The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-01
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE-COutfuue

or car thereof
Tenfh-'To provide for making local i'm
provernents and TO levy and collect special
assessments on property benefited there
By. and for paying for the same or any
portion thereof.
Elayenth-To acquire by purchase or by
exercise or the right OF eminent domain or
otherwise lands for public parks, within
or without the limits of said city. and TO
improve the same
Twelfth-To construct and keep in repair
bridges. yiaducts and tunnels, and to reg
uiate the use thereof.
Thirfeenfh-To determine what work
shall be done or improvements made at
the expense in whole or in part of the own
ers of the adjoining. contiguous or proxi-
mate property. or others especially bene-
fitted thereby and to provide for the man
ner OF making and collecting assessments
Fourteenth-To provide for erecting. pur-
chasing or otherwise acquiring. as the sole
and exclusive property OF the city, water
works within or without the corporate lin
its OF the city. to supply said city and its
inhabitants with water for any and all pur-
poses. and 10 TX. alter, REGULATE and control.
the use and price OF the water as supplied;
snail not enter into any contract or agree
me1t whatever with any person. company
or corporation for its water supply or dis
trfbution, or for the joint or entire use OF
the whole or any part of the city water
supply or distributing plant, including con-
Quits, mains and reservoirs. without first
agreement to a vote OF the qualified cleo
tors Of the city at a general election, or
special election called for that purpose,
end unless a majority OF said electors yot-
ing at said election shall vote therefor;
provided further, that nothing herein con-
tained shah be so construed as 10 prevent
the city from selling to any consumer wa
ter for power or other uses, or the power
rsnufactured from water, upon terms open
to all consumers.
Fifteenth-To provide for lighting the
and MIA Of he ri ~
and for furnishing the inhabitants OF the
city with gas, electric or other light, and
for the ownership, purchase or other ac-
QUESTION, construction and maintenance of
such works as may be necessary or conven-
lent therefor, TO charge and collect for the
use or such light, and to regulate the use
and price OF such light whether supplied
by the city or other person or corporation;
Droyided, however, that no purchase or any
such light plant shall be made without first
submitting the question or such purchase
TO the electors OF the city.
Sixteenth-To establish and regulate mar
kets, and 10 provide, by proper penalties,
for the weighing, measuring and fnspec-
tion OF all articles of food or drink offered
for sale thereat or al any other place with
in the limits of the city, and to enforce the
keeping OF proper legal weights and meas
ures by all vendors in the city, and to pro-
vide for the inspection OF such weights and
measures.
seventeenth-To erect and establish hos
pitfalls and pest-houses, and to control and
regulate the same.
Eighteenth-To erect and establish work
houses and jails, and to control and regu-
late the same, and 10 provide for the work
ing OF prisoners confined therein: provided.
that no prisoner shall be required TO ner-
form any labor until he shall have been
duly convicted of some offense punishable
BY imprisonment, and duly sentenced there
TO.
Nineteenth-To provide for establishing
and maintaining reform or training schools
for juvenile offenders.
Twentieth--To provide for the establish
ment and maintenance OF a public library
or libraries, and 10 appropriate annually
such per centum of all moneys collected
for fines, penalties and licenses as shall be
prescribed by this charter for the support
of a city library which shall. under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by or
dinance, be open for use by the public.
Twenty-first-To regulate the burial of
the dead, and TO establish and regulate
cemeteries within or without the corporate
limits, and 10 acquire land therefor by pur-
chase or condemnation or otherwise; to
cause cemeteries to be removed beyond the
limits of the corporation, and to prohibit
the establishment of any cemetery within
two miles of the boundaries of the city.
Tyenty-second-To direct the location
and construction of all buildings in which
any trade or occupation offensive TO the
senses or deleterious TO the public health
or safety shall be carried on, and to regu-
late the management thereof: and to pro-
hlhit the erection and maintenance of such
buildings or structures, or the carrying on
limits OF the city or within the distance of
two miles beyond the boundaries thereof
Twenty third-To make regulations for
the prevention OF accidents by fire, to or
ganiZe and establish fire department. to
provide fire engines and other apparatus,
and TO provide for the prevention and ex-
tinguishment of fires and TO regulate or
prohibit the transportation, keeping or
storage of all combustible or explosive ma
terials within the corporate limits OF the
city, and TO restrain and regulate and pro-
hihit the use of fireworks.
Twenty-fourth-To establish fire limits
and enlarge the same as circumstances
may require and make all such regulations
for The erection and maintenance of build
ings or other structures within the corpor-
ate limits as the safety of persons or prop
erty may require, and to cause all such
buildings and places as may from any
cause be In dangerous state TO be put in
a safe condition, and TO prohibit the erec-
ton or construction within such fire linn
its of any building or structure or any adj
dition 10 any building or structure unless
such building. structure or addition he con-
structed of such material and in conform
ity to such rules, regula tionS and condi-
tions as the city council shall have pro-
vided: and to provide for the removal of
any building or structure or any addition
TO any building or structure erected con-
trary 10 such prohibition.
Twenty-fifth-To regulate the manner in
which stone, brick and other buildings,
party walls and partition fences shall he
constructed and maintained.
enlng, widening. docking. covering. wall
ing, altering or changing the channels of
Waterways and warehouses;. and TO pro-
vide for the construction and maintenance
of canals slips, public landing places
wharVes. docks and leVees. and all such
other work as may he required for the ac-
commodation of commerce. and to control
and regulate the use thereof; and further
20 provide for the condemnation OF all such
work or works by the city and for its use
ard benefit: and for the construction and
a .F hsas
the city.
Twenty-seventh-To control. regulate
and prohibit the anchorage, moorage and
landing Of all water craft and their car
goes within the jurisdiction OF the corpora
ton.
Twenty-eighth-To fix the rate OF wharf
age, storage and doCkage, and 10 provide
for the collection thereof and 20 provide
harbor fees as may be consistent with the
laws o. the United States.
Twenty-ninth--To license, regulate. con-
troll or restrain wharf-boats, tugs and 9TH
or boats used about the harbor or within
the jurisdiction OF the city.
Thirueth-To REQUIRE the owners OF pub
lie halls or other buildings 20 provide suit
able means Of exit. TO provide for the pre-
vention and abatement Of nuisances; for
the cleaning and purifica ton OF water
courses and canals; for the draining and
filling up of ponds on private property
within fts limits, when the same shall he
offensive 70 the senses or dangerous TO
nfHAkns 20 regulate ana contrOt ana provide
for the prevention and punishment OF
the dctilement or pollution OF all streams
running into or through its corporate linz
its and for the distance OF five miles be-
youd its corporate limits. and OF any
stream or lake from which the water supply
OF said city IS or may be taken, for dis
lance Of FIVE miles beyond its source of
supply. TO provide for the cleaning 81
areas vaults and other places which may
he so kept a : TO become offensive TO the
senses or dangerous 10 health; and 10 make
i.
Us may be necessary for the preservation
OF the public health: and TO remove N per-