The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

| President Of tie city Council
PILED The sad - e. Jeas se,,y,, 1905 ,
CITY Comptroller aid ss-offisio City
| Clerk
bais Of first publication. February
| 1. 1908
NEGOTIATIONS No iffT
| PHoPofED AMENDMENT so. 20.
RESOLUTION aud proposition %
amend Article vii Of tire city char
tor, ana providing Tor the submission
~ such proposed amendment 70 the
/ qualified voters Of tie cts ~ 10
attic az tho neat general election.
] ha 10 resolved ~ tie city Council
Of the cts Of seattle as follow
That Article vii Of the city char.
| Ter ~ the city Of Seattle be amend
FL by nddinH thafstp nine sections
/ a. be known ~ SECTIONS So. 3D. o.,
1 %. Fc. ~ So 81 aud af which said
sections shall fesd as follows
Section "a. There shall be q ru-
perlntendsnt Of buildings. who shall
I also be q superintendent 81 public
I buildings and grounds lie shall De
I either nissetufal engineer. atchi-
/ toct 90 builder Il shall bn his duty
| 60 sec thaf tie buiidiaF ord finances
iztiona estatiiHhed b the Board u
| Public Works relating 20 his Dc
| paftment aIs enforced. Under the
direction Of the Hoard o. Public
NNfhHf NF hHAfN AaHH We taaNAEt
mont aud control Of tho public build
/ inFu ~ tie city, and Of the lauda
belonging 10 the city. other than
I parks and library lie shall also
/ have charge % tie construction and
maintenanes Of municipal buildings
lie shall keep a list Of All the prop
efiy bsiensiaH 10 the city. and. un-
der the direction 1f the Hoafd 81
Public Works shall seek 10 obtain
a reasonable fstsaas from AL prop
sfty. other than park aud library
The ciiy's Use ard shall. through the
Board % Public Works make 80.
port % the city Council quarterly.
rnumsratius the eity'H property. and
the use % which each piece IL put
iis shall under Civil Service Rules,
have ContFoi Of the employment 81
all labor, skilled OF otherwise. IN his
department. lie ahall have such
Council may ~ ordnance grant
and hr shall psffafm such other du-
ties a. the city Council 81 the Board
~ Public works may from time 70
time prescribe or direct
ana ~ hereby ereatsa ana estsb.
lished a Board Of Appeals. which
shall consist 81 three members. 10 be
appointed as follows
"Iirsi One psfasn vho shall bs
fifmsd ~ TIE City ceonell. ana who
shall bold office fer three years
from the date Of HE appointment
"terund one competent aFrhitcct
Who h.s praettesd n seattle net
appointed ~ tie Mayer. confirmed
~ The COUNCIL such apruiutss shall
hold office for a term Of tao years
from ne date Of his appointment.
Third one competent builder.
WHO has bssn engaged Ia that line
of business for At least tive years
IN Seattle. who mhaHI 10 appointed
by the Mayor and confirmed ~ the
Ciy Council. sueh appoIntse shall
hold effice for term Of Gao year
from the date Of hiH appointment
Fourth The term Of the several
members 81 said beard or appeals
shall be three years zach after the
esptlra!,i,oes q ias flssi tern z, ,
shaii hear ard determine all appeals
from the eupeflutsnaent Of Buiid-
iuFs. except ~ TO municipal built-
inrn. and hear and aetsfmins such
other matters with rsistign TO con
planes az may be Brought o.
come 10 lie attention. ard shail per-
form such other and further duties
as Inay b. rsqaiEed By the ordinances
Section 81. Any msmbsfs OF the
Board ~ Appeals may be removed
BY tho Mayor for malfessAnrs IN Of
fiea, incApaelty Or neglect Of duty;
Section Sc No member OF said
Hoard ~ Appeals shall ait in = CASE
In which 10 in interested. and On
Ease Of such disqualification. or Ia
the necessary absence Of any nen-
Der the Mayor shall appoint a sub
stlsute from the class TO which the
disaaAilfIsd or absent member be
af~ctlon 80 Members Of IN.
Board Of Appeals msy be paid such
salaries OF eompsnsati for ,hsir
the city Council
Section - The Beard OF Ap-
pealn shall meet ones month On
stated days, or oftener. at the call
% -. chairman or notice OF any
Section sk. The city Council
shall as soon as practicable. BY
ordinance prescribe me method and
saSss, q II sRsss sb fssm ,s ne :e s"B.Sn
Of Appeals. and shall fin and pre-
scribe tho cost for arpess Go bs paid
b. the party appealing. ana the dis
position 10 he made Of said coet on
appeal upon the final hearing Of the
section 81. The Beard % Appeals
shall recommend 10 the City Council
such new building ordinances or re-
visions OF cid ordinances as ~ may
Ana De IL further resolved that
tho foregoing amendment be- aud the
same w hereby. submitted 20 the
qualified voters of the city OF Sc
attic for their ratification or rclcc-
tion NJ the next general election 10
he held on the aTd day Of March.
isas.
Passed the city CoHnrli the End
day Of January. 1905, and signed by
me IN open session IN naturalization
OF it, passage this Ind day of jan
uary. A. D.. ises.
c. II. BURNETT. JR.
President Of the CItY Council
Filed hy me this and day Of jan
usry. iaQs.
n W. CARROLL.
City Comptroller and ex-officio city
Clerk
Date OF first publication. February
4. 1905.