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counotl shall provide Pensen of the ce Such clerical or may be y | Beetle No pe ¢/shall wiltully or corr (Or obstruct an to his or her Th ofticer whe any de- authors the ox including stants as (h) Bevery spealfic, both or corporat! the particu quor Heense shall be! Section 1 Every as to the person, firm|shall approve, allow or pay ed and as to|mand on the treasury tot here the| ized aw, oF " r this to the|charter, shai to the elty he | {ndividia ial bond tion, | tor the am iy upon any | such dema amount limited by the charter, upon and if the two fall to agres,|Utah Street; thenoe north on the th oF removal from office | they shall appoint @ third, and the/sast margin of Utah Street to Con lenation of the incumbent, or|reagit of such arbitration shall be|nectiout Ftreet; thence went on Con his removal from or absence from Ing upon the parties, It shall|mectiout to the east m for wixty days without leave! be the duty the city council to|of Ave thence nore: ity council, or upon an ad-|Ineorporate in every such franchise |@lon® the east margin of Kellroa 0 ¢ © judicart n of insanity by a court of| efficient provisions for the compul.|A 4@ to Yeslor Way and oontinu-| city counell may, in its diser BS inpetent juriadiction; by & Con-|#Ory arbitration of all disputes |ine north along the east margin of|consent to the transfer of r corruptly or falsely math, arade,|viction of drunkenness, ot by ‘any | which art between the| Western Avenue to Columbia hirest:| license ae to person of location, but| lawfully M. successors or assigns, (thence easterly along the south|no lcense shall be transferred to| Bection wine pros ‘Ma, its or their employes, an|Mmarcin of Columbia Street to the|/@ny location except one which | vided by law or th rter, each any matter of employment or|east margin of Post Street; thence | such Ioense might be granted un-| officer, boar department authors ‘The proposed franchise |northerly along the east marein of | der the charter provisions. ized appoint any d@ clerk, 1 further contain all other reser-| Pont Street toa point one hundred| (1) No transfer of @ license, elth-| assistant or employe, shall have ie yations and limitations set forth In |twenty feet Madi-|¢r an to person or location, shall be|right to remove any person #0 &p= this charter and the lawe of the |#on Street; thence westerly, paralie!|allowed or granted witheut the writ-| pointed state, (Alternate proposition No. 1) with and ‘one hundred twenty feet|ten consent of the person or cor-| Section 157. ‘Th submitted with this charter, to be| Northerly from Madixon Street to the| poration who has paid for | the|platting of new Inserted here and become @ part of east margin of Itailroad Avenue nee, his or its assignee. Buch|tension of existing this charter, if this charter is adopt-|thenee northerly along the easter-|P orporation #hall be de the establishment ed and if d alternate proposition|ly margin of Raliroad Avenue to|nated in the plication for the| within the lin ie eparately adopt weil treet; thence easterly on|license or in an assignment filed|attie ts 1 proposed Wall Street to Firat Avenue and the| With the city comptrol Be limitations as to residence, age, #ex,| Section 12%, No person in the|shall have power to remove (ho| thereupon be offered and ndvertiaed [Place of beginnings Nuchudline ainol 3) dvery “grant | done alts habits moral Classified service, or seeking admix-|Mayor or any of tts members for|for bide to ascertain the person, frontages upon both mides of First|which is a renewal of license | 4p! st" § and quaiitications to per-|sion t aball be appoin re-| willful violation of duty during bis|company or corporation who W venue fr treet to the|theretofore existing for unday by ‘orm the dut ne 0 en nded, or In any way/term of office ‘or the commis-|cept, construct te Way; pro-|t fore ne ¢ bh fay ‘inated againat, he-|slon of crime or misdemeanor, | sald franchise at the lowest rates of omines with | piace for Ause na of affiliae|GPON Charges preferred by any mom-|fare, to be substituted in tiew of the Avenue be n the No offi-|ber of the elty council, Tf two-|maximum rates set forth in the re | Street.) or of the ex city shatl,| thirds of all the members of the! lution dding for the franchine ntages upon | writte directly or indirectly, soltelt, re-|etty counell shall find the accused |shall in accordance with provi eon Third Jany pornc . r ve or give in any manner Neerned in soliciting, receiving eivin ment, subsertptic or ¢ for any political Party or political purpose whatso ver, The civil service employe shall refrain from partisan activity in muntetpal oa «n8. Section 123 pplicant for ap- raing : pe wr tue mations, appoint Yestigations, reductions of force,| PREPARED AND PrROPOsHD transfers, suspensions and leaves jebsenee, and the commission ma FA 2 FRERUOLDERS BLBOTE ROM &, 1914, other as Street Hallroad aris on oF officer corruptly decelve person in respect id by the ht of examination, | from time to time, make chang in the existing rules, and provide the| time such rules shall go Into effect ma and for the publication the not.jeatimate or report upon the ex-|Permanent disability, preventing the| #rantee or hi anaes St Portes ubllation thereof, The amination or proper standing of any [Droper dlschars ine duty an " Continued From Page 6 point @ becea or all @p-|person examined hereunder, of ald etion 186, If any appointive of-| to — each membera, who. ae it the " wilfully or corrupt=| fice bee vacant it shall bel] w yments may be made during the|certity all ‘applicants or enpinecrs' |coacnn, talve “ropresentatlon| filled tn the same manner ae the rogtess of any contr © the ex-|i der concerning same or ne |Ortminal appointment and the ap mer P etgatyrtive pan ne tee bd | 4 - wade pach rules as the person mined, or wilfully or tee to the vacancy shall hold value of the Work pertorined ce we Aes at by sald commis orruptiy furnish to any person any the unexpired term. Tt any| Finis delivered under such contract | fee tO8 112. All applicants for of-|*pecial or secret information for the) Sective office becomes vacant the during any jendar month, mg rena | in the classified civil | Purpose of etther Improving or In ty councll shall fill the same for mated and reportod by tt be subjected to ex-|Juring the prospects or chances of|the unexpired term by election in ton, which shall be public, @hy person # xamined or to be|the manner elsewhere provided in com, petitive, and open to all teens | amined, to be a; inted, mployed or | th barter. of the United States with specified | Promoted Bection 187, The any 6 the northerly from © estabiishment oF cemeteries, the ex= cemeteries and of mausoleums® ts of the City of Be= prohibited work shall be or any officer oF legal holte any way of consten or rron or ation 103, elty for any ment or