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

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sEATTLE.-Centfnue
tse,efor, and 70 provide tor the revokins
be granted 20 continue Tor a Longer period
than crs year from the dz.e rfe-so,
Thirty -rol-th--To regulate tas carrying
OF occupations xSIels a. - <r1-A "a ss1r.
as % sEfect tAe public health or good order
o. .ae .t.fs or % DISTURB TIE paaslc pe2Ee,
70 provide for re- os.s,.sa - an @d
soDs violating such regulations ard Of all
persons VIC kiso Esngay permit the same 20
PREMISES owned o. CONTROLLED bw item
Illrty -litn-Io restrain and provide for
tie penssaa.eas q warrants. rnsadicants.
prostitutes and other dssorcsr persons
Thirty-sixth-Tc provide for n. punish
renr OF al disorterly conduct and q al
practices dangerous 10 pubic safety or
ne4l1n. a.a % make al regulations neces-
say Tor tne preservation OF public moral
ity. health; peace and good order within is
limits. and 10 provide for the arrest. trial
an gsn1snnsa. q ali persons violating
ment shaIi In no case exceed the punish
rnent provided by the laws OF the state OF
Washington for nzisseuaeanors
Thirty-seyenth-To project or extend Or
eslalaisa streets over and across any tide
lands or other lands covered by water
within the corporase limits Ok tire city. and
elong or across the harbor areas OF tho
city, IN such manner as viii best promote
The interests OF commerce.
Thirty-eighth-To restrain or prevent do
rnesuc or otner animals from running AZ
large: and 70 license. tax. regulate and re-
strain the keeping Of dogs within the city
Units sno 70 sutnorzc the d1straininss
impounding and sale OF said domestic ana
other animals for The penalty incurred aud
costs OF proceeding, and TO authorize the
destruction Of dogs impounded for want Of
| license
Thirty-nfnth-To regulate ard prohibit
the location anc Use o. any steam boiler
/ or boilers or electric plant or steam pipes
n q r. FFTA ~ N - d. ~
| orator or power reservoir or plant, or con-
| Quits now known or hereafter to be in
/ vented.
Fortieth-To ordain. establish. modify
and aorogats from time to time, a. the
needs or the city sfzai require. all proper
offices and bureaus, subordinate and aux
/ Hilary 10 the departments and heads there
| OF constituted BY this charter. and TO pro-
/ vide for tho conduct and government Of
such OFFICES and bureaus, and the appoint-
| ment. removal. duties and conzpensa tion CT
| officers TO I'LL tbs same, except as in this
| charter otherwise provided.
Forty-1rst-To alter. amend and repeal
any orainancs or ordinances or parts taefs-
| OF OF the city.
Forty-seconc-To make ell rules and reg
uiations necessary or proper to carry into
execution ell powers es;ed by this char
| ter. or by law, In the city. or In any de-
| partment or officer thereof, except ss IN
this charter otherwise provided.
SEQ. -. The city council shall I'm add
| ton TO the powers enumerated In the last
| foregoing section. have ell other powers
usually exercised by the legislative bodies
| OF municipal corporations OF like character
| and degree with the city OF Seattle, and all
| powers which now are or may hereafter pe
| conferred upon incorporated towns and
| cities by the laws OF this state
sec % every grant or franchise right
! or privilege shall be subject TO the right OF
| the city council az any time thereafter 70
| repeal. change or modify the said grant, IL
| the franchise granted thereby Is not oper-
| ate6 ia accordance with the provisions
| thereof or at all, and every ordinance maxi
tho cf al ef~frl On
| OF the right OF the city council TO go re-
| peal. amend or modify said ordinance.
| When any right. privilege OF franchise has
| been granted, and has been accepted, thu
| city council shah not extend the time for
| which such right, privilege or franchise Ia
| granted until within three years OF the ex-
| piratlon OF the time for which such right
| privilege or franchise Is granted.
