The herald., 1898-10-27
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

or elsewhere, and to compel any or all
wires, pipes and other constructions ana
conduits to be placed in common area
beneath the surface or elsewhere, upon
such terms as 1t may designate.
(0 To regulate. license or prohibit the
signs adjacent to or near the streets, al
leys and public places. or upon any va
cant lot or other property.
(9 To license and regulate the keeping
of dogs. and to prevent the same from
running at large, and to authorize the
destruction thereof.
D To restrain or punish vagrants, men
dicants. street beggars and prostitutes.
and prevent any manned, injured or un-
thing indicating their condition for the
purpose of receiving aims: and to reCu-
lat, late bathing and swimming ,ot IN wa:n.s e., !,
punish drunkenncss fishtinE: assaults,
batteries and disorderly conduct and OBJ
scenity in the city; and to prohibit within
bition Of libclous, obscene and Immoral
publications, prints, pictures, advertise,
ments and Illustrations, and any printeu
or pictured matter tending to provoke a
breach of the peace or impair the morals
OF the community.
! tricts. which shall be under the super
vision and control of a Pound.master.
To restrain the running at large Of horses.
geese geese and te other animals, and to authorize
the distraining and sale of the same.
t6 To establish. license or regulate mar
kets and markct-houscs.
CO To provide for the inspection of and
regulate the making and sale of bread.
and prescribe the weight and quality of
the bread In the loaf and provide for the
seizure and forfeiture of bread baked
contrary thereto.
(s) To provide for and regulate the in
spection by the health officer Of meats,
poultry, fish. game. butter. cheese, lard,
eggs, vegetables, -four, meal. milk, fruits
and other food products, and to provide
of any such products as are unsound.
spoiled. adulterated or unwholesome: and
TO regulate and prevent the bringing into
unsound. spoiled, adulterated or unwhole-
some products.
lO To provide for and regulate the place
and selling of the same. and measuring
and selling firewood. coal and lime.
scaling of all weights and measures and
to enforce the keeping and use by ven
ders OF proper weights and measures
duly tested and sealed.
QD To regulate the construction and
materials OF all buildings, chimneys,
stacks and other structures; to prevent
the erection or maintenance of insecure
or unsafe buildings, walls, stacks, Chin
neys or other structures. and provide for
their summary abatement or destruction;
Easements, the material and methods of
construction Of foundations and founda-
ton walls. the manner of construction
and location of drains and sewer pipes,
the thickness. materials and construction
of party walls, partition and outside
walls. the size and material of floor
chimney fiues and heating apparatus: to
regulate the construction of bathrooms,
, water closets. privies and vaults in
buildings and structures not conforming
to such regulations. and to direct the
suspension at any time, of the erection
to such regulations.
n2l To require the owners or lessees Of
buildings or structures to. place thereon
such fire escapes and appliances for pro-
lection against or for extinguishment Of
fires as 1t may direct
d9 To prevent the construction and to
cause the removal Of dangerous CHM
neys. fireplaces. hearths, stoves stove
pipes, ovens. boilers and apparatus used
regulate the carrying on of manufactures
liable to cause fires: to prevent the de-
posting Of ashes or the accumulation Of
shavings. rubbish or other combustiblc
material in unsafe places. and to make
provisions to guard against fire.
Can,,. dD TO provide ir for and compel the re-
deaths within the city.
G5) To prohibit offensive or unwholesome
businesses or establishments within the
city or within two miles of the limits
thereof
Q6 To compel the owner OF any soap or
sausage manufactory. tallow chandlery,
pig-sty. or other unwholesome or noxious
house or place. to cleanse. abate or re-
move the same.
pitals or pest-houses and to make all
regulations which may be necessary and
expedient for the preservation of health
and the suppression of disease and to
make regulations to prevent the introduce
ton OF contagious, infectious or other
diseases into the. city and to make quar-
within the city, and to regulate, control
and prevent the landing of persons, bag
gage. merchandise or other property from
boats, vessels cars or other conveyances
injected with contagious diseases, and to
make such disposition of such persons or
property as to preserve the health of said
city and to prevent infected cars or other
conveyances from coming within or near
the limits of the city.
QS To regulate lodging, tenement and
apartment houses and to prevent the
overcIowding of the same, and to require
the same to be put and kept in proper
sanitary condition.
QO To prohibit and punish for cruelty
to animals and to require the places
where animals are kept to be maintained
in healthful condition.
(20) To inspect and regulate dairies and
dairy products, inside or outside the city.
and. the sale of milk within the city, ana
to license persons engaged in the SAFE
thereof.
(2D To infict punishment for injuries to
or for interference with the ornamental
trees or shrubbery In the streets and pub
lie places, of the city. except by the
proper officers as provided in this charter.
(20 To provide for the revocation of H.
censes.
(20 To provide and maintain a morgue.
boulevards any street or streets or nor.
tions OF street or streets,
(2O To regulate street railroads. tracks
and cars; to compel the owners of two
or more of such roads using the same
street for any distance not exceeding
five blocks to use the same tracks and to
equitably divide the cost of construction
and expense of maintenance thereof be-
reduce the fares and charges for trans
porting passengers and goods thereon: 70
regulate rates of speed, and to pass or
dinances to protect the public from dan
ger or inconvenience in the operation of
such roads.
(26) To provide for the sale at public