Evening journal., 1914-12-10


corporate limits OF said city and to OPP
crate the same or 10 provide for the op-
GRAFTON thereof by others in any manner
deemed for the best interests of the
said city and TO furnish the service of
any Of the aforementioned works within
and without the city.
(h) To acquire, construct. own,
lease. operate. establish discontinue
prohibit, and regulate markets and to
provide for Weighing, measuring, and
inspecting any articles of food. or
food stuffs and prevent the adultera-
ton thereof and of all kinds OF goods,
wares or merchandise offered for sale
within the city, and prescribe what
shall not be salable; at any place
within its limits 10 prohibit bogus
sales Of goods, wares and merchan-
disc and to provide for the inspec-
tion Of all weights. scales and meas
ures used in said city, and TO pre-
scribe what articles shall be sold in
parcels of standard weight or meas
ure and what shall be the standard
weight or measure of such parcels,
and to make and enforce within said
city such other regulations as may be
deamed expedient for the protection
OF the inhabitants against adulter-
ated or unhealthful food, unmer-
chantable goods and short weights
and measures.
CD To own, acquire. erect. es-
tabIsh and maintain public buildings.
hospitals, Libraries, pest houses, asy-
iums, warehouses;. jails and reform
atories. and to control and regulate
the same and the inmates thereof.
CD To regulate the burial of the
dead; to regulate cemeteries; to de-
fine, abate and remove nuisances in
furious to the public health, or dan
gerous or intoierable to the inhabi-
tants of said city; and to prevent the
introduction of infectious or contag-
ious diseases, for all of which pur-
pose its jurisdiction shall extend to
any distance within two miles of the
said city.
(k To direct the location and con-
struction of all buildings in which
any trade or occupation offensive TO
the senses or deleterious to public
health or safety shall be carried on,
and to regulate the management
thereof, and to prohibit the erection
or maintenance of such buildings or
structures, or the carrying on of such
trades or occupations within the cor
porate limits or within the distance
of two miles beyond the boundaries
thereof
ID To provide an efficient fire
system 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 expedient to pro-
tect persons and property. maintain
the public peace, prevent crime and
promote the public morals.
(m) To prescribe the height, thick
ness of walls, and the materials Of
all buildings and structures, public
and private, in said city and the mode
of erecting and maintaining the same,
and inspection thereof; to fix the
street lines and building lines be-
yond which buildings shall not be
erected to prescribe the extent of
steps, porches. cellar doors. and
other inlets TO buildings; to require
the owners of public halls and other
buildings. of whatsoever kind, where
deemed necessary, TO provide safe and
sufficient means of exist and fire es-
capes; 10 regulate the manner in
which party walls and partition fences
shall be constructed and maintained; I;
and to cause all such buildings, struc-
lures and places as may from any
cause become In a dangerous or un-
healthful state to be put in a safe or
healthful condition or demolished
(n) To deepen. widen. deck. cover.
wall. alter or change the channels of
waterways and courses. and TO pro-
vide, acquire. construct, own. lease,
operate. regulate and control all such
works as may be required for the ac-
commodation of commerce, including
canals. ferries. slips public landing
places, wharves. docks. levees. and
bulkheads. and to control and regu-
late the use thereof, and fix the fees
for wharfage and dockage, and to con-
troll, regulate or prohibit the anchor
age moorage or landing of all water
crafts or their cargoes within the iur-
isdiction OF the corporation; to Ii
cense. regulate and control wharf
boats. tugs and other boats used
about the harbor or within the iuris-
diction of said city; and to deter
mine, define. establish, alter and re-
adjust the lines beyond which no
wharf. dock. pier or other obstruction
shall be placed or maintained in the
rivers In said city.
(o) For the purpose of raising rev.
enue or for the purpose of regulating
business. 10 issue licenses for any
lawful purpose and prescribe condi-
tions upon which they shall be grant
ed, and to fix the amount TO be paid
therefor. and TO provide for revoking
the same
tp) To grant TO persons or cor
porations, in such manner and upon
such terms, limitations and conditions,
as Il may prescribe. franchises and
privileges TO locate. construct. ex-
tend, and operate any enterprise in,
upon. through or under any public
park, square, street. alley, sidewalk,
crossing or other highway, bridge,
viaduct sewer drain. gutter. public
landing place. wharf. dock. or pier.
provided that such grant shall be
made for a definite period, not longer
than thirty years and subject TO the
right of repeal and revoke the same
for the abuse. misuse or non-use of
the franchises and privileges granted;
to grant other franchises. which shall
In no event be exclusive, under such
proper limitations, restrictions, reser-
vations and conditions as the inter-
est of the corporation may require.
(q) To create such offices not here
in provided for as the needs of the
corporation may require and to fix
the compensation therefor.
(r) To prohibit the going at large
of any horse. dog or other animal. ex-
cept under regulations prescribed by
said corporation; TO lay and collect