The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-03

't"N.Hk upon the rnftlsH " hhail
% Tie duty OF tho city council a.
incorporate In every such franchise
.ttlcisnt provisions for tho compul-
arbitration OF all disputes
,~r may arise between The
a aa or his successors or sssigns
anu hls, Its or their employees, az
70 any matter OF employment or
whFes hs proposed franchise
shall further contain all other reser
.au"na and limitations SGT forth IN
tnls ehhrtsr ana the laws OF the
ate Alternate proposition No ]
suhmittcd with this charter. TO be
Inserted here aud become a part OF
mus elarter II this charter II adopt
20 ana " said alternate proposition
~ asphiately adopted
A.. IN" proposed franchise shall
ther"upon be offered and advertised
/ loI blda To ascertain the person,
company or corporation who will &C
otpI construct and operate under
snid franchise at tho lowest rates OF
rare, To be substituted In lieu Of the
maximum rates set forth In the reso-
Ipuvh Kidding for the franchise
shall be IN accordance with provi j.
siona Of this charter In relation 10
hlds made on city contracts. so Tar
- Huch provisions may be appiich
| bl., ana The city council may reject
any ana all bids and may refuse 20
part ~ the route for which nppiica-
Ton was made. Each bid must be
I accompanied by certified check
payable 90 the city treasurer for the
tho amount OF tho check shall be
forfeited and paid 10 the city IN
case the successful bidder shall fail
70 accept the franchise. and upon
sss a. l.s, the sum 80 paid shall
count Of percentages The city
council nhasi consider the bids. and
WIN due regard 90 cash and ticket
tarss. transfer regulations aud con
tho bidder whose proposal offers the
lowest fares Go the people not eN .
.eollnE the maximum rates named
Va TIE resolution, Thereupon. II the
proposed franchise be for any new
thorouEhfares or any trunk line OF
canyon route upon which no tracks
have been laid under any previous
franchise. then tho said franchise
tho qualified electors at the next en-
tulnE general municipal election for
their ratification or rejection. II
Tue designated best bidder shall Of
special election, the city council
may authorize the vote 20 be taken
at special election. II the pro-
posed franchise be for an extension
Q! an existing system In a residence
district aud does not include any
trunk line or canyon route. the fran
ehine shall not be submitted 60 ref
ercudum unless the city council
shall so direct. or n referendum petit
lon signed by q. number OF quaH-
\ tea voters equal 10 not less than
siE per cont Of the total registration
I Tor the previous year, be filed ~ith
the city clerk, within thirty dnys
after the official publication OF the
the proposed franchise. ana during
said pcriod OF thirty days the fran
ehlse shall be In allegiance, II no
referendum petition be filed. the
e,,gG ,rs council may finally pas pass the
~ referendum petition be filed the
franchise shall be submitted TO vote
OF tho qualified electors at the next
general election or At a special elee.
offer and provide the expense there
| OF. and the city council shall author
lke tho same official publication,
notices Of election. conduct and
manner OF elections. preparation Of
wasting ~ votes. ana certifying Of
returns OF any election on tho grant
los q a franchise shall be done sub
ssaniialiy as Is provided for the
initiative ordinances N tho pro-
posed franchise ordinance receive.
In Its favor q majority OF all the
votes cast for and against tho same,
I - "Nh4A w AfftUFa 10 20 FAtltAfQs anu
the city council may thcrcupon
finally pass and adopt the same n
III fall TO receive said majority In
It's favor. the franchise ordinance
shall be deemed rejected and no
Hereunder. The same methods OF
procedure shall obtain IN the er-
tension OF any existing franchises
or any rights hereunder. as In tho
grant Of a new franchise. No street
railway franchise shall in any event
be granted. extended or renewed TO
any date beyond December 5isL
A minority OF tho city council. In
Guiding no, less than ons-thfrd of
all the members elected. shall have
tho right and power 20 invoke a
referendum vote on a franchise ordi-
nance without the filing OF any poti-
Section las Every franchise for
steam railroad tracks upon any
street, alley or public place. shall
contain a provision permitting Joint
user OF such tracks by the city and
the Port OF Seattle. upon such terms
and conditions as shall be specified
In the ordinance granting such fran
ehi.e.
LfauoR LICENSES.
Section las. Tho power Of tho
city council 20 grant liquor licenses
ana restriction. hsre,nsfter SO. .e,
forth.
(a) Hereafter no license texcep,
wholesale license as hereinafter
defined) shall be granted TO any
sale or giving away or other dis-
posal OF any intoxicating. rpirituous
malt. Vicious, mixed or fermeuted
liquors AZ any place within the
OF tho districts hereinbeiow de.iw-
mated for the granting OF licenses,
except as otherwise specifically
hrreinbelow provided. The city coun-
sil. in It's discretion. subject TO tho
Limitations herein stated. shall have
authority TO grant such licenses
within the limits OF the four saloon
patrol districts hsrcinbeiow de-
scribed. II being understood that the
designation OF any street I'm defin-
ing the boundary OF any OF the dis
trtcts herein contained shall he taken
20 mean and include within the dis
trict premises with frontaFes upon
either side OF the street named. but
when a specific margin OF any boun-
dairy street II designated. 81 shall be
taken TO mean and include within the
district only frontages upon said
margin OF said street.
troll DISTRICT NUMBER ONE
Beginning at the intersection OF First
Avenue and Wall street and running
thence sasteriy on Wall street to the
west margin OF tne nlley between
First and Second Avenues: thence
southerly on the west margin of said
alley 20 the south margin OF Pine
street: thence casterly on the south
margin OF Pine street TO the west
margin of Third Avenue: thence
southerly on the west margin OF
Third Avenue TO Pike street; thence
easteriy on Pike Street to Firth
Avenue: thence southeriy on the
west margin OF Fifth Avenue TO
point Eeventy-five feet southerly
from Pike street. thence westerly.
parallel with and seventy-five feet
southerly from Pike street TO the
west margin OF the alley between
Third and Fourth Avenues: thence
southerly along the west margin of
said alley to n point sixty feet north
eriy from Union Street: thence west
erly. parallel with and sixty feet
northeriy from Union Street 10
point sixty feet westerly from Third
Avenue: thence southerly. parallel
with and sixty feet westerly from
Third Avenue 20 n point sixty feet
aoutheriy from Union Street. thence