The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 27, 1914, Page 9

+ a ot hl y th tte the core aN Me other a by law st of tants lovea, 1 be subs tant mbar ance pores o re soun ation ade vette te of PEAS ‘y of prior “OUR cone . the elty nter= ant rose ‘nese rove Bre iat esi Bed: / THE STAR—WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1914. THE CHARTE or THE City of Seattle Jtah Street; at marg! neetiout Bt necticut btre |make ne with the provisions governing exar |ments, promoti | Veatigations, Hot In confitot of this charter nations, appoint be, removals, in reduction» of force, transfers, muspensions and leaves of absence, and the commission may |from time to thm: ake ohan PREPARED AND PROPOSED BY (io osisting tulen, een provid m THE FRECHOLDERS ELECTED |tine such rules shail into effect MARCH &, 1014 jana for the publicatio f. The civil service commiasion shall ap- |p point a board of examiners of three [n - ——|members, Who shall examine « y made during the jecertify all applicants for engineers progress of any contract to the ex Asem Under such rules as may! the person examined, oF tent of eighty-five per cent of the|be prescribed by sald ¢ visaion, ruptly furniah te value of the work performed or py Section 11a. All applic s for of « r secret inf terials delivered under auch contract |flces or places in the classified clvi f either | during any calendar month, as esti-|#ervice shall be subjected to ex the prospects mated and reported by the city man-;amination, which shall be public, | ar A RO exam ager. CoMpeLitive, and open to all citizens examined, appointed Sectton 101 of the United Stacos with specified |promoted, : elty for any public work, Improve-| limitations as to residence, age, s¢ Section 1 ment of purchase shall hereafter be/health, habits, experience, moral |olaasified service, or seeking admin assigned or transferred In any man-|character and qualifications to per-|sion thereto, shall be appointed ner without first having indorsed |form the duties of the office or place | moved or mispended Tn any to be filled, all of which shall be discriminated amgatnat rul counell shall provide for the ex penses of the commiasion, Including such or other assietants a nay be necessary Section ig1. N shall wilfully or ¢ or obstruct any to his her right or corruptly or ation or repor minat pro} doing or make any the time limfted by the death the oharte trat removal fre OF resignation of the ineum: his removal from or absence the olty for sixty daya with of the elty counell Judication of insanity competent jurtadiott | viet! drunkennen ihe ox manent disability, preventing the f any |proper discharge of hin duty ler, or atd eotlon If any appointive ¢ corrupt bee ant it ahall representatio " snner am the ment and the vacancy shall xpired term If upon | nd if the two fall to office |they shall appoint « third, and the! ent, or] result of such arbitration #hall be from| binding upon the parties, It shall be the duty of the olty eounel! to Incorporate In every such franchine efficient provisions for the compul sory arbitration of all disputes whieh may art between the Krantee or hin successors oF anwigne, eres, thence north on the of Utah Street to Con ot; thence west on Gon ot to the east margin of Rallroad Avenue; thence north slong the east margin of Ratiroad Avenue to Yesler Way and continu ie north glong the east. margin of Wentern Ave to Columbia Street thence erly along the south and his, tts or heir employes, as |marmin Columbia Btreet to the to any iter of employment OF east margin of Poat Street; thenc wages, “The proposed franchise | northerly‘along the east margin of shall further cont wll other reser Post Strebt to a point hundred ne and limitath wet forth In| twenty feet norther Madi charter and the laws of. the|#0n Street; thenc lie (Alternate proposition No. 1|with and ‘one hur rubmitted with this charter, to be| northerly from Main neerted here and become a part ofjeast margin of Reliroad ed or to be|the manner elsewhere provid ald alternate proposition |ly margin of itatiroud employed thie charter ‘ately adopted.) Wall Mtreet; thence 187, The efty counetl franchine shall| Wall Street to Wiret Av power to remove the| thereupon be offered and advertised | piace of beginning may r any of ite members for) for bide to ascertain the person,|frontages upon both sides of First witlful vic ation of duty during hte PANY oF vorporation who Will ae-|Avenue from Wall Street to the without fh , orm of officn or for the commis-|cept, construct, and operate. under | south margin o co ae are awards and adjustments, and of the |prescribed by rule In advance of the spiniona or affilia-| upon charges preferred by any mem-|fare, to be stated ta ten of tae ltfontadnn Unek Besson At i sureties on the contractor's bond, | examination, ach eXAmination belief, No offi-|ber of the city cil. If two-| maximum tL forth in the tween Pike treet and fine Mires nd no transfer or assignment there-|shall be practical in thet the clty shall, |thirds of all the members of the|lution, Bidding for the franchixe|and premise: with frontamee Gpor ef shall in Any wise affect such |and shail relate to th tly, wollott elty council shall find the accused ia In Baterdacen “with Diovi- |Tackues Parest hatwece Mira Ave pond, r the Hability of the sureties | which will fairly test the be in any manner @ullty, then the accused shall f a of thix charter in relation »\/ nue Bow and Pit Avenu Bouth thereon, and any assignment eapacity of the persons examine ing, receiving felt his office. The accused shall | bida m on city contracts, #0 far|shall not be deeme >» be included transfer thereof, except by ischarge the duties of the poalt! giving any Then, vubsctiption |be furnished with = copy of thelas such provisions may be applica-| within the above district. tion of law, without such consent to which they ik to be ointed|or contribution — for tleal | charges and shall have the right to| bie, and the city eouncll may reject! BOUNDAKIES BALOM PA- and watver, shall make the same jand shal) include, when appropriate, party or political 5 whateo- @ppear with cou 1 and make his/any and all bids and may refuse to| TROL DisTiuc NUMBER TWO null and votd ny further|tests of physical qualificat ever, The civil # employes |detense at the trial held on such a fran for all or any| Ballard Ave and hundred performance t heaith and manual of professional|shali refrain from partisan activity | charges f the route for which applica: | fee both aides ther from @ tractor or his asals skill, The on shall | in munioipal campaler Section 188. made, Bach bid must went margin of Seventeenth Avenue cod glo R |time’ to with the he: Section 128. No app © officer or em unted co , P ‘ ard of awards apd adju Jof departments aa to the nature and |pointment or promotion d’any other Payable to the sits treasurer for the| West) to the south marcin of ot Bhall at once proceed to fe-let |scope of examinations affecting em=| pitted civil. service tion, federal, state, county sum of one thousand. dol and|street platted as. Jetters contract, or may, in its disoretion, |ployes for their resnective depart-|rectly or indirectly pay ipa ept in the Nati the amount of the check shall , & baie of tend one Proceed to complete the same as|ments, The commission shall |to pay any money or other OF ab @ notary public, or hold any {forfeited and paid to the city. in|teet wide along the. y the agent, and at the expense ofthe right to designate persona, elth-/thing to any person w other office or position with thelcase the successful bidder shall falllnide of Ballard Avenue extending ctor and his sureties. No jer in not In the official service] or on account of his ap ity; or be directly or indirectly in-|to pt the franchise, and upon|from Jefferson Place to the north transfer, abandonment |of the city, to act as