pureh anstaned oF tra her without thereon ¢ awarde and ac reties on No contract with the public work, Improv shall hereafter nf ed In any firet having sent of th uatments, and of the the contractor's bond, nd no tranef or assignment ther ef shall in any wise affect suc bond, or the Habttity the sureties thereon, and y lgnment oF transfer the: except by opera tion of law, without such consent and watver, shall make the game land sh pull and vold, as to any further|tests Petsormance thereof by the m-jheaith and ual reactor or his assigns without any|skiil. The comui Sot on the part of the city: and the/time to time cont doard Awards and adjustments!of departments « all at once proceed to re-let such pe of exam! contract, or may, in tte discretion, |p) for Proceed to complete the same asjments. The be agent. and at the expense ofthe right t eity counct! franchise shall reto, ved wus dor diser of polit or rel! or employ » practical in their ¢ shall relate to those matters will fairly t the relative ity of the persons examined to re the duties of the posit ich they seek to be appointe N include, when appropriate Physical qualifications, or professional fon shall from with the heads and prem Jackson having and | morning paid|any corp city for an c r med to be the ver for the purpone the last preced © within the elty, exe ng cla jot extracrdt emerge Ck) tquor license shall belthen only upon the written longer period than|sion of the city manager um required for any |of violat eens Il in no case be | sect be | wulity the accused shall | elt hin office, The accused shall| bids made on city contra be furnished with a copy of the/as such provisions may charges and shall have the right to) bie, and the city councll may ret BOUNDARIES appe with counsel and his}any and all bids and may TROL DISTRICT Getense at the trial a uc h/arant A franchise for 1 Avenue and one bh charges. part of the route for which on both aides thereof tr Bection 188, No officer, eudorat-| tion was ma h bid |west margin of Seventeenth | Nate officer or employe of the city | accom: rtified check |Northweat (formerly Firet A ne | Hauor to the nature and | polntment or p: nin the olas-/#hall hold any other office or posi-| payab urer for the| West) to the uth margin of theless than on asand re per Feecting. con- (sified civil’ cove Nelther dl-| ton, teder nty or munt-|sum of one thou ars a t platted as Jefferson Place: |year except Fesnective depart-|rectly or indirectly pay or promise| cipal. « ational Guard|the amount of ¢ check shall also rip of ne hundred |#elling o amination Ihave to pay any money or other valuable | or, fi 4 any | for ited and paid to the city feet wid ge the southwesterly |posal of » eith-|thing to any person whatever for Other office or position with the|case t 1 bidder shall faliluide of Avenue extending | ¢ whie pe and hie suretios. Noler in or not Hicial service} or account of his appointment or] Clty; or be directly or indirectly in-|to the franchise, and upon; r to the north-|wholosale 1 gasimnment. transfer, abandonment of the ctty act as examin promotion, nor shall he aak for or| terested tn any contract with of for |accept eum pald shall block sev-|be less than four St gurrender, either’ voluntary or | Every appl exarathation, #x n OF as » Use of the city, or become surety |be the grantee on ac 6, Otln Pork Addition. [lars per year ars ise, of any contract with the|cent pite for pro or em the performance of much | ¢ entages, The ¢ ROUNDARIFS OF ALOON PA A wholerale OF Any public work, tmprove ninatt oth ntract. N fioer sha nal he bids, an OL DISTRICT NUMBER THREP: | sthorize nt or pure nor ahy change fee of one 1 erence In er any|from any rat 1 or street and The premises for which a licens awa 8 Any such contract, nor any ex-|ployment » things be erporation operating 1908, at ion of time tn which to com es equal, be electors » part in the olt plete any such contract, shall ever|the city and ies |transportation — ¢ operate to release the suretion oman sha : a pon any t the bond herein provided for. Jopen to tion 102. The board of awards ation and adjustments may, whenever tn {te {idement the surety on such ond te Insuffictent, require a new OF additional bond to be filed within daye after notice; and ther work on auch contract 4 h new caf additional e approved by sald ra, a if any such contractor ehall fall for ten days after notice to tlle « contract become full future performance thereupon the board shal! o ; or may, ° completion of}been eity manager at thejci contractor and h suretios. Section 103 If any such contract | list shall for any reason become ended jacc or votd, and the board shall comple the same as in this char ed, and the costs of so then for-| al of thi Avenue South|the Neen »¢ included | If oharter tn relation to |r #, 80 far|#hall not applica | within th removal ba under he #am LQON PA-lof this clause an ntrtbution K Minn TWO OF make on ed the nue | grante Jone year persor ny fran one such ise in, 4 et. alley oF lace, hie or its ent, est in such franchise be forfeited In no 1 any corporation or person permitted to commence the cons any street or other graph, telephone, ¢lece # oF other public mifie y without first obtain= therefor from the city wholesale be known ereby shall inp hundred fifty do any shall in neo rmit the sale, | tri railroad er disposal of | ity whe or same or any partiing jane or free . : consumed on. the prtation , * ons f 7 © otherwise | jon 159. very. offl are Aisposed used |agent of the city, who shall hi in conn any money such lee au 4, ° city, shall given away or ¢ of in qua pay over the same to the city ti titles of not lees one gallc urer. If such officer or agent shall nk line or edonin Street; the premises up: if within any of loon patrol |fall to pay over such money to the no track 1 @ Heense existed on March 8, |4istricts, and in quantities of not|city treasu within forty-eight previous at or near the northeast cor- | than three wallons if outside of | hours eiving the sam tever shall made n upon terms not op to th then the eald franchise|ner of wh is come y known as| Aistricts. Wholesale — licen fable to the elty in double from the mayor public @ooerally, shall forte submitted vote of|the MoNatt Ranch, within the limite | outa! of said saloon patrol amount. to the city all sum: ey paid ithe att oxte the former m tpality of South |tricts shall not be grant except| Section 160. A contingent fund him by the city Quring |wulng general municipa jon for rk, now # part of the of Se-|to manufacturers of liquors or bot-|may be estabiished and m ained e gullty|thetr ratification or rejection, If|attle ters thereof. h to pay discha the designated best bidder shal HOUNDARIENG OF SALOON PA-| The sum required to be pad for any na i effioer of/fer and provide the TROL, DISTRIC NUMBER FOUR: |I!auor iicense shall In no case be ler age and oth- to any