The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-17

use OF any ssen railroad or street railroad.
o. car thereof.
Tensh--To provide for making local I'm
proTernents and TO levy and collect special
assessments On property benefited there
D., and for paying for the same or any
Efeventh-To acquire by purchase or By
exercise OF the right OF eminent donssa or
otherwise lands for public parks. within
81 without the limits Of said city, and 70
Tweifrh-To construct and keep IN repair
BRIGGS, ytaducts and tunnels. aud TO rag
ulafe the use thereof
Tf1srteenfh--To determine what work
shall be done OF improvements made at
the expense In whole or IL pari OF the own
ers % ire adjoining, contiguous or prcxt-
rlAte property, or Others especially bere-
flied thereby and TO PROVIDE for the man
rer o. making and collecting assessments
therefor.
chasing or otherwise acquiring, as the sole
ard exclusive property OF the city. water
works within or without the corporate lin
its q the city, to supply sald city and is
Inhabitants with water for any and ali pUr-
Poses. and 10 fix, alter, re~s1late and control
the ass and price OF the water as supplied;
provided. however. that the city council
saaIl not enter into any contract Or agree
naent whatever with any person. company
or corporation for It's water supply or dis
trfbufion, or for the Joint or entire use OF
the whole or any part of the city water
supply or distributing plant. including con-
d8ifs. mains and reservoirs. without first
submitting such proposed contract or
agreement to 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 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
rSnufaciured from water. upon terms open
to all consumers.
FUteenfh-To provide for lighting the
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 ac-
QUESTION. construction and maintenance OF
such works as may be necessary or conven-
lent therefor; 20 charge and collect Tor the
use OF such light. and to regulate the use
and price OF such light whether supplied
by the city or other person or corporation:
DrovideG. however, that no purchase OF any
such light plant shah be made without first
submitting the question OF such purchase
TO the electors of the city.
Sixteenth--To tablish and regulate mar
kets, and TO provide, by proper penalties.
for the weighing, measuring and inspec-
ton OF all articles OF food or drink Offered
for sale thereat or az any other place with
In the limits or the city, and TO enforce the
keeping OF proper legal weights and meas
ures by all vendors in the city, and TO pro-
vide for the inspection OF such weights and
measures.
Seventeenth-To erect and establish hos
pitfalls and lighthouses. and to control and
regulate the same
Eighteenth-To erect and establish work
houses and iails, ana 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 rer-
form any labor until he shall have been
duly convicted Of some offense punishable
by imprisonment, and duly sentenced there
10.
Nlneteenth-To provide for establishing
and maintaining reform OF training schools
for juvenile offenders.
TWentieth-To provide for the establish
meat aud 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 q 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; 10
cause cemeteries 20 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 10 the public health
or safety shall bee carried on, and 10 regu-
late the management thereof: and TO pro-
hihit 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 Of
two miles beyond the boundaries thereof.
Twcnty-thrd-To make regulations for
the prevention OF accidents by fire. to or
ganize and establish FIRE department, 10
provide fire 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 combustiple or explosive ma
terials within the CORPORATE limits Of the
city. and 20 restrain and regulate and pro-
hibit the use of 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 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 in a dangerous state to be put in
a safe condition. and to prohibit the cree
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
ity to such rules, regulations and condi-
tons as the city council shall have pro-
vided and to provide for the removal OF
any building or structure or any addition
20 any building or structure erected con-
trary 10 such prohibition.
Twenty-nfth-To regulate the manner in
which stone. brick and other buildings,
party walls and partition fences shall be
constructed and maintained.
ening, widening, docking, covering. wall
ina altering or changing the channels of
waterways and water-cOursss. and TO pro-
vide Tor the construction and maintenance
Of canals. slips. public landing places
wharveS docks and levecs and all such
other work as may be required for the ae-
communication OF commerce, and to control
and regulate the Use thereof and further.
"a provide for the condemnation OF all such
work or works by the city and for its use
ard benefit. and for the construction and
maintenance and ownership OF the same by
the city.
Twenty-seventh-To control. regulate
and prohibit the anchorage, moorage and
landing OF al water craft and their car
goes within the jurisdiction Of the corpora
ton.
Twenty-eighth-To fix the rate OF wharf
axe. storage and doCkaEe. and 30 provide
for the collection thereof, and TO provide
FOR the imposition and collection OF such
harhoT fees 81 may be consistent with the
laws Of the United States.
TWeHty-ninth-To license. regulate, con-
troll or restrain whBrf-hoafs. tugs and 9TH
er boats used about the haTtur or within
the Jurisdiction 81 the city.
Thirtieth-FO REQUIRE tie owners OF pub
lie halls or other buildings 10 provide suit
able means Of exit, 10 provide for the pre-
Vention and abatement OF nuis2nces; for
the cleaning and purlUCatton Of water
courses and canals: for the draining ard
filling up OF ponds on private property
within its limits. when the same shall h.
offensive 10 the senses or dangerous 10
health; 90 regulate and control and provide
for the prevention and punishment OF
the deulemcEt or pollution OF al streams
running into or through las corporate HIM
it's. and for The distance Of Glvc miles be-
yoHd its corporate limits. ana CT any
stream or lake from which the water sflur,lv
81 said city IS or may be taken for a dfs-
taace 81 i've miles beyond It's source %
supply. TO provide for the cleaning OF
areas. vaults ard other places which may
De SO Kept as 20 become offensive 10 tho
senses az d'nF erous TO health and @ make
nsay he necessary Tor the preservation
of the nIifIla bra4th- autf 20 remove all t.e~-