The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-22
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
sEATTLE.-Cousfau


sEATTLE--Consfaue
tAe-sfor. ard 70 provide fo- The rsvcksay
Of t1e sar1e. provided Tn. 10 Incense snail
= granted q continue for , longer period
tfsa1 one year from the date thereof
Tntrty- toU-th-To reEa5sse me earring
g w1tNtn ire coFTorate anssts OF t1s city
o. cccg si2uons which are 81 suea nature
as % A-fect TIE p4sllc he43fn or good crae-
81 tsse e+ty. Or 20 DISTURB tssf Rao4Ie peace
aH1 WEs.h sFe not prohin3fe1 ~ Law, AID
- pTott9@ Fer the punishment or 81 per-
sons violating such regulations and - ali
persons Elso knos tEg!y permit the same 70
- FsokakFd n any building or upon ~zy
pTerz1tses owned or controlled By them
Thirty ffsa-zro rtstrafra ard proxi5s for
the punishment Of warrants. r1sn12can 3.
prostitutes and other aisov1erly persons
Thtrfy-sIxth-T0 provide for The punish
rsEt OF al 1isDraerly conduct and Q. al
practices dangerous 70 Dualsc safety or
Assalz1, AID 10 make ali regulations neces-
Safs Eor the E7r'eSe-Ta ton or rl9sie moral
~. health; peace and good order within is
limits. ard 20 provide for the arrest, trial
ana punishment o. ala persons violating
any ordinance % TIE city: but sSlca punish
nent shall Ia 10 case exceed tas punish
rnent provided by the laws o. the state CT
Washington for misiemeanors.
Thirty -seTsnta-Io project or extend o.
establish streets over and sc-oss any ida
lands or other lands covered BY water
within the corporate limits OF the city. and
along or across the harAor areas or TIA
city. in such manner as VIII best promote
Ire interests OK commerce
Thirty-eighth--To restrain or prevent do
nestle or other animals from running At
large: and to license. tax, regulate and re-
strain the keeping OF dogs Within the city
limits. and TO authorize the cistraining,
impounding and sale OF said domestic and
other animals for the penalty incurred and
costs OF proceeding, and 20 authorize the
destruction or dogs impouncsd Tor want OF
license.
Thirty-ninth-To regulate and prohibit
the iocanon ana use or any steam Boiler
or boilers or electric plant or steam pipes
or electric wires or any kind OF power gen
orator or power reservoir or plant. or con-
QUITS now known or hereafter 10 be IL
vented.
Fortietb-To ordain. establish. modify
and abrogats from time 10 time. as the
needs OF the city shall require. all proper
offices and bureaus. subordinate and aux
niA-y to the departments and heads there
CO constituted by this charter. and 10 pro-
vide for the conduct and government OF
such offices and bureaus. and the appoint
ment, REMOVAL. duties and compensation OF
officers 70 MI the same, except as in this
charter otherwise provided.
Forty-first-To alter. amend and repeal
any ordinances or ordinances or parts there
OF OF the city.
Forty make all rules and reg
ulauons necessary or proper to carry into
execution all powers vested by this char
ter, or by law, in the city; or In any de-
pa-tment or officer thereof, except a. In
this charter otherwise provided
Sec. -. The city council shall. IN addi-
tion to the powers enumerated In the last
FOREGOING section, have all other powers
usually exercised by the legislative bodies
OF municipal corporations OF like character
and degree with the city OF Seattle, and ell
powers which now are or may hereafter be
conferred upon incorporated towns and
cities by the laws or this state
Sec. % Every grant OF = 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, II
the franchise granted thereby is net oper-
ated in accordance with the provisions
thereof or al all, and every ordinance MAX
ing such grant shall contain a reservation
of the right OF the city council to so re-
peal. amend or modify said ordinance.
been granted. and has been accepted, the
city council shall not extend the time for
which such right, privilege or FRANCHISE is
granted until within three years OF the ex-
piratiou Of the time for which such right
privilege or franchise Is granted.