ap- lection, the city Heginning fifty feet west on| than the amount required by the ety durin orize the vote to Lucelle Street from the intersection |eral laws of the state for house fon, 161. Hach department elected election. If th of Lucelle Stree Dowamish |business of like character, and division and offic ine be for an oxtens! thence southerly and. par-| license fees shail be collected and nnual and such other reports of an existing system In a reaidence with aad. in frontages |into the city treasury before th elty counctl as It may pres Gistrict and does not include « mn the west side of I h Ave-|suance of the license, and no rr: scribe by ordinance. Section 162, Every officer or ‘ nk line or canyon route, the fran-|nue to the south side of Vale Street of any such fee nball be| chine shall not be submitted to ref-|thence westerly o Street to|made during the period for which |ploye of the city, whose duty it be to enforce any law or ordinance, de- be vested with po-" Meense any accept | cou vy on ms as ; ally. The ¢ ximum rates the provisions n. Thereu shall work a f ibe ter office or position of |ayatem, or ‘an pe ating the same thoroughfares or any tr officer gullty of accepting mu > 7 ina Ae der this charter, and no rec transportation or. tranapor Ril ender ate ne exinted northwest nd the of t ot any at the jonia Street uth; frontag bum etween Orehard @ Beope of every examina Section 118 Prepared fr . except as t fitness ecelved returns for each er he class taints examination or appotntmr minimum ft commisston, comm! omptrol of wich migcon Section 189 the city hati t nintive effice in th for which HOURS OF 1 duct > alectt eligi! on upon the register in tt thelr rolative excellence examination, without to priority of time of ex Ail have moved from the classified vice, thre reduction In , on account of lack of work | be replaced on such eligib: king their rank thereon It rdance with their stahding on | ployment eccordi riginal examination as modified by|of law, and Is shown by the certi- F provid-liheir efficiency standing during the|ficate of the civil service commis- mpleting six months immediately prior to| sion to be entitied to payment there t ehall exceed theltheir removal for. ia by the elty upe Section 114. The commission shati| Section 125, Any clvt! service em t the time the same/by its rules establish lines of pro-|ploye who shall wilfully or through nded or void, in such}motion in the various departments |culpablo nemligence violate any case it shall be the duty of the cor-jof the classified service, provide for|the civil service provisions of t poration counsel to com-! promotions on s of effi-|charter, and who shall convicted Mmence an action tn the name of the/ciency, in service and| thereof after @ trial before the civil city against such contractor and his|standing upon examination, and|service commission, shall be di sureties for the recovery of the dif-ishall provide that vacancies shall| missed from the service of the city ference in amount between the cost|be filled by promotion, where prac-|and be Ineligible to reappointment. of so completing such contract andjticad: All examinations for pro-|Any officer or employe the city, the amount unpald by the city there-|motion shall be competitive among} other than th holding office un on at the time the same became end-jsuch members of the next low the civil service, who shall wil ed_or void. de, who have served a required| fy or through culpable negil-| seventy-five hundred Dilece pas Section 194 Any person having/minimum time in such grade, as de-|ence violate any of the civil se ontractor and sub-con mM & party to @ contract with thelsire to submit themselves to such) Vice provisions of this charter, ar ; 1 * work, give elty..and having failed to fulfill thelexamination The examinations for] who shall be convicted thereof, sha to resldent Inborers. A promot and certificatt of | forfeit tfic candidates shall be the same, as i be Rear as may be, as provided for|fice or original appointment the elty thereafter Section 115, The head of the de-|son who shall wilfully, or through partment or office in which any|culpable negligence, vinlate apy of 4 under this act ts provisions of this notity be punished as pre mission of any seribed by ordinan: ‘The elty coun-lart commit sich shall advine to show their estimated expendi- hal shall ppotntmer | toes in th Uva charges, telegra discretion. order th the ame by t expense of th the works wag by ervi an off y tr the city unle: ¢ upying an offi salary or no emp 5 ” orks, or of contractor or sub actor of such shall be red to work longer than elaht 4 in any one calendar day, ex pine tn case of extraordinary emergency an defined by law MINIMUM WAGE, Hection 141, Every contractor, sub-contractor or city officer per- forming any work for the City of Seattle upon streets, public piace: or public property, shall. pay or cause to be pald to his employes on such work not less than the current rate of wages paid by the City of Seattle for work of like character and in no event leas than two and erendum unless the city counctl| Twelfth Avenue South; thence|!t ts granted; and the bond required shall so direct, or a rendum pet! erly Twelfth Avenue Bouth|to be given by keepers or or any rule or regulation of a tion signed by a number of quall the north — margin Harney |prietors of saloons or drink! artment, shall fied voters equal to not less than eot; provided wever, that|/houses shall not in any case ice power. aX per cent of the total registra premises with frohtages on Duwam-|fixed at less than two thousand dol- ion 168. All moneys pos |for the previous year, be fl sh Avenue at the northwest corner | lars. by and revenues accruing to t! thirty days during the r nineteen hundi }the city clerk, within of nuwamigh Avenue and Vege a) after the official publication of the| Street shall be deemed to be inelud-|the provisions relating to liquorjand fifteen shall continue to be a¢= counted for in and to be disbu |Gestanation of the best bidder forjed within the above number four|licenses shall be construed as re- |the proposed franchise, and during | district quiring the city council! to grant any ;from the various funds existing at” id period of thirty days the fran- (b) The otty count! tn tte Aisere-|llcense whether in renewal of a pri the time this charter shall take iat chise shall be in abeyance. If noltion, subject to the limitations here-|Viously existing license or otherwist|fect until such time or times si referendum petition be filed, the|in stated, shall have authority to|or to consent to the transfer of any tn the course of administration i jelty council may finally pass thel@rant licenses for the sale or @is-| licens Focum ‘zation, new funds shall be jordinance and grant the franchine. CLAM created by budget or oth i" ‘« to the provi Nothing contained tn any of posal