The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 25, 1914, Page 9

‘CHARTER City of Seattle PREPARDD AND PrRorosED BY THR Fru MARCH & 1014 (Continued from Page 5) payin may be made during the rogress of any contract to the ex t of eighty-five per oent of the of the work performed or ma terials delivered under such contract during any calendar month, as esti mated and rep ed by the clty man aKer. Section 101. No contract with the for any public work, Improve ment or purchase shall hereafter be} dgned or transferred in any man-| Her without first having indorsed thereon the consent of the board Qwards and adjustments, and of the} Suretics on the contractor's bond,/ Qnd no transfer of assignment there of shall in any wise affect « Dond, or the lability of the sureties thereon, and any assignment or transfer thereof, exoept by ope tion of la wit it such 1 and watver, shall make the Bull and vold, as to any erformance thereof by the con actor or his assigns without any eet on the part j and the ard of award eh} AOLDERS ELECTED Cinye ay |be pres further | not In confitet of this charter tion: appoint emove: In ne of *, nd leay of | iaalon may make changes in| and provide the «0 Into make heoessary rul with the proviste foverning exami promotions, fona, reduc m tine the existing h rules shall the publication thereot. service comminsion shalt ta board of examiners mbera, w shall examine certify all applicants for engineers Heenses under such rules as may ribed by sald commisal Section 113, All applicants for of floes or places In the clasmified etvil service shall be subjected to ex amination, which shail be publi competitive and open to all cltisent of the United States with specified Limitations as to residence, age, 86x. health, habits, experten: moral gharacter and Qualifications to per form the duties of the office or place to be filled, all of which shall} prescribed by rule In advance of the examination. Such examinations shall be practical in their character and shail relate to those matters which will fairly teat the relative oity of the persons examined vo Aisoharge the duties of the positions to whioh they seek to be appointed and shal) tncluda when appropriat teats of physical qualification: ‘ or professional | ton shall from with the heads| nts as to the nature and 1 for vil in tts dt mplete the 4 the exp roceed to © he agent, a contractor mment, tra rrender, either volun otherw!, any contr elty for any public wor | ent or chase, nor any nee ntract ex which to com ever jes on aban tn the bond herein provided fo Section 102 The board of awards tments may, whenever In ment the surety on such sufficient, require a new F additional bond to be filed within mn days after notice; and th upon all work on su fease until such new or Dond shall be approved by said doard, and tf any such contrac shall fail for ten days after notic fo file a new or additi@hal bond, his @ontract shall, by that fact n°. ecome fully ended and void to ture performance thereof, and thereupon (he board shall order such | tract to be re-let, or may, in its iscretion, order the completion of the same by the city manager at the expense of the contractor and bis suretios. Section 103, If any such contract shall for any reason become ended oF votd, and the board shal! complete the same as in this charter provid-/| ed, and the costs of so completing guch contract shall exceed the mount unpaid by the city upon such contract at the time the same 11 become ended or void, in such be the duty of the cor- counsel to at once. com- action Im the name of the such contractor and his the recovery of the df rence in amount between the cost of so completing such contract and the amount unpaid by the city t m at the time the same bec ed or vold. Section 104 Any person having Deen a party to @ contract with th city, and having fatled to fulfill t Fequirements thereof, shall be di mlitied from being @ party to any tnt additiona a further contract he etty for om the time jecal year, classified Seneeeng the schedule of accounts, uy itemized, with labor or service show separately from supplies, ma: Or apparatus. It may include ergency funds, to be @ nded, ever, only in cases emergency. Such budget shall also show the corresponding Items as ap- Proved in. and any unexpended or Unincumbered balances from, the previous year. The budget shall be| submitted to the board of awards and adjustments not later than the first day of June, by said board te the councl! not ter than the th da) July. Section 10 consolidated bud- get shall be the basis for the deter- Mination of the tax levy by the counct! for the ‘ensuing fiscal yea: e total tax levy for any one year for all pond except for the pay- ent of interest on and the redemp- jon of the general bonded tndebted- ness of the city, shall not exceed ive mille on each doll: of the assessed valuation of property tn the qity. The first Padget pre un- der this charter shal) inch all eur- Tent liabilities or deficits expected to exist at the end of that fiscal the amount of which may be ea in whole or in rt in ex- of the above limita but the nds derived therefrom shall be ¢: med only for the spectfic pu for which they are levied. weafter no deficiency shall be ereated except tn case of extraord!- Bary emergency which shall be 9x- Pressed in the ordinance Bosh deficiency and then only by four-fifths vote of the entire city bet ar 107, EB or Section very official mber of an weard’ or body co Bo xpenditure of fun ito, the hall be personally Itable for any under h Overdraft of budget fun @irection, unless such ove been incurred in « case mey consisting of a fondition oF accident requiring tm Mediate action with pacific ropriation avaliable, no tran: Fore of funds or of tinexpended ba. from one item of the bud, shall be allowable ex- wi has been authorized the ‘council upon ‘the city man- exers recommen jon. Section 10%. There shall be a fund each public utility into which sh all revenues tved utility, which shall be devoted pri- marily to the payment of th: mses of operation and mainte: fhe cost of extensions and thet demption 4 the bonded indebted- ous thereof. CIVIL SERVICE. Section 109. There shall be an un- ealaried civil service commission of three mbers appointed by the yor. ‘he members of the exist- Inn ctvfl service commission shall e@outinue tn office for the te! tor hich they were Ber susescsore shall’ be. re appointed 9 for terms of four years each. ‘unttl their successors have qual- if A intments to fill va fem al be for the unexpired term. Two commissioners shall constitute a uorum. The mayor may at any fime, for good” cause, remove any commissioner. No commissioner shail be removed for political reasons, Bection 110. Upon the adoption of this charter the commission shall elanstfy the service required of the employes of ail departments with reference to the uties, responsi- and