examiners. | promotion, nor shall he terested in any contract with of for|acceptance, the sum #o paid shalllerly margin of lot elht, block sev- . either voluntary or|Fvery applicant for exaraination, #x-|receive any recommendation or as-|the use of the ety, or become surety |be credited to the grantee on ac-|enty-two, Gilman Park Addition. otherwise, of any contract with the|cept laborers and appl for pro ance from any officer or em-jfor the performance of any such|count of percentag The city] BOUNDARIES OF SALOON PA city for any publie work, tmprove-|motion, shall in said service, or of any oth-|contract, No officer shall accept | cou hat *consider the bids, and| DISTRICT NUMBER THREB ment or purchase, nor any change fee of one dollar, on, in consideration of any|from any railroad or at with nd ticket p ¥ ne in any such contract, nor any ex-|ployment shall, all other thing political service to be rendered te| corporation operating in fares regulations and con 1 tension of time tn which to m= | ing be given to OF for such person, or for the pro-|in part in the city, any p nections, shall decide and designate| northwest corner of plete any such contract, shall ever|the city and heads of families. The| motion of such person to any office | tr tation oF tre the bidder whose proposal offers the| Street and Kighth Aver Operate to release the suretios on|commission shall provide by F or appointment recommenda-|upon any terme save suc loweat fares to the people, not ex-| premises for which a licens the bond herein provided for for n of the time, place andition by any officer, city, county n to the public. generally eden the’ mastenahe tetls caused tn Ue Leen ak ee Section 102. The board of awards|soope of every examination. state or national, except as to char ation of any of the pré in the resolution, ‘Thereupon, if the| corner of’ Caledoni and adjustments may, whenever in| Section 11 ‘A register shall bela Tesidence or fitness of thelof ¢ section shall work & sromessd draconian bao dal ane’ now] mianen Awooce Becths tte judeinent the surety, on such |prepared from the feturns of the applicant shail be fecetved of con-|felture of the office or System, or include any ‘bysiness| Valley fisaa between bond is insufficient, require a new/Varlous examinations for each grade|sidered by any person concerned in| the Siaaatine abe ” trator, or include any business) Yatley Road between oF additional bona to be filed within jor clase of positions in the classified | any ex tion oF appointment wn y of accepting canyon route upon which po tracks| which ny ten days after notice; and there-jservice of the cit ontaining der th rter, and no F rtatt or. tr ave been laid under any previour| 1908, upon all work on such contract shall|persons whose general average|dation whatever shall be orme ope franchise, then the said. franchis until such new r additional standing upon examination for such|or accepted from the mayor all al sha be submitted to thé vote o ity all sume of mi the qualified « at the next en the city as salary during Dea, bond shall be approved by Aikrade or class is not leas than @| manager or any member of the city|to the hoard, and if any such contractor |minimum fixed by the rules of the| council, him by guled general inunicipal election fox k shail fell for ten days after notice|commission, and who are otherwise|. Section 124, The commisston|the term in which he shall be mullty Fatificatic Perejection. ifiattie. to file a new or additional bond, hisjeligibie, and such persons shall take| shall certify to the city comptroller|of such misconduct ignated t bidder shall of ROW Contract shall, by that fact alone, |rank upon the register in the order|ail appointments to places and of-| Section 139. No elective officer of 4 provide the expense of a 1 Ferret anal. ed and vold a tolof their relative excellence as. de-|fices in the classified civil sorvice,|the city shall be sileible to any ap- (special election, the city council |—Beginnin future performance. thereof, and|termined by examinati« ithout/and all vacan: occurring therein tive office in the city during |may authorise the vote te be taken|Lucelle str thereupon the board shall order such |reference to priority n® Of OX-| Neither the ptroller or auditing | the term for which he was elected. /at a mpectal elec If the pro-|of Lucelle a: ws inh contract to be re-let, or may, in tts/amination. All. per who havelbody shall approve the payment WoURS OF LADON, OT a ihe pro-|of Lucetie 1) Damen Gis--etion, order the completion of|been removed from the classified|nor shall the treasurer pay, any| Seetion 140. In ali public works lof an existing system in a ce} allel with luding. fronta tame by the city manager af thelsivil service, through reduction Inlealary or wakes to any person for] done by or for the city. elther bY /district und “does “not ‘include any|on the west side of Duwamish Ave- expense o' cot pis} force oF punt of lack of work,| ees an an officer or employe of| ¢ ‘ or by con e ‘ r rat ry expense of the contractor an force on socount, of lack ee as tficer ploye of|day'e work by. contra ight |trunk line or canyon route, the fran-|nue to the south wide of Vale Street clertoal ffieer ive respect exarmina tion, mark, grade, or con falnely any upon nor anding 136 (Contt no, wilfully of payments may fro omterly, DAT ed twenty f or concerning appoin wilfully or | pe the rmation for thy eotive office becomes vacant aproving of in-|clty counct) shall fill the same lie mi pers Avenue euntor eo te A nue and the Including also No contract with the ef cou uton reno directly ve or give concerned | indir or sollte tp No officer, aubordat ye the olty office or pont or mul nal Gi ne nt for ap in the clas ther di promine valuable ver for jntment or! ak for or ac regard to cash equal, or fr nay xini the north went Street and frontages on Orchard and the premises upor a license existed on March 3, at or near the northeast cor of what fs commonly known as the MeNatt Ranch, within the Itmits ¢ former municipality of South now @ part of the City of Be DARIES OF SALOON PA- DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR fifty feet west on Btreet from the intersection ter perso. lofficer guilt free tra u ry not shalt Tr one cupying an office or place of em-|and no employe of the elty on elty erendu nle the city. councti| Twelfth Avenue South; thence ployment sccording to the provisions) works, or of any contractor oF suv. |shall ao direct. or a referendum pett-| southerly on Twelfth Avenue South Seate et vil service commis rule such work shall be tion signed by a number of quall-|to the north margin of Harney | u joure IB a @ caleni X per cent of the total registration | premises with frontages on Duwam Bection 125. Any civil service em-| er on hg ense for the previous year, be filed with|ish Avenue at the northwest corner I 388. Any oy nen Sm Ken the city clerk, within thirty days|ot mish Avenue and Vous pleve whe shall wire rene MINIMUM WAG the official publication of the culpable nestigence any of] section 141. Every demignation of the best. bidder for the. civil. serves prov of this) sub-contractor or city the proposed franchise, and during charter, and who si e convicted) forming any work for said period of thirty days the fran- ereof after a trial before the civil) keattie upon streets, chine shail be in abeyance, If no Soretes , COMMA ON, SPD. ibe eit) pub property referendum petition filed, the missed from the service of the clty|cause to be paid to h city ‘counell may finally pass the motion shall be competitive among | other than those holding off reses, pala by the City oF Petition be filed the ed_or void. Krade, who have served a required|fully or through culpable hi ne ovens Joey the Swe one biog etoctore at the next ‘ Section 104. Any person having |minimum time in such «rade, ae de-!gence violate