of such Mquors tn bona fide If & referendum petition be filed the| commercial hoteles withia the. limite [franchise shall be submitted to votejof the hotel liquor license district of the qualified electors at the next |deseribed as follows, to-wit Generel election or at @ special elec WOUNDARI OF HOTEI tion, If the proposed grantee abali| rigor Lick ernroh ne offer and provide the ¢ ne th tenritory lying ea ot and oajein of, and the elty council shall euthor-ling Salon Pat fonnee ine the same Offi publication, fe, particularly deft Psi pent notices of election, conduct and inded on tha want aid Dis manner of elections, preparation of has oo the north bY official ballots, counting and can arein of peasy Wes varning of votes, and certifying of | c, gy a BN ine Pe ty 4 returns of eny eléction on the grant - eartnae Garant na of @ franchise shall be done sub Sais po agg t stantially as is provided for the Ft mnarein Of, Soe: Alley be. submission to vote of the people on ny Way southerly to one Initiative ordinances. If the pro- of Pine we franchise ordinance reocelves n its favor @ majority of ail the votes cast for and against the eame,|tne wiley it shall be deemed to be ratified. and | enth plished. When such new ae she the alances, funds replaced or discontinued, shail be credited by transfer or Phar ica 5 ¢ Section 147, Neither the elty coun- cil nor any officer, board or author- ity mhall allow, make valid or in an manner — recognt ny against the city which w not at the time of its creation a valid claim against the same, nor shall they or any of them ever allow or authorize to be paid any demand Which, without euch action, would invalid, or which shall then be rred by any statutes of limitation, or for which the city was never Uable, and any such action shall be vou Section 148 Geman ment to the new funds to which s balances shall be assigned. Section 164, All ordinances force at the time this charter s §0 into effect, and not inconsi therewith, shall remain in force um= tl repealed or until they expire by eR tction 165, © harter ection 165, he present ci of the City of Seattle is hereby ree ed to take ofhest on the fifteenth fay of Mar . ection 1 All provisions of this charter with reference to inations and elections shall b force from and after the @ay of January, 1916. Alt Provisions of this charter shall come effective at twelve 0’ noon, on the fifteenth day of 1915, At the Sonera! municipal ¢) tion to be held on the first Tu Gay after the first Monda: : March” 1815, a mayor and. thirty, counctimen shall be elected. Nom! tions for such officers shall made and such election shall conducted in all respects as in charter provided, and upon the elec- tion and qualification of said 7 and councilmen the terms of present mayor and of all the bers of the present elty shall cease and terminate on fifteenth day of March, Tequlrements thereof, shall be at qualified from belag a party to any further contract with the city for & period of two years from the time of his delinquency. BUDGET AND TAX LEVY. Section 1 ‘The council and BISTY, department, division “ana "ot- if shall prepare annually a bud- his Ine place of any of the provisions of n by any contract or tor, shall be sufficient und for the forfeiture of his con- ART COMMISSTON. fection 142. The city counet! authorized to or a non © oF p D ¢ to held any of employment under Any other per- charter shall ao All claims for erson, or for dama, property alleged een caused or eu od in of defects, want of repair or ruction of any of the highways. crons- Pine Stre bridens, vi {marin of sai r Way; thence: or p in of t bite buildin: ing to, ed or controlled by the city, presented in writing to the thirty days | after shall be wed to elved. Such claim time, on! be made by lot from oceedings counci] those candidates proved fit by such injuri have, bean shall natur str ani number at t presenting such claim, and for months tmmediately prior to time much claim for damages erued, and shall be verified by th affidavit of the claimant, to the commission ell shall provide b for land recomn In regard to the lo Fevenuee for the gneuing prosecutions under - tion of public thoroughfare! escord! ° le accounts, ty who shall be wi OF service shown injured in the discharge of duty #0 serten, erials as to be temporarily disabled, #hall.ttatning wa ana|the city coune!! mer, thereupon os It y Include em- unless ompensated, other related structures, clty bulld- featy een and adopt the same If 5 $e de expended, how. elve during aabiiity fu ings and public works of art. ihe tevee pier 7 Said, maiority fa t unforeseen for not to > wt "he e ord tween Maynar ven ; et Dudget ‘shall also halt pay. fo) to exceed LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS, shail b Jected ‘Avenue. Bouths thenc corresponding items as ep. months, and If such persons shall be| Section 143. The city shall have! further shall along the west margin of in apt Ca: ded injured while in the € duty jpewer to make local improvement?) thereun metho ley to King Street. Also ter- ieee ‘rom, exam Where there is more rmanently disabled, or/and levy and collect special sesens: | procedu in the ritory lying west of and adjoining jous year. Ly t shall be/than one position to filled, th. indefinite length of time,|ments therefor in whole or in part: |tension of Bale Patrol District Number One, to the board of mmission may certify a | h person shall recelve pay while /and may provide for the payment ny rights thereun rticulariy. defined as follaws justments not ister than thejber than three for each of } disabll continues in an/of all of & part of the cost and ¢x-/ grant of Bounded on north by line day of June, and by sald board| may also limit the number of | fixed by the city | pense of any local improvement by |ratiway f 1 with istant one hun- the counci} not later then the same person may be certified. |counct!, not exceeding twenty per| Ponds of the improvement district, |} twenty feet northerly from nth day of July, The appointing offte: uM potity t of the pay received by such | neue A’ the contractor or tasued ; on the west by tion 106. The consolidated bud-jthe commission sepa: ¥ of each|person at the thme of injury. The |eed sold by the city, provided, that rein of Railroad Avenue shall be the basis for the dete: be filled and shall fill shall prescribe such | AO ordinance jnitiating any local minority of the city counefl, tn-}on the south by Yesler Way, and on Gen. ot cliding not less than one-third of all the members elected, shail the right and po rendum vote on @ without the filing of tion therefor. Bection Bvery franchise for steam ral tracks upon any alley or public place, may the tax levy by th P » oPpolnrment from the voles a5 may be necen ary for car-|!mprovement shall be effective over the east by sald Saloon Patrol Di ing fieenl’ year. nye of this sec. [the written objections of the own- trict Number One. Also all prem: . for any one year Which appoint: |tlon® and \ may" ‘provide, 'aultabie | er of, majority of the lineal front. with a upom second’ Avente| fect. that the same is true, The [twelve O'clock noon, buf, allo i the pay~ tion for €f henye for distinguished | fee, .