The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-11
TEE CHARTER Or THE CITY OF
SEATTLE-Coutfuu

pe-sors ard property against injury n the
Use OF any such railroad or street railroAas
O. car thereof.
,TertA-To provide Tor me king loca, tn
proyernsnts and 20 levy ard collect specisi
assessments on property benefited there
By. and Tor paying for the same or aay
Eieventh-To acquire by purchase Or By
exerciee Of TIE right CT eminent domain or
otherwise lands for public parks. within
or without tie hntrs OF said city, ana 70
Twslffh-To construct ana keep In rs7air
bridges ytaducts and tunnels, ard 70 seg-
ul2ts the use thereof
Th.rteenfh-To Determines what work
fban be done or improvements made a
the expense in whole or n part OF the own
e-s OF the adjoining. contiguous or proxi-
flied thereby and to provfae for the man
ner q making ana collecting assessments
Fourfeensh-To provide for erecting. rur-
ard exclusive properly OF the city. water
works within or without the corporzte I'm
its OF the city, 20 supply said city ana its
innaeltaf.ss With water for any eno al PIT PIT,
the use and price Of the water as supplied;
provided. however, that the city council
snail not enter into any contract o. agree
or corporation for its wafer supply or dis
trfbution, or for the Joint or entire Use OF
the wn0ie or any part OF the city water
BIpplJ OF ItSLT1C1lfEE pant, lliCllE-Ek CUFF
duits. mains and reservoirs. without first
submitting such proposed contract or
agreement 70 a vote OF the qualified cleo
tors OF the city at general election. %
end unless majority of said electors vot-
ing at sad election shall vote therefor;
provided further. that nothing herein con-
tanned shah be SO construed as TO prevent
the city from selling 10 any consumer wa
ter for power or other uses, OF fhs power
rsnufactured from water. upon terms OPEN
10 all consumers
streets and ali pubic places OF the city,
and for furnishing tire Inhabitants OF the
city with gas. electric or other light. and
for the ownership. purchase or other &C
QUESTION, construction and maintenance OF
such works as may be necessary or conyen-
lent therefor: to charge and collect for the
u.s. USE o. sae5 iignt, aiaa 70 rsgrla,e ,ns ass
by the city or other person or corporation;
provided. however. that no purchase OF any
such light plant shall be made without first
submitting the question or such purchase
to the electors OF the city.
sixteenth-To estA biish and regulate mar
kets, and to provide. by proper penalties.
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 10 enforce tho
keeping OF proper legal weights and meas
uTes by 81 vendors in the city, and TO pro-
vide for tns 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 10 control and regu-
late the same, and TO 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 public library
or libraries. and to appropriate annually
such per centum of all moneys collected
for fines, penalties and licenses as shall be
of 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
within or without the corporate
limits, and 10 acquire land therefor by pur-
chase or condemnation or otherwisei 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 tho city.
and construction of all buildings In which
any trade or occupation offensive to tho
senses or deleterious to the public health
or safety shall be carried on. and to regu-
hihit the erection and maintenance OF s1ch
buildings or structures, or the carrying on
OF such trades or occupations within 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 fire department, 10
provide fire engines and other apparatus.
and to provide for the prevention and ex-
OF fires and to regulate or
prohibit the transportation. keeping or
terials within the corporate limits OF the
city, and TO restrain and regulate and pro-
hihit the use OF fireworks.
Twenty-fourth-To establish IRE limits
and enlargs the Same as circun1 sta noes
may require, and make all such regulations
for the erection and maintenance OF build
ings or other structures within the corpor-
erty may re1uire, and to cause all such
buildings and places as may from any
cause be in q dangerous state to be put In
Q safe condition. and 70 prohibit the ereo-
ton or construction within such fire linz
Il. OF any building or structure or any adj
dition 10 any building or structure unless
such building. structure or addition be con-
structed OF such material and In CONFORM
fly 10 such rules, regulations and condi-
tons as the city council shall have pro-
yided and to provide for the removal OF
any building or structure or any addition
trary TO such prohibition.
Twenty-fifth--To regulate thu manner In
which efNEA. Er1Ek anu OtnsF pulEQfNg4.
party walls and partition fences shall Be
constructed Ind maintained.
Twenty-sixth--To provide for the deep
ening, widening. docking. covering, wall
ing, altering or changing the channels OF
waterways and water-courses, and to pro-
vide for the construction and maintenance
OF canals. slips, public landing places,
other work as may be required for the &C.
cornfnodation OF commercs> and 10 control
and regulate the use thereof; and further.
20 provide for the condemnation OF ali such
work or works by the city and for its usa
ard benefit: and for the construction and
maintenance and ownership Of the same By
the city.
and prohibit the anchorage. moorsgs and
landing OF al water craft and their car
goes within the Jurisdiction OF the corpora
ton.
age, storage and ccckage, and 20 provide
for the collection thereof. and 10 provide
for the imposition and collection OF such
harhor fees az may be consistent with the
Tweuty-ninth-To ncensa regulate, con-
troll or restrain wharf boats, tugs and 9TH
er boats used about the hsrbor or within
the Jurisdiction OF the city,
Thirsieth--To REQUIRE tbs owners az pub-
lie halls or other buildings 20 provide suit
able means OF exit - provide FOR the pre-
ventien ard abatement OF nulsances:- for
the cleaning and pariucation OF water
courses and canals. for the draining and
aliinr Up % ponds on private property
within ifs limits. when the same stall be
offensive - the senses Or dangerous 20
health; 70 regulate and control ard provide
fo- The prevention end punishment os
the deflleTnent or pollution OF all streams
running into or through iss corporate lin
ia ara far So dEetar1e OF Eve r.1fiss -
yona It's corporafs limits. ard OF anv
sgrean ~ o. lake from which the water Sfip1fv
OF said city - or may be e kca. for 4 die
fAnce os Eve miles beyond its source OF
Suu-.fF. 70 r~oVtds for the cleaning -
areas. vaults ana other places which nav
hs sc kept as 20 become offensive 10 sNa
senses or Dangerous 70 health. and 70 rrlak.
all such Quarantine ard other regr1fatsora
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