The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 12, 1908, Page 6

= PROPOSED AMENDMENT wary 26, 1908 w petition and of the City Charter of t Boattle was filed with the Cit “ of the City tue, whieh litton and proposition provides " ipal ayet f direst tion by the I yo dum, and made ‘pure of Washington set forth to provide for the direct affairs”, approved Mar mitted to the qualified ty ty of Beattle to t at the next general to be helt Mareh tow to amend Section t ef the City Charter, whic ment is the same amen toned for in the wit of Seattle » in a maye Shall have such powers as Vided for by this charter munictpal ome, and to Feject the me at the pendent of the may re Gil, is also reserved by the the City of Seattle and made for the exercise 1 there provision served pewer reserved by ar the exercise by Tequire submission the the qualified te approve or reject ordinance, or any t the any matter within the rea affairs or ay have paswed the city oe ting tm the ween! manner as the ordinary authority The first power res geople ie the initiative 1 vm. It may be exercised te not less than ten (10) of the total number of v the office of mayor at the eeding municipal election. Qnd asking the enactment shall be filed with tretter, who shall v eleney of the signaty twenty days after € tition, and such transmis the Introduetion of the ys shall be allowed th Quired pere ye ite mediate preservation of peace, health or safety. amend or modify the same. Mtlative bill of measure. pi shall have rejected any take final action thereon, ing with the same subject tion wt the next regular walified electors for approv i the elty councll may at which the vote shall tures up to said percentage, the returns of the election, , within five days aft ing in any particular, affirmative votes shall Sidered as rejected. eity council and mayor city). & umber of qualified vo to not lewm than eight it fe necessary for the facts creating the same Stated in one section of t ft shall not become an ord Or any section, item or p such law or ordinance, w tion shall be filed with the taking effect of the « thirty (30) days Gnd the filing of wu tition ax any such Section, item or part ther thereon, except as he Vided, ‘viz. The city Shall verify the natures to petition Mit It, together with his r on, to the city nell at meeting not lexe than tw The city council shall there BF nection, item or part the vote of the quali as the Official publications shall notices of election given, Preparation of the official b and the certifying of t THE SEATTLE STAR. ARTER AMENDMENT! TO BE VOTED ON TUESDAY, MARCH 3 £ the City, oft ROPOSED CH of Seattle at Hie It resolved by the City Coufles, that on Jane filed with the of the designation of the | And be it further amendment Of $6,000.00. ordinance and mraunt subject to action by the ratification of first publi hel® March 4 subsequent date for AMIN DMICD ted and shall & force or ef foregoing 4 I authorine the m Any provisions of this Charter provisions in CAKHOLL, and ex-officio Cit Hot and Manner Of elections Comptrotler Ing and canvannin VIL of the Clty ¢ of first publication, 4 f Beattie be Mict with the of a franohin as i» provided for 40 vote of the legistative NewOLUTION NO AMENDMENT # tet day of Feb oF penaition between Pike ft proposition one of auch ‘There whall amendment of first publication, February | (he votes cast power to propose for themselves any Ordinance dealing with any Within the realm of local affairs eomed to be ratl counct! may fled and the of Beattie at ratification eneral election. PROPOSED AMENDMENT kiven Uhaton Jan if Mt fall to recetve maid ty franchine ©: City Couneit “# of Article VIII and ex-officte City a ¢ 100) feet om fam 4 the rules mm to amend . February rter of the © thy the City and signed by in the exter existing franchises, jure shall ¢ AMENDMENT proposition 1 of Article oviding for PROPORED of the Buperintendent Works to rigid) the proviste recommend removals or w franehine ment and ce REYNOLDS, the power, at their own ¢ the provin of Washington set extending ft awe of the St PSBSSSESBOamoa OS - VOSUESSS SASS TESEATVSEEEVED “~ceeesEsre= Sexcece electors, and enewed to at me thie 30th day CARROLL, and ea-offi leluding not less than one-third of part of any ordinance dealing with Comptrotier it resolved by the City Counctt of the City ‘That Rectton plant to take Invoke a refer a licenne ex eae nicipal business and power mitted to the qualific of Seattle to xt general municipal election to} vote on a fran Date of first publication, ‘maintenance of the same. | Cloverdale & reasonable RESOLUTION AMENDMENT NO. 1 #0 an to read Mnanagermont The provisions of & of