The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 6, 1914, Page 9

emeree tsrase E CHARTER or THE - City of Seattle ny Continved trom Page § may be made during the of any contract to the ex ent of elehty-five per cent Value of the work performed or ma terials delivered under such contract] tices or |rervice and reported by the city man-jaminat @uriny mate; age. tion 101. No contract with the elty for any public work, tmprove Ment or pureh. ail any calendar month, as esti her without first having thereon the consent of the board o Swards and adjustments, and of t Sureties on the contractor's bond And no transfer or assignment there of shall in any e affect such bond, or the ilabiiity of the thereon, and any assignment or transfer thereof, except by 8 tion of law, without such co mt and waiver, shall make the same Mull and vold, as to any further performance thereof by the con tractor or his dasiqna without any Sct on the part of the city: and the board of awards and justments Shall at once proceed to re-let such contract, or may, in Ite discretion roceed to complete the same he awent, and at the expen uch ssienment, nafer, abandonment OF surrender, either voluntary otherwise, of any contract wit elty for any public work, improve ent or purchase, nor any © any such contract, nor any tension of time in which to plete any such contract, shall operate to rel: the su the bond herein provided Section 102, The board of awards and adjustments may, whenever In its Judement the surety such bond is Insufficient, require a new OF additional bond to be filed within ten days after notice, and upon all work on such contract shal © until such new or addittonal bd shall be approved sald board, and if ¥ such contractor shall fall for ten days after notice to file a new or additional bond. his contract shall, by that fact alone become fully ended and vold as to future performance thereof. and thereupon the board shall order such Gontract 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 uretion, Section 103. If shall for any reason become en or void, and the board shal! comp the same as tn this charter p ed, and the costs of #0 Such contract. shall excesd amount unpaid by the city upon Such contract at the time the same hall become ended or votd. In # ease it shall be the duty of the « poration counse! to at once com Mence an action in the name of the city against such contractor and his sureties for the recovery of the dit- ference in amount between the cost of #0 completing such contract and the amount unpald by the city there- the time the same became end vod. Section 104 Been a party to a elty, and having failed to Fequirements thereof, shall be di malified from being a party to further contract with the city f & period of two years from the tir of hie delinquency BUDGET AND TAX Section 105 The ry department, shall prepare annually hud- Ket to show their estimated expend! tures and revenues for the ensuing laaaified according to ally itemized, with labor or service shown separately from supplies, materials apperatue It may include em- etmency funds, to be expended, how- ever, only in cases of unforeseen emergency. Such budget shall also how the corresponding proved in a wnineumbened previous year. rubmitted to the and adjustments not ex m- ever on ny such contract . od Any person hav ontract with nees from. The budget «> board of later than the first day of June, and by sald board) to the counctl not the fifteenth day of July. Section 104. The consolidated bud- get shall be the basis for the det mination of the tax leyy by the eounc!l for the ensuing fiscal year ‘The total tax levy for any one year for all pw except for the pa ment of Interest on and the redem tion of the general bonded indedt neas of the city, ehail not exceed twelve mills on each dollar of the aasessed valuation of property In the city. The first b: prepared un- der this charter shall include all cur- rent Iabilities or deficits expec to exist at the « of that fiscal int of which may or in part in e: cess of the above limitat but the ponte Serived eoratvem aa be ex- nied only for specific pur- oe a for which they are levied. ereatter no deficiency shall he created except in case of extraordt- nary emergency which shall be ex- pressed in the ordinance creating much deficiency and then only by a of the entire city Every official ¥ hoard or body co: trolling the expenditure of funds shall be personally liable for any overdraft of budget funds under his or their direction, unless such over- Graft shall have been Incurred tn a case of emergency consisting of a condition or accident requiring !m mediate action with no specific ap- nd no tran pended b of the budget to another shall allowable Fx- cept when such has been authorized by the council! upon the city man agers recommendation. Section 16%. There shall be a fund for each public utility operated by the city, into which shall be paid ail revenues derived from such utility, which shal) be devoted pri- fly to the payment of the ox- es of operation and maintenance, cost of extensions and the re- demption of the bonded indebted- noss thereof. CIVIL, SERVICE. Section 109. ‘There shall be an un- salaried civil service commission of three members appointed by | the mayor. The members of the exis ing efvil service commisston — ahi continue in office for the terms for which they were appointed. and their successors shall be appointed to serve for terms of four years each. and until their successors have qual- ified. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term. Two commissioners shall constitute a quorum. The ma may at any time, for good remove any commissioner. No commissioner shall be removed for political reasons. Section 116. Upon the adoption of this charter the commission shall Classify the service required of the employes of all departments with reference to the ties, responsl- bilities, and authority thereof for the purpose of fixing and maintain- ing standards of service and fnatio 4 in establishing detailed information all be secured from respective apartments. Such classification shall include all of- fices and places of employment now ater than Section member of or pi with the provia \e w ja t t of the be presorit hereafter be health assigned or transferred in any man-! indorsed | form the t *|presoribed by areties | which |scope of examinatt P alment of|the right to designate ontractor ang his sureties. Nojer in or not or| Every app the|cept laborers and applicants for pro- m mange fee of jing t y P * « m a bi ” * i. © * © ne | min helsire to fulfil! the | exam Pp ps and | position division and of-lto P om a there sha * m iv it m ry nm Be ct * ry r * el °' ¥ 7; hi °! bs m r It 4 e | 4 |p! pi Ily Pp a © le F \a t ja Pp be PD or termined by reference to tieadle. for the cla titton sion than commission may certify a less num- th persons certh ments shall be on pro! commission names of candidate: tater thereon for a time to be limited by meet extraordinary exigenct tem tn ments under the provisions o included this brary department. the private sec- troller |work of a special or tems |ment working, upon the head of such 4 Investigation and to writing shell be temporary, service and of all thon in the service from any cause and rules not in confitet thia charter xe *, appoint movels, in of force. leaves of mission i ake changes in provide the into effect ereot, The shall ap ke necessary overning vente, Pp (mati trons anatore, 4 Daenoe, and th m time t o extating ~ eee nd for the publication t IVil service commission oint a board of examiners of three embers, Who shall examine 4 ertify all applicants for engine conses under such