The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-09

s,e-sr,-,s ~ 80 r-9eerty against Injury n me
use o. any such railroad or street raiEroaa.
Ts-sp-NT,e --oytse eo- making local I'm
prove-rentx ard % levy and collect sPecfsl
Assessments on property afhea1-o nee
by. ara Tor raging for the same or any
rieverfs-To Acquire By purchase o. ~
exercise OF TIE right cs eminent Domain or
otherwise t2fa1s for public p2rks. wisa.a
o. without tie limits o. said city. and 20
Twelsrh-To construct ard keep N repair
hrlcges. via6ucss ard tunnels. and 20 reg
T'hirteen-h-To determine what work
shall Re done or improvements made AZ
the expense IL whole or IL part OF the OWE
mate proper1y. or Others especially bene-
nffd thereby ard 20 provfle Tor toe man
der Of making and collectiag Assessments
therefor.
Fourfeenth-To provide for erecting. pur-
chasing or otherwise acquiring, as the soIs
and exclusive property OF the city, water
works within or without the corporate una
It's OF the city. 70 supply sad city ana its
Inhabitants with water for any and ali pur-
poses. and 70 fix. alter. REGULATE and eontrol
the use and price OF the water as sop sl,ea.;
provided, however, that the city COUNCIL
snail not enter into any contract or agree
ment whatever with any person. company
or corporation for its water supply or oas.
the whole or any part OF tns city water
supply or distributing plant. including con-
Quits. faains ana reservoirs. without nrss
submitting such proposed contract or
agreement TO a vote OF the qualified cleo
tors OF the city a. a general e4eeaon. or
special election called for ,hat purpose.
end unless a ma tority OF said electors vot-
Ing al said election shall vote therefor;
provided further. that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be 30 construed as 10 preEens
the city from selling 10 any consumer va
ter for power or other uses. or the power
manufactured from water, upon terms open
20 ali consumers
Snr Hrhr h.
streets and all pubic places OF the city.
and for furnishing Tire inhabitants or the
city with gas. electric or other Light, and
Tor the ownership, purchase or other sc-
QUESTION. construction and maintenance OF
such works as may be necessary or conven-
lent therefor: TO charge and collect FOR tho
use OF such light and 20 regulate the use
and price OF such light whether supplied
by the city or other person or corporation;
nroysded, however, that no purchase OF any
such light plant shall be made without first
submitting the question OF such purchase
10 the electors OF the city.
Sixteenth-To esta biish and regulate mar
kets and TO provide. by proper penalties,
for the weighing. measuring and inspec-
ton of all articles OF food or drink offered
for sale thereat or at 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
regulate the same.
Eighteenth-To erect and establish work.
houses and taIls. and to control and rega-
late the same, and TO provide for the work
Ing OF prisoners confined therein, provided,
that no prisoner shall be required to -er-
form any labor until he shall have been
duly convicted OF some offense punishael
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 main tenance OF a public library
such per centum of ali moneys collected
for fines, penalties and licenses as shall be
prescribed by this charter for the support
of q city library which shall, under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by or
dinance, be open for use by the public
Twenty-frst-To regulate the burial OF
the dead. and to establish and regulate
cemeteries within or without the corporate
limits. and TO acquire land therefor by pur-
chase or condemnation or otherwise 20
cause cemeteries to be removed beyond the
limits OF the corporation, and 10 prohibit
the establishment OF any cemetery within
two miles OF the boundaries OF the city.
Twenty-second--To direct the location
and construction of all buildings ia which
any trade or occupation offensive to the
eenses or deieterious 10 the public health
or safety shall be carried on. and 10 regn-
hlbit the erection and maintenance of such
buildings or structures, or the carrying on
OF such trades or occupations witnin the
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 a fire department, TO
provide fire engines and other apparatus,
and to provide for the prevention and ex-
tinguishment OF fires and TO reguiats or
prohibit the transportation, keeping or
storage OF all coubustible or explosive ma
teriais within the corporate limits OF the
city, and TO restrain and regulate and pro-
hitit the use OF fireworks.
Twenty-fourth-To establish IRE limits
and enlarge the same as circums tances
may require, and make all such regulations
for the erection and maintenance or build
ate limits as the safety or persons or prop
erty may require, and to cause all such
buildings and places as may from any
q safe condition, and 10 prohibit the erec-
ton or construction within such fire I'm
its Of any building or structure or any ad-
dition to any building or structure unless
euch building. structure or addition be con-
etructed of such material and in conform
ity TO such rules. regulations and condi-
tions as the city council shall have pro-
vtded: and TO provide for the removal OF
any building or structure or any addition
20 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 DO
constructed and maintained.
Twenfy-sixth-To provide for the deep
ening. widening. docking. covering. wall
ing altering or changing the channels OF
WATERWAYS and water-courses. and 10 pro-
vide for the construction and maintenance
OF canals. slips, public landing places,
wharves. docks and levees. and all such
other work as may be required Tor the ac-
cornmodation OF commerce. and 10 control
and regulate the use thereof; and further,
10 nrnyfde for the condemnation of ali such
work or works by the city and for its use
ana benefit and for the construction and
maintenance and ownership OF the same by
Twerty-Seventh-To control. regulate
ana prohibit the anchorage, moorare and
landing OF all water craft ana their car
goes within the Jurisdiction or the corpora
ton.
age. storage and GoCkage, and 10 provide
fSr the collection thereof. and TO provias
fer the imposition and collection o. such
hsrbor fees a. may oe consistent with the
r'wertv-nlnsh--ro license. regulate, con-
troll or restrain whaTf-boats. tugs and 9TH
az boats used about the haTbor or within
the Jurisdiction OF the city.
T6trtfeth-ro REQUIRE the owners Of pub
lie halls or other buildings to provide suit
able means Of exit; 10 provide FOR the pre-
Nentiou and statement or uuisanCes; for
fhe cleaning ana publication OF water
courses ard canals. for the draining and
niiing mp OF ponds on private property
within tts limits. waen the same shall -
crsruSss-e 10 the senses or dangerous 20
SraIth. to regulate ana control ana provide
70 the prevention and punishment OF
tSa Abatement or pollution OF al streams
r-sruiuC into or through its corporate linz
is ard for The distance OF five miles BE-
,-s.a ffs corporate limits. and OF any
sst.... y, o. Ia Ike from which che water suprlv
- ssif city - or may - taken, To- a DIS
ts-~a ~ I've miles beyond it source OF
s,-r~i7-. 70 provide for ne cleaning q
go vaults and other places which nav
= - kent as 20 become offensive % the
serses or dangerous 70 health; and % m&ks
e. veav - necessary fer TIE preservation
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