The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-08


Thirty-fourth-To regulate t,e carrying
on within the corporate limits OF the city
o. occupations wa.ea are OF such nat1re
as 20 affect the pubic health or good order
OF the csty, or 10 disturb the public peace;
ard which are not prohibited by law, and
70 provide for the punishment OF all per-
sons violating such regulations and OF a.!
persons who knowingly permit tho same 70
be violated In any bGttffrg or upon any
premises owned or controlled by them
Thirty hfth--To restrain and provide for
the punishment Of Migrants, rnendicsnts.
prostitutes and other disorderiy persons
Thirty-sixth-To provide for the punish
nsent OF al disorderiy conduct ard Of AL
practices dangerous to pubic safety or
health, ana 70 mako eli regulations neces-
sary for the preservation OF public moral
ity, health, peace and good order within its
limits, and TO provide for the arrest. trial
and punishment Of all persons violating
any ordinance OF the city: but such punish
ment shall in no case exceed the punish.
neut provided by the laws OF the state or
Washington for misdemeanors.
Thirty-sevenfh-To project or extend Or
establish streets over and across any ude
within the corporate limits OF the city, and
along or across the harbor areas or tho
city, in such manner as viii best promote
the interests oe commerce.
Thirty eighth-To restrain or prevent Do
nestle or other animals from running az
large; and to license. tax. regulate and re-
limits. and TO authorizs the dis;raining,
impoundinz and sale OF said domestic and
other animals for the penalty incurred and
costs OF proceeding, and 20 authorize the
destruction OK dogs impounded for want OK
license.
Thirty-ninth-To regulate ard prohibit
the location and use OF any steam boiler
or boilers or electric plant or steam pipes
or electric wires or any kind OF power gem
orator or power reservoir or plant, or con-
Quits now known or hereafter 10 Dc IN
vented.
Fortieth-To ordain. establish. modify
and aorogate from time TO time, as tho
needs OF the city shall require. all proper
offices and bureaus. subordinate and aux
HAIRY to the departments and heads there
Of constituted by this charter. and 10 pro-
vide for the conduct and government OF
such offices and bureaus. and the appoint
rnent, removal duties and compensation OF
Officers TO I'll the same, except as II this
charter otherwise provided.
Forty-frst-To alter, amend and repeal
any ordinance or ordinances or parts there
OF OF the city.
Forty-second-To make all rules and reg
execution ali powers vested vested by ~ this char
ter. or by law, In the city. or IN any de-
partment or officer thereof. except az IN
this charter otherwise provided.
Sec. Is. The city council shall, IN ad1i-
ton 10 the powers enumerated ia the last
foregoing section. have ali other powers
usually exercised by the legislative bodies
OF municipal corporations OF like character
and degree with the city OF Seattle. and al
powers which now are or may hereafter Dc
conferred upon Incorporated towns and
cities by the laws OF this state.
Sec. %. Every grant OF a franchise right
or privilege shall be subject TO the right OF
the city council at any time thereafter 10
repeal, change or modify the said grant. IL
the franchise granted thereby il not oper-
ated In accordance with the provisions
thereof or at all, and every ordinance max
ing such grant shall contain a reservation
OF the right OF the city council 10 so re-
peal. amend or modify said ordinance.
When any right. privilege or franchise has
been granted, and has been accepted, tho
city council shall not extend the time for
which such right, privilege or franchise Is
granted until within three years Of the ex-
piration OF the time for whica such right.
privilege or franchise is granted.
Sec. a. The city council shall not grant
any franchise for the construction or any
wharf into any bay, lake or other body or
water, except in the manner following, that
is TO say In addition TO the requirements
under the general laws. each and every or
dinance granting such franchise must re-
ceiye the vote or at least two-thirds or all
the members elected. and shall provide
that work shall commence within six
months and be prosecuted continuously.
thereafter. Said time shall not be ex-
tended for any cause and unless so COM
pleted the franchise shall be forfeited.
Sec. o. No exclusive franchise or privi-
lese shall be granted for the use or any
street, alley or highway or other public
place or any part thereof.
Sec. g. The city council shall not grant
authority TO construct street railway or
law down street railroad tracks upon or
over any of the streets OF said city. except
in manner and on the terms following, that
is to say Upon the apps s,ari pen e ean
struct and operate q street railway along
and upon any of said streets. the city coun-
Gil shall. by resolution, deterInine whethe ,,
be granted, and after such dissemination
shah cause notice of such application and
resolution TO be published for ten days IN
the city official newspaper. at the expense
or the applicant, and shall In such notice
specify the route over and along when IL
proposes to grant such franchise, and shan
offer 10 grant the same TO the person, COM
pany or corporation who VIII pay Tor the
franchise the highest percentage annually
OF gross receipts. but not less tnan TWO per
cent per annum- Bidding for such fran
chise must be in accordance with the pro-
visions OF this charter in relation TO bids
made TO the board OF public works so far
as such provisions may be applicable. and
the city council may reject any and ell
bids. and may refuse TO grant franchise
for any part OF the route for. which the ap-
plication was made. fach oid must &c ae-
companied by a certified check, payable TO
the order OF the city comptroller, Tor the
sum OF enc thousand dollars, ana the
amount OF the check shall be forfeited and
raid to the city in case the SUCCESSFUL bid
der shall fail 10 accept the franchise, ana
upon acceptance the sum so paid snail De
credited 20 the grantee on account OF per-
C.ffsges The same method OF procedure
shall obtain in case OF the extension or such
franchise or any existing fraachlse. III
corporate IN every such franchise or
amended franchise efficient provisions for
the compulsory arbitration OF all disputes
arising between the grantee therein ana
his or its successors or assigns and his. its
or their employees as 70 any matter OF en-
ployment or wages. unless upon suninls~
sion to the electors OF the city. majority
OF the electors voting upon the question
submitted shah assent 10 the granting OF
such franchise without such provision.
Sec. "a. The CITY council shall make no
4att az
person or society, unless expressly author
ICED by this charter or the laws OF the state
Sec. IS The city council. after the taxes
have been levied in any year, snah nave
newer 10 make temporary loans IN antici-
ration OF the collection OF such taxes, such
loans TO be applied TO The purposes Tor
which such taxes have been levied ana to
no other purpose, and such taxes snail De
frviolably applied 10 pay such loans.
Sec. u. When loans shall be created az
ceedfng one and a half per centuTn or TIE
taxable property in the city. ana ooncs
therefor Issued by the city under this char
ter. the cltv council in authorizing and pro-
yfdinG for the same snail direct the times
and manner or payment ara rates 2. m
test but no such bonds shah be issued ex-
cert as provided ny law. nor unless the
proposition for creating such fndeotednsss
shall have been previously substituted % We
electors Of the city az regular, feaerat
or evsecial election. OF which thirty oAFs
notice shall have been published IN the CITY
Official newspaper. and such propos.u oa
shall have then received the ascent or
'hrae-arth= or the voters voting 81 sucn
election TIE mode and manner OF SUBMIT
ting s',ch proposition 70 the voters sflatl oe
pe--s~ffhea hy ordinance And n case stcn
three ffths ot the voters are Ia faVor O.
such loan the city council may, after sscn
election by ordinance confirm the iosn. S.s
no bonds shaN he issued therefor Nn1i az
~ ~.,~7 contamination nor until the city
council shall have made s2ecino pFoFlslop
for uavrnenf annually OF interest on s0ch
bonds and FOR fund 20 paw the interest," or
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