rules as may d by sald commission Section 112, All applicants for of » @ classified eivil ubjec shail on, mpetitive, and the United States with mitations aa ¢ habits, exp and qualitte utles of the offic be filled, of which in advan xamination, Such — @: all be practical in thelr d shall relate to tho: will fairly the relativ ity of the persor mined te harge the duties of the poaltions » which they seek to be appointed nd shall include, when appropriate of physical qualifications: ealth and manual or professional Ki, The o n shall from ime to time © with the heads f departments as to the nature haractsr or ehal e of the ations racter matter all ru loyes for their r The commis 0 in the offic to act a joant for exaraination, ex- f the city, notion examination in em- shall pay an ne dollar, Pref nt shall, all of equal, be given ity and heads of families, The mintasion shall provide b hotice of the time, place and ope of every examination Section 118. A re I be repared from the returns of the arious examinations for each grade F class of positions In the cl ervice of the city containing al! ere tan rade hot | pin ben the rules of th ote on, otherw ixible, and such persone shall take rank upon the register in the order f thelr relative excellence as de examination, without riority of time of ex mination. H persons who have en removed from classified tl service, through reduction in ount of lack of work Jaced on such eligible taking their rank thereon tn ordance with their standing on riginal examination as modified by olr efftctency standing during th the immediately prior val mn 116. rule in Sect! tte The commission shall on the ba sentority upon examination, and provide that vacancies shall led by promotion, where prac All examinations for pro: notion shall be competitive among uch membere of the next lower rade, who have served # required am time in such grade, as de submit themselves to such ation The examinations for romotions 4 certifications andidates shall be the same, As may be, as provided riginal appointment Section 115. The artment or office tanding hall of as 4 of the de in which ar ified der this act ts shall notify the com any vacancies and the ertity be ft reases 0 many highest upon the register or grade to which suc tion belongs, except that tn ca borers where a chotce by compe ts impracticable the comm may provide by tts rules t lections may be made by lot from mong those candidates proved fit by xamination. Where there is moi one position to be filled, the tanding er than three for each nay also limit the number of tir same person may be certified he appointing officer shall notify ¢ comm: mh separately of each sition to be filled and whall fill h places by appointment from the 4 to him by the com- or, which appoint tien for > be fixed by the rules. Th: may strike off we from the - remained office, and nineion — the ertod after they hi ule. Before the ex eriod of probation, the head of th: artment or office in which a can ie employed may, for good a him upon ai his reasons therefor If he ti tration of the complete, To prevent toppage of publ! business, the or to ppointing officer may, with the ap- roval of the commission, make orary appointments to ‘remain forea not exceeding sixty days only until regular int this nd harter can be madi Section 11 following city fficers and employ: hall not be In the classified civil ser- foe: All elective officers, the heads f all departments, bureaus and divi- the city clerk, the chief of corporation th ante and mployed nt viatdn of alth and sanitation, the members f the various boards provided by charter, the employes of the etaries of the mayor and the city nanager, and the chief deputy comp. provided, that when the city the services of experts for rary na regularly re equire ure and which ts not uired in any department, the com allow appointment for ervice without examination. tion 117, All persone in the lassified civil service shall be sub- for good cause, to suspension fore period of not exceeding thirty ays, OF removal from office or em- loyment by the head of the depart- in which such employe is artment filing with the civil ser- jee commission his reasons for euch juspension oF remov: Any em- loye so removed m within ten ays after hi moval, demand en ia ectvil service omminsion shall thereupon make uch Investigation and shall submit jits findings, together with its recom- ndations, to the city manager in a h employe is In one of the partments under the control of he manager, or to the mayor tn aso said employe Is working in a jepartment, the head whereof Is ap nted by the mayor. The decision ¢ the city manager or mayor as reinstatement shall in ali ca: 6 finml, Section 118. Immediate notice tn n by the ap- jointing officer to the comm: ft all appointments, made {i transf. romo- tions, or other resign: changes he date thereof, and a record of in exiatence or which ray be trere-|the aame shall be kept by the com- after established In vice except those expreasly exempt ed in section 116, No office or place ereated by the council shall be con fdered new unless the dution there of are substantially different from those of any other existing posit in the classified service. T mission shall ascertain the d gach office and place in the class fied service and shall designate the title of each, the class of rervice to which it belongs, and its grade. Bach grade shall comprise offices and the city’s ser-| m t Pp: m s a \b nission, When any place of em. loyment is created or abolished. or compensation attached theret ered, such change shall be tm tely re in writing by mis § 119. ‘ re rent in the classified | nervice uch records to be kept tn the form nd according to the rules provided the civil service commission, und places having substantially similar|copies of such records furnished. to For the purpose of extab- Mwshing uniformity of pay for all of- fices and pla of employment classified tn thy me ar thri rates of DAY # fixed for each grede, and advancement from a low er to higher rate in any grade shall be made in accordance with rules prescribed by the commisston. The offic and places #0 classified by the comminsion shall constitute the classified civil service of the City of Seattle, and no appointment fo any of such offices of places shal) be made except under and according to the provisions of this charter and of the rules hereinafter mentioned provided, such classification shall be Fevised from time to time to con- for to existing conditions. The tofapensation for all offices and places of employment within each shall be uniform, fon shall duti t " a e o' ¥ e le a be ° hi to the clty tions, mol perform euch other duties as bormmission may prescribe. Th commiasion monthly commission shall efficiency he ervice uct such s it may ither the city mana f departments, and » 0 con inventigations ted to do by or the heads all report to such manager or head. of Aepart.