The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-06

Ypafs,sHEu AMENDMENT 80 -.
4 nEsoi.urios ana fls1f ,S !, ' ~.
Clty CHATTER retailing o. the srsntlna =,
franrhtzss and suhrntunE slrh psppp-s4
amendment 20 TIE as@as.,' -, a. 4,
the nest general nianisipa' '''e''' 70
IN II RESOLVED ~ tbs CITY
cotfScIt. oT THE CITY of SEAT
rssi section % % hrtiol. ~ q ,hs
charter b~ amended % read a. follows.
section 20 The city 'cuhcli may
Hrant fraHchi.es sno hssh .p.' -. H.,
~ .faatn railroads street. railways nna
sieotrio railways, together wl.n 'hs ~.
poles wires and other nnpeI''h 49,, ~
us1u over. along. ard across any pph,ie
.fr..t road or pubiic place within IN"
limits Of tho citF. In rtsn'ihe ~.
franchise and suthafitF the w t .t "
NAV rrrserIn. the terms sud c"ndi thn-
.ndsr witch said franchise shal hr
Trsntea and may agree upon ana elstn
IL aurh franchise the fer~r. HahAtEl
ssras tstoua and other regulations sul."
s.s.ii ,.sftfnts during the NE % tht ffan.
c,,Ise subject 20 the limitations herein /.
.ft.t provided. aud shall have power Ana
authority 20 S.ns.i; ~ i.'f fs.,shi.s sSsnsoa
Thereby is not operated IN hccor1@heH
attn its prosiai0ns OF ~ All ~,
Authotity 20 construct s.rest 49,
q, tav down street railway tracks ain
,t,er nver or under any " the streets OF
Inc city shah ~ granted IN the manu-.
and on tho terms tnllaNlns' hhu ny
otharvisrs Upon application neths "ltp'
| y, 80 f.,fv Council Tor authority 20 con o.
sfrurt and operate street AhWsf AtpnS
ttn.n over or under my OF rntu Hlrfis
~ citv Caunci shall BY resolution deter.
100 s.hnfher such franchise. or any part
hereof shall be Erantsd. ana after ~ n
Determination shall cause notice OF So
Appilc alton and reaosuunn 70 20 ~,
s,rtst ,,4s,sstsapar ~ the expense OF the
1ppliraut such resolution nnh notlrc
aEafi specify the route or i"ut"H over shn
along which " ia proposed u" kfsut hb'h
| . f.tnrblaa the period for which u tH luo-
ns0rd to DO granted. and shal tutther
| spe.ify ali tho terms ana cqhaiii"r.
| .l..re.f inriudlnr tho maximum rates 90
go ~ cash and tickets. ana transfer
| r..rtafions and the annual pcrceutaa" n
cross receipts derived from tho operation
81 such street railway relull.n ~ ~ ,
event be Ices than two per cent pcr an
| mum prior 20 1890 and not less lhan thf ri
/ per cent per aunum tn"l"hil"f ~
| eunltcatlan made be Directly or iuhi
rsrtiv Ia bohalf 81 the grantee o. owner
~ any existing street railway system "f
me route or routes asked Tor are sucl az
lion wlth any exiting Hyatom. even "
| tbcre DO no apparent Identity % owner
shin or rrthable community or lnteres,
thenitf any such case INC l'eh,h MISC HnSll
r.,,,,fred franchise Of tho existing 49,.
| tom With which tho new Inc - proposed
| Ia ar can be- conveniently fnhUfti'hi anu
transfer arrangements ahnll Do ftpulht 20
h, the grant In alt franchises on nrtorinl
birhwnya or on any trunk or cany3
| roste common user trackaEc facilities
and anpurfeuances shall be required to be
| rrede available for other franchise
grsntses ana for the city itself al any
| strre during the grant upon contribution
4 20 the grantee OF such franchlae Of gueh
| nonthly or annual payments ~ may be
inst and reasonable, no value being as
| .,gred 10 any franchise right the amount
| ~ such contributions and compensation
10 he determined Ia such manner "a tho
| Citv ConaciI shall prescribe In tho or
dinnnce granting such franchise. The
| franftts,s shall also contain provision
! ttat- amy dispute ~ 10 any matter Of efn
| ,,iovment or wages which may arise nt
Innv time during the life 81 the grant We
tween the grantee Of tho franchise, and
Its employees shall be Hubmitted 70 efhi
ltrntions the grantee and its employees
/ nail be partle. TO any submission and
| sh.i ~ entitled 20 BE heard By the arhl-
l,rstora and any award when made shall
| he blndlne ana conclusive 10 . perl NJ
Ia one year from iss date spon ne
srantas and upon 10 employ" Tho %
| dinance 0tanlinG suoh ire o. shai pro
vi1e the method ~ cendssiss such ar.
\ duration procssdinss Ihe ef"posed
rsssrvafIons and iifa,tastots set farth u
Ills oharter and the avs e shs state
| Tho proposad franchiss atall tfertupn
d. Uttered and ndvorti ssd for hds 10 ~.
| certain tho person, company ~ cHpoA
Il lion who Will accept. construct and
| operate under ruch franchise o. tho low
1 est ratea Of fare 20 DO substituted IN lieu
resolution. bidding for utho franchise