authority thereof for rpose of fixing and maintain- standards of service and e; satihiaticn, “aad cation, 4 advice shall be secured fro e respect! departments. Buc! pe gt na Lae os Cy of- of employment now Be or whisk, be he ised from time to form to existing conditions. tion for all offices Places of employment within of are substantially those of any other existing position wifled service. The com- all ascertain the duties o and place in th classi flea service and shall designate th {tle of each, the class of servic which it belongs, and its grade. je shall faces ‘havin ution. For ing 3 for all of- and ym ployment Of pay shall be fined for each pay OF enc! or jo, and advancement from « low fe" & higher rate in ‘any “ernie ghall be made in accordance with rul rescribed by the comm! Fhe offices and places so ci by the commission shall constitute the ‘classified civil service of th City of Seattle, and no appointment to any of such of: or places shall be made except under and according to the provisions of thie charter and of the rules hereinafter mentioned rovided, such classification shal! be time to con- The| and each | jetwil lease sald emi 11 be uniform. oommission mmission may presoribe, The eity|vacant om failure to qualify within} motion, #! fee of one yiment « ng equal |the olty and Preference ther thing @ given to elector ade of families The commission shall provide by rule jtor notice of the tim: ad scope of every exami Section 11 from examin tt elty general minatio: ot the ade return for each in the cla containin uy} a for suc! than a} of the| herwi whose ng upon @ jmrade or ol is not lose nimum fixed by the rules mission. and who a eligible, and such persone «| jrank upon t of their relative excellence termined by amine’ wit reference to priority of time of amination Lt persons who have been removed from the ified service, through reduction in force on account of ack ‘ef work shall be replaced on such eligibie lets, taking their rank thereon tn accordance with their standing on original examination as modified by thelr effictency standing during the six months immediately prior to thelr removal Section 114. The commission shall by its rules establish lines of pro motion fn the various departments of the classified service, provide for | promotions on the besie of effi-| clency, seniority tn service and upon examina that provi be filled b: tleable. All motion shall such mem grade, who minimum time tp sire to submit. themselves xamination The examination Promotions and certification: candidates be the same, as near may be, a8 provided for pointment. | 15. | The head of the 4 for pro- competitive among y position classitie to be filled shall notify t mission of any vacancies and commission shall certify to the ing officer the names and ad- of the three candidates, if) hall be so many eligible the reg te which such | ‘com the ‘& cholce by com impracticable the comm: provide by its rules that lections mi by lot trom proved fit by ore there is more) than one position to b commission may certify a | ber than three for each offic may also limit the nui the same The appointim the commission separ position to be filled such places by appo persons cert! ‘io hi mission therefo: ments shall be o! oft ames of candidates from the reg- later after they have m ned thereon for @ time to be If by rule. lefore the expiration of the period of probation, the head of the bor ra ag ged or office in which @ can- te is employed ’ cause, disch: hh assign ing in writing his reasons therefor 3 Be. commission. If he te not so ischarged his appointment shall be deemed completes. R P. vent the stoppage of public busine: meet extraordinary exigencies, appointing officer may, with t roval of the commission, make temporary appointments to "remain in foree not exceeding sixty days and only until regular appoint- mente under the provisions of this charter can be mad 116 =The following city and emplo: not be included in t civil ser- vice: All elective o: the heads of all departments, bureaus and divi- sions, the clty clerk, police the sssistan the medical loyed in th sanitation or to the employ Ubrary 4 ment, the private sec- taries of the A nd the elty manager, and the chief troller; provided, that w requires the services of experts for work of ecial or temporary na such service without ¢ ection 117. All pe olassified alvil ject, for good caus period of not exceeding thirty trom office or in which such employe working, upon the head of such partment filing with the elvil vice commission his reasons for such ruspension or removal. A, em Blo o removed may, wi ten 7 ‘ter his remo fates an [rb cy all tl Ras a and «| submit tg ipreses ation # findings, together with Its recom- mendations, to the olty manager in case such employe is In one of the departments under the control of the manager, or to the mayor in loye is working In a department, the head whereof ts ap- pointed by ‘the mayor. The decision of the efty manager or mayor a to reinstatement shall in all casei be final. ‘Section 118. Immediate notice tn writing shall be given by the ap- pointing officer to the jon of al ppointments, permanent oi temporary, made in the classifi service and of all transfers, promo- tions, resignations, or other chang in the service from any cause an the date Sheree’. and & record of the same sh, be kept by the com- minsioi ‘When any place of em- ployment ts created or abolished, or the compensation attached thereto h change shall be tm- Miately reported in writing by the head of the department to ommixsion n 119, Each head of depart- hall keep efficiency records the employes in his depart-| ment in the classified civil sery such record kept in the for and according to the rule Sect ment of all by the civil service comm copies of such reco The otvil vice commission shall also con- dyot such efficiency investigation: as it may be requested to do by the olty manag: Cf the heads rtments, and shall report to such Reael, or head of depa ment its findings and recommend The commission shall in enforcement of th service provisions of this charter and of {ts ru con- | duct and action of \clansified service, to the city manager and city ¢ ell. Section 120. The commission shal! employ a chief examiner, who shall have general char of all examina- tions, act secretary of the com mission, keep al) ita recor form such other Guties as the | party loharter shall |injured in the 4 ouncll pe such ol may t Section 121 #hall wilfully or obstruct « shall provi of the comm jeal or other for the ex poluding asmistante as t or corruptly person in officer deceive to his or her right of examination, or corruptly or falsely mark, «rade, oatimate report upon the ex amination or pr standing of any person examined. oncorning the same or ¢ ning | the person examined, or wilfully of ruptly furnish to any person any | clal OF secret information for the of