The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06

use OF any such railroad or street railroad.
O. car thereof.
Terfh-Ts, provide for making local I'm
proTenents and 70 levy and collect special
assessments on property benefited there
b.. and for paying for the same or any
portion thereof.
Elevezfh-To acquire BY purchase Or by
exevcise. of the right OF emf nent domain or
otherwise lands for public parks. within
OF without tne limits OF said CITY. and 10
Tweisth-To construct ard keep IN repair
bridges. viaducts and tunnels. ard 10 reg
ulate the Use thereof.
Thlrteenth-To determine what work
shall be dore O. improvements made ar
tbs expense IN whole or IN part OF the own
erx OF the adjoining. contiguous or p-ox1-
mate property. or others especially hene-
ne- OF making and collecting assessments
therefor.
Fourteenth-To provide for erecting. pur-
chasing or otherwise acquiring, as the 500
and exclusive property OF the city, water
works within or without the corporate Inn
It's OF the city. to supply said city ana its
inhabitants with water for any and al pur-
poses. and 10 nix. alter, REGULATE and controi
the use and price OF the water as supplied;
provided, however. that the city council
snail not enrV into any contract or agree
or corporation for it's wafer supply or dis
tribution, or for the joint or entire use or
the whole or any part OF the city water
supply or distributing plant. including con-
submitting such proposed contract or
agreement to a vote OF the QuaHned cleo
tors OF the city al a general election, or
special election called for that purpose.
end unless a majority OF said electors vot-
ing al said election shall vote therefor;
provided further. that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be SO construed as 10 prevent
the city from selling 10 any consumer wa
ter for power or other uses. or the power
rsnufactured from water. upon terms open
TO all consumers
rye. - fcl.s -
streets and all public places OF the city.
and for furnishing the 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 Tor the
use OF sucn light, and TO regulate the use
and price OF such light whether supplied
by the city or other person or corporation:
rrovided however, that no purchase OF any
such light plant shall be made without first
submitting the question of such purchase
TO the electors OF the city.
Sixteenth-To establish and regulate mar
kets. and TO provide, by proper penalties.
for the weighing, measuring ana lnspec-
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 to enforce the
keeping OF proper legal weights and meas
uTes by all vendors in the city, and 10 pro-
vide for the 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 puntsha BILE
by imprisonment, and duly sentenced there
10.
and maintaining reform or training schools
for Juvenile offenders.
Twentieth-To provide for the establish
ment and maintenance OF a public library
or libraries, and 10 appropriate annually
such per centum of all moneys collected
for fines, penalties and licenses as shall be
prescribed by this charter. for the support
OF a city library which shall, under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by or
dinance. 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: TO
cause cemeteries 10 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-
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, TO
provide fire engines and other apparatus.
and to provide for the prevention and ex-
tinguishmsnt OF fires and to regulate or
prohibit the transportation, keeping or
storage Of all combustible or explosive ma
terials within the corporate limits of the
city. and to restrain and regulate and pro-
hibit the use of fireworks.
Twenty-fourth-To establish fire limits
and enlarge the same as circumstances
may require, aud make all such regulations
for the erection and maintenance OF build
ings or other structures within the corpor-
ate limits as the safety OF persons or prop
erty may require, and to cause all such
buildings and places as may from any
cause be I'm q dangerous state TO be put in
q safe condition, and TO prohibit the erec-
ton or construction within such fire lim-
its OF any building or structure or any adj
dttfon to any building or structure unless
such building. structure or addition be con-
structed Of such material and in conform
tty to such rules. regulations and condi-
tions as the city council shall have pro-
vided; and to provide for the removal of
any building or structure or any addition
to any building or structure erected con-
Twenty-fifth-To regulate the manner in
which stone. brick and other buildings,
party walls and partition fences shall be
constructed and maintained
Twenty-siNth-To provide for tho 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,
wharves. docks and levees, and all such
other work as may be required for the sc-
corfamodation 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
and benefit: and fer the construction and
the city.
Twersty-seventh-To control, regulate
and prohibit the anchorage. moorage and
landing OF all water craft and their car
goes Within the jurisdiction OF the corpora
ton.
Twenty-eighth-To fix the rate OF wharf
age storage and dockage. and to provide
for the collection thereof. and 20 provide
Tor the imposition and collection OF such
harbor fees as may be consistent with the
laws az the United States.
Twenty-ninth-To license, regulate, con-
troll or restrain wharf boats. tugs and 9th
er boats used about the hareor or within
the Jurisdiction OF the city.
Thtrtieth--To REQUIRE the owners Of pub
lie halls or other buildings TO provide suit
able means OF exit: 20 provide for the pre-
vention and abatement Of nulsances: for
the cleaning and publication OF water
courses and canals. for the draining and
aIling up az ponds on private property
within its limits, when the same shall he
offensive 20 the senses or dangerous 10
health. 10 regulate and control and provide
far the prevention and punishment Of
the denlement or pollution Of all streams
running into or through its corporate Iifa-
It's nd for the distance % FIVE miles be-
youd its corporate limits. and OF any
strea "a or lake from which the water supply
OF said city IS or may be taken. for a dis
tans,e OF i've miles beyond It's source OF
supply. 20 provide for the cleaning OF
areas. vaults and other places which nav
BE 50 kept "a 90 become offensive TO the
senses or dangerous 70 health: and 10 max.
al such quarantine and other regulations
"a faay D. necessary FOR the preservation
of the puoEc health. and 20 remove Ell per-
sons aSlic;c3 with any infectious or con-