the Charter fliet with the vee ond Section 20 being In co of this see amendment | the elty's amendment 18 of Article who whall bh tive practitioner of medi cine for five of the Comminal is int day of Feb of a number of qualified vote ing to his depart under Clyi! the city’s property to whieh « n whieh « New He shall appoint lified voters supervise and yeu in hin de eller end By Officle of Meaith shall Ke whall be mubject to the right of the city eq the northeast « Date of first publication, Fel the City Council themselves by referendum. acoounts with jot the City @inance of a bil or meaaure, at of which shall be include the petition, Any initiative lime subsequent al with the City al to become of the City of Seattle, HAOLUTION ‘of tha Caty Jing thereto) be known as Forty-third, the said grant be amended by the grantee and| nt of the names and p Boceeseeeeeeewem 828 Met ere ee- vote of the City herein | stated, to grant licenses for he shall perform # lition, and transmit It, together with his report thereon, to the city counetl at a regular meeting not more than ig SL. the health By tm not operated in full » With St provixtons any time during the grant to acquire, | the aubmiseton amendment voters of the jattle at the next and providin( commmercia may order the planting of shade or! trees on or along each mide of the street» ad may provide for defray any portion of the « reot by the wenaments upon the epecially benefited thereby the sare manner as improvements of streets. there shall be City of Be the water and ornamental ribed as follows, te) matntained He shall be th lehed, @ Board |ahail consist of three members, Ppolnted an follows executive of the moneys Dil or measure in the city | receipts chy end rier If the comptretier shall fad tition to be insufficient tn sian: he shall notify the principal petit ers, and an additional twenty Hon and see that all pro he charter and ordinances relating to th of the elty grentce within the fa Subdty inion f Bection 3\and Sanit of Article IV ef the City ef Beatie be amended | so as to read as fol ‘Bubdivision or oftener if the Board complete report he transactions ef the Lighting and Department, all sources and expendi IAstrict Number One: and euch F by the south ma required, present three years im provided f his appointment One competent pine iteeif, | Which shall thereupon terminate, and a ee anell shall reeelve an an LL appelnt all med. ants and nurses eald departiy Yarancies may complete such petition to the re | ‘ ‘ | arant shall ¢ | these rights peaple of the clty the initiative as atain & renervation of under this y counetl, and Bh, the State of Shall take precedence over all other Business before the city coune!! ex cept appropriation bills and em Bency measures necessary for the in the public tween Fourth from Denny Way enty (120) in other post potnt: » tn sald depart ge ed the Council further resolved, that the foregoing amendment be and the submitted to lified voters of the City of He le for thelr ratifies he next general election to condition of Buch appointee stall held office for a term of two year Pine Stree with Pine Street to alley between h Avenues; thence the west margin of Department. shall provide by ordinance all nece be abeent from any regular meeting Hance, and to ee can | her resolved that) forfelt and abrogate the grant quire the property of the Erantes in the public strects, ax here inabove set forth not consider oF grant any ap. | ‘of the period ¥ new fran ny substantial or privileges nehine, wathl within iration of the! hereafter appeinted, Other than m I aesiatante a cancios shall be filled and addition playem appointed b sioner of Health pul council may enact, or reject. any in dance of the City Treasurer Htiative bill or measure, but shall not of Lighting and im relation to th in that line | att jon of rejec two years | tion at be held om thi Passed the City Council} the 20th | Maynard day of December. by me in open session | in neage this 30th day |to of December, 160 RK. T. RE pro tem of 1 the 20th day of December, who has been engaged of business for who shall be Mayor and confirm ‘appointee shall held office for a term of ove year from the date of his appointment ‘The term of the several however, after rejection of any attle for their thon at the “i power and water general election to} ine ane ot be held on the Srd day ef March.) seribe by ordinance the guth fix the malaries of the officers « of sald department ‘and slgned| powers heretofore vested In and du on @ Board of Health| provided @ different one dealing with the Same subject. If the city Avenue South: the west margin King Street. bine covering all