either improving or in the prospects of chances of #0 examined or to be appointed, employed or ald corrupt sy purp juring any person examined, promoted Bection 122, Classified sory sion thereto, sha! moved or favored or cause of tions or No tn the r seeking admin Li) be appointed, re simpended, or In any way discriminated against, be littoal opinions of afftlis religious belief. No offi r OF employe of the olty shall, directly oF indirectly, solicit, re celve or give, or be in any manner concerned In sollotting, recetving or giving any orip tic © contribution polltioal what employ n motivity person oF polit The civil from parti lena. applicant for ap notion in the clas in munt Beotion pointe be nt of his appo: ner shall b or | motion of such p appointment fered b: Any examination or appointment un der this charter, and no nen dation whatever be made by accepted from mayor, city jer OF any member of the city tion 184 0 The = comm all certity to the city con niments to places t-| the classified civil service, | noles occurring therein. | the comptroller audttin body shall approve the payment of,| shall the treasurer pay, any! or wages to any person for! officer or employe of such person ts 0° ying an office or piss of em yment eccording to th. provisions w, and is shown by the.cert @ of the clvil service commis sion to be entitled to payment there tor Section 126. Any civil service em ploye who shall wilfully or through culpable negligence violate any of the elvil service provisions of th charter, and who shall be convicted thereof after a trial before the civil be di the city mana eounc S ton or from the servic be ineligible to reappointment. | Any officer or employe of the city. | holding office un- vice, who culpat ot or throu: Kence violate « vice prov! who shall be convicts: forfelt his office o be Ineligth: | or pl of employment under the elty th fter, Any other per. on who ® wilfully, or through | Ipable negligence, vie civil service provie be punie scribed by ordinance. The } cil shall provide by ordin: | Prosecutions under this section. Section 126. erson in / as to be tempo: unless otherw / ceive during for not to thirty | half pay for not to ¢ months, and !f such pers injured while In the discharge of duty so as to be permanently disabled, or for an Indefinite length of tim such person shall recelve pay while such disability continues tn an amount to be fixed by the city council, not exceeding twenty per! cont of the pay recelved by. sush person at the time of Injury. The commission shell presente, euch rul may be necessary for out the parposes of this #eo- on may provi sultad! medals of honur for distinguish bravery or service while in tine of duty. Section 127, The head of any 4 partment shall grant fifteen days! Yacation with pay in any one year to any person or employe In the ser- vice of the city who been rexu- larly and continuously employed for at least one year, Section 126 All persons who the time of the adoption of th charter regular civil service em- loyes shall continue to perform ele respective duties under and ject to the provisions of this) charter. Those who by the adoption of this charter are for the first time Included tn the classified civil service, and who hare prior to ite adoption continuously served the city In the same capacity for six months immediately prior thereto, shall be qualified for their respectiv poaitions without further examin tion, subject to classification by th commission. OFFICERS, TERMS AND SALARIES Section 129. Elective officers of the City of Sea’ mayor and the memb: council. The appointiv the City of Seattle shall be all tho appointed by the mayor the cov ceil and the city manager, vided in this charter. Section 130. The term of elective offic: hall be for two years and shall be! qualified nies otharwise ed im this charter, ¥ appointiv offt for four years and, pt of removal, until his sucee appointed and qualified Section 131 he terms of all of- lected by popular vote shall e at twelve o'clock, noon, ond Monday after their election, and they # 1] qualify b fore nai ‘The terms of ail other officers shail commence upon the date of thetr qualification, whieh shall be within ten days aft their election or appointment, unl the time for qualification ts extended by the appointing power, ection 182. rary Stticer of city and each of his assistant be fire entering upon the duties of bh Sttice, shall take and audsoribe an oath or affirmation that he will sup- port the constitution of the United Etates and of the State of Washing- ton and that he will faithfully com- ply with and abide by all the re- quirements of the charter and ordi- nances of the City of Seattle, and will faithfully demean himaelf in office, Section 133. All salaried officers of the city, except police officer 1 other officers and employes under thetr custody and con- trol_ mone property of the city, shall, before entering upon the Auties of office, give bond, with ap- ‘sureties, to the city In such hall jeatgnated by ordi faithful Fmanoe and for nyment over of all moneys be- king to the city as provided by law The bond of the chief of poltos shall also contain the condition that he will pay all such actual damages as may be sustained by any person ted without ® warrant by rea f any false or unlawful tm- Prisonment by or under the direc- tion of such ohlef of police. Section 144. The annual nalarton of the following officers of the elty shail be: City manager, twelve foliars; corporation coun thou fi : forty-two hundred dollars forty-two hundred | dolla of the city, coune! five dollars for each ny meeting such compenaa- ‘or more than ttendance in any one officers, aubordinate yes of the clty tre tion not aixty days’ year, All oth officers and shall be pald # mpensation as ig or may be fixed by ordinance. Th salary of any elective or appointiy officer shall not be increased after his election or appointment or dur-| ing the term for which he shall| have been elected or appointed. No officer of employe of the city shall receive any compensation for hin services to the elty other than his a Seotior An office becomen iz |sub-< | ground for the forfeiture of bis con |lle; and to cance Jinto the ef | indir the time limited by the charter, w eharke ne death oF removal from ‘office renignation of the incumbent, his removal fr OF Absence from | (he olty for sixty days without leave of the city counoll, or upon an ad Judlontion of Insanity by « court of competent jJurtadiction; by a con vietion of drunkenness, or by any permanent disability, preventing the pre discharme of hin duty Seotion 196, If any appointive of flea beoor vacant It shall be filled in the same manner ae the original appotniment and the ap pointes to the vacancy shall hold the unexpired eotive office becom eity counc!l shall till the sar the unexpired term by election in the manner elsewhere provided tr