Sec. Il. The city council shall not grant
any franchise for the construction or any
wharf into any bay, lake or other. body. OF
water, except in the manner following. that
is 70 say: In addition TO the requirements
under the general laws. each and every or
dinance granting such franchise must re-
ceive the vote OF at least two-thirds or all
the members elected. and shall provide
that work shall commence within SIX
months and be prosecuted continuously
and shall be completed within one year
thereafter. Said time shall not be ex-
tended for any cause. and unless so COM
pleted the franchise shall be forfeited
Sec %. No exclusive franchise or priyi-
lege shall ba granted fer the use OF any
street alley or highway or other public
place or any part thereof.
Sec. q. The city council shan not grant
authority 10 construct a 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 Application being made
strl1ct and operate street railway along
and upon any OF said streets, the city coun-
Gil shall. by resolution. determine whether
such franchise, or any part thereof, shall
be granted, and after such determination
shall cause notice Of such application and
resolution to be published for ten days IN
the city official newspaper, at the expense
OF the applicant, and shall IN such notice
specify the route over and along which u
proposes TO grant such franchise, and shall
offer TO grant the same 70 me person, com
pany or corporation who VIII pay for the
Franchise the highest percentage annually
OF gross receipts. but not less th2n TWO per
cent per annum- Bidding for such iran
visions OF this charter in relation 10 bids
made to the board OF public works, so far
a 4 sTrch provisions may be applicable. and
the city council may reject any and al
bids and may refuse to grant franchise
for any part of the route Tor which the ap-
plication was made. Each bid must be ac-
companied by a certified check, payab 10
the order OF the city comptroller, Tor the
xfrn OF cnp thousand dollars, and the
amount OF the check shall be forfeited and
paid to the city in case the successful bid
der shall fail to accept thu franchise. and
upon acceptance the sum so paid snail be
credited 10 the grantee on account OF per
cottages. Tire same method OF procedure
shall obtain In case or the extension or such
,ranchfss ar any existing franchise. II
shah be the duty Of the city council 10 IN
corporate in every such franchise or
amended franchise efficient PROVISIONS Tor
the compulsory arbitration or aH disputes
arising between the grantee therein and
his or It's successors or assigns. ana MS, It's
or their employees IS 10 any matter OF EN-
plovrnent or wages. unless upon SuhiniS-
sion TO the electors OF the city. a majority
or the electors voting upon the question
submitted shan assent TO The granting or
such franchise without spch provision
Soc "a The city council shall make no
appropriation in aid OF any corporation,
person or society. unless expressly author
tied BY this charter or the avs OF 20 -.
Sec. Is The city council, after the taxes
have been levied in any year sna&i nave
power 20 make temporary loans IN antfci-
patton Of the collection OF s1ch taxes, snch
loans to he applied TO tne purposes Tor
which such taxes have been levied snd 10
no other purpose and such taxes shall he
inviolahly applied TO paw such loans
Sec Is. When loans shah he created ex-
ceedlng one and a half per centuin of TIE
taxable property IN the city, ana BONDS
therefor issued by the city under THIS cha--
ter the city council in authorizing and pro-
viding for the same shall direct the tunes
snd manner of payrnens and rates or In
test. but no such bonds shan he issued ex-
ceut as provided ~ law. nor unless the
proposition for creating s0ch inleetedress
shall have been previously SUBMITTED 10 Inc
electors or the city az a regular, general
or special election. or which thirty days
notice shall have been published IN TIE city
Official newspaper. and Sac.i pEoPos.I on
shaf have then received the assent OF
threo-hfths OF the voters voting AZ sura
election. The mode and manner OF s1ltsFrit-
ting such proposition 70 the voters saaIl =
.st .s "a = =
three Hfths cf The voters ETe In faFcr ~
si..h loan tho city council nay aIter sucn