*OF the proposed improvement between Pike Street and Pine Street |omission to present any suc claim | employes of the City of Seattle 'y oF service while in the line istrict filed ‘with the city. clerk py and all premises with frontages upon ia the manner or Bi ne continue in office and in the Néectlon 127, ‘The head of any 4 Jackson Btrest hetween Third Ave-|in this section, pro shal sontinue in office and in the partmen chant ar hee vace! 7 successors are appointed and fied under the provisions of charter, of such ive the jenat two- 1 the members of the prior to the final pass ordinance, unless it shall affirmative vote of thirds of bar to an action against the city Bue South and Fifth Avenue South. /bar to fy 5 NEWSPAPER. The authority to grant euch licenses within the Hotel Liquor License Dis- ister thereon, such deficiency and then only by a four-fifths vote of the entire city 10 Every official er of any board or body co: the expenditure of funds i be personally Mab recirett ‘of budget fun: of their direction, draft shall hav case of emergency cot condition or accident mediate action with m riation avaliable, to another shall cept when such bi agers recommendation. i ted 108 aut revenues derived marily to the coat o1 Boss thereof, fs irvioe ve members appoin: mayor. The membere 2 ing ofvil which they were ai their successors shal) to serve for terms of four and until thelr successors ified. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term. Two constitute The mayor may at commissioners shal quorum. time, for g00d cause, comi be removed for ection 110. issioner. No commiasioner shall olitical reason: pon the adoption of is charter the commission shal! classify the service requi rtments with juties, all 4 loyes of eren the ference to it nd the a in existence or which r established In except tho: tion 116. create: those of any oth in the clansitied service. a con having uties. For the purpo: by th @ offices and place: the commission no classified civil ty of Beattie, and no appointm: any of such offices or places shall ecording ter and ‘ter mentioned; |cil. Neation shall be to time to con conditions. be made except under the provisto at tion se gue) from tim! to existing or been ine no tran fers of funds or of unexpended bal- ances from one item of the budget be allowable ex- been authorized by the counell upon the city man- There shall be a fund h public utility operated city, into which shall be paid|ture and which is not regulariy re- such utility, which shall be devoted pri- ayment of the ex- sen of operation and maintenance, The extensions and demption of the bonded indebted- he re- 88 Cte e eeege bra a, UY ere shall be an un- civil se jon of ree the exist- vice commission shall continue tn office for the ter: in te and appointed ears each. investigation and sald civil ave qual- include all of- fices and places of employment now may be here-|the same the city’s ser- expressly exempt- No office or pi by the counell shall he e sidered new unless the duties there-| rm of are substantially different exiwtin from position com- certain the duties of place in the all designate the of service to} #u 8 grade. Each offic: ubstantially similar of estab- Janae ing unitormity of pa: ‘and pi of employment fied in the * rade, rates of pay shal fixed for each nd advancement from a low: rate in in accordance with commission, three y erm na of this ch each Eetasat tt eae fee anh Yale fete, 208 her a rule. Bs parte ffice in which | or office in w ca didate § emplo: may. 008 cause, ree him upor ing th writing hie reass to th if discharged bi deemed complete. stoppage of public bus! eet extraordinary appointing offl proval of the temporary appointments to ‘remain in force not excee ing sixty days only, until regular sppoin under the provisions of this charter can be made. Section 116 The following city officer: id shall not be vice: of all departments, bureaus and divi- sions, the olty clerk, the chief of police the assistants corporation counsel, the medical assistants and employed in the division of ith and sanitation, the members of the various boards provided by this charter, the employes of the |lbrary department, the private sec- aries of the mayor and the eity troller; provided, that when the city requires the services of experts for by |work of a special or temporary n quired in any department, the com- mission may allow appointment for such service without examination, Section 117, All persons in the classified ctvil service shall be sub- ject, for mood cause, to suspen for @ period of not exceeding thirty days, or removal from office or em- ployment by the head of the depart- ment in which such employe is working, upon the head of such 4 partment filing with the civil ser- vice commission his reasons for such suspension or remova' Any ‘em ploye so removed may, within days after his removal, demand rvs commission shall thereupcn make such Investigation and shail submit its findings, toxether with tts recom- a|mendations, to the city manager In any|case such employe ts In one of the ny|departments under the control of the manager, or to the mayor in cane sald employe is working in a department, the head whereof ts a pointed by the mayo Ti of the city manager of to reinstatement shall in be final, Section 118 writing sha) pointing office: of all appointments, temporary, made in service and of all transfer: tlo nations, oF oth: in e vice from any cause the date thereof, and a ord nall be kept by the When any place of fn created or abolishe mpensation attached the h change shall be im- sly reported in writing by the head of the department to ston. Section 119. Bach head of depart ment shall keep efficiancy recor of all the employes tn hin depart- ment in the classified civil service, h records to be kept in the form and according to the rul and|by the civil service comm: of such records fu the for mayor all ca mission, ployme of- duct such efficiency Inve as it may, bo requested to either the city ma: epartments, a manager or hea tions. | vestinate civil servic th charter and of its rules, and the con- duct and action of employes in the classified service, and make reports of its findings and recommendatio to the city manager and city coun- 1 Section 120, ‘The commission ah employ chief examiner, have general charge of all @: tions, act as secretary of ¢ Es The and nanager, and the chist deputy comp-| nicommence at twe! o | iection 136. a om with gay in on ¥ Vice Se Mheveley whe hae been res larity the usly employed for uf, all pecgene he adoption c ‘ular ctvil servic