thin charter Section 187, The city counct! all have power to remove the mayor or any of ite members for wiifull violation of duty during his term of office or for the commin tion of « orime or misdemeanor LpOn charges preferred Ly any mem her of the elty council, If two thirds of all the membere of the olty council shall find the ac Ligtnag, tt gocused shail f ts office, ‘The ned be furnished with a copy of the char and shall have the right t appear with coy and make his deter ule Win He nm auch ection 188 No officer, subordt nate officer or emp ot the elty shall hold any other ce oF posi ton, foc , state, county or muni pa oth tn tary the pab position at 1 Gu office with Jelty: oF be directly or indirectly terested in any contract with oF the use of the city ome the performa any ® No rail on ating n the olty, any ation oF tr terms save the public genera f any of the provis! nm shall work @ (flee er position ating the sar ncoepting such nh OF trans t an rat {flee ure of t person vi officer mullty o transporte tion upon. tere t open t public meacrally i also to the city all sume of money him by the city as salary the term In which he # such misconduct Section 139. N the city shall be eligible to any pointive office in the city dur the term for whieh HOURS OF LABOT tion 140, Jn ali put by or for the city, either work or by contract, ¢ ra shall constitute @ day's wo nd no employe of the city on ¢ works, or of any contractor or tractor of such work shal required to work longer than et hours In any one calendar day. copting In case of ext ifn emergency as defined by law MINIMUM WAGE. Section 141. Bvery contrac sub-contractor ety officer forming the City 8 fe bh or ald of mn no event J venty-flve hundred Baid contractor tractor shall, on such work Preference to resident laborers violation of any of the pro this by any contractor tor, shail be suffict than two and sub-¢ © raot city athe te © non art ¢ which ahall and recommend tn regard t and the design and Anoe of engineering works Dridges, viaducts, water tow taining walls, street other related str res, city bu ings and public works of art LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS. Section 143, The city ahall h power to make local lmproveme: and levy and colle ard in for ety ot Any elective officer of P n f rks by ent rk ity ub be ght ary tor, per ike character ive A ons of ent fixtures and na ave ate } aune ments therefor in whole or tn part and may of all or ‘ovide for the paym { the cost and onae of 1 improvement bonds of the improvement distri iasued to the cont r or ine’ and sold by t provided, ti no ordinance any Improvement the written objections of th: ent by tet, ued bat local ir ry ere of & majority of the lineal front- of the area within the proposed improve: district filed with the olty. ol prior to the final py ot ordinance, unless it affirmat of 1 thirds of the member city councll. PRANCHISES. Section 1 Every franchise, right or privil be subject to th council, or the acting for th tive and re ubsegu amen with @ rante or dify d to the rights of and the Interest of the forfeit and « y such grant if the fi the ent ork uch the two of the |#treet, alley or rant of any time jent to the «rant, to repeal, aid = grant th uab= rO- granted thereby ts not operat- cordance with its provi all; and at any time di the rant to acquire, by p r condemmation, for the ahe city itself, all the prop: of the grantee within the limits the public streets, acquired or o {structed under the particular fran chine in question, at a fair and J value, which shall not tion of the franchise which shall and ry ordinance such grant shall contain « re tion of these rights ef the ay cll, and of the people of the cit: Ing for themeelves by ¢ Inttiar and referendu to #0 repeal, am or modify said ordinance, and fo cancel, fortelt and abrogate 00 jar. ur us rly of on- just include an oO thereupon termina’ making any rva- un y act- ive end to the grant, and to so acquire the prop- erty of the grantee streets acquired or constructed dor said franchise, hereinabs t forth. The city council shall consider or gtant any applicat for extension of the pertor franchise, nor any new franch covering all or of the rights or privileges o' isting fr until wit! { the expiration of nt, and then onl submission to approval tn the public un- ove not ton of any antial part ¥ hin the after ym Jority vote of the qualified electo The city councll shall no’ authority to construct a street way, or lay down str tracks alo’ upon, ove any of the streets ‘of the city, cept in manner and on, the following: Upon the application ing made to the city council authority a street under counell shall mine whether such franchis part thereof, shall be after such determination @hall on notice of such appiication and re lution to be pub for two connecut! city official newspapel pense of the appl ution and no route or r which it propo railway along, upon, o' by resolution det to grant ranted, and the terms Proposed: to be lurther spectfy all conditions thereof, mum rates of fare, by tickets, the transfer regulations p: bed and the annual not less than two elpts required to be pi treasurer, If the n be made by, or directly tly In behalf of the gran or owner of any existing street r way system, asked for are such as conatitut virtual extension or connection w any existing system, even there be no apparent identity ownership, of gross per cent r piicath fn any much 0609 gran on ual to the unexpired of the existin, whieh the new line '. or can bi and transfer arrangements {pulated in the «rant. user track nances shal chines on avatiabl teow, any tt contrit tr propesed ball be required In all fr any route, to be m for other fra hise er: 4 for the city itself ne during the grant, tion of a fair proportion the cost and maintenance expen not Including any franchise val tion allowance, and if the comp: sation for such common uner o not be agreed voluntarily betw raptees, or th Itnelf, it shail fyed by arbtt tion, each party appo inting one or ew granted, and be fo! to construct and operate ver ny of sald streets, the city ¥ d once a week franchise, the period for whioh it Ie including ma: cash and re percentage of ap or tee, ‘ail- or the route or routes oa vith though of or probable community the for an system with to, conveniently connected, be ommon 6 facilities and appurte- ‘an- ade an at upon of nBe, ua n= an een olty ra ‘bh | THE STAR—MONDAY, MAY 25, 1934. | | lite favor, Iright-of-wa trator, and if the two fall to agree, they shall appoint « third, t of such arbitration ding upon the parties, It shall be the duty of the ety counell t Incorporate In every much frahchine efficient provisions for the ¢ ul sory arbitration of all disputes which may arise between the Rrantee oF his muccemsors oF anmians and his, ite or their employes, an Any matter of employment or wanes The proposed franchia