The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-02-18

Proposed AMENDMENT 80 70
a HEtoLUTtON ana PHoIDal 10
90 amend section ~ Article VII 81 ~.
CITY Charter of the city 81 Seattle nha
providing Tor Huhmiaaion 81 Huch amend
meat % the qualified voters 81 ne Si''
~ seattle az The nest general election
ne IT HE8oLVED BY THE CRY
TIE
CITY Charter of the city d Seattle be
amended 90 as "a read as foDo.s
Section department Of wats'
works To Inforc. Ordnance ION
works there shalt be a department u va
trr works the head % which shah be ths
superintendent u water works Ito shhil
DO appointed b. the Mayor. ny and Nith
ths advice ana consent 81 tho CITY coun
rii Tor term. except NJ harein oiharMIHe
provided " three years 10 shan be
member % The board % public Neths
u shan D. tho duty ~ the nuperihtshd
ont ~ water works 20 fiFidiY enforce ~
provisions % al water contracts hs
Hhhli subject 70 tho control ~ me hoatn
- public works. have the management
ana control - the operation nnd main
t.nanr. Of thr satrf system - the city,
Including ail huiidinTs ana grounds he-
longing 90 the water system together
qnired Tor the water system for water
shed Or hight - way purposes lts ahhll
euforee AZ ordinancss and tho rules on
Tho board relating 20 he department. he
shall appoint under civil service rules
supervise ana control al Officers ana
employees ~ bis department lte shhl!
consumers af @atef and shalt every
ninety f7o1 dhBH compile statement or
the names aud property ~ such c"usnin
ers ss arr Delinquent and shall forth
efs 60 be discontinued. The sup-fintend
ont = water Hnrks shall havo such for
thsr powers and perform such other
duties a. are provided 3D. this charter, %
shall BE- prFHrrihsd from time 90 tims ~
the ciiy Council o. the Board % Public
Works
Department 81 Ilxhtlnsi To THfsro-
Ordinances. Contracts. etc. In The De
partnenf - public works there shall b
a department % lighting the head ~
ahtch shall be the Hupsrinf -
lighting ue shall be appointed ~ The
Mayor BY ard vith the advice and con
cent - the Citp Council for TORN 81
ert as hsrein otherwise provided. ~ three
years lis shaii te member - me
Hoard 81 Public works II she'll he ihe
duty " TIRE runorinf ~ndout % NGhfing
90 rigidly enforce the provisions % AZ
. fghtinE contracts. o. recommend 90 the
board ehanses rrinDf ns ~ installation
- HIGHT and, suhisrf - tho control -
tho ItoAfd ~ Iuhlt works 60 take charge
~ sna direct She operation and main
tenanrs ~ the lighting 81 pnWHr plants
- fha city including al buildings and
grounds appuffalnlnE thereto. 10 SHAH
enforce at ordinances and The rules 81
q Do board relating 90 his department 10
shall appoint under rifti service rules.
supnFstHr and control Hii uffcrrs and ffn
piofea IN bic department ite shall cause
60 10 t~ui proper accounts with nu cpu-
spmers - uFhf and power. and thaii
srrfg ninety fsaA dars compile a state
uFut ~ ~ names and property - such
consumers NJ are delinquent and shall
form wlth cause thv service 90 these coa-
rtusfs Co b. discontinued. The super
lnferaent 81 uEhtinE shall have such
further powers and shall perform such
other duties are provided BY THIS
charter. 90 shall 10 presnfibed FROM time
90 iina hy the CITY Council % tho Board
a., treasurer shall csIiec, water and
Lighting niiis. The CITY Treasurer shall
collect tha bills iesurd ~ the department
- water works and the department %
lighting and shall report daily 20 the
Clty Comptroller the amounts collected
The receipts arising from tho said re-
spactlpe departments shall te kept - tho
S.,y ifeasnfes ~ spafats tans. ~, ~"
~ Uffsnsr " required pfesert 80 the
Hoard - Public Works con- piets reports
- me Transactions y the department q
lighting Including receipts from ait
sources and expenditure. together With
cial condition ~ each department The
city Cuunoli shall provide b. ordnance
all necessary regulations Tor the proper
Eaitance = ih@ city Treasurer. aup~fin-
teudrnt % water Works ana Fupafin-
tcnaent % iArhtnF in relation 20 ihe
collection and enforcement - light and
power ard uhfrf rates ard other charges
Tcrms - office 10 Superintendent -
Lighting and water Works. Tho incuin
bent Of tho office % superintendent ~
lighting ard water works. ~ enc time -
me taking effect ~ this section. shAi
continue in office a. superintendent Or
water works until tho fist gay % De
censher 1919. provided that nothing
herefn contained shall b. construed 20
confer on such incumbent any right 20
continue IN sirtaa o. his original appoint
mont 80 superintendent Of lighting aud
NRfer works At the fret meeting o. the
city Council after tho first DAY - April.
1910. tho Mayor shall appoint super
irtondert - lighting whose term % Of
flee shall expire December -. 1911
AID uE TT FURTHER RESOLVED
that such proposed amendment be sub
mittcd 90 the qualified electors % the
city - Seattle a. tho nsxt general muni-
ctpai election 70 30 held March 4. 1918.
Passed fhe city Council the alnt day Of
December. 1919. and signed BY me in
oprn session la naturalization Of is pas
ange this gist day % December. 1919.
ROnT n Hfsk ETH.
pr~sidsnt % the CITY Council
Filled the gist day % December 1914.
~ W CARROLL
CITY Comptroller and ~ -officio city clerk
Date % first publication January slHt.
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