Sec. q. The city council shall not grant
| any franchise for the construction or any
wharf into any bay. lake or ether 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
eeive the vote OF at least two-thirds o. all
| the members elected, and shall nroyide
| that work shall commence within SIX
months and be prosecute. sona nna s,
| 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 privi-
| lege shall be granted for the use OF any
| street, alley or highway or other public
| place or any part thereof.
| Sec. 3. The city council shall not grant
| authority 10 construct street railway or
| lay down street railroad tracks upon or
| over any OF the streets OF said city, except
| IN manner ana on the terms following, that
| Is to say. Upon the application being made
10 the city council Tor authority 10 con-
struct and operate street railway along
| and upon any or said streets, the city coun-
| ell shall, by resolution. determine whether
| such franchise. or any part thereol. snall
| be granted. ana after such dissemination
| resolution to be published for ten days IN
| tho city official newspaper, at the expense
| OF the applicant. and shall In such notice
| eoecify the route over and along which II
| PROPOSES to grant such franchise, and shall
| ofYer 70 grant the same to the person, COM
| pany or corporation who will pay for the
| Franchise the highest percentage annually
| OF gross receipts. but not less than 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 10 the board OF public works, so far
as such provisions may be applicable, and
! the city council may reject any. and all
| bids and may refuse TO grant franchise
| for any part OF the route fer which the APP
| plication was made. Each bid must be ac-
| companied by certified check, payable 10
! the order OF the city comptroller. for the
! sum OF one thousand dollars. and the
! amount OF the check shall be forfeited and
| paid to the city IN case the successful bid,
] der shall fail 10 accept the franchise. and
! upon acceptance the sum 50 paid shall tie
| credited TO the grantee on account OF per-
J ceufares. The same method OF procedure
1 shall obtain in case OF the extension OF such
| franchise or any existing franchise. It
| shah be the duty of the city council 10 In
| corporate I'm every such franchise or
| amended franchise efficient provisions for
/ the com Dlllsorv arbitration OF all disputes
| arising between the grantee therein ana
| his or It's successors or assigns, end his, Its
| or their employees as - any matter or en-
! pioyment or weEes. unless upoa suonlis-
| sion 10 the electors OF the city, majority
| OF the electors voting upon the question
! submitted shall assent 10 the granting OK
/ such franchise without such provision.
/ Sec q The city council shall make no
| appropriation in aid Of any corporation.
| r,arsnu or society. unless expressly author
| lied BY this charter or tire laws or the stats.
! Sec g. The city council. after the taxes
! have been levied In any year. shaIi nave
| pop er 10 make temporary loans N antici-
| nation Of the collection cf such taxes. such
! t~ans 70 be Applied Ia he purposes fer
/ which such taxes have heen levied ana 20
/ no other purpose. and such taxes shah be
| invioIably applied 20 paw srch loans.
| Sec. s6 when loans shall be created err
| cee6ing one and a half per centurn of ths
/ taxah.e property IN the city. and bonds
/ ~ a~esFur tpSue1 by the city under this char
| ter the city council IN authorizing ana mo-
! vsdng for the same shah direct the TINES
! ard manner OF payment ard rates q IN
/ test but no such bonds shall he issued eT-
( cpot a provided ~ law. nor uu3ess The
[ r,~nr3csfriou s7r c-ea tfrc such tF1sbtedaess
( sNafl have been previously submitted 70 the
I electors OF re city at reEraT, gen-f.tt
/ or special election. Of which thlrty oaES
/ notice shall have been published IN tae city
/ official newspaper. and s;lca PROPOSE non
( shall have then received the assem- o.
/ tNrre-arths ~ thA voters voting at suca
/ election TIE mode and manner o. stihlTi.s =
I ting such proposit on 20 the voters sciil =
/ rr-z=.srfls..a hv ordinance. Ard In case sGch
thr4e-afths ~ the voters sre IN favor %
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