any of |geventy-five hundredths dollace pe OF at @ special clec:] BOUNDARI OF HOTEL been’ ugarty to @ contract with the|sire to submit themselves to such|Vice provisions of this chart Hl in puch werk, give! offer and provide the expense there- |ladiior, ICENSE DISTRICT ine city, and having failed to fulfill the/examination. The examinations for|who shall be convicted there preference such work. ‘giveloffer and provide the expense there-lterritory lying east of and edjotn- Feaulrements thereof, shall be dis-|promotions and certifications of|forfelt his office or position 4 | Breferenc Alpe, and the city council shall author-|ing Saloon Patrol District Ualtfied from being & party to any|candidafee shall be the same, shail be ineligible to hold any dation | Hons of |izm the same. Official publication |One, particularly defined a® foll Mtthee contract with, the city for|near as may be, as provided for|fice or place of employment ecticlent| manner of elections, preparation of | Pprses, OF the weet by said Dis period Of two years from the time ai appointment. ithe elty thereafter, Any other 5 ettieial tatiete, aechtlas’ ana cans ice r One; on the north by of his delinquency tion 115. The head of the de-|son who shall. wilfully thr official ballots, counting and can-lthe south margin of Denny Way BUDGET AND TAX LEVY. partment or office in which anyloulpable negligence, ¥ fe di and certifying of|on'the south ty King Street and on Section 105. ‘The counell and|position classified under this act Is/the civil service provisions Of m tranchine ahell he done sub. {ine east by the following, to-wit every department, division and of-|to be filled shall notify the com artes shall be punished H talig natiae shalt be done sub. |The west margin of the giley be- fice shall prepare annually a bud-|mission of any vacancies and the|seribed by ordinance. The cit ‘advise | *ud on et Pra ided | for theltween Fourth and Fifth Avenues get to show their estimated expendi-|comminsion shall certify to the ap-|cil shall provide by ordinance Initiative atdinancon te tee ore |from Denny Way southerly to one tures and revenues for the ensuing {pointing officer the names and ad-| prosecutions under this section. loushen on eo eeare ores and |posed franchise ordinen he pro. |hundred twenty feet north of Pine flacal year, classified according )|dresses of the three candidates, if} ction 124 Any person in the/Sr ee Oph horough teres om lia ite favor a majority “Ina | Bireet, thence easterly parallel with the schedule of accounts, fully|there shall be so many eligible, |otassified civil service who shall bel ence of en app in {ts favor a majority of all thel Ping dtrest to the west margin of itemized, with labor or service shown t upon the register |injured in the discharge of duty 8° |bridg, ucts, water it shall be deem be ratifi nd cnt, Orley Detwoen, Sixth ane Ser separately from supplies, materials grade to which such las to be tempor: pied, shall mo ets, ‘water t bs age Fah ~ ndlenth Avenu noe Or apparatus. It may include em ition belongs, except that in cases |uniess otherw neated. fF er related tur fini aiong the wost margin ergency funds, to be expended, how-|of laborers where olee by compe-|ceive during such Aisability ful) PAY lings and p ke ¢ jit ley to Yesler Way; then ever, only In cases of unforeseen {tition js impracticable the commis-|for not to exceed thirty @ or|! ite M the west margin of the alley be- emergency. Such budget shall on may provide by {ts rules that|helf pay for not to exceed six leat’ Ge acemals tween Maynard Avenue and Bev- show the corresponding {tems as ap-|selections may be made by lot from| months, and if such persons shall be Forsher preneatinde enth Avenue South: thence south proved in. and any unexpended or /among those candidates proved fit by | Injured while in the discharge of duty \thereunder. The along the west margin of said al- unincumbered bh examination. Where there is more|en an to be permanently disabled. erator ecih Ohta fa than ox. | ey te ming Street. Also ter- previous year. The budget than one position to be filled, thelfor an. indefinite length of time. procedure shall optain in the ex-lritory lying wert of and adjoining submitted to the comminsion may certify a less bum person aball recelve pay while peuen <t S37, camming trapenine, istrict Number One, And adjustments not later than the|ber than three for each office, and Gisabllity continues tn tof the coat and [or.aay rights thereander, 99 ta the detiand aa tallage first day of June, and by said board|may also limit the number of times | errs dene be th F 5 al Improvement bee Sranenwe. ie cerecs on the north by tine to the councl! met later than the/the be certified not exceeding tr |bonds of the Improvement. di » Md a with and distant one bun- fifteenth day of July. The « shall notit the pay recelved lissued to the contractor or lenued dred twenty feet northerly from Section 104, The consolidated bud-|the commiasion ely of each iperson at the and wold by the city’ provided, that Madison Street: on the west by the get shall be the basis for the deter-|position to be filled and shall fi!l|commiasion — #! be no ordinance init any local easterly margin of Railroad Avenue Mination of the tax levy by the|such places by appointment from the |rules as may be necessnr improvement shall be effective over th by Yesier Way, and on founci! for the ensuing fiscal year.|persona certified to him by the com-|rying out the yarposes of this the written objections of the own by sald Saloon Patrol Dis- The total tax levy for any one year|mission therefor, which appoint-|tion and may provide sul ers of & inajority of the neal tront- trict Number One. Also all premises for all purposes, except for the pay-|ments shall be on probation for a medals of honyr for distinguished and of the area within the/the TENE and power to tov oke {| with frontages upon Second Avenue ment of interest on and the emp-|period to be fixed by the rules. The|bravery or service while in the line of the proposed improvement | PS) t the filine of rai, | between Pike Street and Pine Street tion of the general bonded indebted-|commission may strike off thelof duty filed with the city clerk | Dance withou © of any peti- | cea ail piemiocs with trostapes upon ness of the city, shall not exceed|names of candidates from the reg-|\ section 127. The h prior to the final passage of am i eres Jackson Street between Third Ave- twelve mills on each dollar of thejister after have remained |partment shall grant fifteen days | Ordinance. u it shall receive the| ,, Section 145. Every fr tinue South and Fifth Avenue South Assessed Valuation of property in the|thereon for a ti limited by|cacation with pay in any one year|effirmative vote of at least two- | sirelt Ir tracks upon” any |e authority to grant auch Heenses city, The first budget prepared un-|rule Defore the expiration. of the| {to any person cr employe in the ser-|thirds of all the members of the) eerie ee i ere aemitting Joint] within the Hotel Liquor License Dis- Get this charter shail include all cur-|period of probation, the head of the |vice of the etty who has been regu- (city councl! r g Joint! irict may bp exercised by the city department or office in which a can-|inrly and continuously employed for buncll in the following Cases, and didate is employed may, for good/at least one yea cause, discharge him upon asslan-|" ‘section 124. All persons who at Ing in writing his reasons therefor |the time of the adoption of this to the commission. If he ts not s0/charter are regular civil service er discharged his appointment shall be|ployes shall centinue to perform |Enelr re | the city unless such person ts oc-|houre shall constitute a day's Work; chine phall @ submitted to ref-| thence we r Section 103, If any such contract |lists, taking theit rank thereon in all not