|¢ city council Ment Its findings and recommenda. | for not to bs, tons The commisston tigate the enforcement vil service provisions harter and of Its rule: uct and action of employes in the Inesified service, an ake reports f its findings and recommendations manager and city coun shall tn- of the of this and the con 41. Section 120. The commineion «hall mploy a chief examiner, who shall ave general charae of all examina- secretary of the com- ajl ite records and the city fon, nd | rule| of] The civil| eounot! peni shall provide of the commiasto woh clerical or other aw may be necessary Section 121, No person ot Jeball wilfully or corruptly or obstruct any person in respect jto his or her right of examination, or corruptly or falsely mark, rade, extimate or report upon the ex amination or proper standing of any person examined bh or ald In dotng so, or wil upt ly make any false mentation concerning the san cerning |the person examined Aly OF uptly furnish to any person any special or seoret information for the rpowe of elther Improving or In ring the prospects or chances of ernon #0 ined or to be ‘employed tor moted. tion No person in or seeking adm shall be appolnted. nded, or in any way favored or discriminated against, be ce of political opinions or affilia jttons or religious beltef. N oft cer or employe of the city shall directly or indirectly, sollett ° elve or give, or be in any manner conce! in iting, receivin. «living any subseription r contribution political party or political purpose whatao ever, The civil service employes shall refrain from partisan activity in munictpal campalens Seotion 128, No applicant for ap point motion In the clas jaitied hall either di reotly or In tly pay or promise to pay ¥ money or other valuable hing to any person whatever fe F On account of his appointment ¢ promotion, nor shall he ask for ¢ reoelve any Fr pmmne! tion or af sistance from any officer or ei ploye in sald service, or of any oth- er person, in consideration of any Political service to be rendered tr OF for such person, or for the pro- motion of auch person to any office or ap ent 9 recommenda Uen y ny fficer, cit jounty state or national, except to char acter, res nee or fitness of the poe t shall be received or con sidered by any person concerned In jany examination or appointment un der thie charter, and no recommen jdation whatever Ni be made by or accepted from the mayor, city m LY ® fr any member of the city tion 1m The shall certify to the by | all appointments to ace flees In the ob itted etvil and all vacancies occurring therein Neither the comptroller or auditin. body shall approve the payment nor ab or pay. nalary ny person fe wervice of the elty spying an office or ployment eceording to the provisions of law, and is shown by the certi the of the civil service commis nm to be entitied to payment there | for, | Section 1256. Any civil Ploye who shall wilfully culpable nee vic the civil service prov arter, a who shall be thereof after a trial before the civil comm: ” u dls missed from the service of the ctty and be Ineligible to reappointment. Any officer or employe of the city, other than those holding office un- der the civil rvice, who shall wtl- j fully or through culp gence violate any of the efvil ser |¥ice provisions of this charter who shall be convicted fortelt. his office or shall be Ineligible t flee or place of employ the elty thereafter, Any ' son wh . wilfully, or th leulpable # violate any of twit rovie of thie leharter #h punished as pre |scribed by ord fe elty coun |cth ahall provide by ordinance for cutione under this section. tion 1 Any person in sitied civil service who shall injured tn the discharge of du as to be temporarily disabled, all unless otherwise compensate re etve during such disability full pay for not to 4 thirty days or halt y for not ¢ exceed = six mont. and If euch & reons shall be injured while tn the ares of duty 30 a8 to be perma for an indefinite length such person shall receive pay wht um disability continues fn an amount to b fixed by the city councl!, not exceeding twenty per ent of the pay recelved by such person at the time of Injury, The comm! fon ail preseripe rules as may be necessary "for o tying out the parm o' and may provide of boner for dalstin: * ation theret re | moved or siap: ervice em- of through ate any « pe of this onvicte pre the be * of duty Section 127, ‘The head of any 4 partment shall grant fifteen daye vacation with pay in any one ye to any person or employe in the ser- view of the city who has been requ- lary and continuously employed for at least one year, Section 124. All th of the adoption re reguiar civil service em- ployes shall continue to perform [thelr respective duties under and laubject to the provisions of thie |charter. These who by the adoption of thie charter are for the first jtime included in the classified civil |service, and who have prior to t [adoption continuously served th loity in the same capacity for s nonthe immediately prior the shall be qualified for their respective positions without further examina tion, aub to classification by the commission OFFICERS, TERMS AND SALARIES Section 129. Elective officers of the City of Seattle shall be the mayor and the members of the city council, The appointive officers of the City of tt all be all those appointed by the n hand the olty. vided tn thie charter. Section 130. The term of elective officers shall be for two years and antil thelr su ors are elected and qualified. Uniess otherwise expressly pro- vided in this char the term of ery appointive officer shall be | fe four and, excep n Case jof remove until bis successor is appointed and qualified Section 181 he terme of all of. |ficera elected by pop vote sha lcommence at twelve o'clock, noon, lon the second Monday after thelr and they shall quallfy be fore sald date. The terme of all other officers shall commence upon the date of thetr qualification, which shall be within ten days after their election of appointment, unless th time for qualification is extended by the appointing power. *gection 182. Every officer of the city and each of h tatants, bi fore entering upon the dutt of his office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that he will sup. port the constitution of the United States and of the State of Washing ton and th h will faithfully co: ply with and abide by all the re quirements of the charter and ord! nances of the City of Beattie, and will faithfully demean himeelf in office. Section 123. All salaried officers of the city, except police officers, and all other officers and employes having under their custody and con- trol or property of the city. shall, ing upon the aut give bond, with ap- proved sureties, to the city fn such sum ae shall be designate: 7 ordi. hance, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and for the payment over of all moneys be- jonging to the city as provided by The bond of the chief of police shall also contain the conditidn that 6 will pay all tual damagen may. be a rrested with A 1 of unlawful prisonment. t nder the tion of such eblet of police, Section 1%, The annual salaries of the following officers of the city shail. be: City manager, twelve |thousand dollars; corporation coun wel, mix. thousand dolla mayor. five thousand dollars: comptrail ltorty-two hundred dollars; — tre urer, forty-two hundred ' dollars. Rach member of the efty councli anall rocelve five dollars for each day's attendance upon any meeting much compen: to be pala for more than aw’ attendance tn any one other officers, subordinate employer of the city uch compensation ar od by ordinance, The salary of any elective or appointive Mfficer shall not be Increased after lhie election or appointment or dur ling the term for which he shall have been elected or appointed. No lofficer or employe of the elty shall selve any compensation for his services to the eclty other than his alary. Section 135. An office becomes vacant on fafiure to qualify within | election, ed b ne warrant by rea tm direc tion not |atxty da ear. Al lofticers and shall be paid lis or may he ff | jh | bravery or service while in the line} STAR—SATURDAY, JUN 6, 1914—PAGE 9 the the limited b two fall to the death or ren por t a third, h arbitration ahall the parties, It of the city counc ve nd the be all on m vothioe Hy OF remignation of the tnoumbent, or] F f suc hin removal from or absence