The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-15

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ltt .st,rtrr rrfatlnE 90 fhH CREATING =
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srnrrarrat 60 th@ qaalifiSa 4, y,
NY II RESOLVED ny TIE CITY
| cotf.ctt. oF TIE CITY OF SEAT
~, section 20 % Article ~ q ne
charter bo amended 20 read ~ tsI'2e'
section 90 The CITY Council rs
Grant franchises snh hHih'fi,f lH W.
.....t,,,.ffsr maintenance ari operation
., sfrafn railroads street rails 49, aFa
electric railway. t1frih'f WIZ
- ~irrs ana other nppuf'rnan -
MON over along and aorHaH anF ~.
sisrst. road 90 public place y tlh'n ~.
luulfa - tho city Ia efAhilhA
Franchise ara au'hori'T tha w ,',....
luvfrr Hhlsh anii fraurH iaa anAH -
Granted ard may aEren uf"h ANl
in such franchise the tafea fen'i'
rravialons end other rrEu. ~ ni.h
tt.ff ~rrfinus during the fifr ~ fhr ran.
.rfa. subject TO Tho itWiftf+ ms N''''N
aftsr provided and shall have POI or Anl
I-,.tt.artfv co. cancel forfeit and ahrHEatr
~. s,trk grant NJ thr franchise EranfeA
th~rehv la NOT Operated in @er"f1A"eo
.rlth ita protIalpuH nr a. Aii
kvtt.aritv 90 construct street rallF Say
fsv Aeon nfrrrt railway tracks along
moor, over or under Hnr ~ the streets "I
Itks CITY shall Do granted IN iHe WAhhF.
and on the terms YOU.
gttrrufss Upon application hrirE made
49, ritv Council Tor authority to CON.
sfrurt and operate street faiIN ~ AI'nE
anon over pr under any ~ eAlH streets
~. f-ttv Council shall hy resolution doinf.
.st.. .hafhrr such franc hiar. of any part
thnreof shalt be granted ara hftcr -
IdetsrmiuatIon shall cause u9tit" ~ ~. p
implication aud RESOLUTION 70 Do p"e
Iftt 90 ton ffni days tn tho city ~
rf.t,f fr5sspaper ht tho expense of the
ruullranf such resolution ana n"N
shall specify tho route ~ 'li'a p1s' anl
,fonr which 70 BE- prnpoa"d T. grant nurn
t,.,rhtso the period Tor ehieh % ia pro-
a...d 10 be granted. and shall further
E-tfv ali tho terms and conditions
t-t tnrtuainr the maximum rates 90
"a, bv cash and tickofH. ana transfer
rrgntntiuns ard the annual percentage -
srssa receipts derived from fha opera ven
- arch street rnUwaF required 70 20 pAI
e., the rfv which percentage shall va no
cveut b. less than two per cent per an
mum prior 70 1890 and not lesH man ihr no
,,r cent Dor nnnum thereafter II tho
l..ftrstt,r made ha directly ur indl.
ve[tlv in behalf ~ tho grantee or owner
% any existing street raiiHhl system ~
tho route OF routes A4N'n ~. "Io -u.n -
ltt.n attn any existing system oven Or
thrre be no apparent ldonttiy or owner
uhip OF probable community or interest
tb.n tn any such case the franc Mise shall
b.. sranfed only for torn equal 20 the
luoerpired franchise Of the existing Wf
Ten, with which tho now ilne ia proposed
D q mr.
transfer arrangements shall be stipulated
n, tha grant Ia all franchises On artcrlRl
htnhuavn or on any trunk or canyon
-,t,tr cannon user trafkngo facilities
80 o,nurtenaucca shall DO required 60 be
80 available for other franchise
.rantoes and for the city itself At any
.tne during the grant upon contribution
a., tbs grantee Of such franchise ~ such
,,,,nfhiv or nnntai payments az may be
fuat and reasonable no value being ~
.ignsd 10 any franchise right. the amount
~ S,,ch contributions and compensation
H. he determined In such manner as tho
lrltv Council shall prescribe In the or
atranre granting such franchise. The
fvsurhtsn shall also contain a provision
mat any dispute ne 20 any matter ~ ON
rt1vfurnt or wages which may arise ar
"a, Time during tho ilfe ~ tho grant hn
fsrsn the grantee n tho franchise. and
ia eruplatra shall ho submitted 20 hrhi-
ration. tho grantee and itH employees
sba1 be entitled Ia bo heard by tho arbi-
fratora. aud any award whom made shall
b., ntndiuH and conclusive Tor a period
N, - yrnr from itH date upon tho
prantna and upon ita employees The o..
afpaure pfnufiuH such franchise shall pro-
vtda the method fnr cnntS Ting such mr.
tifrattan pf1OttdluFg.o The proposed
franchise shall further contain hli other
r.acrvatIunn and llmlintlpus set forth lu
lthta charter and the Jaws ~ The state
Ths proposed franchise shall thercup1n
Ia Altered aud ndtcrtised for bids 90 as
certain thn person, company ur corpora
hon who VIII accept construct ana
or.reta under such franchise az the low
"a ratea OF fare q be substituted IN Aeu
~ me maximum rates set forth Ia Tho
RESOLUTION. bidding for tbs franchise