The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-26

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D.. need section % 81 Artirie ~
rttv rfarfsr relating % fne 800
franchise and spefn, .,.ti,.,l,,.t .is.,afs ai
nv. sd rsasral rnuuicipai election 80 p"
r-la Warrh Z 1913 -.,e- g.f-rv
ms IN pEaptNEt - ~. az 2.
rotfvctt. or THE cltf oF ~
Nv section % % Ar''ri.s ~ e ne
rhtrtsf ~ amended ~ tfaf as
s-srtrss ara authority Tor tns
A..,.t,,,rttan maintenance hnd 20
.t--., ruiirasss street railwnYs ail
,ise,fis ts.iFs "a o,tsr sppartsnaacs.
.- along and across ~ phn
st~raf road % rubho piafe .',"
umita q thr city r,its t.,,Ig-.f
lt2 'l.-.-.'rtt.. thr terms and coaasti nna
Tnaar which said franfh'4'
granted and may aEieH sv,-.t,.
pa . 90 other regulations vhirh
nan continue during No ilfr pi We .i@a
49,. aYbfrlf Co tho hNt Ati'lr
,f,sr provided aud shall hh,s p'y,gf w.
- r,,h Frart II tho franchise Efanl ~
thrrrbv BE- not operated pr
Win 80 prpyisione ar y s,,.., ,.flw,v
- sgvrn street RAILWAY tracks alNha
con over OF under any or ths ~ ~
me ritv shall BE- Eraniea ~ tha
AtL tfr,nu application being made
h. tho CITY Council for anth"tly w ~
rtr,trt and operate street tAll. - .t.l.H'
,1on over or under any Or Aala E'. '''-
- s.t,w goaneit shall hy resolution det p
-. grhsfhar such FRANCHISE ot hhf pAit
,h-y~sf shalI be granted, ana are. ~ n
differentiation shan esn ,,,., a., 80 ul,ht
Adjudication and RESOLUTION 20 70 pIS s
1stra fsr ten G0l days IN mo eitI ~
firiaf newspaper az me tAP.s "
.nfifcaut such resolution 80
AFAfat tr TWNfNn over ana
-iatt nhtrh a IL proposed 90 grant rurn
= franrhian tho period Tor Nhs,e " p 30
oossd 10 10 granted. anu sh"ll wv M. ~.
r,geffv all the terms anu N"ist'tl'H :
49,, Including the maximum rates OF
80 ~ cash and tickets. ana transfer
s-.t,tattoua and the annual pefcnntAk" ~
.-s.s. rrroipta derived from mo operation
~ such street railway required 20 % pAl
- ~. rftv which percentage shall In NO
cent be less than two per r'nt per en-
mum prior to 1890 ana ~ - ma"
baotiratton made be directly or indl-
reTtiv In behalf q tho grantee or o"nf
a. any existing street rnlNa system -
-. r,ttfe or routes asked Tor are Hach a.
-.tttnte a virtual extension or cnnucc.
~ Win any existing system, even VI
tnero bo no apparent identiy 81 owner
80 80 ursBsbis community ~ Interest.
.e'F ~ any Huch case the franchise snail
~. srantod only FOR term equal 90 Tho
9nsTpIred franchise 81 the 'hifunF - 2.
fefn wIth which the now hho p pt.Fna'
] a.. |aH O.
" -. .rranretnenta shall be stipulated
y. ~ -rant fn all franchises on urtcrinl
~ .-u or on any trunk or CauFl u
49, common user trnckaEo facilities
80 ,,turfenancea shall DO required tp be-
80, available for other frnuchiHN
..,+trog and for the city itHolf a. any
U,Ie during tho grant upon contribution
~ mo grantco % such franchise Of such
,.rtbtv or annual payments na may DO
tsui and reasonable no value being as
st-fed 10 any franchieo right, tho amount
.,+h contributions and compensation
- ~ deioruiusd ia such manner as tho
rttv Council shalt prescribe in the ORE
4it<snfa granting such franchise. The
e+sngbiae ss..lt also contain q provision
tt.t any dispute "a 20 any matter ~ om-
,,i..,fnsut or wages which may arise at
gny lime during the lifs u tho grant be-
f..rsr,s The grast0 81 the franchise and
ration the grantee and itH employees
.s.u 4. partlea 70 any enbmiHHiog and
rbsii 10 entitled to be heard by the nrbi-
fr.4oru and any aw aod when made shall
- blndiuR aud conclusive fR "a period
~ one year from its date upon the
arantas and upon ne employees. The or
dtnauce granting such franchise shall pro-
vids the method for conducting such ar
tttrafian proceedings. Tho proposed
frsnrhtee shall further contain all other
resefvatloua and limitations GOT forth In
This charter and the laws % the state.
The proposed franchise shall thercupon
"a offered and advertised for bids 20 az
certain tho person. company or corpora
lion who will accept, construct and
operntn under such franchise at tho low
cat rntos OF fare TO bo substituted In lieu
Of tho maximum rates set forth IN Tho
resolution. bidding for tho franchise