ployes sball continu to respective duties under and to the provisions of this Those who by the adoption of this charter for the first time included in the classified civi rvice, and who hi prior to it adoption continuously served the city In the same capacity for six months immediately prior theret shall be qualitt positions without furt tion, aubject to classification by the commission. OFFICERS, TERMS AND SALARIES Section 129. Blectiv. fficers o: the City of Beattie mayor and the memb council. The appoin the City of Seattle shall appointed by the ma: cl. and the city man: vided in this chartet Section 130, The term of officers shall be for two years and until thelr suecessors are elected and qualified. Vinless otherwise expressly pro- vided in this charter, the term of every appointive officer shall be for four years and, except in o of removal, until bis successor appointed and qualified jection 131 he terms of all of- ficers elected by mt vote shall bv ve rie, neers on the second Monday after their glection, and they shall qualify be- fore said date. Tne, terme of all other officers s commence upon e of their qualification, which e within ten days after thelr ection of appointment, unless the time for qualification Sie oxtended by the appointing power, Bection 122. Every officer of the city and each of his assistants, be- fore entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe an ‘ath or affirmation that he will sup- ort the constitution of the United Etates and of the State of Washing- ton and that he will faithfully cor ply with and abide by all the rf Qulrements of the charter and ordl- « of the City of Seattle, and ithtully demean himself in All salaried officers exeapt police officer: sand employ. who at of thi em= rtorm of the ety, I other offt aving under thel trol money or propert shall, before enterin of office, ; ‘0 the olty in such tena ed by ordl- conditioned for faithful mance of his duties and for the payment over of all moneys be- jonging to the city as provided by law The bond shall aio he will pa as may be of the chief of police yntain the condition that all such actual damag ned by any perac frested without @ warrant by rea on of any false or uflawful im- prisonment by or under the direc- tion of such chief of pollee. Section 124. The annual of the following off f ’ be City mi . twelve thousand dollara; corporation con sel, six thousand dollars; mayor, five ‘thousand dollars: comptroiler, forty-two hundred dollars; trea urer, forty-two hundred dollars. Sach member of the elty council shall recelve five dollars for each Gay's attendance wpon any mecting of the eity council, such compensa- be paid for more than w attendance tn any one AY other officers, aubordinate re and f the city shall be paid mpensation ax fe or may be fixed by ordinance. The salary of any elective or appointive officer shall not be increased after his election or appointment or dur- ing the term for which he shall have been elected. or appointed. No officer or employe of the city shall ive any compensation for his ervices to the city other than his An office becom veoant on failure to qualify within Jart elt t the public streets, acqui }counct), lacribed and ermitting Joint y the elty and upon such terms hall be specified granting sach fran- city counctl. RAN SS. Section 144. ry franchise, right or privileg fn the ordinan bo subject to the right of the clty /ehtee or eople of the city acting for themnelves by the initia LIQUOR LICENSE: tive and referendu: at any th Section 146 The power of the ibeequent to the grant, to repeal, |city councl) to grant liquor licenses amend of modify the said grani/shall be subject to rd to the and restrictions he inter forth. to cancel, f (a) Hereafter no leense (except & wholesale lcense as hereinafter defined) shall be granted to any person or persons, authorizing the or giving away or other dis posal of any tntoxionting, apirituou #0 or condemnation, for the use|malt, vioous, mixed or fermented of the olty itself, all ‘the property |iiquore at Any place within | the of the grantee within the limits of |limits of the City of Beattie outside or con-|0f the districts hereinbelow desig- Particular fran-|nated for the @ranting of Mcens ta fair and just except. ee otherwise spectficall nolud relnbelow provided. The city coun- ise tt ctl, in Ite Gisoretion, subject to the Umitations herein stated, ehall have authority to grant such — lice: within the limits of the four sal patrol dietricta hereinbelow de sorbed, It being understood that the designation of any street in defin ling the boundary of any of the dis tricts herein contained shall he taken to mean and Include within the dis trict premises with frontages upon either #lde of the street named, but when « specific margin of any boun dary street In designated, It shall be taken to mean and Include within the district only frontages upon margin of said street BOUNDARIES OF SALOON PA TROL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE: — Reginning at the Intersection of First nd Wall St and running sterly on Wall Street to the west rein of the alley between First and Second Avenues: thence utherly on the west margin of said alley to the south margin of Pine Street; thence easterly on the south margin of Pine Street to the wes margin of Third enue; thence southerly on the west margin of Third Avenue to Pike Street; thence easterly on Pike Street to Fifth Avenue; thence southerly on the west margin of Fifth Avenu point seventy-five feet #0 from Pike Street; thence w. ‘allo! with and seventy-five feat therly from Pike Street to the west margin of the alley between Third and Fourth Avenues; thence utherly along the west margin of sald alley to a point sixty feet north- erly from Unton Street: thence west- erly, parallel with and sixty feet northerly from Union Street to a point sixty feet westerly from Third Avenue; thence southerly, parallel with and sixty feet westerly from Third Avenue to @ point sixty feet southerly from Union Street: thence torly, parallel with and sixty putherly from Union Street to margin of the alley be. ond and Third Avenu putherly along the west nt of « ehall the |} here! mitations after set is not operat- accordance with Its provi- 1; and at any time dur to acquire, by pur- joted unde shall not franc thereupon y ordinance such grant shall contain a r tion of thene rights of the elty coun ell, and of the people of the city act ing for them y Initiative and referendum, to dify sald ordin, forfeit and abroj to so acquire the p Rrantee in th acquired or constructed un- hereinabove set forth, The city council shall not consider or grant any application for extension of the pertod of an franchise, nor any new franchim covering all or any substantial part of the righ rivileges of any franoh until within years of the expiration of th existing: «rant, and then only after submission to and approval by ma jority vote of the a The city council shall no euthority to construct a way, or lay down street railway tracks alon, any of the str cept In manner and on following: Upon the application be- ing made to the city council for authority to construct and operate a street railway along, upon, o or under any of sald streets, the city council shall by resolution deter- mine whether such franchise or any part thereof, shall be granted, an: after such determination shall cause notice of such application and reso- lution to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the city official newspaper, at the ex enae of the applicant.’ Such rego: ution and notice shall specify the route or routes over and along which It propo to nt such franchise, the period for which ft 1s proposed to be granted, and shal! lurther epectfy all the terms and | conditions thereof, Including maxi. | feet mum rates of fare, by cash and|the wert tickets, the transfer regulations pre-| tween the annual percentage | thence than two per cent of |margin of said all to the south gross receipts required to be pald|margin of Cherry Street; thence Fie" ine etky treasury. It the ap- {easterly along the south margin of plication be made by, or directly or |Cherry Street to Third Avenue: then [ndirectly in behalf of the granteo, southerly along Third Avenue t or owner of any existing street rail-|Yesler Way: thence east along. Tea. way system, or the route or routes |ler Way to Fifth Avenue South: asked for are such an constitute a|thence south on Fifth Avenue South Virtual extension or connection with |to King Street; thence east on King ting system, even though |Street to Maynard Avenue; then no apparent f{dentity of |south on Maynard Avenue. to Lane ‘or probable community | Street; thence east on Lane Street in any such case the|to Seventh Avenue South: thence all be granted only for|south on ne Avenue South to inl to the unexpired fran-|Charles Stree hence east on Siise of the existing aysten with |Charles Street to Elehth Avenue which the new line ts proposed to,|/South; thence south on Eighth Ave~ or can be conveniently connected,|nue South to the point of intersec and transfer arrangements shall be|tion of the east margin of Eighth | stipulated in the rant. Common| Avenue South with the west margin ser trackage facilities and appurte- |of the right-of-way of the Northern ances shall be reayired tn all frar and Columbia and Puget chines on any ro! to he made Railway thence southerly available for other franchise @ran-jalong the West margins of sald toes, and for the city itself at|right-of-way to the north side of ny time during the grant, upon|Nevada (formerly Ratner) Street: contribution of a fair proportion of |thence west slong the north side of the cost and maintenance expanne, | said Nevada Street to Eighth Avenue hot including any franchise valua:|South; thence north along trhth tion allowance, and If the compen-|Aventie South to Hanford Street gation for such common user can-| thence westerly along Hanford Street hot be agreed voluntartly between |to Sixth Avenue South: thence north foapective. grantees, or the city/along Sixth Avenue South to Hol. nee snail he fixed by arbitra” |gate Street: thence wort along Hol- tlon, each party appointing one arbi-|gate Street to the east margin of ‘an oO sald of not less of intero! franchis trict may be exercised by the city counct! in the following cases, and not otherw namely: Any | such license may be granted only for # bona fide commercial hotel, in which adequate and general provision ts made for transient guerts, and which has at least one hundred sleeping 1ocme ip use for hotel pur- poses, all ment, to whom the licens ed, shall be issued, and shall distinctly prescribe and limit the sale and disposal of liquor authorized under it to a defined room or other enclosed portion of the bullding, having no frontage upon or direct entrance from any street or alley, but having {ts en- trance solely from within the hot ad there shall be no sign or other Vvertixement or designation of ch llcensed location exposed so to be read from any str ey, Bvery such Ii Hotel Liquor Licens Aistinctly specity t tions if grant- the license Distriot terme an overning and controlling retfter no leone shall be granted within the saloon patrol district rein described, except that part of District Number One lying along and east of Sixth Avenue South between King and Hanford Streets, for any premises whereby the main entranc to Place of selling or disposing of the liquors shall be on any alley. (4) Within the saloon patrol dis- triets herein described, except that part of District Num! One lying along and east of Sixth Avenue South, between King and Mantord Streets, no Hquor lloense of any kind shall hereafter be granted for any premises situated within thirty feet of a et corner (meaning by corner the Intersection of the marginal lines of two streets) ex pt for premises for which valld enses were outstanding and {tn tua] use on January first. nine- hundred and fourteen. No Hauor loen: of any kind granted for any premises situated within thirty ‘feet of a street corner (as defined above) at of the following street tnter- fons, namely. Pike Street and First Avenue, Pike Street and Sec- ond Avenue, Madison Stre: ‘and Firat Avenue, Madison st and Second Avenue, and Second Avenue, Street and Third Avenue, Yesler Way and ond Avenue; prov ded, that this re- striction 1 not apply to any basement situated at any of a corne: whose entrance on one street and distant at least sixty feet from the corner, such basement having no entrance, ‘window or oth- er communication ‘with the other street. (f) Within the saloon patrol dis- tricta herein described, except that part of District Number One lying ong and of Sixth Avenue King and Hanford eats, all hereafter be granted make the number of leensed places situated on the same block of land and front- ing on the same street exceed two (including herein basements as well as other premises and counting all Kinds of liquor Heenses) except that in cases where there were outstand- ing on January first, nineteen hun. dred and fourteen, valld lcenses for jnore than two Icensed places sit. hated on the same block of land and fronting on the same street, the city Souncil shall have the same disc tion aw in other cases to continue to ferant Heensos hereafter for the pre. Bt |Mae premines so in use under such provided, that when by rea. Non of transfer or otherwise any tmises falling within the forego. ‘ig exception shall be abandoned as a place for selling such liquors, or feused for other purpose, sald ‘ex- Meption shall no longer apply to such. premises. (g)) ‘Tho aggregate liquor Hcenses outstanding in the ity. exclusive of hotel licenses SHihin the Hotel Liquor License dis- triot, and exclusive of purely whole- hale’ licenses, as