shail further contain all other fem vations and limitats net forth in this charter and the laws of the state, (Alternate proposition No. 1 sbmitted with thin charter, to be Inserted here and become @ part of this charter, if this charter is adopt ed and if maid alternate prop jon in neparately adopted.) The proposed franchise —# thereupon be offered and advertia for bide to ascertain the person company rporation who will pt, construct and operate under Id franchise at the lowent rates of to be substituted in Ie maximum rates set forth in th ution, Bidding for the franchise whall bi bh alt shall be in accordance with ov sions of this charter In rela t bids made tracts, » as h y be applica t ynoll may reject nd n refuse to a for or any t the as om nied by 9 to the elty trea me thousand ) applic bid must certified ehe er for t dollare & neck shall to the elty bidder shal neh sum # the «rant ow aid the successful pt the fr the ¥ 4 " yneider the bids, @ wit eward to cash and tleket fares, efor regulations and cor nections, shall decide and designate the bidder whose proposal offers the west faren to the people, not ex coding the maximum rates named in the resolutt Thereupon, if the proposed franchise be for any new syetem, or include any — bustin thoroughfares or any trunk line or anyon route upon whieh no tracks ave » iaid under any previous franchina, then the said franchise hall be submitted to the vote of the qualified electors at the next en lelpal election for ation or rejection It 1 bent bidder shall of vide the onme of # eity coune vote to be taken on, If the pro for an extension aidence any nk Keneral mu thelr ratit the dent fer and may auth at a special posed franchim of an existing system in a district an: not tnelude elec chise shall not be submitted to ref erendum unless the city counct #0 direct, of a referendum pet! tion signed by a number quail fied voters equal to not lees than 1x par cent of the total registration r the previous year, be filed wit! the clty clerk, within thirty days after the official publication of the designation of the best bidder © proposed franchise, and during 1 # the fran It n the Dae be petition counell may finally th ance and grant the franchi ndum petition be flied ¢ submitted to vote ext eit ord if din if the proposed « 4nd provide the and the city counct! shal) author ine the same. Official publication notions of lection, conduct and r of elections, franchise shall be done ly as te vided for Jon to vote of the people on tye ordinance: If the p oned franchise ordinance re nm tts favor @ majority of « Votes cast for and against the sam tt shal} @ deemed to be ratified, an the city council may thereupon tty paws and adopt the same. fall to recelve said majority in the franchises or nee shall be @eemed rejecte® an no further proceedings shall be had thereunder The same methods of procedure shall obtain tn the ex tension of any existing franchises. any rights thereunder, No street railway franchi pany event be granted, extended or renewed to beyond December fist, rity of the city council, in- eluding not | than one-third of members elected, shall have the right and power to Invoke « rendum vote on a franch’ ordal- out the filing of eny poti- therefor. Section 145. Every franchise for steam railroad tracks upon any io place, shall contain @ provision permitting joint user of such tracks by the ofty and he Port of Beattie, upon such t nd conditions as shal) specifies in the ordinance granting such ¢ chine. LIQUOR LICENSES. Section 148. The power of | the city counet! to grant {iquor licenses shall be subjec Umitation: — tions beretnafter rth. (a) Hereafter no leense (except & wholesale license as hereinafter defined) shall be granted to any authorising the y or other dis al of any intoxicating, spirituous, vinous, mixed or fermented reat any place within | th its of the City of Seattle outsid the districts hereinbelow 4 4 for the granting of licens ot ecificn lly provided. The city coun in its discretion ‘ept herelabe' etl, authority to within the Imits of the four patrol distric hereinbelow de scribed, It being understood th designation of any street in ing the boundary of any of the dis tricts herein contained shall be taken to mean and include within the dis trict premises with frontages upon either side of the street named, but when « specific margin of any boun- Gary treet 1s designated, it shall be taken to mean and include within the district only frontages margin of sald street BOUNDARIES OF SALOON PA- TROL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE Rexinning at the Intersection of First Avenue and Wall Street and running thence easterly on Wall Street to the west margin of the alley between Firet and Second Avenues; thence southerly on the west margin of sald alley to the south margin of Pine Street; thence easterly on the south margin of Street to the west margin of rd Avenue; thence uther! the west margin of hence grant such upon said joutherly on the ‘argin of Fifth Avenue to feet southerly ; thence parallel with and seventy-five feat utherly from Pike Street to the, est margin of the alley between nd Fourth Avenues; thence rly along the west margin of ley to a point sixty feet north- y from Union Street; thence west- y, parallel with and «sixty f northerly from Union Street to point sty, feat wosterly from Third Aven’ hence southerly, parallel a wixty From & point southerly from Union Street; ly, parallel with and alxty therly from Union Street ti t margin of the alley be tween Second and Third Avenues thence southerly along the margin of said alley to the argin of Cherry Street sterly along the south rry Street to Third Aven therly along Third Av Yesler Way; thence east alon ler Way to Fifth Avenu Fifth to King Street; thenoe Street to Maynard Avenue; thence south on M. Avenue to Lane Btree t on Lane Street to Seventh Avenue South; thence south on Seventh Avenue Bouth to Charles Street; the ant on Charles Street to Bighth Avenue South; thenoe south on Eighth Ave nue South to the point of intersec- tion of the east margin of Eighth Avenue South with the west margin of the right-of-way of the Northern Pacific and Columbia and Puget Sound Raltiways; thence southerly along the west margins of said to the north side of Nevada (formerly Rainier) Street ur e west slong the north side of said Nevada Street to Bighth Avenue South; thenee north along Eighth Avenue Bouth to Hanford Street; thence westerly along Hanford Street to Sixth Avenue South; thence north slong Sixth Avenue South to Hol- wate Street; thence wast along Mo! gate Btreet to the enst margin of th Yos- { for | Ir! ma|not otherwt Atreet; out out allrowd the treet: t Street to Aven tn 6 wont © the eant o; thence ain of, W Way and co along the omst mi enue to Columbia ne north na thenee north on the nm Con margin nort allow, inw of ” wir easterly along the routh margin