The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-16
pRoPosED AMENDMENT NO IA pRoPo-

DROPoSED AMENDMENT NO. IA PRoPo-
i sition to amend section one ~. subdivisions
'Second" and Third" of section three 81, section
five 90 and section six f6) of article eleven (XI },
of the freeholders charter adopted Octobe. /, A.
Resolved, That section one of article eleven of
the freeholders' charter be amended so ss to read
as follows:
SECTION l. There shall be a fire commission
which shall consist of the members of the board of
public works and of the mayor, who shall DO chair
Resolved, That subdivision "second" Of section
three Of article eleven of the reehoders charter be
amended so as to read AS follows:
Second-The fire commission shall aryDint the
chief of the fire depar tment with the approval of
the city council in JOINT convention assembled and
men, subject the approval of the commission.
The fire commission may from time TO time re-
move suspend said chief of the fire department.
or any of said subordinate officers ffemen. as
they may fit, for such causes as to them seems
lust proper but the ground and the cause of such
removal shall be entered in the record Of proceed
ings together with the names of the commissioners
voting therefor. Every appoiniee of the fire de-
pariment must be a citizen of the United States,
of good character for honesty and
briefly. able TO read the English language,
ana must have been a resident of the city
for at least year next preceding his appoint
ment: every appointee hereafter appointed. except
the chief Of the fire dep rtment. shall not less
than twenty-one more than forty-fiVe years of
age: provided, that the foregoing restriction to
age shall not apply t. engineers and officers other
wise qualified aud efficient and every appoIntee
except the chief, must possess such physical quail
fcations as will enable him TO mass a sd sfactory
medical examination under such rules and regula-
lions as may he prescribed by the fire Commission
ers and the city council
Resolved That subdivision Ifiirf' of section g
of article XII Of the ireehoders charter be amended
so as TO read as follows:
Thifd-Ihe fire commission shall annually or
oftener If required by the city council or If thew
deem best make report TO the city council of
any municipal legislation by them deemed neces-
sary 10 improve the condition and administration
OF the fire department, and shall report in ike
manner fully co the city council the business aud
condition OF the fire department, showing the num-
Der of alarms responded 10, the estimated loss by
each Gre with the cause thereof during the year,
wit such other general and special Information
they can furnish tending to throw Hight upon the
advancement or improvement Of the department
and the necessities thereof: also estimate of the
amount of money that viii be required 20 pay sal
aries aud expenses of the IRE department for the
ensuing fsca year, specifying IN detail the items
for which the same VIII be required
Resolved THAT section Of article NJ Of the free
holders charter he amended as to read as follows:
see s. The ire commissioners shall meet AL ienst
month such time as they shall by resolI-
ton determine and in such special meetings as
NAV be ny them found 10 be expedleut A quorum
10 DO business shall sis of three members one
ct whom NAV be the mayor, and the concurrence
Of majority of those present, and entitled 10 vote
shall be necessary TO any decision order OF the
Commission.
Resolved That section OF article Nj of the free
holders charter be amended read AS follows
sec d The secretary Il the board of public
vvors or his assistant shall attend al meetings and
act rs clerk OF the board Of fire commissioners aud
keep all records and documents Of the commission
III. W. MILLER
Clerk OF the CITY Of Seattle
Date of first publication, November Il, 1891.