b binitted to ref noe westerly on Vale Street to ordance with their standing on original examination as modified by thelr efficiency standing during “| shall for any reason become ended! or void, and the board shall complete the same as in this charter provi ed, and the costs of so completing such contract shall exceed the amount unpaid by the city upon such contract at the time the same Bhall become ended or void, In su case tt shall be the duty of the cor- poration counsel to at once com mence an action In the name of the city against such contractor and his sureties for the recovery of the dif- ferénce in amount between the cost ‘of so completing such contract and the amount unpaid by the city there- on at the time the same became end six months immediately prior to thelr removal Section 114. The commission shal! by {tte rules establish lines of motion in the vartous departments of the classified service, provide for promotions on the ba of effi elency, niority in service and/t standing examination, and shall prov that vacancies shall be filled by promotion, where prac- tieable. All examinations for pro- tate yntractor above officer per- the City of ublie places pall pay © employes on an current by the City of ed within Alntrict (b) ‘The etty tion, subject to in stated, shal) the number four pune! in ite diver ¢ limitations here- have authority to grant licenses for the sale or dis- al of much Hquors in bona fide mmercial hotels within the limits the hotel liquor license district described as follows, to-wit we ART COMMISSION zed creat art commission wh aha and recor ) in regard to the lo for sald majority hine ordinance ected and no shall be had same methods of have ywements and ¢ erefor provide for coe nd December 31st euch lor eat f the city counctl than one-third of nbers elected, shall have right and power invoke « tn te | district 4 of any 4 Every franchise for user of auch tracks by the city and the Port of Seattle, upon auch terms and conditions as shall be specified lin the ordinance granting such fran- ohise. LIQUOR LICENSES. Section 144 The power of th h city councll to grant liquor Heeni shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions hereinafter set FRANCHISES. Section 144. Every «rant hine, right or privi ject to the right <¢ or the people of lacting for themselves by th | tive and referendum, at any time! subsequent to the grant, to repos amend or modify the said grant with due regard to the rights of the antee and the interest of the pub- | forth Fent liabilities or deficits expected to exist at the end of that fiscal ear, the amount of which may be {ovica“tn whole or in part in. ex- cess of the above limitation, but the funds derived therefrom shall be ex pened only for the specific pur- ea for which they are levied Thereafter no deficiency shall be created except in case of extraordl- nary emergency which shall be ex- pressed in the ordinance creating such deficiency and then only by a four-fifths vote of the entire city council. Section 107. Every official or member of any board or body eon- trolling the expenditure of funds shall be personally liable for any overdraft of budget funds under his or their direction, unless such over- draft shall have been incurred tn « case of emergency consisting of a condition or accident requiring tm- mediate action with no specific ap- ropriation avaliable, and no tran: Pere of tunds or of tinexpended bal ances from one item of the budget fo another shall be allowable ex- cept when such has been authorized by the council upon the city man- rs recommendation | Section 108. There shall be a fund | for each public utility operated by the city, into which shall be paid of « not otherwire, name Any such license may be granted only for a ide commercial hotel, in which ate and general provision is for transient guests, and has at least one hundred jeoping 1ocms in use for hotel pur- poses, all under a single manage- ment, to whom the loeense, if grant- , shall be issued, and the license shall distinctly prescribe and limit the and disposal of liquor authort der {t to a defined room or r enclosed portion of the bullding, having no frontage upon or direct entrance from y street or alley, but having ite en- trance solely from within the hotel and there shall be no sign or other advertisement or designetion of such Heensed location exposed so as to be read from any street or ley, Every such Ioense within the |Hotel Liquor License District shall distinctly specify the terms and r if deemed complete, To went t pective dutt under and stoppage of pubite busin or subject to the provisions of thi meet extraordinary exigencies, the|charter. Those who by the adoption appointing of jcer may, with the ap-lof this charter are the first proval of the commiasion, make/time included In the classified clvil RCamporary appointments to ‘remain |sirricn and who have prior to {t ind to cancel fortelt and abro-| (a) Hereafter no license (except in force not exceeding sixty days|adoption continuously served the | Kate any h grant if the fran-|®& wholesale license as hereinafter and only until regular appoint-lcity in the same capacity for six|chise granted thereby is not operat-|defined) shall be granted to any ments under the provisions of this|months Immediatély prior thereto, |e in full aceordance with Its provi on Or persons, authorizing the charter can be made. 'c. loball be qualified for their respective | sions, or at all; and at any time dur-| or giving away or other di Section 116. The following city| positions without further examina-|/pe the Krant to nequire. by pur 1 of any intoxicating, spirituou officers and employes shall not be|tion, subject to classification by the |<! or condemnation, for the use vine mixed or fermented included the classif civil commtssion. of the elty tteelf, all the property |iiquors at any place within the All elective officers, the h SERIES, TERMS AND SALARIRS Of the grantee within tho limits of |limits of the City of Seattle outside rtments, bureaus and divi-| gection 129. Elective officers of the public atreets, acquire of the districts hereinbelow desig- city clerk, the chief oflthe City of Seattle shall be the(Structed under the particular fran-|nated for the granting of licenses, the” sasistanis corporation |theycr ond the members of the city |chise in question, at a fair and just|except as otherwise specifically Pounsel, the medical assistants and |council ‘The appointive officers of] Value, which shall not include any |hereinbelow provided. The city coun purses ‘employed in the division of |the City of seattle shail be all those| valuation of the franchise itself, |cll, in its discretion. subject to the health and sanitation, the members lappointed by the mayor, the coun-|Which shall thereupon terminate; |limitations heroin stated. shall hy Of the various boards provided by |ch acd the city. manager, a8 pro-|and every ordinance making any authority to grant such licen this loyes of the|yided in this charter fuch grant shall contain « reserva-|within the limite of the four salc the private Meeeion 120. The term of elective | tion of those rights of the city coun Atstric’ hereinbelow oF and the city lofticers shall be for two years and |cll, and of the people of the elty act- It being understood that t manager, and the chist deputy comp-luntil thelr successors are elected and |ing for t Ives by tt ative |designation of any street in dofin troller; provi n the city | qualified. and refer to #0 repeal, amend |ing the boundary of any of the dis foquires the services of experts for|* tmiess’ otharwise expressly pro-|or modify said ordinance, and to/tricts herein contained shail he taken work of @ special or temporary na-|yided in this charter. the term of |#0 cancel, forfeit and abrogate the |to mean and include within the dis ture and which is not regularly