of Columbia Btreet to the! east margin of Pont Street; thence northerly along the east mar«in of| Post Street to a point one hundred] twenty feet northerly from Madl-| with and one hundred ty feet northerly from Madison Street to the east margin of Rallroad Avenue thence northerly along the easter ly rein of Vatir Aver t | Wall Street; thence ant " Wall Street to First Aver |pince of beginning: 1 rontages upon both aide Avenue from Wall t mouth rein of Denny Way; pr vided, however, that pres with |frontawes upon Becond A |tween Pike eet and I t 4nd prem with front n [Jackson Street between Tr nue uth and Fifth Avenue South| shall not be deemed to be included) within the above district DOUNDATIES OF SALOON PA TRO DISTRICT NUMBER TWO Ballard Aven and one hundred feet on both #ides thereof from the went Kin of Sevemteentt Me thwent (formerly Firat Avenue st) to the south om the Jette land along the # Ha Avenue n Jefferson Place to t elmht Park OF BA for whi between Orchard and Caledonia Street; the premises upon which « existed on March & 1908, at or near the northeast cor- |ner of what ts commonly known aa jthe MeNatt Ranch, within the limite Jof the former muntelpa of South | Park, now part of the City of Be BOUNDA RIBS TROL DISTRICT NUMBER Beginning fifty feet c Street from the inter Street and nue; thence southerly an lel with and including fre t side of Duwamis! OF 8ALO a on the w trunk line or canyon route, the fran-|nue to the south aide of Vale Street ale Street thence Twelfth southerly on te * north margin of Btre provided, however weaterly Avenue Bouth went Duwamish PA FOUR section 4 par nite Ker h Ave t thence Twelfth Avenue South Harney | that premises with frontages on Duwam eh AV of Duws Btreet sball ed within district, (b) The city counct! in tte t to the limitatio 1 have for th liquors in b hotels within ¢' the hotel liquor licen ribed as follows, to-wit OUNDARIE or nue at the northwest nd Avenue & 4a to territ ing On Rounded on t trict Number On: |the south margin of Denny on the south by King Street t by the following. west margin of the all tween Fourth and Fifth A from Denny Way southerly ‘atrol est by snl thence e treet to ley between Avenu reet; Sixth an th thence 90 |aion ley to Yesler Way |the west margin of the all tween Maynard Avenue an enth Avenue South: thence song ley to King Street Also th ritory lying weet of and ed Saloon articulariy defined « ounded on the north by arailol with and distant on rod twenty feet northerly Madison Street; on the wes t the south by the east by sald trict Number One. with frontages upon Second between Pi Yosler Way. alco’ Pate son Street between Thir nue South and Fitth Avenue The authority to rant such | within the Hote! Liquo: triot may be reined coune!! In the following cas namely: An license may be granted adequate and general provisi made fo whieh has at least one sleeping rooms in use for hot poses, al) under « to whom th hall be tawu ehall the eal authorized und room or other the build! ude street or alley, jolely fro! hall be no sign o} or designats location expo: from any str Every such license wit’ el Liquor License Distr! distinctly sp strictions gover the same. (ce) Heresfter no Mee ranted within the saloon iatrict herein described, exce aponal of it to @ but having east of Sixth the main entrance to the p selling or disposing of the shall be on any alley. a) tricts part aloni herein described, of and east of Sixth South, between Streets, no liquor license kind shall hereafter be gran any premises situated within corner the {nterseotion cept for prem: licenses were outstandin, teen hundred and fourteen. (9) No liquor licen shall be mranted for tuated within thirty ¥, feet any of the following street sections, namely Pike Stre First Aven Pike Street an ond Avenue, Madison Stree First Avenue, Madison Stre James Stroe' Becond Avenue, Jameg Strei Third Avenue, ¥ ond Avenue striction ah basement that t pply tear trance ts h window having no entrance, with the 4 communication street. «o) part of District Num along and east of South, between King and Streets, no leense shall he be granted which shall ma number of licensed places s name block of land and the same street exce or ‘ein ts er premine count Nauor Heenses) exce: where there were ou Ing on January first, ninetee: dred and fourteen, valid loen more than two licensed p) uated on the # lock of la: fronting on th gounetl shall ton £4, in other o «rant licenses hereaft cise loense son of transfer or otherwis remises falling within the ng exception shall be abande a place for relling such liqu be used for other purpose, ception shall no longer ‘ap! such premises. (g) ‘The aggregate num Mquor Mcenses outstanding | city, exclusive of hotel 1 © same to cont sale’ Hoenses, as herein fifteen un. elty exe y flys Bundred th number HOTEL LIQUOR LICENSE DISTRICT :—Th y lying east of and adjoin ‘ District. Numb particularly defined as follc on the north |hundred twenty feet north of Pine erly paraliel with weet margin of the west margin of said thence east to the west margin of said al- ‘atrol District Number One, easterly margin of Railroad Avenue Also all premises Street and Pine Street 9nd. all premises with frontages upon joense Dis wy the ity only for a bona fide commercial hotel, in which latinotly prescribe and m within the hot 'y the terms and ning and controlling part of District Number One lying Avenue m King and Hanford Streets, for any premises whereby Within the saloon patrol dis. except tha’ District Number One King and Hanford foot of @ street corner (meaning by © marginal lines of two streets) ex- © which actual use on Jantary first, nine- ‘of any kind premi rest corner (as defined above) r vay and ©! on one Within the saloon patrol ai tricts herein described, except that r One lying Aven Hanfo thi for the pre- omises 80 (n use under such provided, that when by rea- within the Hotel Liquor License dis- trict, and exclusive of purely whole- defined. shall not exceed three hundred and ourant| corner Vexa | includ-| four dtscre: 4 Dis Ww and on to-wit ey be venue: to_on 4 Bev- uther! ey be 4 Bev- south he ter- Joining ollows a line @ hun- from by the and on ‘ol Dis. Avenue a Ave- South. tcen: ¥ such el pur. i wor defined ite r other on of ed 80 t oF hin the t #bal il be atrol thi lace of liquors lying Avenue of any ted for |p thirty the 5 and Ha in int et and) nd Seo- t and et and t and et and 00 his re- to any f sald it wixty ment F oth- other reafter ke th itu: fr ed as well! ing all t that} stand- hun- 3 nd and olty discre- inue to © any foreo- oned as ors, or ply tol ber of nthe leenses | licens pe jarred by any # juniess a (h) Kvery lauor Itce apecifia, both as to the p oF corporation licensed « the particular premises w be known shall in no case r hundred fitty dol therewit license the } Aimtr: i atnide of patrol nhal granted except manufacturers of