from| binding upon the ofty for sixty daye without leave the duty of the olty councll, or upon an ed orporate in every such franchine Wdleation of Insanity by & court of|effioiont provisiona for the eompul mpetent jurisdiction; by ® con-|sory arbitration of all disputes |vietion of drunkenness, of by any|which may arise betw the Permanent disability, preventing the | & 6 oF hin succemse proper dich fe duty and his, ite or their Neation y appointive of-| to matter of «i flee be at it ahall be] wa The prop [filled tn the manner as shail further contain all other reser tinal appointment and the yations and limitations set forth in intes to the vacancy shall thin charter and the lawe of the it he unexpired term. state, (Alternate proposition No. 1 Sleotive office becom ted with thle rier, to be city counct! hall fill here and t o & part of the unexpired ¢ rter, If this he |the manner el ere provided tn this charter Rect! 187, The * power to remove 12k, Of any of tte membe « |witltul violation of duty during hy rporation who will ae term of office or for the commis t and operate unde [ston of a crime or mindemeanor, | sald franchine at the lowest rates of pon charges preferred by any m-| fare, to be substituted In lieu of the |ber of the city council, It two-| maximum rates sot forth in the re thirds of all the members of the/lution. Bidding for. the. fra ity counctl 1 find the accuned|#hall be in accordance with gullty, then acoused for-| stone of this charter in felt hie shall| bide made on city cont of the) as such provisions may be applica o# and @hall have the ri«ht to|ble, and the city counctl may, reject appear with counsel and make bis/any and ail bide and may refuse to jdefense at the trial held on #uch|grant @ franchise for all oF any charges. | Part of the route for which applica Section 188, No officer, eubordi-|tion wae made. Each bid must be hate officer or employe of the city | accompanied by a certified check jehali hold any other office or posi-| payable to the ality treasurer for th |tion, federal, etate, county or munt-|#um of one thousand dollars an cipal, except In the National Guard|the amount of the check sball & notary public, or hold any | for a aid to the elty ffice or position with thel cam awful bidder shall or be directly or indirectly in-| to the franchise, and upon tn any contract with or for|acceptance, the sum so paid shall of the city, or become surety |be credited to the grantee on ac- for the performance of any much|count of percentages, The city contract. No officer shall accept |counct! shal) consider the bids, and from any rallroad or street ratiroad|with due reward to cash and ticket forporation operating In whole or|fares, transfer regulations and con tn part In the elty, any pass or free| nections, shall 4 a dosignate transportation oF ortation |the bidder whose pr offers the upon any terms a lowent fares to people, not ex open to the ceeding the maximum rates name violation in the resolution. Thereupon, If th f thin seotion Proposed franchise be for any fotture of the office system, or include any — busin the person violating thoroughfares or any trunk line or officer gullty of anyon route upon which no tracks free transportation have been laid unde ny previous tion upon terme not franchise, then the 4 franchi public generally, shall shall be submitted to the vote }to the olty the qualified electors at th ten him by sulng general municipal election for thetr Iffeation or rejection. If |the demimnated best bidder shall of fer and provide the expense of « ect the city eouncl! may authorize the vote to be taken Bt & special election. If the pro- powed franchise be for an extension of an existing-syatem In a re district and * not | not be submitted unless the city © 10 direct, or a referendurr tion signed by a number of qual! |fled vot equal to not less than {SIX per cent of the total registration for th 8 yoar, be flied with the elty rk, within thirty daye after the official publication of th | Section 141. Every contractor nation of the best bidder fo Jeub-contractor or city officer per Proposed franchise, and during forming any work for the City of |*al@ period of thirty days the fran- |Neattle upon streets, public places | © hall be in abeyance If no or public. property, shall pay or |Teferendum petition be filed, the cause to be pald to his employes on |city counct! may finally pass the such work not less than the current ordinance and grant the franch rate of wages paid by the City of |If a referendum petition be filed the Seattle for work of iike character franchise shall be submitted to vot and in no event leas than two ana|of the qualified electors at the next venty-five hundredths dollars per |#eneral election or at a special elec aid contractor and sub-con-/tion, If the proposed ee shall ail,” on such "work. ive {fer and provide the expense there nee to resident lavorere. A| of. and the city counct! snall author. ation of any of the provisions of |!x6 the same. Official publication this section by any contractor notices of lec conduct and sub-contractor, shall be sufficiant|™Manner of elections, preparation of ground for the forfeiture of his con-| Official ballots, counting and can tract \y sning of vo and certifying of ART commis |roturns of any election on the grant Section 143. ‘The city ing of a franchise shall be done sub authorts create a non stantially as te provided for the people on If the pro nebfares and) nee recelves fen and appear. |in ft y of all the ance of engineering works such Inst the same, bridges, viaducts, water towers, re be deemed to be ratified. and taining walle. aetreet fixtures and|the clty counct! may thereupon Jother related structures, city butid-/finally pase and adopt the same. If Jings and public works of art }it fall to receive said majo in OCAL IMPROVEMENTS. ite favor, the fra rdinance vacant the the same for by election In | inserted this oh olty counst) frangh ffored and advertived ertain the person or loth ity in fall shall work or po the same. Any pling such pase or transports open to th also forfeit pald “8 h miscond Yo elective officer ot hall be eligible to any ap polntive office in the city during the term for which he eted URS OF LABOR. Section 140. In all public works done by or for the city, either by day's work or by contract, elaht pail constitute « “s work and no employe of the city on city k or of any contractor or sub of such work shall + to work longer than elaht In any one calendar day, x ceoptine e of extraordinary emergency as defined by law MINIMUM WAGK. nell pet ctor | required ON counet! te ried bite Domed pinces, and the 4 th shall be | deeme: no Section 143. The city sha’ or "prostamen te had power to make jocal imp thereunder And levy and collect spect ments therefor in w and may provide for f all or @ part of the « lave yvements precedure [tension of any exieting franchises or any rights thereunder, as in the |arant of a new franchise No street pense of any local } roveme |rallway franchise shall in any event ts nda, 4 te tmpre i nt distri a (ce granted, extended or renewed te or 0 uediany date beyo Decemb: t and sold by the city, provide that rr ‘ eet evens Decemmer 428 ho ordinance Initiating any | loc A. minority of the city counci!, In Improvement shail be effective over |olading mot than one-third of the written objections of the own- all the members elected, shall have ere of a majority of the lineal front-| the rieht and power to | a [age and of the area within the| referendum vote on a franchise ord: mits of the proposed tmprovement |nance without the filing of eny pet Gistrict filed with the city clerk ition therefor. Prior to the