The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-10
CITY NOTICES.

C1rr NOTICES.
ORDINANCE no. ssst-An orflnance
providing for the protection Of he pubic
IN the use co certain wharf railroad
and stresE properties. requiring certain
fences, barriers, gates ard lights and
prescribing penalties for the violation o.
Be il ordained by the City o. Seattle as
follows:
Section / That every owner agent or
lessee OF wharf property, desiring TO uss
ne same as means Of afFora!ng facilities
Tor puolfc access 20 or from sfeaYsA.sts.
or Tor the TRANSACTION of business upon
SAID property. shall b. and is hereby re-
CURED 10 protect the public IN the use ~
ne same in the following manner. to- wiz:
All frentages o. sa.a wharf property upon
any az TIE stress or avenues Of the city
SHAH Dc guarded by substantial fences or
otnsr suitable barriers, .he only access 10
SAID property being through such doors or
gates as the said owner, agen; or lessee
iEAy provide tor the business OF said wharf.
AM every si2cA owner, agent or lessee OF
Such wharf properly shall further cause
any anf ali portions Of the same desired 20
ne used between the hours OF sunset and
sunrise 10 be we'll and thoroughly lighted
whiie so used. and during any hours o. any
night between sunset and sunrise that tha
said wharf property is not lighted as here
ianetore proTised. and during any period
Waen Ire property is nos In serv-
ice Tor business purposes. all The gates;
doors and other means OF ingrsss 10 said
property shall be securely closed and fast
ened And any owner. agent or lessee who
sfsI fa.l 70 construct such fences. bar
rfers and gaSes, or 70 provide facilities and
NSEr the wharf property owned. controlled
or operated By him. within ten IoS days
from the time Of notice 50 TO do from the
Board OF Public Works. or shall fail 20
properly maintain or repair the same after
a hours notice shah forfeit the right 10 use
such wharf properly until protection 10
the public is afforded as set forth In this
ordinance, and the Board OF Public Works
snail forthwith proceed 70 erect such tenn
porary oarricades as shah Ne necessary 10
prevent all access - said properly. Ana
any person who shall remove or attempt 10
remove such harrica5es or shall enter or
attempt 70 enter upon said wharf property
while so guarded shall be deemed guilty OF
misdsnseanor and upon conviction there
OF shall be punished by q fine of not less
than ten nor more than one hundred doll
lars. And In al cases where temporary
barricades have h-aen erected by the Board
of Public Works as aforesaid The same
shall not be, removed and no permit shall
Ne granted for the construction OF proper
fences and gates nor. shall said property
De open for business unless and until the
owner, agent or lessee shall have paid 20
the City Treasurer the amount Of all cost
incurred by the city IN the construction
and maintenance or such temporary bar
rlcades, a statement OF said cost TO he fur
niShed by the Beard of Public Works.
Sec :. That every owner agent or lessee,
or any railroad or street railway track.
trestle or other property in this city where
the same is open 10 the public as a route
or across the same. shall be and is hereby
required within ten 0ab DAYS after notice
from the Board OF Public Works 10 guard
and protect the public in the safe use OF
the same by the erection OF proper fences
or barriers along the edge of all trestles
and at all other exposed and dangerous
places. And every such owner. agent or
lessee of any such railroad or street rail-
way shall be and is hereby further required
upon notice from the Board OF Public
Works to provide proper lights at cross
fngs over their track or tracks 20 be desig-
mated by said Board, such lights 10 be OF
the same character and TO be maintained
during the Same hours as the street lights
in the district adjacent TO any such cross
ing. And any such owner. agent or lessee
who shall fail 10 construct such fences or
barriers, or 70 provide the required lights
at the designated points Of crossing or any
OF them, within ten DAYS from the time Of
notice so TO do from the Board OF Public
or repair the same after "a hours notice
from said Board so to do. shall forfeit the
right TO use such track. trestle or other
property until protection 10 the public IS
afforded as set forth in this ordinance. and
the Board OF Public Works shall forthwith
proceed 10 erect such temporary barbados
to any exposed or dangerous places and
10 thoroughly protect any unlighted cross
ing. And any person who shall remove or
attempt to remove any such barricades
shall be deemed guilty of a miSaemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be pun-
ished by fine of not less than ten dollars
In all cases where such temporary harri-
cades have been erected by the Board Of
Public Works az aforesaid. the same shall
not be removed until permit shall he grant
cd for the construction Of the required per-
nanent fences or barricades. nor until the
required lights are provided, nor until the
said owner, agent or lessee shall have paid
TO the City Treasurer the amount of all
cost incurred by the city In he construc-
ZION and maintenance OF such temporary
harrcades, a statement of said cost TO he
furnished by the Board OF Public Works
Sec. 3. That the Board OF Public Works
be and Is hereby authorized and instructed
10 serve the notices and secure the .muie-
date and continuous enforcement of the
provisions of this ordinance.
See, 4. Nothing in thor ordinance shall
be taken to relieve the owner. agent or
lessee OF any wharf property. railroad or
street railway from any liability for injury
or damage which may be suffered by any
person upon any such wharf or railroad
property but the safeguards and protec-
ton to the public herein prescribed shall
be provided and maintained in addition 20
all other care and protection required by
law.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall take er
feet and be- In force from ana after its pas
mayor; otherwise it shall take effect at the
time IL shall become law under the pro-
visions of the City Charter
Passed the City Council the Sri day Of
MAY, 1891. and signed by me in open ses-
sion In authentieation of the passage this
3rd day of May, 1897.
j. T. tfSItH ltN.
President OF the City Council
7 hereby certify that on this Tth day OF
June. 1897, being a dav not less than FIVE
days after the puhlcation in the city oYi-
ciai newspaper OF the Mayors objections
10 Council Bin No. ii2 and within thirty
days after said bill had been returned TO
the City Council BIZ the Mayor with his oh
iections thereto. the City Council did re-
consider the vote by which said bill was
passed and did again pass the said hill by
the affirmative vote OF not less than two
thirds OF all the members elected
j. r. CREIGHTON
President OF the CITY Council
Attest: WILL II. PARRY
CITY Comptroller and ex-officIo City
Clerk.
Filed by me this It'll day Of June 1897
WILL II. PARRY.
City Comptroller and ex-ofricio City