The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-02

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troll oyer. tand responsibility for All
] administrative ncflvltion ~ tho city.
ana have the custody and manage
Went ~ nli property real and prf-
nonal ana all public places owned,
/ pu1HoHHrd, used or controlled by ihe
city. shall supervise and direct thr
care, use. maintenance. Improvement
I ana operation thereof shall nuperiu-
t.nna nnd carry or nll public wefks.
uillioH. convenience, lrpufiflF ~
/ ana ndminiatrntiyr affairs uf 90"
/ city. ana shall account therefor.
Section a. Included iu the ~
minlHtrativr department shall hr me
following divisions Division ~ con
tfHrfh. purrhurea and supplies ni-
vision ~ engineering. ditiHiDu ~
public utilities. disiHl0n ~ streets
ana sewers division 81 water works
division 81 lighting. disisi0u ~
I division 81 health ana rHnliniinh
The heads ~ The various diFlrlnuH.
except nn otherwise d~HlgutiTd here
I IN, shall be known nH nup7rin-
section 70 The division 81 CON
tracts purchases ana supplies shall
assemble data relative 10 nll proc
posed contfarta advertise ono re-
~ the same II shall make nll puf
rhaHeH have charge ~ and dlH.
tribute oil supplies FOR tho city ana
lfH drpnf tfucuta. ana nay" 'hnfF" OF
and tho diapnHnl - OF unnul thhlf
or surplus material and articles.
| Al purchases shall be made under
I fair competition. All standard sup.
plies shall be purchased So bulk ana
carried in stock na may Pc pfhf
ticnblo or eKpfdient in the Judgment
~ tho city manager.
/ Section 90 The division % en-.
/ cheering tho superintendent pf
which shall be known ~ The CITY
engineer. shall have charge ~ hi.
surveying and engineering woIh ~
I the city, and. except ~ pth'f VIE
provided. tho designing ana cor
Htrnction ~ nil public works. inr lua .
I inR tho construction ~ PARK aflNeH
ana buuievhrdn after their improve
/ mont shall have been determined ~
I the department ~ parks and rerren
! ton. and shall have the rnntrol hh'
/ regulation ~ the hhrhor nna water
front of the city. n chan NAV p
ana have tho custody ~ az en-
I cheering records - tho city.
Section 81 The division ~ public
utilities shall enforce the provision
Of an franchises. ard have chhfEs
Z or tho Inspection ~ weights an.
measures y shan have ehhrE@ %, OF
fho regulation ~ all public service
4 corporations under the franehlnfs
land ordinances OF the city. ana
aurrfiutcnd on street railways op~f'
Hted hv the city ~ seattle
/ Section 49, The division ~ streets
I AHHH'H " "FHsHHN H-HAf .
maintenance repair and cleaning ~
I nli streets eifewhlhH, sewers ani
drains So tho city. and ~ hA pNbil.
places tho charge ~ " ieh n.'
Z II shall have charge Or We c"ilrp'
1 ton nnf dfsporal - carriage
section 81 TIE division ~ water
/ works shnii have charge % TIE opff
alton and maintenance ~ the water
! system 81 tho city. Including AL
I tutfafv~. ana sFrawrNn ana the prop
erty acquired for watershed 81
1 riFhf-of- purposes
Section - The division ~ hFhf'
ting shall have charge % tho operH
! tipn and maintenance 81 the ghtiuF
/ system 81 the city. including all
l buildings and grounds
] Section S. The division ~ huiid'
I inEs shall have charge % the con-
rfrurtion. operation and nninien .
ance ~ al the public hpildinEs o.
the city, except ~ otherwise IN this
! charter provided n shall have
! charge OF tho issuing ~ all building
permits and the inspection ~ al
work done Hereunder % the en-
| forcement ~ ali building, wirin
and plumbing ordinances ~ the city
land the inspection % boilers ~
thta division there shall be hoarc
| OF appeals consisting ~ three non
salsried members appointed ~ w
manager ore member 20 he com
petent architect anf one com
psfeut builder The members ~ the
existing board of appeals shall con
tinue IN office for the terms go
which they were appointed and iheii
succnnnors shall ~ appointed fo'
terms ~ three years The members
I ~ such hoard shall 10 subject n
removal by tho manager for mai.
fensancc. iuearacity or neglect q
duty tn ease member ~ diKQpAu
I ned Nv Interest br unable 10 at n
I q particular ch1- the manager shall
/ appoint a substitute from tho sans
class The hoard uf appeals SHAH
hear and determine All appeals from
L the superiutendrnt ot buildings ns e
all building matters. and also such
other matters with relation 60 con
sfrucfion and new methods and APP
plinncos nv may he brought - ",
prescribe the method Of appeal The
board shall establish rules govern
Ing their meetings and hearings o.
appeals.
| section 70. The division Of fire
protection shall have charge OF the
srtinRuishrnent Of AL fires. the con-
troll of all fire stations and APP
1 narntmH. and the enforcement 81 AL
l ordinances for the prevention 81
fires II tho superintendent Of THIS
| division has been appointed from
the classified civil service. he shall
upon retirement. unless removed for
cause. resume hts former position IN
such service. and tho last Apprentices
lin positions subordinate thereto
shall resume their former positions
/ respectively in such service.
1 Section 81 Tho division Of health
and sanitation shall be in charge
OF commissioner 81 health. who
shall be a graduate in medicine. and
have had al least five years IN active
practice OF medicine or sanitary
work Immediately prior TO appoint
m~nt. II shall enforce all laws
ordinances and regulations relative
1 20 tho preservation and promotion
! of the public health. the prevention
and restriction OF disease. tho pre-
vention. abatement and suppression
81 nuisnnces ana unsanitary build.
iinRs the sanitary inspection and
lportafton, storage and sale % food
and food stuffs the sanitary super
vision OF the city water supply and
the sanitary inspection OF garbage
liz shnli manage NIL hospitals and
sanitariums that are established or
maintained by the city. IL shall
cause n complete and accurate FyS-
tenn OF vital statistics 20 be kept
In time OF epidemic or threatened
epidemic. ~ shall make and enforce
| quarantine and isolation reguiA.
tons II shall make research into
the causes 81 disease In the COM
| munity and shall promote the educa-
ton and understanding Of the COM
]
1 Tho commissioner 81 health shall an.
point such medical assistants and
! nurses as are prescribed by ordi.
nance
section So. The city council may
4 by ordinance. upon tho recommended
/ tiou Of the city manager, create OF
/ diacontfnuo any bureau or division
| OF the administrative department
and determine, combine and dis
1 tribute the functions thereof but
1.-The division OF contracts. purchases
land supplies shah not be 80 discon.
tinued. The city manager, except as
| otherwise provided in this charter
shall supervise and control the off
GERS and employees OF the admins
trafive department and define and
prescribe 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 20 another.
| DEPARTMENT. OF AtnITs AMI
/ ACCOUNTS.