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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1911
Page
10
A fragmentary directory listing lawyers and professionals with partial addresses and services. It mentions a Danet Academy and a Townsend office with free consultations, plus other unnamed entries, all in a cluttered urban page segment.
A cluttered old listings page shows numerous professionals and businesses. Names like Albert Hansen, Dr Jacob Smith, and Frank Brooks appear among optical services, medical specialties, and a large pool room operation. Addresses cluster around Second Avenue and First Ave, with references to patents and various therapies.
Legal notices announce Resolution No 2000 proposing Amendment No 1 to Section 2 Article VII of the City Charter. It outlines appointment and removal of the chief of police under civil service rules and submits the proposition to Seattle voters at the general election held March 7, 1911. The city council certifies the measure January 3, 1911, signed by President WM Murphy and City Comptroller Wm I ls.
Resolution 208 proposes amending Section 11 of Article IX to allow the City Council to fix the tax rate and levy taxes for the next fiscal year. It requires a three fourths vote for reallocating revenues to preserve peace health and safety in emergencies. The measure is set for Seattle voters at the March general election.
The text details proposed changes to Section 1 of Article IV in Seattle Beattie charter, transferring legislative power to the people via initiative and referendum, outlining petition thresholds, comptroller verification, council action limits, and election procedures for submitting amendments and ordinances to voters. It covers special elections, measures adopted as ordinances, and rules for simple referendum and emergency clauses.
The city council may submit the ordinance to qualified electors for ratification at the next regular or a special election. If approved by a majority, the ordinance takes effect after mayoral proclamation in the official newspaper within five days, or on a designated date. If rejected, it has no force. The section supersedes conflicting charter provisions and the proposal is to be submitted to voters at the March 7, 1911 general election.
A Beattie voter petition urges passage of an ordinance regulating electrical wires and apparatus in Seattle. The draft covers placement, clearance, transformers, poles, guy wires, roof fixtures, grounding rules, and penalties for unsafe installations, with definitions and enforcement by the Superintendent of Public Utilities.
The ordinance tightens control of electrical wires and installations in Seattle Beattie. It sets spacing limits on 600 volt or less lines and outlines penalties for violations. It requires safety certification before reconnection and restricts nonowners from altering electrical systems. Public Utilities supervises enforcement and compliance timelines.
City ordinances regulate electrical wires poles and transformers within Beattie and Seattle. It covers insulators guard rules transformer tests pole heights posting ownership marks and penalties for violations, plus a National District Telegraph Company franchise rights until 1934 and annual payments to the city.
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