Huperintendent of and Water Works shall have such | ete and duties as « ‘ounett the 20th measure, or shall during thirty days Coune deve after receipt thereof have failed to f December me in open sensi of ite passage this ? T. REYNOLDS, ties Impose: riinances 6! yeated and Commissioner of fim authenti years each first term. Hoard of Appeals shall hear and determine all appeals uperintendent pt as to mu rticularly defined inded on the allel with and distant twenty (120) Madison Btreet; on canterly margin of on the south by Y. the east by said Sal triet bree Ove with frontages upon between Pike Street and all premines withr ropesition to| Jackson Street betw Subdivision thirty-second of | nue South and Fifth A Hection 18 of Article IV of the City Charter of the City of Seattle. subdivision 4 of Section City Charter be amended so as to read as follows “Thirty-second confine within place to be by the City Counci! to otherwise regu ting OF giving away or other intoxicating, vinous, mixed or fermented Hquere, and the collection of the cense money therefrom for the use| tinet); of the city; Provided, that no license | and ranted to an persons who shall not eneral laws of the State time the same and provided further “ity Counet! shall have passed a different measy Works may, from time to of December, proseribe or President pro Filed by me thie S0th day of De- CARROLL, a-atfiele City p qualified electors. shall not grant t & street-ratl street -ratiway pon, over or under any jority vote of re jod initiative measure and such different measure dealing with Same subject, ff any has been passed Shall be taken im charge by city comptrotier and submitted tothe of the streets of the city, except tn don the terme ‘pon the application ben, city council for atreet and upon, over or the city counetl shall by amendment ereby submitted to the | ings. City ef Be jctpal butld- and | ings, determine such ea And be It further resolved amendment be pinitted to TF att le City of er the same in City Comptrotier and Date of first publication, February the foregetn: the | tracks alen« ember, 190 qualified voters matters with City Comptrotier and voters of the come to ite ral election to form such ot third day of Maret, | nett the 30th then at the RESOLUTION NO. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 11 A resolution and Date of first publication, February mane the ind ES AMENDMENT NO. 6 resolution and rope Article IX of the City and providing for er and further duties and signed as may be required by the ordinances the City of Seattle eretion provide for a apecial election reet-ratleway taken if the initiative petition in any Shall be signed by a number of quall- fied voters equal to mot leas than twenty i) per cent of the umber of votes fuxt for the office mayor at the last preceding mu- Rictpal election. or shall at any be strengthened in qualified signa- open Reasion ite passage this Ind HM. BURNETT, JR, of the City ¢ Filed the ted day of Januar Clty Comptrotier and Pansed the City Co day of December, by me in open session cation of tte paseng mad street mbera of the of January Board of Appeals ma by the Mayor for malfeasance in of- incapacity or neglect of duty No member of said Board of Appeals shall «it in @ cage interested, and of much disqualification, or in eoemkary absence ef any mem- appoint a sub- any to which the member be- ‘The authority to cennes within conse District may be ¢ the City Council canes, and not otherwit any such loense may be for a bona fide com limits of time and| which adequate and jon in made for transi te| which haw at least one rooms in use for under @ single whom the leense, if be issued. and the Nnposal of under it to @ de enclosed portion of ing na frontage having its entram: in the hotel, and in suthents thie 30th day RT. REYNOLDS, franchise, or any part thereof. shall be granted, and after such determin aune notice of much a ation shall Heation and iahed for ten days | celal newnpaper Rection Se amendment voters of the City © best general elec officio City|in whieh he penme of the Date of first publication, February | €lty council! shall provide for # spe- cial election upon said subject, to be held within forty days from t of sufficiency of the percentage of, Signatores. Official publication shall be made, notices of election st and the manner and conduct of slec- tion, the preparation of the official ballots, the counting and canvass of the votes, and the certifyin He it resoly CARKOLL, City Comptrolier and ex-officio City ie which It propomes to the perted for RESOLUTION NO. AMENDM EE: lified or absent PROPOSED | ter of the City of Seattle be amend- od by adding therets « section toe be of first publication, Pebruary tions thereof, includ maximum rates of fare, by transfer regulations Tibed and the annual percen' of gross receipts required to be the city treasury. be made by in behalf of the mranter or owner of any existing or the route or routes constitute a terme and ¢ Board of Appeals may be paid such mpentation for thetr services as may be determined by it The Board of Ap- once @ month on or oftener, notice of any amend ection 82 of Article roviding fo RESOLUTION NO. