The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-29

ment ~ ali property. real ana per
Honal and oil public places ~.
poHHosasd. used or coutroiieu ~! ~
city shall supervise ana direct w.
care. use. maintenance, improvement
and operation thereof, shall super ~
tend nud carry on oil pubic WeI.s.
utilities. ronveniences. innns
ana administrative affairs 81 th'
city. ana shall account therefor.
Section rs. Included IN the ~
miniHtratlya department shall BE me
following divisions. Division on ~
tracts. purchases ana Hupplsn. %,
vision 81 engineering. division vl
public utilities; division Or H'rrsH
ana SEES frH. division ~ water w'fhH
division II lighting. DIVISION ~
buildings. division u fire rf0tse,.i,"n'
The heads of the various dl.isionh'
except az otherwise deHiRnhtsd mere
In, shall be known as buperih-
tnndcntn
tracts. purchHhes and supplies fhhli
assemble data relative 20 al pIy
posed contracts. advertise ana -
ceive bids therefor, ana keep fse"tgH
~ the same. u shall make AZ PVT
chaHes. have charge Of ana oh
tribute all supplies for the CITY hhe
It's departments. and have chhfE" -
and the disposal Of all unrui th i,'
or surplus material and hrts ~ ~.
All purchases shall be MADE onnst
fair competition. All standard sup.
pile. snail be purchased IN bulk and
carried IN stock az may be pfhc
ticahia or e1pedient IN the )uakH'H'
OF the city manager.
SECTION 90 Tbe division OF en-.
EineerinR. the superintendent ~
which shall be known AZ the CIV
engineer. shall have charge ot ~
surveying ana engineering WE
the city. end. except as Otherwise
provided. tho designing ana cor
Htructiou Of all public works. nc W.
ing the construction q phth atis
ana boulevards after their lWpt
msnt shall have been deterinlhfa ~
the department Of parks ana fecrea,
ton. and shall have the control an"
regulation 81 the harhor ana w.,
front 81 the city. u shan hias'
and have the CUSTODY 81 al
cheering records Of tho city. ,,,-
Section 81. The division OF pupuc
utilities shall enforce the prov sions
of at franchises, ana nave .hA
/ OF the inspection 81 weights bhs
measures n shall have chhfKf ~
! the regulation Of All public service
corporations under the franchises
and ordinances Of the city. ana
Huperinfend all street railways op"t-
Atcd hy tho city 81 Seattle.
Section AZ The division ~ streets
and sewers shall have charge 81 ,hs
maintenance, repair and cleaning %
| all streets. sidewalks. sewers ~
drains IN tho city. ard y az pubil..
I vested IN some other department
/ n shall have charge OF the collec-
ton and disposal 81 ghrbaE.
Section So The division ~ water
works shall have charge 81 the oprr-
alton and maintenance ~ the wAtr.
! system OF the city. including All
/ building. and grounds and the prop
eriy acquired for watershed or
rigs,htt,.o.f-wssy p .r, S,gt.,on a, light
/ ing shaii have charge % the opera
tion and maintenance ~ the iiEhunf
system 81 the city. ineluainE All
buildings and grounds Ia.
Tugs shall have charge q the con-
siruction. operation and matnt~n
ance Of all the public huilainss o.
the city. except as otherwise IN thi-
charter provided 7; shall have
permits and the inspection OF all
work done Hereunder. OF the en-
| forcernent Of all building. wirins
and plumbing ordinance or the cry.
and the inspection OF boilers 10
| this division there shall be board
Of appeals consisting OF three nom
aniRrird members appointed bf inc
, manager. one member 20 be com
petcnt architect ana one .e ~
petcnf builder The members OF the
I existing hoard Of appeals shall con-
tfnuo IN office for the terms Tor
which they were appointed and thsir
successors shall be appointed ior
terms Of three years Tho members
81 such board shall DO subject 20
1 removal BY the manager for nal :
frnrnnc@. incnpnci'y or neglect or
duty. In ease member u ditanali .
| fled by interest or unable 20 cit IN
n particular case the manager shall
appoint n substitute from the same
class Tho board % appeals SHAH
hear and determine AL appeals from
tho superintendent 81 buildings az 70
I a. n
other matters with relation to con-
Htrurtzsn and new methods and an
piiRnd- an may be brought to y.
attention. The city council SHAH
prescribe the method OF appeal The
board shall establish rules govern
Ing their meetings and hearings OF
section az. The division Of fire
protection shall have charge OF the
cxtinguishment Of all fires. the con-
troll of all fire stations and ap.
paratus and the enforcement Of all
| ordinances for the prevention OF
fires. II the superintendent OF this
division has been appointed from
tho classified civil service. he shall.
upon retirement. unless removed for
cause, resume his former position IN
such service. and the last apposnfees
lin positions subordinate thereto
shall resume their former positions
/ respectively IN such service.
Section 81. The division 81 health
and sanitation shall be IN charge
OF commissioner OF health. who
shall be n graduate IN medicine. and
have had at least five years In active
practice OF medicine or sanitary
work Immediately prior TO appoint
mcnt II shall enforce all laws.
ordinances and regulations relative
TO the preservation and promotion
OF the public health. the prevention
and restriction Of disease. the pre-
vention. abatement and suppression
lnEs the sanitary inspection and
supervision of the production. trans
/ portafion storage and sale Of food
and food Htuffs. the sanitary super
vision of the city water supply and
the sanitary Inspection Of garbage.
1t shall manage all hospitals and
| aanttarluns that are established or
maintained by the city. II shall
cause complete and accurate sys-
tenn of vital statistics TO be kept.
In time OF epidemic OF threatened
epidemic. Il shall make and enforce
quarantine and ISOLATION reguln-
tiona IT shall make research into
the causes OF disease IN the com
munity and shall promote the educa-
ton and understanding OF the COM
| munity In matters Of public health
| The commissioner Of health shall APP
point such medical assistants and
nurses as are prescribed by ordi-
| Section IS. The city council may.
by ordinance. upon the recommended
/ ton of the city manager, create or
discontinue any bureau or division
OF the administrative department
and determine, combine and dis
| Tribute tho functions thereof. but
the division OF contracts, purchases
and supplies shall not he so discon-
| tinued Tho city manager. except ms
otherwise provided in this charter.
shall supervisc and control the OFF,
GERS and employees OF the admlnis-
trative department and define and
Iprescribe their duties. and whenever
| he shall deem IL expedient and for
the betterment OF the service. may
| transfer any officer or employe from
one department to another.
lpEpARTMENT OF AUDITS AND
ACCOUNTS.
Section so. There shall be de-
Ipnrtment OF audits and accounts
which shall consist Of city comp
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