final passage of such Rection 165. Every franchise ordinance, unless it ehall re ve the steam reiiroad tracks upon any affirmative vote of at least two-letreet. alley or public place. shail thirds of all the members of the/contain a Provision permitting joint city counctl user of euch tracks by the city and i FRANCHISES, the Port of Beattie, upon such terms franchiee, Heht or privitegs shall /era,comaguons #8 shall be specifi "i ti he ordinance f - be subject to the right of the city | chive cated csoraeb IQUOR LICENSES, council, or th copie of the city Beotion 146 The power of thi iven by the initia and referendum, at any time city.counct! to grant fiquor loenses hall be subject to the Iimitations eguent to the grant, to rep restrictions heretnafter set for or modify the sald grant j with due regard to the rights of the | and | Rrantee and the interest of the pub-| forth jIle; and to cancel, forfelt and abre-| (a) Hereafter no lloense (except jwate any such grant if the fran-|& wholesale license ae hereinafter chise granted thereby te not operat-|4efined) shall be granted to any ed in full accordance with Its provi-| person Or persons, authorizing the sion ;and at any time dur-|aale or @iving away or other dis arant to acquire, by pur-| posal of any Intoxtoating, spirituous or condemnation, for the use|malt, vicous, mixed or fermented city iteeit all ‘the property| iauore at any place within | the get within the [imits of limite of the City of Beattie outside nite atreet#, acquired or con-|of the districts hereinbelow deaix- Rated for the «ranting of itcense except as otherwine epecificalis value, which shall not include any | hereinbelow provided. The city coun- vainetion of the franchi: itael jell In ite discretion, subject to the which shall thereupon minate,|limitations herein stated, shall have and every ordinance making authority to grant such licenses such grant shall contain « reserya-| within the limits of the four saloo: tion of these rights of the city coun-|patro! districts hereinbelow de. ell, and of the people of the hey act-|scribed, it being understood that the ine for themeaecives by the Imitiative| designation of any street in defin and referendum, to so rm ai, amend|ing the boundary of any of the dis or modify id ordinance, and to/|tricts herein contained shall be tnker }s0 cancel, forfelt and abrogate the|to mean and Include within the jerant, and to #0 acquire trict premises with frontages upon erty of the grantee in Ither aide of the street named, but streets acquired or constructed when a sp fle margin of any boun der said franchise, an hereinabove | Gary street le designated, it shall b yet forth. The city counct! shall not| taken to mean and Include within the consider or grant any application |district only frontages upon enld for extension of the period of any | margin of sald street |franchise, nor any new franchise| BOUNDARIP F SALOON covering ail or any substantial part|TROL DISTRICT NUMBER of the rights or privileges of any | Beginning at the intersection of Fir existing franchise, untl! within| Avenue and Wal) Street and running three years of the expiration of the | thence erly on Wall Street to th and t only after| west margin of the alley between val by ma-|First and Second Avenues: thence jority vote of the qualified electors, |southerly on the weat margin of sald The city counct! shall not grantjalley to the ith margin of Pine authority to construct a street ratl-| Street; thence easterly on the south way, or lay down street ratiway|margin of Pine Street to the west tracks along, upon, over or under|margin of Third Avenue: thence any of the streets of the city, ex-|southerly on the west margin of cept in manner and on the terma| Third Avenue to Pike Street: thence following: Upon the application be-|ensterly on Pike Street to Firth ing made to the city council for| Avenue; thence southerly on the Jauthority to construct and operate| West margin of Fifth Avenue to a a street railway along, upon, over|point seventy-five feet southerly or under any of sald streets, the city|from Pike Street; thenco westerly, Jeouncll. shall by resolution deter-|parailel with and. seventy-five feet |mine whether such franchise, or any|southerly from Pike Street to the part thereof, shall be granted, and| West margin of the alley between latter such determination hall cause| Third and Fourth Avenues; thence notice of such application and reao-| southerly along the weet margin of lution to be published once a week | said alley to @ point sixty feet north- for two consecutive weeks in thelerly from Union Street: thence went- city official news) rly, paralle) with and alxty feet |pense of the appl northerly from Union Street to a» ution and not point sixty feet westerly from Third route or routes over and along|Avenue: thence southerly, parallel which !t proposes to grant such|with and sixty feet rly from franchise, the period for which it ts|Third Avenue to @ point sixty feet roposed to be granted, and shal!|southerly from Union Street: then: Pirther specify all. the terms and| westerly, parallel with and sixty conditions thereof, Including maxi-|feet southerly from Unton Street to Imum rates of fare, b; cash and|the west margin of the alley be- |tickets, the transfer regMations pre-|tween Second and Third Avenues scribed and the annual percentage|thence southerly along the west f not less than two per cent of said alley to the south grows receipts required to be margin of Cherry Street into th elty If the a asterly along the south margin cation be made by, or directly or|Cherry Street to Third Avenve: then trectly in behalf of the grantee, {southerly along Thi Avenue lor owner of any exieting atreet rail. | Yesler W thence t along ¥ lway system, or the route or routes|ler Way to Fifth Avenue South Jawked for are such ae constitute a|thence south on Fifth Avenue South virtual extension or connection with |to King Street; thence east on King any existing system, even though | Street to Maynard Avenue: thence there be no apparent fdentity of|south on Maynard Avenue to Lane ownership, or probable community | Street; thenc east on Lane Street of interest, {n any such case the|to Seventh Avenue South; thence franchise shall be granted only for|/south on Seventh Avenue South to a term equal to the unexpired fran- | Chi Street; thence east on chise of the existing system with | Chi Street to Blghth Avenue which the new line [se proposed to,|South; thence south on Eighth Ave- or can be conventently connected,| nue South to the point of Intersec- Jand transfer arrangements aball be|tion of the east margin of Bighth stipulated in the grant. Common | Avenue South with the west margin user trackage facilities and appurte-|of the right-of-way of the Northern nances #ball be required in all fran-|Pacific and Columbia and Puget chines. on any route, to he made|Sound Hallways; thence southerly available for other franchise @ran-|along the west margins of said tees, and for the city itself at|right-of-way to the north side of anf time during the grant, upon|Nevada (formerly Rainier) Street; contribution of @ falr proportion of|thence west along the north side of the coat and maintenance expense, | maid Nevada Street to Righth Avenue not including ny franchiae valua-|South; thence north along Eighth tion allowance, and {f the compen-| Avenue South to Hanford Street; ation for such common user can-| thence westerly along Hanford Street ot be agreed voluntarily between |to Sixth Avenue South: thence north respective grante or the city/along Sixth Avenue South to Hol- iteelf, It shall be fixed by arbitra-| gate Street; thence west along Hol- ch party