The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27

THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
sEATTLE.-Continue
nance TO provide for. the pretecs.on 81 al
FerEons ard property against injury II TIE
Use % any such railroad or street railroad.
or car thereof
Tenth-.ro provide for making local I'm
proye-rentx and to levy and collect special
assessments CO property benefited there
b.. and for saying for the same o. any
portion therect.
EEeyenth-To acquire By purchase Or By
exercise OF the right OF eminent domain or
otherEiss laf.ds Tor pnSi.c parks. within
improve the same.
Tweitrh-To construc. ana keep IN r~,air
bridges. vtaducts ard tuanslA and 70 reg
T-nlrteenth-To determine what work
shall bs Gone OF improvements r116s ~
the experss 81 whole or Ia part OF the own
mate property. or Others especially benz
6ted thereby and 70 provide for ire man
rsT of making and collecting assessments
Fourteenth-To provide for erecting. pur-
chasing or otherwise acquiring. a. the sole
and exclusive property OF the CITY, water
its OF the city, 10 supply said city and IL
fnha b.tanrs with water for any and al pur-
poses. and % fix. alter, rs~ulate and control
the Use and price OF TIE water as supplied
provided. however, that the city council
snail not enter into any contract or agree
menf whatever with any person. company
or corporation for its wats. supply or dis
tr1button, 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 nrst
agreement TO a vote or the qualified eiec-
tors OF the city at a general election. or
special election called for that purpose,
end unless a ma jority OF said electors got-
ing at said election shall vote therefor,
provided further, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be 50 construed as TO prevent
the city frcm selling 70 any consumer va
ter for power or other uses. or the power
manufactured from water, upon terms open
TO all consumers
Fifteenth-To provide for lighting the
streets and ell public places OF the city.
and for furnishing the Inhabitants or the
city with gas, electric or other light. snd
Tor the ownership. purchase or other ac-
QUESTION. construction and maintenance or
such works as may be necessary or conven-
lent therefor. 10 charge and collect for the
use OF suca 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 OF any
such Light plant shall be made without first
submitting the question OF such purchase
70 the electors o. the city.
Sixteenth-To establish and regulate mar
kets. and 10 provide. by proper penalties,
for the weighing, measuring and tnspec-
ton OF al articles OF food or drink Offered
for sale theTeat or al any other place with
In the limits OF the city, and 10 enforce the
keeping OF proper legal weights and meas
vide for the inspection Of such weights and
measures
seventeeuth-ro erect and establish hos
pitals and peSt-hOuSeS, and to control and
regulate the same.
Eighteenth-To erect and establish work
houses and tails. and to control and regt-
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
nv ny Afls-< tel
to.
N!neteenth-To provide for establishing
and maintaining reform or training schools
for Juvenile offenders.
Twentieth-To provide for the establish
meat and main tenance OF public library
or libraries, and TO appropriate annually
Euch per centum OF all moneys collected
for fines. penalties and licenses as shall be
prescribed by this charter for the support
OF city library which shall, under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by or
einance, 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 TO acquire land therefor by pur-
chase or condemnation or otherwise; 10
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.
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 be carried on, and TO regu-
late the management thereof; and TO pro-
habit the erection and maintenance or such
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 a fire department.. TO
provide flre engines and other apparatus,
and 10 provide for the prevention and ex-
tinguishment OF fires and to regulate or
prohibit the transportation. keeping or
storage Of all combustble or explosive ma
terlais within the corporate limits or the
city. and to restrain and regulate and pro-
hibit the use OF fireworks.
Twenty-fourth-To establish FIRE linnits
and enlarge tho same as clrcum stances
may require, and make all such regulations
for the erection and maintenance or 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 q dangerous state to De put IN
q safe condition. and 10 prohibit the cree
ton or construction within such IRE I'm
It's OF any building or structure or any ad-
dillon 10 any building or structure unless
such building. structure or addition be con-
structed OF such material and in conform
ity TO such rules. regulations and condi-
tions as the city council shall have pro-
yided: and to provide for the removal OF
to any building or structure erected con-
trary to such prohibition.
IWEntN-NLtfl-lU
which stone, brick and other buildings.
party walls end partition fences shall bs
constructed and maintained
Twenty-sixth-To provide for the deep
euing, 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, pubic handing places,
wharves. docks and lcvces. and al such
other work "a may be required Tor the ac-
commodation OF commerce, and 10 control
81 shraFa -F Il Fs~ret -l-~
Ia provide Tor the condemnation OF ali such
work or works by the city and for It's use
ard benefit. and for the construction and
maintenance and ownership OF the same oy
the city.
Twentv-xeventh--To control. reguiat.
AMI protlbit THE anchorage. moorage and
landing OF al water craft and their car
goes within the jurisdiction CT the corpora
Twenty-eixhth-To FIX the rate OF wharf
ere. storage and eockaEe, and 20 provide
fer tire imposition and col.ection OF sRch
harhor fees as may &c consistent with tie
laws % the United States
Twenty-utr fh-'to license, regulate, con-
troll or restrain whart-hoats. Tugs and 9TH
or boats used about the harboF OF within
the Jurisdiction OF the city.
Thirtieth-To REQUIRE tho owners OF pub
II, halls or other buildings 70 provide suit
able means q exit, 60 provide tor the pre-
veatior and abatement Of nu.sances. for
the cleaning and purtncaaon OF water
courses and canals; for the draining ard
finfuE up ~ ponds on private property
wiGhin SIS limits, when The same shall bs
offensive 20 the senses or dangerous 20
health. 70 regulate and control ard provide
Tor the prevention ana punishment OF
the feAlsgUent or pollution % all streams
running into or through its corporate linn
its ard for tnf distance 81 FIVE N les be-
yond IS corporate Nmits. aud CT any
stream or lake from which the y ater supply
OF said rirv is or may be taken. for a st =
tauce Of tve rallies beyond its source OF
supply. ta p~ovt1s fer the cleaning q