The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-28

TINE CHANTEA OF THE CITY OF
sEATTEEs-Centinse
nance 20 provide for. TIE prc,ectsca 81 Al
persors ard property against s1gu-y IN TIE
izse of any ssscn railroad or street railroad.
o. car thereof.
Tansh-To provide Cor making local TIM
yroveanerts and 10 levy and collect sfec3el
Assessments Oh property benefited l-eEe-
hv. ard FOR ray1ns for the same or any
Eievenfh-To acquire BY purchase - ~
exercise OF the right OF eminent domain or
otherwise larses for pubic pa-<s, wtthin
Or without tee hrniss Of said city, and TO
Twslrsh-To construct and keep IN rspssr
bridges. vsa1ucss ard tnrns-A and TO reg
Esate the ugs thereof.
ThlrteenthLTo eeterrans what work
shall be cnns or improvements made ~
the expense In whole or In pars OF the own
ers eE tie adjoining. contiguous o. proxi-
mate property, or others especially benz
sted thereby and to provioe for the man
her Of making and colscting asssAsxnsrn
therefor.
chasing or otherwise acquiring. as the sole
and exclusive property OF the city, water
works within or without the eo-porzse I'm
its Of The city, 20 supply sssd city and IN
poses and TO f1x. alter, regulate and control
the use and price OF the water IS supplied,
provided however. that the city COUNCIL
snail not enter into any contract or agree
or corporation for its water supply or dis
trfbution, or for the Joint or entire Use OF
the whole or any part OF The ely water
duifs. mains and reservoirs. without hrss
submitting such proposed contract or
agreement % Q vote OF tho qualified cleo
sor Of .hs city a. ss n. ne. election saa. O.
snd unless majority Of easd electors yot-
ing at said election shall vote therefor,
provided further, that nothing herein con.
st. ~f~.f1 - I'D 70 n4t
the city from selling 10 any consumer wa
ter for power or other uses. or the power
manufactured from water, upon terms open
to all consumerz
Fsfteenth-To provide fer lighting the
streets and all pubic PLACES Of the city.
and for furnishing the Inhabitants or the
city with gas. electric or other Hgnt, ana
for the ownership. purchase or other ae-
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:
provided, however. that no purchase OK any
such light plant shall be made without first
admitting the question OF such purchase
to the electors OF the city.
sixteenth--To establish ana regulate mar
kets. and 10 provide. by proper penalties.
ton OF all articles OF food or drink offered
for sale thereat or at any other place with
I'm the limits OF the city, and TO enforce the
ke&JfDG OF proper teEA4 Wtl&ntS anu HicaS-
ures BY ali vendors in the city. and to pro-
vide for the inspection OF such weights and
measures
seventeenth-LTo erect and establish hos
pitfalls and pest-houses. and to control and
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 rer-
form any labor until he shall have been
duly convicted OF some offense punishable
by i'm prisonment. and duly sentenced there
10.
Nlneteenth--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
Fuch per centum OF all moneys collected
prescribed by this charter for the support
or city library which shall. under such
regulations as shan 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; to
cause cemeteries TO be removed beyond the
limits OF the corporation, and TO prohibit
the establishment or any cemetery within
two miles OF the boundaries of the city.
Twenty-second-To direct the location
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-
late the manager thereof: and to pro-
hIbit the erection and maintenance OF sdch
buildings or structures, or the carrying on
OF such trades or occupations within the
limits OF the city or within the distance or
two miles beyond the boundaries thereof.
Twenty-third-To make regulations for
the prevention OF accidents by iire, 10 or
ganize and establish a fire department. to
f1rn4rfiA fire anEtneS and Ctr5T aDfarAtus.
and 10 provide for the prevention and ex-
tinguishmsnt OF fires and to regulate or
storage Of all conlbustibls or explosive ma
terials within tho corporate limits OF the
city, and to restrain and regulate and pro-
hihit the use OF fireworks.
Twenty-fourth-To establish IRE 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-
erty may require. and to cause all such
buildings and places as may from any
cause be IN a dangerous state TO be put in
q safe condition. and 10 prohibit the ereo-
ton or construction within such fire Inn
its OF any building or structure or any ad-
dition 10 any building or structure unless
such building. structure or addition be con-
struoted OF such material and in conform
tty to such rules. regulations ard conGi-
tons as the city council shall have pro-
videG; and TO provide Tor the removal OF
10 any building or structure erected con-
srary to such pronibiaon.
Twenty-ffth-To regulate TIE manner In
which stone, brick and other buildings,
party walls and partition fences shall be
constructed and maintained.
Twenty-sixth--To provide for tho deep
sning., widening. Socking' GOVERNS. wall.
Waterways and watcr-courses, and TO pro-
vide for the construction and mathematics
OF canals. slips. pubic landing places,
ether work as may be required for the &C
commodation OF commerce, and 10 control
and regulate the use thereof: and further,
10 provide for the condemnation OF all such
work or works by the city and fer its use
ard benefit: and for the construction and
maintenance and ownership OF the 50 ne by
the city.
,T'wentv-ssventh-To control. regulate
and prohibit the anchorage. moorSgs and
landing OF all water craft and their car
goes within the Jurisdiction OF the corpora
ton.
Tyventy-eighth-yro nx the rate OF wharf
sge. storage and oockage. and TO provide
for the collection thereof. and TO provide
for the imposition and collection OF such
hRrhor fees as may be consistent with the
laws OF the United states.
Twenty-ninth--fo license, regulate, con-
troll or restrain whArf-boats TUGS and 9TH
er boats used about the harbor or within
the jurisdiction of the city.
Thirtieth-To REQUIRE tho owners OF pub
lie halls or other buildings to provide suit
able means or exit. 10 PROVIDE Tor the pre-
Vpntion and abatement Of uuisances: for
the cleaning and publication OF water
courses and canals, for the draining and
filing up OF ponds on private property
within fts limits. when the same shall 10
offensive % the senses or dangerous 10
health: 10 regulate and control and provide
for the prevention and punishment OF
the eefllement or pollution CT ell streams
running into or through its corporate i'm
fts and for the distance OF i've miles be-
yond is corporafs limits. and OF any
stream or lake from which the water supply
o. said c3tv IS or may be taken. FOR a q =
t&nce % FIVE miles beyond its source OF
Supply; 20 provide fer thu cleaning %
a.. a N.atllts anH other rlGNss " hich m,