appointing one arbi-|gate Street to the east margin of the pub structed under the particular fran chiee in question, at a fair and ju margin Utah Street; thence north on the] (h) Kver margin of Utah Street to Con-|mpecitte, both tleut Ftreet; thence weat Cor F corporation WW tout Street to the east marain|the particular pr ally Avenue, thence worth|same In to be us margin of Rellre on pa to and continu |elty council | Wentern Avenue t umbin St loonne aa t |thence easterly ong the # leenwe margin of Columt loratte eaat rein of Post Hoense y along t margin der thene ¢ at Btreet to a point one hundred| (1) Not jtwenty feet northerly from Madi-|¢r assto t Jeon Bireet: thence weateriy, parallel |with and one bur twenty fee northerly fre treet to the oamt markt ad Avenue thence the easter Wy margin of Ratiroad Avenue to Atreet; thence eanterly 6 1 Street to Firat Avenue and th city © of beginning; including A Kevery tagen upon both sides of First is a Avenue from Wall Street to the|theretofore th margin of Denny Way) pro-|theretofore vided, however, that premises with|Pince for selling frontages upe ‘ond Avenne be-| made in the name tween Pike Street and Pine Street,/er uf the existing and premises with frontages upon| Written consent Jackson Street hetween Third Ave-|®n¥ person payin hue South and Fifth Avenue South leenne fee t shall not be deemed to be included je ball b within the above district of the |. BOUNDARIES OF SALO jaune an |TROL DISTRICT NUMBER |Hallard Avenue and one hundred |feet on both sides thereof from the Went margin of Seventeenth Avenue |one year, The m Northwest (formerly Firet Avenue | liquor license sh West) to the south marin of the |lems than one th street pintted as Jefferscn Place: |Year except that aleo a strip of land hundred |selling or giving wide along the southwesterly |posal of such aide of Ballard Avenue extending |only, which from Jefferson Place to the north- | wholesale Jerly margin of lot eteht, block sev-|be lews than jenty-two Gilman Park Addition. |lare per year ROUNDATULS OF SALOON PA-| A wholesnie If L DIATRICT NUMAER THREE Tho premises for which «@ lice Jextated on. M at northwest ner erda treet and Kighth Ay uth) the premises for which a Heense extn on March 2, 1908. at the northwest ner of Caledonia Street and Elwhth Avenue South; frontages on Valley Koad between Orchard and Caledonia Street. the premises upon whieh a ieense existed on March 2 908, at or near the northeast cor- |ner of what Is commonly known ae |the MeNatt Ranch, within the limite | lof the former munteipality of South | Park, now a part of the City of 8e attle. | BOUNDARINS OF SALOON PA-| TROL DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR: | liquor licen: Howinning fifty feet west on Lucelle Street from the Intersection jof Lucelle Street and Dawamish rly and par- ne fontages ide of Duwamish Ave- side of Vale Street eh westerly on Vale Street to | mac g the fth Avenue South; thence granted; and jsoutherly on Twelfth Avenue bh be given by jto the north margin of Harney |prietore of sale Street; provided, however, that| houses shall premises with frontages on Duwam.- | fixed at less than ish Avenue at the northwest corner | lars ef Duwamish Avenue and Veal (1) Street x) @ dee to be includ Jed within the above number four Atstrtot |. (b)_ ‘The city council tn Its disere- | tion, subject to the limitations here tn stated, shall have authority to rant licenses for the sale or dis | pe of such Hquors in bona fide Jeommerctal hotels within the lmits jof the hotel liquor license district | described as follows, to-wit B¢ ES OF HOTEL ‘SH DISTRICT:—The territory lying east of and adjotn- ing Saloon Patrol District Number JOne, particularly defined ax follows |Bounded on the west by said Dis trict Number One; on the north by the south margin of Denny Way on the south by King Street and on by the following wit: for Th argin of alley be tweep Fourth and Fifth Avenues jfrom\Denny Way southerly to one jhundred twenty feet north of Pine |Street: thence easterly parallel with [Pine Street to the weet margin of jthe alley between Sixth and Sey enth Avenues, thence southe west margin of sald « Way; thence t to margin of the alley be- tween Maynard Avenue and Sev enth Avenue South: thence south along the west margin of said al- ley to King Street. Also the ter-|such riory lying weet of and adjoining |nave been Saloon Patrol District Number One, | shall particularly defined 8 follows: |nature and extent Bounded on the north by a line|juries, so far « Parallel with and distant one hun-|actual residence o' Gred twenty feet northerly from|street ani Mad Street; on the went by the erly margin of Railroad Avenue on the ® by Yesler Way, and on the east by sald Saloon Patrol trict Number One, Also all premises with frontages upon Second Avenue between Pike Street and Pine Street and all premises with frontages upon ‘ackson Street between Third Ave: nue South and Fifth Avenue South ‘The authority to grant auch licenses Rithin the Hotel Liquor License Dis trict may be exercised by the city councll in the following cases, and not otherwise, namely: Any such ed only tor a hotel, in which uate and general provision is for transient guests, and least one hundred sleeping rooms tn use for hotel pur- poses, all under a single man ment, to whom the license, If grant- ed, shail be issued, and the license shall distinctly prescribe and limit the ¢ and disposal of liquor uthorized under {t to a defined pom OF other enclosed portion of bullding, having no fron’ et @ntrance from |street or alley, but having its en- trance solely from within the hotel, jand there shall be no si«n or other advertisement or designation of such leonsed location exposed so * to be read from any street or ley, Every such license within th Hotel Liquor License District shall istinctiy specify the terms and re-| strictions governing and controling | the sam (c) Hereetter no lMoonse shall be ranted within the saloon patrol istrict herein described, except that art of Distriet Number Ong lying Jalong and east of Sixth Avenu uth between King and Hanford treets, for any premises whereby |the main entrance to the place of relling or disposing of the liquors shail be on any alley (4) Within the saloon patro! ais. | tricts herein demeribed, except that part of District Number One lying Along and east of Sixth uth, between King and Hanford Streets, no Mquor license of any kind shall hereafter be «ranted for | any premines altuated within thirty fest of @ street corner (meaning by jcorner the Intersection of — the marginal lines of two streets) ex- cept for premises for which valid licen were outstanding and in actual use on January first, nine- teen hundred and fourteen (e) No lquor Mcense of any king shall be granted for any premises situated within thirty feet of street corner (as defined above) any of the following street inter. ctions, namely Pike Street and First Avenue, Pike Street and Sec-|trol of kaid stree! ond Avenue. Madis Street andjany lands Firat Avene, Madison Street which shall Second Avenue, James Streat of such unit Second Avenue, James Street |vested in the Por Third Avenue, Yesler Way and ond Avenue; provided, that this re- striction shail not apply to any basement situated at an corners whose entrance etreet and is distant feet from the corner, ‘aving no entrance, window or oth- er communication ‘with the other at | per may perm #hail mith | 8 the | any thence | auch arter anster ten consent poration who b loense, or his or person or corp ted in the or in ) Madinon of allt ha of t ren oxint the lteen own of this Ing claw (k) No Maquor granted for a le < PA TWO jT giving away or Nquor