re-levery appointive officer shall be|« and to nequire the trict premises with frontages upon All tevenues. derived from such|quired in any department, the com-|for four years and, except in case f the grantee in the jelther side of the street named, but| Stility, which shall be devoted pri-|mission may allow appointment forlof removal, until his con in |rtreets acquired or constructe: |when a specific margin of any boun-|selling or dispe marily to the payment of the ex-|such service without examination. |appointed and qualified |der said franchise, as hereina street Is designated, it shall be|shall be on any alley. ferses of operation and maintenance,| Section 117, All persons in the| pointed a We terms of all of-|aet forth. The city counci! shall not to mean and include within the| (d) ‘Within the saloon patrol dis- Penance of opera wrsions and the te: (classified civil service shall be sub-| teers elected by popular vote shali|consider or grant any npplication |district only frontages upon eald/tricts herein described. except that demption of the bonded indebted-|ject, for good cause, to suspension acted dive oolock. noon, |for extension of the period of any | margin of sald street part of District Number One lying osm thereof. 13o'a period of not exceeding thirty | coins second ‘Monday after theif |iranchise, nor any new franchise|_ BOUNDARIES OF SALOON PA-jaiong and east of Sixth | Av ‘CIVIL SERVICE. Gays, br removal from office or em-|Siection, and they, shall qualify be-|covering all or any substantial part |TROL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE:—|South between King and Hanford Section 109, ‘There shall be am un; |ployient by, the head of the depart-|fore said date, The terms of of the rights or privileges of any |Beginning at the intersection of Firet|Streets, no liquor license of any gaiatied civil service commission of|ment in which such employs is|other officers shall commence upon existing | franch: until within | Avenue and Wall Street and running |kind sh three members appointed by | the| working, upon the head of such de-|the date of their qualification, whieh Soars of the expiration of the| thence easterly on Wall Street to the|any premi mayor. members of the exist-|partment filing with the civil ser-|shail] be within ten days after their grant, and then only after| west margin of the alley between |feot of a rner (meaning by Tag civfl service commission shali|vice commission his reasons for such | election ot appointment, unless the |fubmisston to and approval by ma-) Pires and Second Avenues; thence|corner the Intersection of the ing ue in office for the terms for|suspension or removal. Any em-|fime for qualification 1s extended |Jority vote of the qualified electors. |southerly on the west margin of ald |marginal lines of two streets) ox: which e appointed, and removed may, within ten|py the appointing power he eity council shall not grant|alley to the south margin of Pine|cept for premises for which valid their sucee: 1 be appointed or Ma remover, demand an|'gintion 132, Kvery ofticer of the|authority to construct a street rail-| Street: thence easterly on the south |Iicenses were outstanding and in to serve for terme of four years each. tigation and waid ‘civil service|city and each of his assistants, be ‘or ny down, street ratlway|margin of Pine Street to the west/actual use on January firet, nine- ana until their successors have qual-|commission shall thereupcn make |fore entering upon the duties of his ‘along, upon, over or under|margin of Third Avenue: thence|teon hundred and fourteen. {fied Appointments to fill vacancies |such investigation and shall submit |oftice, shall take and subscribe an Sethe streets of the city, ex-|southerly on the west margin of| (e) No Mquor license of any kind shall be for the unexpired term. Two |its findings, together with its recom-|oath or affirmation that he will sup. in manner and on the terms Third Avenue to Pike Street; thence|shell be granted for any premises fommissioners shall constitute @|mendations, to the city manager in| port the conatitution of the United | followin pun the appiication be-|easterly on Pike Street to Fifth|situated within thirty ‘feet of quorum. The mayor may at any|case such employe is In one of the! Sta and of the State of Washing-|ing made the elty counct! for|Avenue; thence southerly on the|street corner (as defined above) at time. for good cause, remove any|departments under the control of|ton and that he will faithfully com- any of the following street inter- commissioner. No commissioner shall|the manager, or to the mayor in be removed for political reason case said employe te working ino Section 119. Upon the adoption of |department, the head whereof ts ap this charter the commission shali|pointed by the mayor. The decision classify the service required of the|of the city mani orf mayor a employes of all 4 ments with|to reinstatement shall in all eases feterence to the duties, responsi-|be final. bilities, end authority thereof for| Section 11%. Immediate notics the purpose of fixing and maintain-| writing shall be given by t' Ing standards of service and exam-|pointing officer to the commission ination, and in establishing such jot all appointments, permanent or classification, detatled information |temporary, made in the classified and advice shall be secured trom service and of all transfers, protmo- the respective departments. Such tions, resignations, or other change classification shall include all of-|in the ser from any cause and fices and places of employment now|the date thereof, and a ra of in existence or which may be here-|the same shall be kept by the com-| after established in the city’s ser-|mission. When any place of em Vice except those expressly exempt-| ployment ts created or abolished, or ba in section 116. No office or place the compensation attached thereto treated by the counell shall he con-|altered, such change shall be in sidered new unles# the duties there-| mediately reported In writing by the Of are substantially different trom |proper head of the department to ‘of any other existing position |the commission e classified service. The com-| Section 11%. Each head of depart mi 1 ascertain the duties of|ment shall keep efficteney records bach office and place in the classt-|of all the employes in his depart- fied service and shall designate the|mont in the classified civil service, title of each, the class of service to|such records to be kept in the form which it belongs, and its grade, Kach|and according to the rules provided grade shall comprise offices and|by the civil service commission, und places having substantially similar|copies of such records furnished to Guties, For the purpose of estab-|the commission monthly. . The etvil lishing uniformity of pay for all of-|service commission shall also con- fices and places of employment|duct such efficiency Investigations classified in the same grade, th it may be requested to do by rates of pay shall be fixed for either the city manager or the heads grade, and advancement from a jow-|of departments, and shall report to fr to a higher rate in any grade|such manager or head of depart shall be made in accordance with|ment its findings and recommenda Tules prereribed by the commission. | ton The commiasion shal} in The offices and places so classified| vestigate the enforcement of the by the commission shall constitute |elvil service provisions of thin the classified civil service of the|charter and of Its rules, and the co City of Seattle, and no appointment |duct and action of employes tn the fo any of auch offices or places shali|classified service, and make reports be made except under and according |of its findings and recommendations to the provisions of this charter and|to the city manager and elty coun of the rules hereinafter