herein defined, Shall not exceed three hundred and fifteen until the population of the city exceeds five hundred thousand, number of under a single manage-/| | | city mana 3 offi matter: ir lished, The eft lish adv rates thi shall be efor. nei No political thing which advert elal pleye or dep to any candid published t! in. newspaper she’ shall be design: the offictal newspa TIDP LAND Section 150. All and other public highw any t Seattle, or into the wate: Lake lakes of fresh water within the Washington, Lake or other bodies City of Seattle, eith Virtue of the const of the State of Washington or un- der and by virtue of an: dinance of the City of Seattle, or the dedication of any plat with- in the city, or by an: establish: streets or highways, are hereby con- by uthority tinued, established be public stree power of the cit hall be provided streets and Qeotton 181, Whenever and whor- ever any street loca’ or to be located any harber @ jands shail the comprehensive bor Improvement now or herenfter port commission of adopted by th the Port of vote of the people trict of the Port of trol of sald street any la belong: which shall fi of such unit shall vested in the Port expiration of thirt sald port commist adopted a resol the port { use of tl 8, ment theceot and of such resolution ith the elty to any suc is nevertheless F of the same for y not render iinprac- city such purposes tieable the use of Port of Seattle for commerce and and, provided vigation, trate if prior. to such resolution, th improved same shall not 80 p unless and until shall ha adopted clarin See ISCELLANEOL tion 152. All ds of every office and shall be open to t the public at any t ness houre, Copi such books and rec fied, shall be give having the same in cust demanding h fees y ordinanc Section 153, wise provided by 1 person tor, all public offices shall be kept n for business every day op Sundays and legal hine o'clock in. th five o'clock tn the Section 154 ize by treasury, or to mi in tigation, administer oaths and take and perning any matter or ing thereto. al newspaper ‘and proceedings require’ by charter or ordinance: ouncll shall tix Ising and Nothin, published {n such newspaper, unle: it pertains strictly to the city's bus! ‘attention to any officer, ment of the cit e for office, shall be be published a newspaper of meneral :|ctreulation published ed by contract or hii City of Seattle, subject highways within tide lands or shore ‘within any unit Mwithin the Mmits tion dectaring that prepared to make actual such street 0 Except when other- Every officer author- law or ordinance to allow, audit or certify demand shall hear testimony con It 1s the express inten! hereby to continue the existing government of the City of Seat except as to matters pertain the nomination and election of ‘: {lcors under. this charter, until firat olection and qualification officers as in this charter provi but no longer. MENDMENTS. Section 187, The city council Propose and ‘submit to the elec of the city any amendment to this charter at any general municl election to be held at least days after the adoption by the coun= cil of the resolution of submission, Any amendment shall also be subs _ mitted to the voters upon thi tion of qualified electors eq number to fifteen per cent of the votes cast at the last precedii h. srunioipal olection, which patty shall be filed with ‘the elty cl STREETS. least ninety days before the Streets, avenues |feneral municipal election and @ checked by him in the manner provided for initiative ordinances; rovided, thet prior to the ciroulas jon of sald petition for signatures, it shall be submitted to the corporas tion counsel, who shall attach theras to his opinion as to its legality, Any” amendment 80 proposed, either the city counctl or by petition, shal be published in the manner provided by law. If amendment ts jority of the t shall beo ter; provided, amendment election the in such man voted upon separately, ALTERNATE PROPOSITION NO. 1, The following separate alt proposition shall be submitted to tl people for adoption or rejection the election to be held upon the sub= mission of this charte: Alternate Proposition Nw on ‘Provided, however, that ¢| the proposed franchise be for an ex= tension of an existing system in a residence district, and does not t clude any trunk line or canyon route, the clty council, in tts discres tion, may grant the franchise with. out the provision for common user trackage facilities and appurtes nances, and without the reservation — that said grant {s subject to the right of the city counel! or the peas ple of the city acting fee them= selves by the initiative and refergns dum, at any time subsequent to the grant, to repeal, amend or modify the said grant with due regard to the rights of the grantee and the Interest of the public.” j If said proposed charter fs nae elty may estad- direction of the sh and circulate Any and ell to be pub- ublished therein. matter or ises or calls em- or Until such city stablished and in the ol Tnion, her under and by itutton and laws charter or other lawful as public none submitted at the same me shall be submit er that each may be and declared to hways of the to the same to control, im- is or Public the dor extended acheme of har- atified by of the port dis- Seattle, the con- ‘and the title to ng to the clty ass to and be o} jon havo by the improve- & certified copy shall have been clerk; provided, street or lands rved to the at sald electton, and a majority the ballots cast at sald election safa@ alternate proposition number one be in favor of {ts adontion, then sueh alternate proposition number one shall become a part of sect 144 of sald charter, at the end paragraph two thereof, as indica! in sald charter, CERTIFICATE. STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUN. TY OF KING, CITY OF SRATTLE, 8 We, the undersigned freeholders of thé City of Seattle, elected at the general municipal election held im said city on the &d of Ma) 1914, under the pr lons of ti constitution and laws of the State of Washington, to prepare a new charter by altering, changing, res vising, adding to or repealin, Y vising. “Charter of the City oF ies Attle, do hereby certify that the: foregoing charter has been prepai by us and {8 hereby submitted as the charter for said. elty. IN WITNESS WHERBEOP, we have hereunto set_our hands this 2a di of May, Badal, WM. HICKMAN MOORE, Chairman, 0. B. THORGRIMSON, | ecretary, Wattage: ELIAM M. 'CALHOUN, . J, ERICKSON. the same by the further the adoption of city shall have lands the pass or be y the cit an o} 18 SUBJECTS, books and ree. partment he inspection of ime during busi- or extracts from cords, duly corti. n by the officer dy to any same, and be’ pre- the m jaw or this char- except from until holidays, © forenoon afternoon. upon the ¥ official have power to and affirmations ake thing’ relat. |