where the thereof in to be premises where dimponed of, or in in connection the los given away or 4 titles of not if within an nth lene t said dletricts of of in tric M to mi turers vers eof, The sum requi not business of like Heense f shal! b into the efty suance of the lice ioenses shall be or to consent to t Meense. Section 147 ell nor ity ma againat the elt the time of its claim against they or authorize to be which, without # be invalid, or arred by any sta for which void. Section 148. A) |juries to the pers to persona! pro have been ca reason of defects, streets, alley walks, or pub publte bulldti eased or cont counc!] within rece! months tmmediat time such claim crued, and shall affidavit of the oc! fect omission to prese’ in the manner o} in this bar to therefor. Section 149. an official newsp: matters and pro shed, shall be The city council lish advertising ‘on therefor. published fn such nene. thing which adve etal attenti.n to 0 any candidate published therein. hed a ne ton publie shall be desicn the Section 150. and other public fore established ui Washington, Lake or other | bodies of fresh virtue of the con of tho State of V nd by yirtue the Joy the dedication in authority tinued. establishe shall streets and city. ection 161. W or to be located any harber erea, landa shall be th bor Improve nent aladopted by at vote of the fall said port comm fe On “one |use of the same f such resolutto: that a r there is neverthel (ft) Within the saloon patrol dis-|city such use of tricts herein described, except that part of District Number One lying along and east of Sixth Avenue South, between King and Hanford Street o license shall hereafter be granted which shall make the number of license vl on the same block ‘and front- ing on the same street exceed twojuniess and (including herein basements as well (shall as other premises and counting all|deciaring. kinds of liquor Heenses) except that MESC LAN KO in cases where there were outstand-| Section 152. A ing on January first, nineteen hun-|ords of every off! dred and fourteen, valid Heenses for {shall be open to more than two licensed places sit. |the public at_any tated on the same block of land and|ness hours fronting on the same street, the city council shall have the same discre- tion as in other cases to continue to arint licenses hereafter for the pre- cise premises so in use uader such ficenses; provided, that when by re of transfer or otherwise any remixes falling within the forego- ng exception shall he abandoned as a place for selling such Iquors, or be used for other purpose, said ex-| [ception shall no longer ‘apply to |euch premises. five (g) The aggregate number of| Section 154 Hquor Ucenses outstanding In” the|ixed. by city, exclusive of hotel” Moenses|audit or certify Within the Hotel Liquor License dis-|treasury, or to trict, and exclusive of purely whole-| investigation, salo’ icenses, as herein defined, |administer oaths shail not exceed three hundred and fifteen until elty exceeds five hundred thousand. jing thereto. avigation, an that, if prior |wuch resolution, t impro' such’ st ne shall not so until su fied, having the same person ayin Boribed by ordina Section 15 2 wise provided vb jter, all open Sund nine ¢ for business ys and jock in Hquor Heenm an to the pe ine tor except one f might raon or allowed or granted with occupted me for th liquors at leenses, lente authorize or vuteide of anid # shall In no cam than the amount required by the gen- jeral lawe of the state for houses or treasury not |the proviaions relating quiring the elty coune!) to gran Heense whether in re viously existing licen ny officer, hall allow, make valid or in « recognize any of them which shall the elty able, and any such action jo way injuries shall state the time, number at ¢ presenting such claim, that the same is true. ¥ | newspaper segs established and Jany tide lands within the Cit Seattle, or into the waters of Lake the city, or by an: stablishe s streets or highway the port the Port of Seattle and ratified by eople of the trict of the Port of Seattle, the con- belonging shall expiration of thirty d with the city to any such street or lands to ve adopted demanding such fees as may legal the forenoon o'clock in the afternoon. Every law or ordinance to shall nd take and hear testimony the population of the|cerning any matter or thing relat- whall be fir need and as te emisos where od, and an t the «a in ite di transfer on oF ation, bi be transferred the are provisions of a license, © location, ha it the ¥ he person oF as paid for its assignee. Suct deni for the filed era ot for an Hquors of the actua license or wit of such owner ne or having the elty for deemed to purp wal in 4 the inet be than Moense shall ongor period m required for any all in no case be usand dollars per joonses for the away or other dis wholesale known a in po case ll be shall jcense shall in no permit the sale, other disponal ame or any part umed on the ld or otherwise ¥y premises w ith and under h license the liquor must b ned of In leas tha the saloon i quantits of not ¢ gallons If outside of Whote Heennes loon patrol dix ranted except liquors or bot- ale be of 4 to be paid for w be | character, and all e collected and paid before the is- and no remis leense fee shall b period for which the bond required keepers or pro pons or drinking in any case be two thousand dol- ne Nothing contained in any of to iMauor netrued as re- any wal of a pre- or otherwise he transfer of any CLAIM Neither the city coun- board or author any der which was not creation a ¥ the same, nor shal ever allow or paid any demand uch action, would then b tutes of limitation, ever hall be 1 claime for in- or for damager perty alleged t or sustained by want of repair or truction of any of the highways. sidewalks, cror . or in any of ngs belonging to. rolled by the city, 1 be presented in writing to the days after be “alleged to Such cl place, cau of the alleged In- practicable, the f such claimant by e time of and for six ely prior to the for damages ac- be rified by the jaimant, to the ef- The mt any such claim f within the time nirt ved. ction provided shall be a n action against the city ITY OFVICIAL NEWSPAPER. The city may estab- Ush and, under the direction of the city manager, publish and circulate per Any and all edings require’ by law, charter of ordinances to be pub- ublished therein. all fix and estab- and subscription Nothing shall be newspaper unless it pertains strictly to the city’s bu No political matter or any rtines or calls spe- ‘any officer, em- ploye or department of the city or for office, shall be Until such eity ‘paper of genera! Ned int city 4 by contract as official newspaper. TIDE LAND STREETS. All streets, avenue: highways hereto PON, over or across of ke Green or the Unto: streams within ake: water [City of Seattle, either under and by stitution and laws Washington or un- { any charter or City of Seattle, or of any plat with- other lawful public are hereby con- and declared to Avenue |be public streets or highways of the of Seattle, subject to the same power of the city to control, prove or vacate the same as Is or be provided for other public highways within im- the henever and wher- ever any street located or extended or extended across tide lands or shore ‘within any unit of comprehenelye scheme of har- now or herosfter commisston of port dis- te and the title to to the city within the Imits pass to and be t of Seattle at the days after the Ission shall have adopted a resolution dectaring that @|the port Is prepared to make acty by the Improve- |ment thereof and a certified copy n shall clerk have been provided, eas reserved