The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22

the time limited by the charter. upoi
the death or removal from Office
or resignation of the Incumbent, o
his removal from or absence from
ts' city for sixty days without leayy'
or Tho city council, or upon an ad
tudication OF insanity by court o
competent Jurisdiction. by n con
vlctlon OF drunkenness. or by an,
permanent disability, preventing th'
proper discharge of his duty.
., section 1876. II any appointivo OF
IliSe becomes vacant n shall b'
tllled IN tho same manner as th'
original appointment and tho ap
pointee TO tho vacancy shall hole
Tor tho unexpired term. II ana
elective office becomes vacant thu
city council shall fiii tho Same foi
the unexpired term by election u
the manner elsewhere provided II
section is7 Tho city counsi
shall have power TO remove q,
willful violation OF duty during hi
term OF office or FOR the commits
sion OF a crime or misdemcanor
upon charges preferred by any mem
Der OF tho city council. II two
city council shall find the accused
guilty, then. the accused shall for
felt his office. Tho accused shall
BIO furnished with n copy OF th'
charges and shall have the right &
appehr with counsel and make hi
defense at the trial held on Hucf
Section 1913. No officer. subordi.
nate officer or employe of tho city
shall hold any other office or pos
ton, federal, state, county or mum,
elpal, except In the National Guarc
or as notary public, or hold any
other office or position with th'
city; or be directly or indirectly In
terested In any contract with or foi
the use OF tho city, or become surety
Tor tho performance OF any suel
contract No officer shall accept
from any railroad or street railroad
corporation operating IN whole oil
~ part In the city, any pass or fre'
transportation or transportation
upon any terms save such as arr
open TO the public generally. TN
violation OF any OF the provisions
OF this section shall work a for.
feiture OF the office or position OF
the person violating tho same. AnS
otflcer guilty OF accepting such pass
Tree transportation or transports
public generally. shall also forfeit
20 the city all sums OF money pale
MIN by tho city as salary during
the term In which he shall be guilty
or such misconduct.
Section ls9. No elective officer ol
N'' WV NhhAt uf tllklplN " hilN ~
polntive office In tho city during
the term for which he was elected
HOURS OF LABOR.
Section $40. In all public works
done by or for the city. either b,
days work or by contract. eiEhi
and no employe OF the city on citS
works. or OF any contractor or sub
contractor OF such work shall b.,
required TO work longer than eight
hours In any one calendar day, ex'
ceptinT I'm case OF extraordinar,
MINIMUM WAGE.
Section i4i. Every contractor
sub contractor or city officer per.
forming any work for tho city OF
Seattle upon streets, public placer
or public property, shall pay oil
cause TO be paid TO his employees or
such work not less than tho current
rate OF wages paid by tho City Of
Seattle for work OF like character
and In no event less than two and
seventy-five hundredths dollars pei
day. said contractor and sub-con'
preference to resident laborers.
violation OF any OF tho provisions OF
this section by any contractor. oil
b-contractor. shall be sufficient
ground for the forfeiture OF his con
tract.
Section lte. The city council u
authorized TO create "A non-sala riec
art commission which shall advis,
and recommend I'm regard TO the 10,
cation OF public thoroughbred and
places. and the design and appear
nnce OF engineering works such al
bridges, viaducts. water towers, re.
tanning walls. street fixtures ant
other related structures, city build
ings and public works OF art.
LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Section 1f3. The city shall have
power TO make local Improvement
and levy and collect special assess
and may provide for the payment
OF all or part of the cost and eN'
pense OF any local Improvement b,
bonds OF the improvement district
Issued to the contractor or ISSUED
and sold by the city; provided, thai
Improvement shall be effective over
the written objections OF the own
ers OF majority OF the llneal front
age and OF the area within this
limits of the proposed improvement
district filed with the city clerk
prior TO tho final passage OF such
ordinance. unless IL shall receive Tho
affirmative vote of at least two
thirds of all the members OF tn,
city council.
FHAN&hi>ES.
franchise. right or privilege shall
be subject 20 the right OF the city
council, or the people of the city
acting for themselves by the initia.
tive and referendum, Mt any time
amend or modify the said grant
with due regard to the rights OF tn.
grantee and the interest OF the pub
lie; and TO cancel. forfeit and abro-
gate any such grant II the fran.
chise granted thereby is not operat'
sions or at all; and at any time dur.
Ing the grant to acquire, by pur-
chase or condemnation. for the use
of tho city Itself, all tho propert,
OF the grantee within the limits oil
the public streets. acquired or con.
structed under the particular fran.
chlse in question. at n fair and Just
value. which shall not include any
valuation of the franchise itself
which shall thereupon terminate
and every ordnance making any
such grant shall contain n reserva.
ton OF these rights OF the city coun-
ell. and OF the people of the city act
ing for themselves by the initiative
and referendum, to so repeal. amend
or modify said ordinance. and e
so cancel. forfeit and abrogate thu
grant. and to so acquire the prop.
erty of the grantee In the publ,
streets acquired or constructed un-
der said franchise. as hereinabovs
set forth. The city council shall no
consider or grant any application
for extension of the period of any
franchise, nor any new franchise
covering all or any substantial par
of the rights or privileges of any
existing franchise. until within
three years OF the expiration OF tn,
existing grant, and then only after
submission to and approval by ma
jorlty vote of the qualified electors
The city council shall not grant
authority to construct n street rail.
way, or lay down street railway
tracks along, upon, over or under
any OF the streets OF the city. ex.
cept In manner and on the terms
following: Upon the application be.
Ing made to the city council fol
authority 20 construct and operate
n street railway along. upon. over
or under any OF said streets. the city
council shall by resolution deter.
mine whether such franchise, or an,
part thereof. shall be granted, anc
after such determination shall caus,
notice of such application and reso.
luton to be published once a week
for two consecutive weeks in the
CITY official newspaper, at the ex-
pense of the applicant, Such reso.
tuition and notice shall specify the
route or routes over and along
,,,i,Ict ~ prouoaea 70 grant aucf