The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-05
UNDER THE CHARTER.
New Municipal Departments to
Be Created.
CHANGES FROM OLD ROUTINE.
ApYeintasnts - Ne Rsrthvish MaAs By
ths Maysr-Oaaltss q che Nov
Gsvern1sns systsn.

ney cffy chaFfer having heeu 6yt~d Snter
est viii center nov mon the .rro;ns;ve
Offices The charter provide, thaf af,.r
the declaration BIZ the civ council th.t IN
charter has been adopted. the MAYOR and
city clerk shall notify each of1icer elected
under II. "and within ten DAYS after the
issuance Of such notice. the officers so
elected shall qualify. and on the tenth day
shall enter upon their duties. and at such
time the charter shall be attested and re-
corded and 70 into effect"
The Offices filed By election are tho . Of
mayor, which now affords ! salary Of
$500 . year. Harry White succeeding
himself; city treasurer and tax collector,
5000 year, Willis L. Amss, reelected:
corporation counsel. 5000. new Office, to
Be filled by Judge Orange Jacobs; city AZ
torney, 81 500, to Be held BY Job P. Lyon,
who succeeds Thomas Z. Shepard: city
clerk. 5000. IN which Henry w. Miller viii
succeed c. w. Ferris: police Judge, s.. 100,
. new once 70 which Claudius N. Rivers,
now justice Of the peace, has been elected.
and four firs commissioners. who serve
without compensation
The important officers to be appointed
b. the mayor are the police commission
ers. members Of the board Of pubic works,
board Of health. pubic library commits
sioners, park commissioners, city comp
tr0ller and port warden.
The department Of public works viii con.
inst Of three members. appointed b. til
mayor By and With the consent Of the
board Of aldermen. They must Do an
pointed nj the first meeting Of the new civ
council. one for one. one for two and one
for three years. They must be freeholders.
must have resided in the city for three
years, and only two must De of the same
political party. The one with the shortest
term 70 serve viii be chairman.
II was evidently the in tention If IN.
charter makers that thew .houId -
paid ! salarv q : section nrov;des th.t
the members Of the hoard shail rece;v.
such conversation e the city counc;l r.v
be ordinances nroviden The nev ch.rs.r
al Tacoma nrov;de. = ssI.rv ~ e. ~, .
year for each member of its board Of pub
tic works.
This il one Of the most imnortant d.
nartments of the citv government :. !,
has charra Of al nubiic work. Il !.
Authorized to annoint : sunerintend.nt q
v.ter-rorks : sunerin,endent q ..v.rs
: superin,endent Of buildines . street conn
miasioner and 4 CITY engineer All az vhc.a
salaries shall be determined by the CITY
conncil
Tho department of police viii consist If
the mayor himself and four commissioner
selected by him and confirmed ~ the
house Of deleeates. the only instance ;n
which that body shares in the annointive
power. The commissioners must "a yes;-
dents for two vea,s. one each az the fouy
10 20 ont each wear: NO more than two
must Is az the same POLITICAL partv- and
thev will retire alternately m 10 roI;s;c.
They vill receiue No compensatinr and
they are very strictlv hound. They are not
eligible for any other municipaI ofIic. for :
vesr after the exniration of their term ana
must mot take mart in any politicaI CONVEX
ton ~ in .nv election ercent IN vot. RI.
com miasioners viii apnoint thu ch;ef ana
ali Other officers
rh. ho.-a - h..ith :. =, or.;.. - 49,.
,,hv.;.s.r. .r,,r;r,.a ~ a. -;ts
c.sv..rs os ~ sldsrrn.r Th.- -, .s.;-.
snnr.siv ~. ,orssst 60, 49,. -. ~
vears Thew serve vithont comnen..t;on
the .hort-term member actin, - char.
man Tbev viii annoint : health ONCE
Who must be 4 phy sician. and An inspe tor
~ rlurh;rg. .i.o wb.r thcr.h, .d-,..-
HE ! market INSPECTOR and : nuarant;ne
of1;cer
Eve comm;.s;on.r. v;u donations. ~.
r.rh hoard amounted nv tbs r,.vor .rd
sldermen with : sal.rv of sam . ve.r Ths
srstem If ANIMAL retirement ri,I he tol-
loved One feature Of thi, densrtmsn -, i
th.t Il :. inderend.nt If the c;tv co,,rc;,