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. & A resolution and Bection 1 of Article V Charter, and prov the submission amendment to the of the City of Seattle at the next Renrral election. | t resolved by the City Counel! “ity of Beattie Section t of Art the City Charter of the City attic be amended #0 as to read # ‘There shall be and hereby created a Board whieh shall mhall be emtad minsion of amendment | City of Heatile at the next | general election. Ne it resolved by the City Council person or irst_comply which shall Propoaition ated from the General Fund o pay emple ments shall et from sald fund on = be appropr If the applt peals shall meet stated day done as is provided for the vote of the people of to the rity charter. abmitted to the vote of the people, which ahall receive in| ita favor a majority of ail the votes cast for and against the same. shall become an ordinance of the Cit Beattie, and be in full force a: fect from and after proclamation by the mayor, which shall be made, and blished in the city official newspa- with whieh je the power of the be further subject to the limitations | sign or other set |lgnation of such j exposed so as to street or alley. fler | within the Hotel triet shall terms and restri controlling the same, Hereafter no granted within the tricts herein t Heetion 32 special appeal ity Charter of th lattice be amended to read as follows of Article IV asked for are much ¥ the Tream virtual extension er connection wit hereinafter practicable, restrictions Jinanee prescribe Haid fund # manner of a of amounts [be reimburend on the next . om pay day by transfer thereto from Mable for pm Hereafter no leense Heense as her pall be grante? to any authorizing male or giving away or other disporal peal from the Su) there be no apparent identity of own | shall bie . OF Probable community of in ae the franchise a wholesale of Appeals, and shall weribe the cost for appeal to be pal appealing, and the dis position to be made of sald appeal upon the final hearing of the ‘The Moard of Appeals ity Council | days before the biennial elec: fix and pre caune to be printed in pamphiet to citizens ap- & full and statement of all and expense of every descr! preceding fimeal the thirty-first | December next preceding such state tingent fund shall be established into which shall be eppropr 1 to the unexpired franchine for distributio by the party existing system la proposed te conveniently arrangements shall be atipulated of Public! the Himits of the City of Beat the districts herein- below designated for the granting of | part of District Ni between King eo City Council $3) the payment of f In ‘case the city council shall, after he revenue jection of the initiative measure, Kalve passed a different. measure deal ing with the same subject, be submitted at the same election With the initiative measure yote of the qualified elector en for and against the same, ane both sueh measures be approved & majority Vote, if they “Bection 9. shall recommend to the such new building ordinances or re-| one of old ord deem proper. lending on. Superintendent of Streets hereinbelow Superintendent City Council, In its discretion, sub-| Streets, for any ject to the limitations herein stated, to grant: such | sellin; limits of the ad appurten: a pe san tt may LAghting and rintendent of The Superintendent main a to or dispos! shall be made from this fund by ich have certification whi ay [hands of t pose whateve route, to be made available for franchise grantees and iteelf at any time | upen contribution of a then the! tion of the cost and maintens one receiving the highest number of thereby be adopted and the other shall be con: resolved that yendment be, and the submitted to voters of the City of Ke. ratification o the next general election. to be held on the ard day Passed the day of January, ne in open reaaion f its passage this 2nd day of Jan- BURNETT, JR, President of the City © authorit | Meenses within Urree saloon patrol districts herel below described, defining the ‘Treanurer for any pur- i with the di City revenue, amount recelved from eac riations made by the City objects for which and