liqvore or bot tlers thereof. ‘The sum required tobe paid forany tquor owe shall in no cam than the amount required by the een oral Inwe of the state for houses business of like character, an foes shall be collected an into the city treasury before t uance of the license, and no remis sion of any such license fee ahall be made during the period for whict it is granted; and the bond required to be given by keepers er pro- pristors of saloons or drinking ouses abel! not in any case be fixed at less than two thousand dol- are. a) Nothing contained in any of the provi relating to liquor fcenses shall be construed as re- quiring the elty council to grant any license whether tn renewal of a pre- viously existing license or otherwise to consent to the transfer of any Hoense. CLAMS. Section 147. Neither the city coun- ell nor any officer, board or author- ity shall allow, make valid or in any manner recogni y demand against the city which was not at the time of its creation a valid claim against the same, nor shall they or any of them ever allow or huthorize to ‘be paid any demand hich, without h action, would invalid, or which shall then be {tation, or for which the city Mable, and any such action shall be void All claims for in gurt to persona! pro: have been caused or suai reason of defects, want of repair obstruction ny of the highwa’ streets, alleys, sidewalks, cross: walks, or public ways, or in any of the public bulldings belonging to, 4 or controlled by the city, ll be presented in writing to the councll within | thirty de after such Injuries shall, be alleged to have been received. Such claim shall state the time, place, cause, nature and extent of the alleged tn- juries, 90, far ae practicable, the actual residence of such claimant by street and number at the time of presenting such claim, and for six months immediately prior to the time euch claim for damages ac- crued, and shall be verified by the affidavit of the claimant, to the ef- fect that the same true The omission to present such claim in the manner or within the time in this section provided shall be a bar to an action against the city refor. CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. Section 149. The city may estab- lsh and, under the direction of the elty manager, publish and ectrculate an official newspaper. Any and all matters and proceedings required b rter or ordinance to be pub: u ublished therein. council shal! fix and estal- bscriptl shall P rietiy to the cit olitical matter or any- thing which advertises or calls spe- attention to any, officer, department of the city or y candidate for office, shall be Until such eclty per shall be estab! pub ed a new: per of cireulation published in t shall be designated by contract as the official newspaper. TIDE LAND STREETS, Section 150. All streets, per penite highweye tide lands within the Cit Seattle, or into the waters of Lake Washington, Lake Union, Green Lake or other lakes, streams or bodies of fresh water within the City of Seattle, efther under and by virtue of the constitution and laws of the State of Washington or un- der and by virtue of any charter or ordinance of the City of Seattle, or by the dedication of any plat with- in the city, or by any other lawful authority ‘establishes public treets or highways, are hereby con~ tinued, established and declared to be public streets or highways of the City of Seattiea, subject to the same power of the ‘city to control, im- or vacate the same as ts or be provided for other public H highways within the elty. Section 151. Whenever and wher- ever any street located or extended or to be located or extended across any harbcr area, tide lands or shore jands shall be within any unit of erty be of Dr shall streets and the comprehensive scheme of har-|% bor improvement now or hereafter adopted by the port commission of the Port of Seattle and ratified by vote of the people of the port dis- trict of the Port of Seattie, the con- trol of said streets and the title to any lands belonging to the city which shall fall within the limits of such unit shall pass to and be vested In the Port of Seattle at the expiration of thirty days after the said port commission shal have opted a resolution declaring that the port is prepared to make actual uso of the same by the improve~ nd @ certified copy lution shall ha: city clerk; provided, filed with th treet or land: that as to ai there is n nder iimprac- ne by the and purposes toable tl Port of Seat navigation, if prior and, provided to the adop: olution, the city sh: 1 such street or lands shall not so pass or be veated ad _until the city council shall have adopted an ordinance declaring. MISCELLANEOUS SUBJROTS. tion 152. All book a of every offi 1 be open to the inspection of at any Ume during busi- Gop oF extracts from records, duly corti- given by the off! same in custody to an: he same, an may be pre- tlon all have o r t ni ving th person demanding paying such foen a scribed by ordinance. Section 158. Except when other- wise provided by law or this char- ter, all public offices shall be kept open for business every day, except Sundays and legal holidays, from nine o'clock in the forenoon until five o'clock In the afternoon. ection 154. Every officer author- lized by law or ordinance to allow, demands upon the make any official investigation, shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations and take and hear testimony con nn any matter er thing relat ne audit or certify treasury, or to be les | ch the| jscribe by ordinan: fection 186. Byvery officer whe prove, allow or nay any de- the treasury not author aw, ordinance ¢ same in to be Used, and as to the|charter, sha lta the eity person paying for the same. The| individually and on his official bond ity eounoll may, in ite discretion, |tor the amow d by the olty upon Joonsent. to the transfer of any demand in excess of the amount license as to person or location, but|lawfully due from the elty thereon. no. leense 1 be transf: Uniess otherwise pros any locat ept one for w this charter, exel much Kht be granted department authors Aer these charter provisions t any deputy, clerk, (1) No transfer of @ loense, ¢ aniatant ¢ . shail have the or as to person or location, shal taht to rem y person #6 ape allowed or granted without the writ ted ten consent of the person or cor ection 167. ‘The establishment oF poration. who has paid for the|platting of new cemeteries, the eme enne, or hin or its assignee. Buch|tension of existing cemeteries apd person of corporation shall be dewig-|the establishr of mausoleume nated in the application for the| within th ts of the City of Bee enne oF in an annigniment filed|attie in prohibited with the elty comptroller. |. Be « shall be }) Every grant. of @ license|done or any officer oF which je a renewal of @ lleense| employe th on any legal holle theretofore existing for promises | day