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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1908
Page
6
City council reads proposed changes defining patrol districts and hotel liquor zones. The amendments set boundaries for Saloon Patrol Districts One through Three, restrict beer sales, and require licenses for bona fide hotels with 100 sleeping rooms.
Notices announce two charter amendments for Beattie Seattle involving initiative and referendum power over local city charter sections. Proposals set for March 3 and March 8 1908 general elections, detailing process for petitions signatures, city council action, and referendum procedures on franchise grants and street railway issues.
A dense OCR fragment lists multiple proposed amendments to Seattle City Charter articles including sections on council salary, health commission, budgeting, and public works. It references submission to voters at general elections, dates in 1907 1908, and officials such as Burnett Reynolds Carroll and city comptroller. The text contains numerous typographical errors and partial phrases.
The document declares a proposed amendment to Article IV of the city charter to grant powers for acquiring opening and operating stone quarries and supplying materials for street construction. It requests public ratification at the next general election on March 3, 1907, with city officials signing and publishing the notice.
The document details Proposed Amendment No. 7 to Section 1 of Article XVII for Seattle City Charter. It sets mayoral salary at 5006 dollars annually with monthly payments and lists salaries for Corporation Counsel, Treasurer, Comptroller and ex officio City Clerk. It calls for submission to qualified voters at the next general election or March 3, 1907, with signatures and filing details by December 30, 1907.
Resolution 1141 proposes Amendment 20 to Article VIII adding nine sections establishing a Superintendent of Buildings and a Board of Appeals to oversee city buildings and property. Appointments by the Mayor with City Council confirmation set terms of three, two, and one year for members and architects builders. the board would hear appeals on department decisions and related matters.
The Beattie City Council proposed amending Section 18 of Article IV to establish city markets regulate weighing measuring and inspection of goods within city limits and to require official weight certificates to be delivered to purchasers. The measure submitted for ratification to qualified voters was presented December 30 1907 and first published February.
City of Seattle proposes amending Article IV to add a subdivision named Party-third to authorize planting shade and ornamental trees along streets. It would allow funding through special assessments on benefited properties and be submitted to voters at the next general election on March 3. The measure was approved December 6, 1907, and public notice issued February.
Resolution No 1187 proposes Amendment No 11 to Section 18 Article IV expanding city authority to license tax limit and regulate sale distribution and disposal of intoxicating liquors within time and place rules set by the City Council with revenue for city use provided liquor licenses conform to existing law and prior conditions The text shows garbled OCR but indicates authority to regulate liquor and licensing within city limits and ongoing compliance requirements.
An unreadable OCR fragment references penalties and a daily formation, with scattered terms like Seattle, city, and penalties. The legible content is insufficient to determine scope, authority, or concrete actions for a full headline or summary.
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