mentioned; | cil, provided, such classification shall bo| Section 120, The commission shal! Fevised from time to time to con-|employ a chief examiner, who shall form to existing conditions, The|have general charge of ail examina~ compensation for all offices and act as secretary of the eom- places of employment within each fon, keep all ite records and e or rank shall be uniform, perform such other utiles as the Section 111. The commission shall may prescribe, The city sions, police the same. (c) Hereafter no Moonse shall be granted within the loon patrol fistrict herein described, exc part of District Number On ne and east of Sixth South between King and Hanford Streets, for any premises the in entrance to the ems a Thy lying pect pl to thority to construct and operate | west margin of Fifth Avenue to a avitrest. ratlway along, Upon, over|point seventy-five feet southerly Sr under any of sald atreeta, the city |from Pike Street; thence westerly, crncit ahall by resolution deter-|parallel with and seventy-five feet mine whether such franchise, or any | southerly from Pike Street to the attics. part thereof, shall be «ranted, and|wost margin of the alley between Section 188, All jaried officers |after such determination shall cause Third and Fourth Avenues ry ott extant police officers, notice of such application and reso-|southerly along the west margin of and all oth officers and employes | lution » be published once a week said alley to & point aixty feet north- having under their custody an8 eon-|for two consecuth weeks in the erly from Union Street; thence wect- trol money or property of the eity, elty offict wepaper, at the ex- erly, parallel with and sixty feet trol money or Rntering “upon “the |pense of the applicant, Buch reso-|northerly from Union Street to a e 1 eittice, give bond. with ap. |fution and notice shall specify the|point sixty feet westerly from T ot gl foe may Gutiets suretien, Lo the city in such [route or routes over and along|Avenue; thence southerly. parallel feet from the, ¢ Proved eure ns designated by ordi-|which it proposes to grant such|with and sixty feet westerly from| having no entranc sum a8 snditioned for the faithful |franchise, the period for which it i| Third Avenue to a point sixty feet jer communication anermance of hia duties and for|proponed to be granted, and shall |southerly from Union Street: thence | street Pert Orme net over of all moneys be-|further spectfy all the terms and| westerly, paraljel with and sixty) (f) jonging to the elty as provided furtitions thereof, including maxi-|feet southerly from Union Street to|tricts herein described law mur Of fare, by cash and|the west margin of the alley part of District. Number The bond of the chief of police | tickets ogulations pre-|tween Second and Third A hiong and east of Sixth shall also contain the condition that | serlt: thence putherly along the South, betw n King and he will pay all such actual damages jot 1 margin of said alley to the Feet ae. eoenee. ebell herent As may be sustained by any person | gross receipts margin of Cherry Street; thence|be granted which shall make the nteestad without @ warrant by rea- (into the elty vasterly glong the south margin number Heensed. places situated f any false or unlawful tm- | plication b rry Street to Third Aven ee teame block of land and front prisonment by or under the direc- | indirectly yalong Third Ax Ore came airaet .on Rion of such chief of polles. lor owner of any existing street rail-|Yesler Way nce east alc herein basements as well ection 184 ‘The annual salaries ay system, or the route or routes 1 Way Avenue premises and counting all of tee obeting officers of the city [asked for are auch as conatitute a|thence south on Fifth Avenue South| kinds of Hauor Heensos) except that virtual extension or oomnection = King Street; thence east on King |in cases where there were outatand- | | ections, namely Pike Street and Pike Street and Seo- Madison Street and Madison Street and Second Avenue, James Street and Second Avenue, James Street end Third Avenue, Yesler Way and Sec- ond Avenue; provided, that this re striction shall not apply to any ment situated at mpg 4 of said whose entrance ts on one ant at wixty ner, such basement ‘window or oth- with the ply with and abide by ail the re Guirements of the charter and ordi- fances of the City of Beattle, and will faithfully demean himself tn we. ue, in 1 except One lying Avenu Hante vues wort south | a nt of} | be paid treasury. the ap- made by, or directly or|Ch in behaif of the grantee, | southerly requir be City manager, twelve edly | 3 lany existing sya Vvon though |Street to Maynard Avenue; thence|ing on January first, nineteen hun- there be no appa fdentity of |south on Maynard Avenue ‘to Lane | dred and fourteen, valid Hoenses for ser eeahip, or probable community | Street; thence east on Lane Street | more than two Heensed places si OF interest, in any such case. the|to Seventh Avenue South: thence | uated on the ame block of land | tranch shall be granted only for|south on Seventh Avenue South to| fronting on the same street, the city la term equal to the unexpired fran-|Charles Street; thence east ¢ jfrometi-shall have the same discre. \eiine of the existing system with|Charles Street to Plghth Avenue |tion am in other cases to continue to wien “the new line Js proposed to,| South; thence south on Bighth Ave-| «rant Hoenses hereafter for the pre- | witch tne Msonventently, conpected,| nue Bouth to the point of Intersec-|cixe premises so in nae under such (hatranster arrangements shall be|tion of the east margin of Highth | icensos; provided, that when by rea- the grant enue South with the west margin | son of transfer or otherwise any {ities and app: of the right-of-way of the Northern | premises falling within the forego: required tn all n-|Pacific and Columbia and Puget|ing exception shall be abandoned as to be Sound Rathways; thence therly|a place for selling such Hauors, ¢ available for other franchise eran-jalong the west margins sald|he used for other purpose, said ex- fees, and for the city itself at|right-of-way to the north mid leeption shall no longer ‘apply to any ¢ during the grant, upon|Nevada (formerly Rainier) Street; | such premises. contribution of a fatr proportion of|thence west along the north side of | ( ‘The aggregate number of the cost and maintenance expense, |anid Nevada Street to Eighth Avenue |tiquor Heenses outstanding In the the fneluding any franchise valua-|South; thence north along Wighth|city, exclusive of hotel licenses not Mowance, and if the compen-|Avenue South to Hanford Street; | within the Hotel Liquor License din- for such common user ean- thence westerly along Hanford Rtroet |trict, and exclusive of purely whole- ees to the city other than his agreed voluntarily between |to Sixth Avenue South; thence north | sale’ licenses, as herain defined, Siar, o if han his (not ective grantees, or the city|along Sixth Avenue South to Hol-|shall not exceed three hundred and Bection 185. An office becomes |itself, it shall be fixed by arbitra-| gate Street; thence west along Hol-| fifteen un vacant on faliure to quality within | tion, each party appointing one arbi-|gate Street to the east margin of |city exceeds five hundred thousand thousand dollars; corporation coun- sel, six thousand dollars; mayor, five thousand dollars: comptrofier forty-two hundred dollars; treas urer, forty-two hundred | dollars. Each member of the elty coune!l shall receive five dollars for each Gay's attendance upon any meeting of the elty council, such compensi tion not t 14 for more tha sixty days’ attendance In any on jyenr. All other officers, subordinate ficera and employes of the elty ghail be paid such compensation as fs or may be fixed by ordinance. Th salary of any elective or appointive officer #shall not be Increased after fis election