The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-25

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nance 20 provide for. TIRE protection Of Al
persons ard property against injury n sas
Use OF any such railroad or street railroad
or car thereof.
T'ensh-To provide for making local tn
proYeFnents and TO levy ard collect special
assessments On property oenesited there
b.. and for paying for The same o. any
portion thereof.
Elevensh-To acquire by purchase - By
exercise OF the right % eminent domain or
otherwise lands for public parks. within
Or without the limits OF said city. and to
improve the sane
Tweista-ro construct and keep m repair
bridges, viaducts and f1nras.4 and 10 reg
Thirteenth-To determine what work
shall Be done or improvements made AZ
the expense IN whole or IL part OF the own
mate property, or others especially bene-
flied thereby and 20 provtue for the us2n-
ner % making and coliectiug ASSESSMENTS
therefor
Fourteenth-To provide for erecting. rur-
chasing or otherwise acquiring, as tho sole
and exclusive property Of the city, wase.
works within or without the corporate iirr'-
ifs Of the city. 20 supply said city and IL
Inhabitants with water for any and all pur~
Poses. and 20 tx, alter, regulate and control
the use and price OF the water a. supplied;
provided. however. that the city council
saaIl not enter into any contract or agree
meut whatever with any person company
or corporation for its water supply or dis
tribution, or FOR the Joint or entire use OF
supply or distributing plant Including con-
duits. mains ana reservoirs. without first
submitting sach proposed contract or
agreement 20 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-
provided further. that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be 50 construed as to prevent
the city from selling TO any consumer VA
ter for power or other uses, or the power
srsnufactured from water, upon terms open
70 ali consumers.
Fifteenth-To provide for lighting the
and for furnishing the inhabitants of the
city with gas. electric or other bght. ana
for the ownership. purchase or other &C
QUESTION. construction and maintenance OK
such works as may be necessary or conyen-
lent therefor; 10 charge and collect for the
use OF Euc1 light, and to regulate the use
and price OF such light whether supplied
by the city or other person or corporation:
nrovided however, that no purchase OF any
such Ugh, plant shall be made without nrst
submitting the question or such purchase
10 the electors Of the city.
Sixtsenth--To establish and regulate mar
kets. and 70 provide, By proper penalties,
for the weighing, measuring and inspec-
ton OF ali 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
keeping Of proper legal weights and meas
UFeS by all vendors in the city, and 10 pro-
vide for the inspection OF saca weights ard
measures.
seventeenth-To erect ana establish hos
pitfalls and pest-honses. and 10 control ana
regulate the same.
Eighteenth--To erect and establish work.
houses and tails. and to 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.
Ninetsenfh--To provide for establishing
and maintaining reform or training schools
for Juvenile offenders.
Twentisth-To provide for the establish
ment and maintenance Of a public library
or Libraries. and to appropriate annually
ouch per centum OF all moneys collected
for fines, penalties and licenses as shall Do
prescribed by this charter for the support
of a city library which shall, under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by or
dinauce. be open for use by the public.
Twenty-irst-To regulate the burial Of
the dead. and 10 establish and regulate
cemeteries within or without the corporate
limits, aud 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 the
senses or deleterious TO the public health
or safety shall DO carried on. and to regu-
late the management thereof. and to pro-
hibit the erection and maintenance OF such
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 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 coElbustible or explosive ma
terials within the corporate limits OF the
city. and 10 restrain and regulate and pro-
hibit the use or 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 or build
ings or other structures within the ccrpor-
ate limits as the safety or persons or prop
erty may require, and 10 cause all such
buildings and places as may from any
cause be in a Dangerous state 10 be put in
a safe condition. and to prohibit the erec-
ton or construction within such fire lin
its OF any building or structure or any adj
dition TO any building or structure unless
such building. structure or addition be con-
structed OF such material and in conform
tty 10 such rules. regulations and condt-
tons as the city council shall have pro-
vided; md 10 provide for the removal Of
any building or structure or any addition
20 any building or structure erected con-
trary to such prohibition.
Twenty-fifth-To regulate the manner IN
which stone. brick and other buildings.
party walls and partition fences shall be
constructed and 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 10 pro-
vide for the construction and maintenance
OF canals, slips. public handing places,
wharves docks and levees and all such
other work as may be required for the ac-
coumodatiOn 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 for Its use
ard benefit. and fer the construction and
maintenance and ownership OF the same By
the city.
Twenty-xeventh-To control. r-rufat.
and prohibit the anchorage, mocrage and
landing OF all water craft and their car
goes within the jurisdiction OF ths corpora
ton.
Twenty-eighth-To Ak the rate OF wharf,
age, storage and doc<aEe. and 10 provide
for the collection thereof and 10 provids
for the imposition and collection OF such
harhor fees IS may be consistent VITA the
laws 81 the United States.
Twenty-uinth-To license, regulate con-
troll or restrain wharf-bosts, tugs and 9TH
er boats used about the harbor or within
the Jurisdiction OF the city.
Thirtieth-To REQUIRE the owners Of pub
lie halls or other buildings 10 provide suit
able means OF exit. 20 provide for the pre-
Veatlon and abatement OF nuisances: for
the cleaning and pGrincation or water
courses and canals: for the draining ard
filing up OF ponds on private property
within fts limits. when the same shall hs
Offensive 20 the senses or dangerous 70
health: 20 regulate and control and provide
for the prevention and punishment OF
the denlefnent or pollution ef al streams
running into or through It's corporate linz
its and for the distance OF five miles BE-
youd Is corporate limits. and OF any
stream o. lake from which the water supply
o. said city IS or may be taken. for a ii 8
tance % Eve miles beyond ITS source OF
supply; 20 provide for ths cleaning C
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