The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-04

HEHoLuriok no 1875
| PROPOSED AAENDMENT no 30.
A uEaoLtTioN and fH0pphiTloH
| city Charter u tho City Of seattle. and
providing fuf Submission II such amend
meni 90 the qualified voters - tho eitr
| ~ Seattle ht The nest general election.
bE ~ itBsoivEp ny THE CITY
Council. or THE CITY or SEAT.
That Section 81 Article VIII u tho
| city Charter Of tho CITY ~ heattls 10
amended 30 as % read AZ follows
Section D. Department Of water
Works 10 Enforce Ordinance, Con
tracts. etc. IN tho department u pubic
WORKS there shall be- a department - wa
ter works. tho head ~ which shall be the
supefinisudent Of watar works. 10 shan
the advice and consent ~ the CITY couH-
Ell. fof term. except az herein other wise
provided. - three years 30 SHAH be a
member 81 the board o. public works
II snail ho the duty ~ the supefintend-
snt - water works 20 fiaidiy enforce the
provisions - All water C1ntracfH He
shall subject 20 The control u the board
u public works have the management
ana control o. the operation nnd main
tnnbuen % the water system ~ the city.
Including oil buildings and grounds BE-
slfh an lands and other property &C.
qnifrd f9f the water system for water
shed Or right - Nay purposes 10 shall
enforce ail ordinances and the rules q
shall appoint under civil services rules
suparFira and control az officers ane
employees ~ bis department Hc shalt
cause 90 Do kept proper accounts with All
consumers Of water. ana shall. egsft
ninety f1ol days. compile Hfhtoneni Of
tho names and property ~ such c1nHnin'
With cause fhs service " these eonrun-
cfs 20 10 discontinued. The sup~flHisAdr
snt u wafer vUku shall have such fur
thsr po~ef and perform such other
shall b. prescribed from time 90 time ~
he ciiy Council o. the board q Public
Department Of IlshtInsi To Enfcrc-
Ordinances. Contracts. etc. In the Do.
pArtnirut ~ public works there shall he
department. Of lighting. the head %
lighting 10 shall DO sppolnisd ~ the
Mayor b. aud with tho advice and con-
seat u the CITY Council. for . term er
Spt AZ herein aihersirs provided. % thras
Years ITO SHAH 30 n member ~ the
board q Public Works ~ shalt be the
duty % tho superintendent u lighting
90 riEidiy enfofes tho provisions OF all
lighting contracts. 90 recommend 60 the
hoard shauEea removals or Installations
n iisht. aud. subject 20 the coniroi q
the Board ~ Public Works 60 take charge
tenaucs Of enc lighting o. peNer piants
u tho city Including all buildings aaf
grounds appsftainihE thereto. lie shall
Trfofce ~ ordinances an9 the rules %
shall appoint under cisBi service rules
aapsfrisn ana ceatfei al officers and EN-
piufrs IN his department Tie shall Gauss
10 10 ksm proper accounts With All con.
sanssrs ~ iiEht and p0Ner. and shan
even ninety fsaf days compile a state
fasni - the namss ana property ~ Such
forthwith cause the service % thsss coo.
sumsfp 90 b. dtseontinurd Tbs super
lnirndrnt ~ HFhnns shall have Hseh
further posers aha shAil ssfforn such
charter. gf shall he prescribed from time
70 time b. ihs cttY Council u tho Board
stt, Tr~..sr-s Shall Collect Water add
Lighting utiis Ths ctr Treasurer shall
euticrf ihr bills issued ~ the department
re WAsf works and tho depsS'ment or
lighting and shall report daily 20 the
CITY C8snptfosisF the amounts collected.
The receipts arising from the ssid re-
spsrffse departments shall - Kept ~ the
city Trrafursr IN separate funds The
Of afenar " raQuired. present 20 the
ftaard ~ Public Works cumplets reports
~at-f works and % she department q
itEfuns Including receipts from All
saeFerH and expenditure. together With
separate Htafrulsnfs shnulnE The nnAn-
ciei condition q each department The
N1tF Council shah provide ~ ordinance
all necessary regulations for the proper
guidance - the CITY Trranufrr, hnporln-
tandsnt - water works and kupsrin
tsudeut % Lighting In rotation 20 the
collection ana enforcement Of iEht and
p8wer and water rates and ether charges
Trfm- Of Office Of -up~rtu tendrnt ~
Lighting snd Watry works, The iucufn-
hani ~ the office % Huprfintr udont 81
HEhfiuE and water works. ~ the time III
fha taking cffret 81 this section. shall
continue in office a. superintendent oil
safrr works until tho 1ini day 81 De-
csrnher 1919. provided that nothing
herein contained shall be construed col
confer on such incumbent amp riEht tol
continue in virtue Of his original appoint
meet - nuperinfnudsnt % lighting and
uster works - tho first meeting % the
cfy Council after the first day 81 April
1910. the Mayor shall appoint a super
tnfsndcut ~ lighting whose term % Of
fea shall expire December 81. 1911
AND nE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that such proposed amendment be vuh-
suftfch % the auaiifisd electors % tha
CITY u Seattle AZ tho rcNt nenerni muni-
elpai election TO be held March Z. 1919
Passed tho CITY Council the 1iHt day -
December 1919. and signed by me IN
open HreHlan tn authorization 20 It, pas
uars atnia aist day n December 1914
nuBr n Hk.bkETM.
President Of the CITY Council
Piled tho atSt day q December. 1919.
u " CARROLL
cHJ CnHnptroilsr ard o. .offiCin city clerk |
Date of first publication January sist.
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