way of construge theretofore 1 as @ llcensed|tion of y work, ner shall piace for selling Iquore shall belany work t ne on such day, of | made in the name of the actual own-|between seven o'clock In the @¥ or of the existing license or with the|ing of any and six o'clock in the written consent of such owner, and|morning of the following day, by any person paying or having pald|ar poration or other person by the Heense fee to the city for any | way ynatruction or removal of lvenne shall be deemed to be the|any structure upon, over, under oF wher of the same for the purposes jalong any street, alley or public of this clause and the last preced |» ace within the city, except in ing « of extraordinary emergency, en Mquor loense 1 be|then only upon the written permise i longer. p than |sion. of the city manager, tn, ase ne wim requir r any ation of any provision of this nse shall in no case belsection by any perso corpora one thousand dollars per|tion owning any franchise in, Over ept that licen for the|un: or along much street, alley oF r giving awa ther dix- | oth hin or tte rh juors at, wholen in such franchise eby be forfeited. In me any corporation or person ted to commence the con- of any street or other rallrond, telegraph, telephona, elege trict light © or other public utile ity in the city without first obtaime ing permit therefor from the city n 169, very officer oF of the city, who shall have ree or have any money bel the elty, shall immediately the same to the city troas= gent shall the ived ing to pay ove uret, If such officer or fail to pay over such money to treasurer. within. forty-eight urs after elving the same, he shall be Mable to the city in double such amount Section 160. A contingent may be established and maintain ich to pay discharged city freight and express rams, postage and oth- expens Section 161. Each depart bureau, division and office si make annual and such other repo to the city council as it may pre= tion 162. Every officer or ploye of the city, whose duty ft ne t ree any law or ordinance, or any rule or regulation of a de= partment, shall be vested with po= ico power Section 168. All moneys p by and revenues accruing to the oii during the year nineteen hundi and fifteen shall continue to be a= counted for in and to be disbursed from the various funds existing the time this charter shall take until such time or times ¢ course of administration #1 nization, new funds shall be established. created by budget or When such new ablished t balances, funds replaced or discontinued, sl be credited by transfer or apportion~ Inent to the new funds to which suels balances shall be assiene Section 1 All ordinances force at the time this charter go into effect, and not Inconsistent ewith, shall remain in foree um~ } repealed or until they expire by Imitation. Section 165. The present charter of the City of Seattle is hereby Jed to ake effect on the fift 1915 rovisions of oe to what ben i this ch inations and elections force from and after the first day of January, 1916. provisions of this char come effective ai noon, on the fifteenth day of 1915, At the general municipal elee= tion to be held on the first 4 after the first Monda . 1918, a mayor and thi : conneiimen shall be elected. Mom! tone for such officers shall made and such election shall conducted in all pene gee as i charter provided, and upon the tion and qualification of said and councilmen the terms of resent mayor and of all the 2 rs of the re city shall cease and terminate Y fifteenth day of March, 191! twelve o'ck noon, but all officers. subordinate officers employes of the City of Seattle continue in office and in the formance of their duties un successors are appointed an: fled under the provisions of cbarter. It ts the express intent hereby to continue the existing government of the City of except as to matters pertat the nomination and election ficers under this charter, unti! first olection and qualification officers as in this charter Dp but no longer. MENDMENTS. Section 167. The city counell propose and submit to the of the city any amendment to charter at any general election to be held at least days after the adoption by the coun- cil of the resolution of submission. Any amendment shall also be mitted to the voters upon the tion of qualified electors eq: number to fifteen per cent of the yotes cast at the last municipal election, which shall be filed with ‘the city clerk least ninety days before the ‘eneral municipal election and checked by him in the provided for initiative ordini rovided, that prior to the ef ton of said tition for sf it shall be submitted to the co! tion counsel, who shal! attach to hia opinion as to its legality, amendment so prepones, either the city counell or by petition, be published tn the manner p by law. If any such pi amendment is approved by {OFity of the electors voting thereon, t shall become a part of this char= ter; provided, that {f more than amendment 1s submitted at the election the same shall be submit bi {n such manner that each may voted upon separately. ALTERNATE PROPOSITION NO, The follo’ ving separate alte proposition shall be submitted to pecele for adoption or rejection mi election to be held upon the jon of this chart that ie r Ir Proposition ‘Provided, however, chise be fo: ‘ex- n existing system fn @ nce district, and dose not clude any trunk’ line or route, the city council, in Its tion, ‘may grant the franchi out ‘the provision for common trackage facilities and appurte- nances, and without the reservation that sald grant is subject to right of the elty council or the peo= ple of the elty acting for them= selves by the Initiative and referen= dum, at any time subsequent to grant, to repeal, amen! or modi the said grant with due regard the rights of the grantee and the interest of the public.’ f sald proposed charter te at said election, and a majority the ballots cast at said election on sald siternate preposition, aumeae one be in favor of Its adoption, then such alternate proposition nium! one shall become @ part of 144 of sald charter, at the $2 aragraph two thereof, as Indlea! in sald charter. SETA cou , NGTOD l~ ITY OF SRATTLE, the undersigned freeholders f Seattle, elected at the weneral municipal election held TATE TY OF KI 8s. We, of the City said city on the 8d Gay of March, 1914, under the provisions of the constitution and laws of the State of Washington, to prepare a new charter by altering, changing, re- Viging, adding to or repes ing the sisting charter of the City oi attle, do hereby certity that th foregoing charter has been pre} by Us and Is hereby submitted as the charter for said tty, IN WITNESS WHERBOF, we hi hereunto set our hands this 24 of May, A. D. 1814 M, HICKMAN MOORR. rman, 0. B. THORGRIMBON, | ret W. A. MAJOR, es WILLIAM M. "CALHOUN, ©. J, ERICKSON, A. 'V. BOUILLON, T. §. LIPPY. ELMER BH. TODD, . JOSIAH COLLIN!