The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-21


SEATTLE-Contfu
nance TO provide for. the protecston OF al
persons afl1 property against injury IN TIE
or car thereof.
Tensh-To provide for making local Inn
provemenfs and % levy and collect special
b, and for paying for tbs same or any
portion thereof
Eteyerfh-To acquire by purchase or by
exercise OF the right o. eminent domain or
otherwise lands for public parks. within
or without the limits OF said city. and TO
improve the same.
Twelfth--To conssruc. and keep m repair
bridges. viaducts and tunnels. and to reg
ulate the Use thereof.
Thirteenfh-To determine what work
shall be done or improvements made az
the expense III whole or Ia part of the own
ers OK the adjoining. contiguous or proxt-
mate property. or Others especially bere-
flied thereby and 10 PROVIDE for the man
ner OF making and collecting assessments
Fourteenfh-To provide for erecting. pur-
chasing or otherwise acquiring. the sols
and exclusive property OF the city. water
works within or without the corporate lin
ffs Of TIE city. to supply said city and ifs
fnha bitanfs with water for any and all pt1r-
poses. and 20 FIX. alter. REGULATE and control
the use and price or the water As supplied
provided. however. that the city council
snail not enter into any contract or agree
ment whatever with any person. company
tributioB. or for the joint or entire use OF
the whole or any part of tia city water
supply or distributing plant. including con-
Quits. mains and reservoirs. without first
submitting such proposed contract or
agreement 20 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 yot-
ing al said election shall vote therefor;
provided further, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be so construed as TO prevent
ter for power or other uses, or the power
nsnnfactured from water. upon terms open
TO all consumers
F'ifteenth-To provide for lighting the
streets and all public places Of the city.
and for furnishing the inha bitants or the
city with gas. electric or other light. and
for the ownership. purchase or other ac-
QUESTION construction and maintenance or
such works as may be necessary or conven-
lent therefor: 10 charge and collect for the
use OF sucn light. and 10 regulate the use
and price OF such light whether supplied
by the city or other person or corporation:
nrovided. however. that no purchase or 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 10 provide, by proper penalties,
for the weighing, measuring and tnspec-
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
vide for the inspection Of such weights and
measures.
Seventeenth-To erect and establish hos
pitals and pest-houses. and 10 control and
regulate the same
Eighteenth--ro erect and establish work
houses and jails. and 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 oer-
form any labor until he shall have been
duly convicted OF some offense punishable
b. Imprisonment. and duly sentenced there
to.
Nineteenth-To provide for establishing
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 centim OF all moneys collected
for fines penalties and licenses as shall he
prescribed by this charter for the support
OF a city library which shall, under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by or
Ginance. be open for use by the public.
Twenty-first-To regulate tho 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 TO 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 ia which
any trade or occupation offensive to the
senses or GeIettrlOus To ttle pubic nc3ilu
safety shall be carried on, and 10 regu-
late the management thereof. and TO pro-
hlbit the erection and maintenance or 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.
Twenty -third-To make regulations for
the prevention OF accidents by fire. to or
ganize and establish a fire department, TO
provide fire engines and other apparatus.
and 10 provide for the prevention and ex-
tingushment of fires and to regulate or
prohibit the transportation. keeping or
storage OF all combustibls or explosive ma
terials within the corporate limits OF the
city. and 10 restrain and rcsulats and pro-
hlhit 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 or persons or prop
erty may require, and 10 cause all such
buildings and places as may from any
cause DO In dangerous state TO be put IN
n safe condition. and TO prohibit the cree
ton or construction within such fire lim-
its OF any building or structure or any ad-
uition 10 any building or structure unless
such building, structure or addition be con-
structed OF such material and in conform
fly TO such rules, regulations and oondi-
tons as the city council shall nave pro-
yidcd; and 10 provide for the removal of
any building or structure or any addition
TO any building or structure erected con-
10
Twenty-fifth-To regulate the manner IN
which stone brick and other buildings,
party walls and partition fences shall be
constructed and maintained.
Twenty-sixth--To provide for the deep
euing 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
wharyes, docks aud levees. and all such
other work may be required for the ac-
n. fral
and regulate the use thereof, and further
to 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.
Twentv-Sevcuth-To control. resuiats
and prohibit the anchorage. moorage and
landing Of all water craft and their car
goes within the jurisdiction of the corpora
tioa.
Twenty-elghth-1ro FIX the rat. of wharf
age. storage and dockage. and 10 provide
FOR ths collection thereof, aud TO provide
for the imposition and collection OF such
harhor fees as may ne consistent with the
laws ~ the United States
T'wenty-ninth-To license. regulate, con-
troll or restrain wharf-boats tugs and 9TH
81 hoats used about the harbor or within
the jurisdiction OF the city.
Thlrtietf--X0 REQUIRE the owners OF pub
lie halls or other buildings 10 provide suit
able means o. exit 10 provide for the pre-
Vsution aud abatement OF nuisances; for
the claAHtHE ana put4hcAAoH or water
courses and cSnatss for the draining and
f.l5ug Up oJ ponds on private property
Within SIS limits. when the same shall he
offensive "a the senses or dangerous TO
health to regulate and control and provide
for the prevention and punishment OF
the denlsment or pollution % all streams
running into or through It's corporate Linz
tfs. ArsC for the distance OF five miles be-
youd tts corporate limits. ana OF any
Etro8W Or lake from which The water supply
% said city IS or may be taken. for dis
tauce az ave miles beyond fts source %
supply: % provide fer the cleaning OF
areas vaults and other places which may