The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-04
ACTING ON ARTICLES.
The Police Scheme OH the Verge
of Defeat.
HEALTH AND PUBLIC WORKS.
The Charter Commission Will Sit ON the
Fourth Of July-Hurrying Up the
Work Of Legislation

work Oh LeSfSi&hsOas
The charter commission held two sessions
Yesterday. The morning was devoted 10
the consideration of the board OF health
and comptroller articles. The police arti-
Gle was taken up ut 3 O'Clock, and Judge
Rochester made another attempt TO have
the office of commissioner an elective one.
lie failed. but declared his intention to put
the question to the people. Such can be
done under the alternative proposition"
provisions of the enabling act.
Following is the article on the board OF
health as amended:
BOARD OF HEALTH
srcrIos l. There shall be . board OF health,
which shall consist of three physicians, gfadu-
ates OF some accredited medical college. two oil
whom must be physicians In sctive pracuce' 70
be appointed By the mayor and confirmed by
the board of aldermen, who shall have super
vision OF all matters appertaining TO the SAM
tary condition OF the city and its public institu-
lions.
Sec. q The members OF said board shall hold
Office for three years. without compensation.
The members first appointed shall 30 CLASSIFY
themselves that one shall go out oil Once ~ the
end OF the first year. one at the end OF two years.
one in three years.
sec. 3. The member having the shortest term
20 serve shall be president and the health
Officer his clerk or assistant shall act rs secre
fary OF the board.
sec l. The city council shall provide an Office
for the board of health, IN which the meetings
OF the board shall be held, such meetings to be
held at least once month. or whenever re-
quested by the president or two of its members
Sec. s. Said board shall appoint and remove ut
pleasure health officer. who shall be physi-
clan, and such other subordinate officers as
from time TO time may be deemed necessary by
the city council. The health officer shall act as
city ysician. He shall be the executive officer
OF the board and see that all ordinances relating
TO the sanitary affairs of the city and the rules
and regulations of the board are enforced
Sec 6. The city council shall fix the salary
and compensation to be paid the health oflcer
and employees of the board.
Sec a. The health officer shall visit the pub
lie buildings and institutions Of the city and
the public and other schools within the city
once in each quarter and as frequently as may
be required by the board OF health, and inves-
tigaie the sanitary conditions OF the same. and
make quarterly reports Of such examination to
the board OF health He shall also make to the
board for publication q monthly report OF the
affairs OF his Office. including natal, nortuary
end other sanitary statistics He shall also fur
nish for publication monthly report of the
the city.
sec. s. Whenever the health officer shall GER
tiiy TO the board Of health that any building or
part thereof is for any cause unfit for human
hahitation, said board may issue an order, to be
affixed conspicuously the building, and
where practicable Ia be served on the owner,
agent or lessee, requiring all persons to vacate
such building or apartment at and until such
time as the board may determine
Soc q Whenever A of emalpOy. yellow
fever, Asiatic cholera other infectious disease
is reported TO the health officer, he shall imme-
diately visit the premises where the person is,
and II he shall find such reported disease or any
infectious disease +, exist on such premises he
shall forthwith cause TO be displayed q quaran-
tine flag In conspicuous place on said prem
ises. and post upon the doorway placard set
ting forth the fact that infectious disease exists
therein.
Sec TO- The health officer shall Immediately
report 10 the chief of police city school super
intendent, the principals OF private schools
within the city and superintendent of public
library the names and residences of every per
son sick of the diseases In section enumerated
or any other contagious or infectious disease he
may deem dangerous to the public health.
sec. IL. 1t shall be the duty of the city school
superintendent, and principals of private
schools within the city, and superintendent of
public library when so notified, to refuse ad-
mittanee to the public schools or library to any
member OF household in which any of the
aforesaid diseases are found until advised by
the health officer that there is no longer any
dancer from contagion,
Sec. II Every physician in the city shall i'm
mediately report to the health officer in writing
every patient he shall have sick of typhus ty.
phoid, ship or yellow fever, Asiatic cholera,
smallpox, diphtheria, or scarlatina, aud shall
report every death occurring from such diseases
tlttald Hat oil oils
city shall forthwith report to the health officer
the name of every inmate of his or her house
whom he or she shall have reason to believe to
be sick Of typhus, typhoid, ship or yellow fever.
cholera, smallpox, diphtheria, or searlatina. and
any death from luch diseases occurring at his
or her house.
Sec. IS The health officer shall keep a record
oil all births deaths. interments and crematious
occurring in said city.
Sec II. All physicians and midwives in said
city shall report in writing to the health officer
within twenty-four hours all births and deaths
occurring In his or her practice
Sec. 10. The board of health through and
with the cooperation of the board of public
works may locate, establish and maintain nest
houses, and discontinue and remove the same
whenever necessary for the preservation of the
public health. They may appoint and remove
at pleasure sueh physicians aud nurses fwhose
compensation shall be fixed by the city council
by ordinancel for said pest-houses as may be
necessary to maintain the efficiency of the same:
and may cause to be removed thereto and kept
any person affected with any contagious or in
fictitious disease.
Sec. 10. No person shall remove a person sf.
fccted with any contagious or infectious disease
from any house or place within the city limits
10 any other house or place without the written
permission of the health officer.
Sec. IL. The board may, whenever they deem
market inspector aud such other inspectors as
may be necessary for the preservation of the
public health, whose compensation shall be
fixed by the city council
sec. IS The beard of health shall have mower
with the consent of the city council 10 provide
for the appointment OF an inspector of interior
plumbing OF water, steam. gas and electricity
OF all buildings within the city with power of
police officer. or may deyolve the duties of such
ofi'cer or member of the police force The CITY
conncil shall by ordinance define the duties OF
such inspector and regulate ali interior plumn
ing OF all buildings with due regard for the
health OF the city.
See. IL. The city council shall pass all such
ordinances. and provide therein such penalties
will carry out the intent aud en- force the pro.
visions of this article.
KNIGHTS oF bsRoR MEMORIAL.
The committee on public works, at the
afternoon session. reported AS follows on
the Knights OF Labor memorial:
10 tse HcRorab',, ne Seattle Charter CassaiSsio.
of iSa. itosL - Jacobs. Chairman Your com
mittee on pubic works 20 which was referred
the petition oi the Knights of Labor, have had
the same under consideration, and touching the
mStters IN said petition prayed. submit the fol.
lowing;
Touching the srst prayer OF such petition
"ihsi he contract system on public works be
abolished. We are of opinion that under the
grant IN the constitution of the power TO make
local Improvements By special assessments on
the property benefited each and evarv narso,,