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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1913
Page
7
Legal notices outline multiple proposed amendments to the City Charter of Beattie and Seattle style amendments. They cover taxation exemptions for property and personal property, election procedures, and methods to submit amendments to voters at next general municipal elections. The notices specify council action dates, publication, and verification processes for signatures, plus repeals of conflicting provisions and procedural safeguards.
A draft charter amendment for Beattie Seattle city election procedures outlines changes to article XVITE including general municipal elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March, primary timing, ballot formatting, candidate filing and deposits, nomination rules, and ballot printing standards. It details nonpartisan methods, candidate declaration forms, withdrawal rules, and the City Comptroller’s responsibilities for certification and publication before elections.
City of Beattie proposes two amendments to its charter. The first would amend Section 0 of Article IV to set monthly meetings and specify election submission of the amendment on March 9 1992. The second would add a new Section 92 to Article II III defining candidate qualifications and require detailed campaign filings within ten days after primary elections. Both amendments seek voter approval at an upcoming election in Beattie.
The council seeks to amend Article IV Section 7 to authorize steam railroads street railways and electric railways to operate over city streets with defined fares transfer rules and regulatory conditions. It details franchise terms construction routes notices bids arbitration wage disputes and bid procedures for low fare franchises.
City Council considers franchise bids for street railway and may submit any proposal to referendum. The document also proposes Article IX section 39 to invest city cash in bonds and state or local entities, with proceeds to the general fund, and to place management under the Finance Committee. Ballot date set for March 4 1915. publication January 1913.
Resolution 8016 proposes Amendment A to revise Section 10 Article VIII of the city charter. The measure would let the city fund local improvements by assessments and require the Board of Public Works to oversee contracts and purchases of materials and supplies. It is slated for March 4, 1913, general municipal election day.
Resolution proposes amend Section 9 of Article VIII to create a water works department headed by a superintendent and a lighting department. It details powers, duties, annual reporting, and civil service appointments. Also includes funding via bonds for a Pike Place market extension and conveyor project.
A lengthy draft outlines city tax and bonding measures for a waterfront extension and flood defense, promising interest payments from a general levy to the sinking fund. It then proposes a penal justice ordinance granting police authority to arrest without warrants under specified conditions and detailing procedures and penalties. The referendum notice states this ordinance will be up for ratification at the March 4, 1912 municipal election in Seattle.
City notes proposed amendment to Seattle Charter Section 9a Article VII to create a superintendent of buildings with duties and powers under Board of Public Works, including management of city properties and enforcement of building rules. Amendment set for ratification at March 4, 1912 general election. includes City Council and Board oversight. Also references petition No. 50412 and a separate ordinance for Pike Place public market conveyor inspection.
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