or appointment or dur ing the term for which he shall have been elected or appointed. No officer or employe of the city shall fecelve any compensation for his! Common rt |atipulated tn of n Btreat to the! ot, (er uf the 1 Street shall be deemed to be includ- [the provisions umber |¢! | | strictions governing and controlling |any that |t Avenue | virtue of the constitution and nue |be publi ‘a | adopter other | th Within the saloon patrol dis- | city that |purposes as r ed two uniess and jetty jetal |lands lwise provided by wv apecitic, bork or corporation Mauor Meense shall be as to the person, firm Heensed and ‘an t the particular premises where the same is to be used, and an to the person paying for the same. ‘The council may, in ite discretion ent to the transfer of any ¢ as to person or location, b: lee transferred to loca one for which uch een be ranted un der these charter provisions (1) No transfer of a license er as to person or location, sha allowed or granted without the writ ten consent of the person or poration who has paid for | the M or his or its assignee, Such r corporation shall be desis in the app for, the icenne or in () Every which is a renewal theretofore existing for theretofor cupied as a licens place for selling Mayors shall existing license or witt written consent of such owner any person paying or having he Neen to the city for any teense shall be deemed to be the owner of the same for the purposes of this clause and the last preced ing claw (k) No iNquor any elth nated grant premises and paid Heense shall be granted for a longer period thar one year, The sum required for any liquor license shall in no case be less than one thousand dollars per year except that licenses for the selling or giving away or other dls- posal of such liquors at wholesale only, wh shall be known wholesale Moenses, shall in be less than four hundred fifty do! lars per year ’ A wholesale Heense shall in no fo authorize or pormit the sale ing away or other disposal of re the same or any part thereof is to be consumed on the premises where a or otherwise disposed of, or in any premines used in connection therewith, and under such license the or must be sold. wiven away Aisponed of in quan tit les of not leas than one gallor f within any of the saloon patre rict and in quantities of not « Wholesale licenses id ss patrol dis not b pted except rers of rx or bot Don & to manufs liqt thereof The sum required to be paid for any Nquor license shall in no case be less than the amount required by ghe gen- eral laws of the state for huses or business of like character, and all icenne fees shall be collected and p into the city treasury before the ts suance of the license, and no rem sion of any such license fee shal made during the period for which it in granted: and the bond requi to be given by keepers or p prictors of saloons or drinking houses shall not in any case b fixed at less than two thousand dol- lars (1) Nothing contained in any of relating to ilquor licenses shal] be construed as re- quiring the efty counc!) to grant any Heense whether in renewal of a pre- viously existing Meense or otherwise or to consent to the transfer of any Noense. cLA™ Neither the ety coun- oard or author- valld or in any Section 147 cll nor any officer, ity ahall allow, mak manner recognize against the elty wh the time of its creation a claim against the same, nor shall ey or any of them ever a orize to be patd any demand without such action, would invalid, or which shall then be barred by any statutes of limitation. or for which the city never liable, and any such action shall be void Section 148. All claims for in- juries to the person, or for damages to personal property alleged to have been caused or sustained by reason of defects, want of repair or obstruction of any of the highways. streets, alleys, sidewalks, cro or public ways, or in any of ublic bulldings ‘belonging to, od or controlled by the city shall be presented in writing to thi counell within | thirty days after shall be alleged to such fnjurte have been received, Such cla shall estate the time, place, caus nature and extent of the alleged in- jurie so far as practicable, the actual residence of such claimant by street and number at the time of presenting such claim, and for six months {mmediately prior to the me such aim for damages ac- rued, and shall be verified by the affidavit of the claimant, to the ef- fe@ that the same Is true. The omtasion to present any such elatm in the manner or within th time In this section provided shall be a bar to an action against the city Bection 149. The city may es Meh and, under the direction of the ity manager, publish and circulate an official newspaper. Any and ell matters and proceedings required by aw, charter or ordinance to be pub- Msbed, shall be published therein ‘The city council shall fix and estab- ish advertising and subscription rates therefor, Nothing shall be published in such newspaper unless t pertains strictly to the city’s hurl~ neas. No political matter or any thing which advertises or calls spe- ‘Attention to any officer, em- ploye or department of the city or to any candidate for office, shall be published therein, Unt!! such city newspaper shall be established and plished a newspaper of general reulation published in the city hall be designated by contract as the official newspaper. TIDE LAND STREETS, Section 150. All streets, avenu and other public highways hereto- fore established upon, over or across tide lands within the City of Seattle, or Into the waters of Lake Washineton, La Union, Green Lake or other lakes, streams — or los of fresh water within the of Seattle, either under and by laws uw City of the State of Washington or whereby |der and by virtue of any charter or of ordinance of the City of Seattle, or ing of the Uquors | by the dedication of any plat with- or by any other lawful authority ‘established as public streets or highways, are hereby con- tinued, established and declared to streets or highways of the City of Seattle, subject to the same power of the city to control, im- in the city, 1) hereafter be granted for|prove or vacate the same as is or situated within thirty |shall be provided for oth public streets and highways within the elt Jection 151, Whenever and wher- ever any street located or extended or to be located or extended acro: any harbcr area, tide lands or sho: Thall be within any unit of the comprehensive scheme of har- bor improvement now or herenfter by the port commission of the Port of Seattle and ratified by Yote of the people of the port dis- trict of the Port of Seattie, the con- rol of sald stree and the title to y lands belonging to the city which shall fall within the Mmits of such unit shall pass to and be vested in the Port of Seattle at the expiration of thirty day fter the id port commission Bh adopted a resolution dectaring that the port is prepared to make actual use of the same by the improve- nent, the-eof and @ certified copy of such resolution shall have been filed with the city clerk; provided, as to any such street or lands e is nevertheless reserved to the such use f the shir for y not end tie e the use of t saime by ort of Seattl for commerce navigation and, provided that, if p r to the adoption uch resolution, the elty shall ve improved such street or lands the same shall not so pass or be vested until the olty council shall have adopted an ordinance so declartn MISCE \EOUS SUBJECTS. Section All books and ree- ords of every office and department shall be open to the Inspection of the public at_any time during busi- ness houre Coples or extrarts from such books and records, duly certi- fied, shall be given by the officer having the same in custody person demanding th paying such fees. as serib 4 by ordin ee. Section 158. Except when other- w or this ebar- all public offices