to the the same for cit purposes as may not rendor Siaprac tleable the use of the of Seattle for commerce me by the and provided further the adoption of he city shail have reet or lands the pass or be veated the sity council an ordinance so DUS SUBINOTS. M books and rec- jee and department the inspection of time during busi- Coplen or extracts from h books and record shall be given b: duly corti- the officer In custody to an the same, and be’ pre- nee xcept when law other- or this chuar- public offices shall be kept every day, except day's, from until officer author- allow, demands upon the make any official have power .to and affirmat con= the! Section #hall appre mand on ined charte | individua awful platting the within the attle is b Heetion done by th the entablia 155. ove, allow trea Men by pr 168 employe thereof. ‘or tion of an any work between we ing of an morning way Jar atruct me any nee witht extraor section tion owntr under or other publi [title and 4 shall ther |case shail any corporat four hundred fifty dol-|be permitted to commence the con= or other lstruction o ratiroad, trict ght ling « | manager Section |cetvea ing to pay over urer. If au fail to pay city treas or the hours after shall be lab) ant Jauch am Section may with w employes ler incident Section bureau, 4 make ann to the city Section 1 ploze © be to ento or any rul: | partment ice power Section i durin, from the time th fect until in thi created established are estabi Section force at go int therewith. th imitation. ction 1 ction force from provision come eftec 1916. tion to be day after March. councilmen tions for and bers shall fifteenth of permit th charges, telegrams. expenses ach the by effect day of January, the coase and ay by we y pul ” n the elt dinary upon the manager ny g any along such st f pf any telegraph line or © 169. Ey have any city, # uch offi uver wit to th 160, A be entaviishea ich to pay freight al 161 vision @ avery te of the City officer or nay ance oF the # offletal who olty bend upon ount on pros ape hment or ex and Owens work shal ny lewat of Bee 1 be officer of of consteues whall or ook in the written tn provision of anchine wt his or in, nuch ‘orteited. atreet lephone, ther public ery officer d|agent of the city, who shal! ha money atl tne ur agent h money hin ecetving the same, a double @ city contingent and discharged and nd office vy nm by cane this corpora ov alley oF ite ef franchise In no 0 OF person ht, elece tile of /ity in the city without first obteim refor from the eity the same to the city trea#e shall to. thi forty ant he tv) maintain olty express postage and othe department ahi al and such other reports council |scrtbe by ordinance. Lvery officer or em= the city, wh law ce any je or reg shall be 62 year n in and such as tt may pee duty it or ordim ulation vested with ineteen to aball reorganization, new funds shall budget or pre- aM nee, of a de- poe All moneye posnessed by and revenues accruing to the cit: hund and fifteen shall continue to be ate counted for disbursed the various funds existing at bis charter time or course of administration om take ef= times otherwise When such new funds ished th and shall 65. 19) of this tive at held the on ft ball be uch twelve o'cloc officers al day of March, x noon, but al subordinate balances, funds replaced or discontinued, be credited by transfer or apportion= ment to the new funds to which such balances shall be 164 ened. ll ordinances me this charter shi inconsistent not sain in force provisions the All twelve — 0’cl on, on the fifteenth day of Mi th rm Mon 1915, a mayor and elected. officers shall made and such election st conducted tn all respects as in this charter provided, and tion and qualification of said councilmen the terms o! present mayor and of all the present city terminate on 8k upon the elece ote council ~ 4 officers of the City of Seattl in office and in the of their duties until successors are appointed and qi fied charter. under the provisions of It is the express intention — hereby to continue the existing government of the City of Seatt except as to matte: pertaint: the nomination and election th clecti Section 1 ection to tion of qu: votes cast municipal provided, | tien it shall be | the etty ce by law amendment it shall bec in such voted upon people for One elude any trackage that said ple of the grant, Tf said such alt 4 In said cha STATE OF | We, the of the City general said city 1914, w constitution fof Washin charter by |vising, add jexisting ct lattle, do h by us and WITN unto May, 4 WM. w re v Ts. gas WM. ficers under thi f said ter: provided The followtn the election to mission of this charter Alternate residence district to repeal, the said grant with the rights of the grantee and the — Interest of the public. roposed ct at sald olection, and a majority the ballots cast at sald election on Proposition number Ais adontion, then nate proposition nimber one shall become a part of int ee said alternate one be in favor off c municipal on der ELMER “7. The at the charter, litheation officers as in this charter pro but no bay MENDME Ts. elty council Propose and submit to the el of the city any amendment to charter at any general be held a days after the adoptio cil of the resolution of submi Any amendment shall also be mitted to the voters upon the pe! alified electo’ number to fifteen per cent of Preced mun by the last alt fi une tl repealed or until they expire by ‘The present charter of the City of Seattle ts hereby ree peeled to take effect on the fifteenth day of Morch, oe 186. this charter with referen inations and elections 4 after 1916, to shal) be tt other charter shall 1 im At the general municipal elee= first Tuy until least sf seston, equal election, which peti au shall be filed with ‘the city clerk least ninety days before the general municipal election and be checked by him in the manner provided for initiative ordinances; that prior to the circulas etition for signatul mitted to the co: |tfon counsel, who shall attach [to his opinion as to Its legality, s jamendment so proposed, either bi nell or by petition, s! If any is approved jority of the electors voting th me a that trunk facilities nances, and without grant is city ac of eald charter, paragraph two thereof, as indicat rter. Proposition ‘Provided, however, the proposed franchise be for an ex= tension of an existing system tn @ and does not tne can: route, the elty council, In ite dinepes tion, may grant the franchise with out ‘the provision for such — proj by « rt of thi line or ommon |be published fn the manner provid chars f more than one amendment 1s submitted at the sm election the same shall be submit manner that separately. ALTERNATE PROPOSITION NO, 1, separate alternate proposition shall be submitted to Be. adoption of rejection a& be held upon the sub= _ each may be Numi that a appurtes ' © reservation subse to ting the right of the clty counct! or the peo= for thems — selves by the initiative and referen= dum, at any time subsequent to the amen] or modii due regard rter {s ado at TIFICATE, WASHINGTC TY OF KING, CITY undersigned of the the n and ton, pr to altering, ing to or ter of ereby certity |foregoing charter has been prepared submitted as the charter for said eity Is hereb election 3d OF day ovislons. GF prepare. a changing, ming City of that the oy the end freeholdere eattle, elected at the held tn of Mareh, the laws of the State new res the Se- the SS WHEREOP, we have 1914 et_our hands this 24 day D. HICKMAN MOORR, Chairman, 0. B, THORGRIMSON, Secretary, A, MAJOR, WILEIAM M. ‘CALHOUN, ERICKSON ROUILLON, LIPPY, EB, TODD. JOSIAH COLLINS, B. BAGLESON. PITT TRIMBLE, res, eres