Evening journal., 1912-02-22

provide for weighing. measuring, and
inspecting any articles of food or
food stulfs and prevent the adulter-
alton thereof and OF all kinds Of
goods, wears or merchandise offered
for sale within the City. and prescribe
what shall not be salable; at any
place within its limits to prohibit
bogus sales of goods. wares and mer-
and TO provide for the in
spection Of all weights. scales and
measures used in said City. and pre-
scribe what articles shall be sold In
parcels of standard weight or measure
and what shall be the standard weight
OF measure OF such parcels. and TO
make and enforce within said City
such other regulations as may be
deemed expedient for the protection Of
the inhabitants against adulterated or
unhealthy food unmerchantable goods
and short weights and measures
Cd To acquire, erect. establish and
maintain public buildings, hospitals
libraries, pest houses, asylums. work
houses. iails and reformatories. and
to control and regulate the same and
the inmates thereof
Cd To regulate the burial Of the
dead; to regulate cemeteries; 10 de-
fine, abate and remove nuisances in
furious 10 the public health. or dan
gerous or intolerable to the inhabi-
tants Of said City; and to prevent
the Introduction of infectious or con-
tagious diseases, for which purposes
its jurisdiction shall extend TO any
distance within two miles of the limits
of said City.
(k) To direct the location and con-
struction of all buildings In which
any trade OF occupation offensive TO
the senses or deleterious to public
health or safety shall be carried on
and TO regulate the management there
Of, and to prohibit the erection or
maintenance OF such buildings or
structures, or to the carrying on of
such trades or occupations within the
corporate limits or within the distance
of two miles beyond the boundaries
thereof.
Cd To provide an efficient fire sys-
tenn and police force, FIRE alarm and
police telegraph system, and to make
and enforce within said City such
fire. police and other regulations as
shall be deemed expedent to protect
persons and property, maintaining the
public peace, prevent crime, and pro-
mote the public morals;
(m) TO prescribe the height.
thickness of walls, and the materials
Of all buildings and structures. public
or private, In said City and the mode
Of erecting and maintaining the same,
and inspection thereof; to fix the
street lines beyond which buildings
shall not be erected; to prescribe tho
extent of steps, porches, cellar doors,
and other inlets to buildings, to re-
quire the owners Of public halls and
other buildings, where deemed neces-
sary, 20 provide safe and sufficient
means Of exit and fire escapes; o
regulate the manner In which party
walls and partition fences shall be
constructed and maintained; and tc
cause all such buildings, structures
and places as may from any cause
become in a dangerous or unhealth.
state to be put In a safe or health,
condition or demolished
(n) To deepen, widen, dock. cover
wall. alter or change the channels o
waterways and courses, and to author
ize, provide for, regulate and contro
the construction and maintenance o
all such works as may be required TO
the accommodation Of commerce, in
cluding canals. ferries, slips, publi
landing places, wharves. docks, levees
and hulkheads, and to control an,
regulate the use thereof and fix thi
fees for wharfage and dockage, an,
TO control, regulate or prohibit tn
anchorage, moorage or landing Of al
water crafts or their cargoes within
tho jurisdiction Of the corporation; Il
license. regulate and control wharf
boats, tugs and other boats used abou
the harbor or within the iurisdictiol
OF said City; and to determine. de
fine. establish, alter and readiust tn
lines beyond which no wharf, dock
pier or other obstruction shall b.
placed or maintained In tho rivers II
said City.
(o) For the purpose OF raisini
revenue OF for the purpose of regulat
ing business, to issue licenses for an
lawful purpose and prescribe condi
tions upon which they shall be grant
ed, and to fix the amount to be pai
therefor, and to provide for revokinr
the same.
(p) To grant to persons or cor
porations. In such manner and upo
such terms, limitations and condition
as It may prescribe, franchises an
| privileges TO locate, construct, eXten
and operate any enterprise I'm, upor
through or under any public parl
square. street alley. sidewalk. cross
ing OF other highway. bridge, viaduc
sewer, drain, gutter. public landin
place. wharf. dock or pier; provide
that such grant shall be made for
definite period. not longer than thirt
wears. and subject to the right to r'
neal and revoke the same for IN
p abuse, misuse or non-use Of the frar
chises and privileges granted;
) grant other franchises. which sha
i'm no event be exclusive. under sue
proper limitations. restoratons rese
vations and cond tions as the interei
], Of tho corporation may require.
+, (q) To create such Offices not her
. IN provided for as the needs Of q
r corporation may require and 10 NIX u
E compensation therefor.
!, (r) To prohibit the going at larl
+ of any horse, dog, or other animal, e
= cept under regulations prescribed
}, said corporation; to lay and cole
= fines on the owner or harborer Of al
horse, dog. or other animal found g
b ing az large in violation OF such reg
c lations; and TO provide for the regi
:, tration of animals I'm said city.
r (s) To appropriate annually a su
r of money to aid in the relief and ca
T Of sick, infirm and destitute person
e residents of said City. and to provi
c for the use of such money under pro
: er regulation and conditions.
(D To require the registration
e deaths, births and marriages In sa
IT City, and to provide for the collects
y and publication OF such statistics