shall be kept n for business every day, except Sundays and legal holidays. from he eelock in the forenoon until five o'clock in the afternoon Section 154, Every officer author- ized by Inw or ordinance to «allow, audit or certify demands up: treasury, or to make any investion tia shall have power to administer paths and affirmations and take and hear testimony con the and further of h to any same, and nay be’ pre- tll the population of the|cerning any matter or thing relat ing thereto. the | | ection 186. Rvery officer shall approve, allow or nay any mand treaw ix w, ordinance charter, shall be Mable to individually and on tor the amount paid by the such demar eof th awfully due olty ther Bection 166. an otherwt |vided by la this chart officor, board ined to appoint any uneiatant 2, #8 |right to ren pointed Hection platting the e within or the fr Uni leputy, all have person #0 187 of of ablin the herel mn 168 the city, or thereof, ‘on ny oF Sunday by wa and #ix o'clock in following day, The establiahmen new cemeteries, the exinting cemeteries ment of mausole limits of the City of pr i rk E shall net employe lege of conmt rk, nor # such morning ¢ any corporation or other way of construction ¢ Jany structure upon the elt nary emergency, upon the written city manager of any prov ection by any person tion owning any franc Junder or along such et other public place, bis or title and Interest In such pall be forfeited, cane shall a be permitte |struction of railroad, te trict Hmght ity ing permit there | manager ction remova! Mey ‘or ithd f extraor lthen only ion of its rf frane In any egraph. ne oF street other public + from the 169 Every officer ‘aay, the even- under public except I em who 4 ot author this eity his officer! bend Ly upon emount untment author= ork the ap- t or Ox and ume ‘Be be officer or holl- ruce hall or the by person by 1 of or en ermis- in cane this cr corpora= #9 In, Over, alley oF ht, ine no corporation oF person to commence the con- or other telephone, eleee in the city without first obtains ity or agent of the city, who shall have re« cel ing or b to the ¢ any mon city, spall pay over the same to the | urer, If auch officer or 1 to pay over euch money to treasurer within after vecely shall be ount 160. stablished and m h to pay discharged freight and exp charges, telegrams, jer incidental |. Section 161 bureau, division make ann to the cit: seribe pe expenses Each and office si counell 6 ordinance. Section 162. Every officer or ye of the city, whose duty it e to enforce any law or ordin jor any rule or regulation of a {partment, shall be vested with lice pow Section i63 by and revenues accruing to the during the year ninetees hum and fifteen shall continue to be counted for in and to from the varlo P: fect in the reorganization, new funds created by budget or established. are ntil such time or times purse of administration established the ment to the new funds to which balances shall be assigned. Section 164. All ordinances force at the time this ¢ therewith, shall remain in force Umftation. Section 168. of the City of Seattle is hereby. B dey of March, 1916. jection 166. All this charter with ri inations and elections sh force from and after day of January, 1915. All provisions of this charter shall come effective at twelve — o’ci provisions 1915." At the general municipal tion to be day after first Monda Mareh, . mayor and rounciimen rhall be elected. Ne tons for such offic made and such election shall conducted in all respects as in charter provided, and upon the tion and qualification of said and councilmen the terms. of resent mayor and of all th ers of the present city shall cease and fifteenth twelve o'cloc officers. subordinate officers employes of the City of Seattle continue in office and in the formance of their duties until successors are appointed and qi fled under the provisions of charter. It is the express inten! y to continue the ng government of the City of Seal except as to matters pertaint the Nomination and election o! ficers under this charter, until first olection and qualification. held on the firs Section 167 propose and submit to the el of the city any amendment to charter at any general election to be held at least days after the adoption by the cil of the resolutio Any amendment shall also be mitted to the voters upon the tion of qualified electors eq number to fifteen per cent of votes cast at the last municipal election, which peti shall be filed with the city ¢! least ninety days before the genera) municipal election and be checked by him provided for initiative ordinani provided it shall be submitted to the co: tion counsel, who shall attach t to his opinion as to its legality. Amendment so proposed, either the elty council or by law. If any such amendment ts approved by |jority of th it shall bec amendment {8 submitted at the jin such voted upon separately. ALTERNATE PROPOSITION the election to mission of this charter: Alternate Proposition One: “Provided, however, jthe tension of an existing system (residence district, and does not jelude any trunk’ line or route, the city council, In tt jtion, may « out trackage facilities that said. grant is subject to ple of the city acting selves by the initfative and refe: dum, at any time subsequent to «rant, to repeal, ame’ or m! the said grant with due regai the rights of the grantee and interest of the publi the ballots erst at sald alternate be in favor of Its adontion, such alternate proposition nun li44 of sald charter, at the in sald charter, A | ERTIFICATE. STATE WASHINGTON, #8. We of th general Suid city on the &4 day 1914, under the rovisions of constitution and laws of th of Washington, to charter by altering, changing, vising, adding to or repealin: existing charter of the City o do hereby certify t olng charter has been prey by us and ts hereby the charter for said city. N WITNESS WHEREOF, we hereunto set_our hands this 24 of Ma A. D. 1914. WM. HICKMAN MOORB, 0. B. THORGRIMBON, W. A. MAJOR, WILLIAM M. CALHOUN, c. J, ERICKSON, A. V. BOUILLON, A LIPPY, ELMER B. TODD. Jas B. BAGLBSON, AL % WM. PITT TRIMBL. the undersi City of Seattle, elected at. pall otherwise When such new funds balances, in funds replaced or discontinued, shall be credited by transfer or apportion= ich such belong= immediately y treas. igent shall the forty-eight ng the same, liable to the city in double he A contingent fund intained city ress tage and oth- department ha! al and such other reports it may pre- Fai ee, de- po- All moneye possesned dred disbursed funds existing at the time this charter shall take ef: e be arter si {80 Into effect, and not inconsistent Ul repealed or until they expire by The present charter Fe- Jed to take effect on the fifteenth first other be- ock, noon, on the fifteenth day of March, jece officers as in this charter provided, — but no longer. MENDMENTS. The city council may in” the next ; in the manner thet prior to the circula- tion of aald petition for signatures, ere- y petition, shal be published in the manner provi proposed ma- lectors voting thereon, mea part of this char- ter; provided, that if more than one election the same shall be submitted manner that each may No. The following separate aiereate proposition shall be submitted to the people for adoption or rejection at e held upon the sub= yee that roposed franchise be for an ex= can Gincres nt the franchise with- the provision for common user and appurte~ nances, and without the reservation the right of the elty council or the peo- for them- aie the Tf sald proposed charter ts ado! a tet ia ‘Clection on propesition number then ye shall become a part of > ay paragraph two thereof, as indicated OF CoUN- TY OF KING, CITY OF SEATTLE, ned freeholders the municipal, election held in of Mareh, the te he submitted ag ve Chairman. Secretary, toipal sixty coun- of submission. sub-