the eum any money for the city iran of said Roard shalt annually by members of the board, as such. compennmation | subject to the Oca | that wherever there standing and remines situated joon patrol districts or for any main entrance is upon licenses shall continue ject oe right of to revoke or t time as provided ordinances) of their respective City Council shall have from time to time to for the precise under such licenses, OF except that in ne cense be granted or the provisions any term or time beyond December t Within the tricts herein part of Di along and cast between King no liquor I ereafter be remises situated oot of a atreet corner the inte lines of two ‘or premises for wi were outstanding on January second, 1 No liquor. tie a|shall be granted or any term or time whi beyond December or any premises payments therefrom” resolved that the foreguing amendment be and the of the City of Beat aitle for their ny wtreet im undary of any of the districta herein contained shall taken to mean and Include within the premises with upon either side of but when a specific margin of any designated, i be taken to mean and include the district upen said margin of sak shall reesive no ion for # ne we) nag oye 4 qualified vote noe o ae tle for their tlon at the new amendment ‘The second power reserved by submitted to the rae in the simple referendum, and it may be exercised and ordered cept as to ordinances necessar the immediate preservation of Public peace, health or safety) ny ordinance which has pa the same in hereby voters of the City je for thelr ratification the next general election to the 3rd day election to 1998, and signed by in authentication itwetf, it shall be fixed by arbitration, he street named, City, whet rty appointing one arbitrator | ~; upen which It was o Passed the City Council thority under which it was borrowed, atl appajnt a third, and the remult Lg hno I be binding A how much of the same ity indebtedness and by what Upon the parties the efty counell to Incorpor. tn every such franchise eff! fons for the compulsory arbi which may arise between the grantee or his suc of aasigne, their employees, aw to an’ yment or Wages nehiae shall eo this 20th day T. REYNOLDS day of January. and sinned by tre in open seasion in authentication of its passage this 2nd day of Jan- BURNETT, Ih, President of the City Council Filed the Znd da of December Beginning at the intersection t Avenue and Wall Street thence — easterly Street to the west margin of the al- ley between First and Second Ave- thence southerly on the west margin of said alley margin of Pine Street; erly on the so) Street to the west mi their usual p manner "The | WACY, Ordinary legislative authority t her upon @ petition signed by Comptrolier and ex-officio City its extimated if rented, to whom @ terms, and of existing debts of every and of the ¢ me thie 30th day of De fon, February M. W. CARROLL, Comptrolier and ex-officio City of the total number of votes enst for he office of mayor at the last pre ceding municipal election, or by thi ity council Itself without peti When an emergency exists in w of January, CARROLL, Comptroller and ex-officio City to the south description. thence east- RESOLUTION > AMENDMENT contain all r reservations and limitations set forth in this charter and the laws of thon nece Date of first publication, February ters in of Third Date of first publication, February Subdivision. Twent tion 18 of Article 1V¥ and providing for the suly Proposed amend enervation of the public ith or saf that an ordinance shall become effective without delay, guch emergency and necessity and the ‘The proposed franchise shall there. prokaae mphiet. shall be printed. Pike Street: thence easterly PROPORED DMENT NO. proposition 4 of Article Charter, and providing Proposition 18 of Article Charter, and providing for foregoing amend hereby submitted ‘orporation who will accept ment to the Fifth Avenue to a point sev ) fest xoutherly from Pike Street: thence westerly seventy-five from Pike Street to the w: amend Bection tuted in Hew of the max! for thelg ratificatie ral election the City Council of the Clty of Seattle as follows Subdivision Twenty-first Section 18 of Article | Charter of tb |neribing certal nt to the qualified ¥ of Beattie at the next lerad election resolved by J of the City lesa on ite final passage by the city council at least three-fourths of alt} the members elected vote in its favor (the vote being taken by yeas and hays, and the names of those voting for and against being entered in the journal), and it shail have been proved by the m whereupo: all be officially ublished and of full force and effect. The referen