gfanteo ana uuou ne employees. 1ho or
diuanre granting such franchise sbnl pro-
Ia. the method fpr conducting such ar
t.itns ION proceedings Tho proposed
franchise shall iutthot contain nl nlher
rseervatioua and limitations Tot forth Ia
thia charter and the laws ~ tho state.
Tba proposed frnnchino shall therrupon
he offered ANA advertlncd for bids 20 ta-
rcrt,ta the person. company or corpora
tiun 0gho will accept, construct and
oprrata under such frnuchiHn ~ tho low
81 rates Of fare to be substitute In liou
IN the maximum rates sot forth in tho
resolution. Bidding Tor tho franehiHo