The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-27


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80 a~rti9u 10 - Article ~ - a. {,
lf,ttv Chsrtar relating ~ we '..e.f
ffnrrhsars and sHHnti W., s.-.s ~
itha nrtt general municipal e'''f''" W
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coUNCtL o. THE Sli' Va
Ia W.. section 70 q Ar'isls ~ q ,ss
.h-rtrr bs amended 90 reaa - $780,.
,a-tt.~s aaH nuthnttF fnr the
a...fr..rtf4n mafnt~nanre ana ppHtaitf'
~ -t-,ru railroads street rail~ aps At1
electric ralesys , s,f.r .ppar,snaaees
49, o.sr along and arrnss art phe.it
street road ar puddle p'@ln t
limits ~ abe Guy =" ~, f..,,'5..i
fr--rhisr and authority mo .it '"sa
80. ,'rr,.fias thr terms and conc. ,''.a
u-t-r which said franfHise
sranted ard mav nFres vpph AI1
IT, s,,-b franchise the fares iFaHatfI
Pr. i.tir. and other regulations which
.taf continue during ne llf" ~ VIC tt~a
49, rt.hfrrt 90 the Limitations hfitiN
aftsr provided saa 's ,slisl IT, I'D aSrosais
~. s,.h Grant 10 the frauchia" Erahf7o
lTtrrsbv ia not operated ~ eee'i nNii-f
with tia provisions gf a' "...s, r,tfu,y
80 f-s d.vgn street railway tracks hlong
,,rs- over or under any or ihe AH'1lN ~
the city shall 30 erasl"a ~ tNs W. ~,
ts...f~rl Tn4n application helms nAda
~ me cIty Coancii Tor authofllI 20 con-
.tf,tct and operate aifeHt tAl~ ~ N'ut-
srs.p over OF under any ~ Hhld ~ 't'A
~. enc council shall by resolution uFt0r.
-.trs vehatbar such franc hlho. or any hAtt
fnn~sof shall be granted, aho Nttt, ~ ~
...,,.r,+ii ,.flon shali cause notice or 80 %
80 ..t.-t opa resolution 60 be puhr
ustaa fnr ten fiol days " me CIV. ~
frtal noWHpapcr AZ me sAF.us. ~ 80
r.li.snt such resolution ana n"ii
e.. route routes over ana
-t.- 'htrh II IL proposed 90 grant Eueh
= frsnrhIsa. tho period Tor ~hlch u is Fro-
poaed 20 be granted. ana 49,, , w, w,
.t~.of Including tho maximum rates ~
f.fn ~ cash aud tickets, ana 'tahsI' z
lrsruiHtioun ana the annual pstoehlaEe =
.rl.st ,rcoipts derived from tho operation
~ sueh atrest railway required 70 Do pail
10 the city witch percentage RhRl M no
event DO less than two per cent per an -
mum prl1r 10 1890 and not loss than thtNa
- .snt par annum thereafter n the
iTppltcnffon made be directly or ludi-
rsTtIy In behalf % tho grantee or owner
- 80 orfstfnR street railway system Or
-. r,t,te or routes asked for are HuCh az
cnrstituta a virtual extension or connec.
zion With any existing system, eFon "
there bo no apparent ldeniNy 81 oNnaI-
-, In any such case the franchise shall
10 granted only for term equal 70 tho
rporpirdd franChiHe or mo ehlatlnE - e.
-, I'm which tho new line II proposed
| ~ ~ e,n 10 conveniently connected. and
~ p, engagements shall DO stipulated
" - rant In all franchises on Rrtegial
W,,ha.ga ar on any trunk or canyon
st. common user trRckaEa facilities
80 agpuftonnucaa shall bo required 20 be
made available for other franchise
grantesa and for the city itself NJ any
H,,e d4riug the grant upon contribution
~ ths grantee OF such franchise OF Buch
,nonthiv Or annual payments ms may DO
80 snd reasonable. no value being as
-i.ned to any franchise right, the afnf ant
, .,trh contributions and compensation
w ~ detefrnIned IN such manner na tho
Sgtg council shall prescribe In the or
fiteure granting such franchise. Tho
gr9gli4iso shall also contain provision
nat any dispute NJ 20 any matter Of en-.
nievmout or wages which may arise ~
any time during tho ne OF the grant be.
tvvaau the grantee Of the franchise. ana
IA. employees ahail be submitted 10 arbi-
rattan the grantee and its employees
rbau no PARTIES 10 any submission and
.b,fi 10 entitled 10 be heard by tho arbi-
tr,torn and any award whom made shall
~ binding and conclusive for period
~ one year from its date upon tho
grantee and upon its employees The or
dinanns granting such franchise shall pro-
vido the method for conducting such ar
bitratlon proceedings, Tho proposed
franchise shall further contain all other
rrvoryatiana ana limitations H0t forth IN
ma charter aud the laws ~ the state.
Tho urapoacd franchise shall thoroupon
he offered and advertised for bids to as
cert Am tho person. company or corpora
lion -oyho viii accept. construct and
operate under such franchise at the low
est rates Of fare 60 be substituted In iiou
IN the maximum rates set forth In tho
resolution. Bidding for tho franchise