The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-02-26

three months.
May Sentence Convict to Work House or Work on I'm
(14) The City Council may provide that any person
convicted of any ofense before the Municipal Court sub
ecting such offender to imprisonment fine under the
ordinances OF the City laws of the State be kept at
hard labor in workhouse established for that purpose
either by the City the County, may be kept hard
labor during the term of his punishment such workhouse
workfarm upon public improvements of the City or
boh may be imprisoned in the County Jail of the County
hard labor on the work farm of the County for the
term OF his imprisonment and may also provide by ord
nance that anyone convicted for oense before the
Municipal Court and committed for non-payment of a
hne imposed may be kept at hard labor in the worhouse
otherwise both until such person shall work out the
Council may prescribe not exceeding the time of such
mitment and the Council shall have full power estab
sh by ordinance all needfu regulations for the security of
such purpose aforesaid and under such regulations the
Council may prescribe.
Acquiring Property for Parks Fairgrounds, Etc
20 10 acquire by purchase, condemnation or other
Libraries, reading rooms, art galleries. museums, parks
Fairgrounds places of recreation armores fountains,
liable institutions jails warehouses; morgues mausoeums
cemeteries crematores abattor garbage collection dis
posa and reduction works. street cleaning and sprnkg
plants and all other public buildings places, works and
institutions necessary for the good of the City.
Power Acquire Property Establish and Maintain Pub
90 To acquire by purchase, condemnation other
wise, within without the City such lands other prop
erty as may be necessary for the establishment 1nante
nance and operation of any public utility or to provide for
and efecuae any other public purpose and to SELL
the City.
Power Lease for Operation Public Utility.
Q) To lease for the purpose OF maintenance or opera
ton any public utility owned by the City
Requests for Charitable Institutions.
QS) To receive requests, gifts and donations of all
kinds of property hold in for charitable and
other purposes do all acts necessary carry
the provisions of such bequess gifts and other donations
with power to manage SELL lease otherwise dispose of
the same, in accordance with the terms of the bequest gift
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be unconditional
Power Borrow Money Bonds and Certificates of
Indebtedness.
90 To borrow money for any of the purposes for
which the City is authorized to provide and carrying
out of the powers which the City is authorized
enjoy and exercise and issue bonds and certificates of
indebtedness therefor, as in this Charter provided
Power of Council Subject Provisions Restrictions
of Charter
(2o) AS the legislative body of the City, the Council
subject to the provisions and restrictions Of this Charter
shall have the power.
Corporate Seal
.(2D To provide corporate seal with appropriate de-
vice. to be affixed all instruments writings needing
authorization
Power to Pay Rewards for Apprehension of Criminals
C2) To offer and pay rewards exceeding hun
dred and fifty dollars any instance for the appehe
sion and conviction of any person who NAV have Committed
felony in the City and authorize the payment thereof
Implements and Buildings for Fire and Police Departments
03) To organize and maintain police and fire depart
ments, erect the necessary buildings and all nipple
ments and apparatus required therefor.
Fire Alarms Telephone Systems and Superintendent of
Same.
(24) To establish and maintain fire alarm police tele
graph telephone system and manage and control the
same, and to appoint superintendent thereof
Regulate Storage of Explosive Materials.
(Z5) 10 regulate prohibit the manufacture keeping
storage and of POWDER dynamite gun cotton nitro
glycerne, fireworks and other explosive materials and
substances.
Regulate Storage of Infammable Materials
(2o) To regulate the storage of hay straw oil and all
other inhammable and combustibe materials.
Regulation of Boilers and Engines.
(N) To regulate the of engines gas engines
steam boilers and electric motors and prohibit their
endanger public safety.
To Regulate Steam Whistles Smoke Spark Discharges
(2S) To regulate prohibit the whistling of ocomo
ves mills Mines factories and the discharge of seam
cnders sparks and smoke therefrom unnecessary
and disturbing noises
To Prescribe Fire Limits.
(2o) To prescribe fire limits and determine the c,arac
and the nature of the materials to be used in the
ton alteration repair of such buildings existing build
ngs within such fire limits.
To Regulate Construction Structures and Chimneys
(O) TO regulate the construction Of and the material
used in all buildings, cmneys, stacks and other struc
lures To prevent the erection and insecure
unsafe buildings chimneys stacks walls other struc
lures and to provide for their summary abatement or de-
structon And regulate the materials used in and the
method OF construction foundations the manner of con-
structon and location of drains sewers The materials
and methods used in wiring buildings structures
for the OF electricity for lighting power heat or other
purposes, and the materials used for piping buildings or
water gas, and the of doing and to prohibit
the construction of buildings and structures which do not
conform to such regulations.
To Require Fire Escapes.