dum may be invoked by petition bea: ing the signatures of the Percentage of qualified voters an t Qny non-emergency law or ord Bidding for the fr amendment rdance with this charter to the Board of F bine ehall be in of Seattle at City Counsis, of Article XIV of of the City be amended #0 as to be held March ¥ the City Counett of the City of January, along the went to a point sixty Union Street; thence westerty, and sixty Union Street feet westerly from Phird Avenue; thence allel with and sixty Third Avenue to a feet southerly from Union margin of # powers of th be amended #0 as to read of the City y be applicabl Passage thin BURNETT, IR, Filed the 2nd day of January, 1908. of January, the City © fwenty-firnt. |burtal of the dead, to regulate cem: eteries within quire land for com | purposes without condemnation or franchise {6 the route for which application was by a certified « the Board and subject*to 0 = ‘comptroller for (60) feet West Comptroller and ex-officio City (as defined above) at Date of first publication, February it t owing stree and the amount forfeited and paid to t successful bidder Hmite and to tabliahment (60) feet southerly | n Street to the west between Second and SOLUTION No, libtary. board} PROPOSED AMENDMENT A of amphait | comptrolier before the day fixed for | rants and et and First gin of the all rd Avenu along the west margin of said alley th margin of Cherry Street; thence easterly along the south mar Cherry Street to Third Ay thence southerly undarios of the acceptance. m so paid shall b to the grantee percentages r the bids, and wit Ordinance, which shall in no ¢ Products ar componitt amend Section 2 of Article XXII of the extension of extsting ves of tbe) limits of the emeterlien within of Seattle is hereby erolved that | the foregoing amendment be and the e action thereon by struction or or and city counctl, actir Usual prescribed manner as the ordi ary legisiative authority of t the subrmiasto foregoing amendment and connecti« the same ia hereby inate the bidder City of Beattle at along Third thence east Fifth Avenue ubmmitted to th: situated at City Counelt Yesler Way to whose entrance is om ; thence south on Fifth Avenue King Street; on King Street to Maynard Avenue, thence south on Maynard Avenue to Lane Street their ratifieation next general the 3rd. day qualified voters of the City of Seat- for their ratification or rejection the same in fares to the people, not exceeding the ved In the resolu of the City Section 2 af Article XXII of | arter of the City ef Be. be amended so as to read election to thence east | from the corner, no entrance, communication with @rate to suspend the taking ratification f the same, or any further nafte comptroller sufficiency [held the ard day Passed the new system. thoroughfare this 2nd day of Jan » tracks hav of Distriet of any steam bol along and east ot] ety shall be nually after an examina fitness and thence south on Seventh Av of Its passage this 30th of December, and signed in muthenti pasnage this qualified | of December, Filed the 2nd day of Jant CARROLL, lier and ex-officio President pro thence south on nue South of the east margin South with the west f the right-of-way of the Northern | electors at REYNOLDS, be granted number of on the same block days after th ling of the Service Con Filed by me this 80th day of Bighth Vide for submitting the said f first publication, February CARROLL, City Comptroller and ex-officio City inte for engin rules asm prescribed by the Civil Servic pers of the F of Pxaminers shall recel 1 ele (including herein fatification or rejewtion, either at th Ipal election, CARROLL, mptrolier and ex-offielo City |to be taken at f said right Date of first publication, February to the north side of Nevada in cases where there on January Date of first publication, cil in itm discretion may provide. | amend ¥eetion 6 of Article IX of the providing. for RESOLUTION NO. AMENDMEN 4 Subdivision ordinance prescribe, | PROPOSED to Eighth RESOLUTION NO. AMIENDMISNT nehise shail he submitted fronting on the manner and conduct of election, the foregoing ame: of the City providing fe same discretion a@ continue to grant I for the precise counting and canvassing of the Street to Sixth Avenue South along Sixth Avenue South resolved by | of the City That Section the City Counet! attle for their tion at the next general election to| ment be held March 3, 1908. the election, shall be done substan- ally as provided in the case of sub- of the total cast for the office vf mayor at the amendment submiasion Holgate Street: Holgate St thence wert 6 of Article t to the east margin of to the gualifie of Seattle at the next gen