The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-04

s,et avsr ana OVERWHELMINGLY for all
Administrative activities ~ the elty'
and have the custody ana tnhhht
ment Of all properly. isai 49, o,yp8ea.
possessed. used or contrplrd ~ "
city. shan supervise ana dlrsfl w,
care. Use, maintenance lmPfpf'ultut
land operation thereof, shall sup'fth'
tend aud carry On all public woI -.
utilities conycuicuosf, ihduatfi'H
ana administrative affairs 81 tH'
Icity. and shall account therefor
section a. Included ~ the 40
ministrative departnsnt shall be the
following divisions. Division ~ COT
tracts. purchases and guppncr. ~
vision ~ engineering; diYiHign si
public utilities division oi si,t,s.
division % lighting; division oi
buildings. division Of fire pr1lsetioh'
division Of health ana sam loi.'
The heads ~ ne various ~ t',.s'.
IN. shall be known nH hnp"Iih
section 70. IN. division % con,
tracts, purchases ana supplies
assemble data relative 20 all pro-
posed contracts, advertise and ~
reiys bids therefor. and keep RECORDS
90 the same. ~ shall make n u put
chAsss. have charge ~ hna nis
tribute ali supplies for the city ana
M. departments, and have charge 81
and The disposal 81 all unruitahls
or surplus material and artiflrs.
All purchases shall be made unoer
plies shall be purchased In bulk nna
carried In stock ne may Dc pfht.
ticabis or s1psdient ia the Judgment
OF the city manager.
Section 80 The division of en-
cheering, the superintendent OF
which fhhii be known Ne tho Guy
engineer. shall have charge oi
surveying and engineering work OF
the city, and. except as otnefWlAH
provided. the designinR and cor
struction OF all public works, ine.n1-
Ing the construction q PARK nfla.H
land houiegnrds after their itnptsf -
fnent shall have been determinsd ~
the department % parks ana feetsaS,
ton. and shall have the control nnn
regulation Of the harhor sud whtSr.
front % the city. y s. y, III ms sn.
and hays ne -, .us =, ~. ei,y
Section ~. Tho division 81 pubNc
utilities shall enforce the provisions
81 ali franchises. and have chatKs
measures u shall have charge OF
the regulation of ell public servles
corporate under the frnnchisss
and erains.ne,s,s q 'he ,,. ely o5 sna
nfsd hy tho city 81 Seattle.
Section 81 The division 81 streets
and sewers shall have charge or 10.
maintenance. repair and cleaning o,
All streets, SidrWhAhty 49,. = -
places the charge Of which f. not
vested iu some other department
~ shall have charge OF the coiiec-
fion and disposal % garbage,
section "a The division % water
works shall have charge q the opsr-
alton and maintenance Of The water
system % the city. including al
buildings and grounds snd ne prop,
ripH f-nfaMaF purposes.
Section - The division ~ light
ing shall have charge ~ the opera
system ~ the city. including All
buildings and grounds
section as. The division - build
inRs shall have charge % the con
anee of all the public buildings o.
the city. except as otherwise IN this
charter provided. II stall have
charge % the issuing % all building
permits and tho inspeetion % al
forcernsnt OF all building, wiring
and plumbing ordinances 81 the city.
and the inspection OF boilers "
this division there SHAH be pnsro
% appeals consisting % three non
saiaried members appointed by the
manager. one member 90 be COM
petent architect aud one com
existing board OF appeals shall con
tinue IN office for the terms for
which they were appointed and their
successors shall be appointed Tor
terms % three years The members
Of such hoard shall be subject 20
removal by the manager for NAL.
fcARanre incapacify or neglect 81
duty. In case a member is dis1uai-
fled by Interest or unable 70 81 N
a particular case the manager shan
appoint a substitute from the same
class The board Of appeals shall
hear and determine all appeals from
the superintendent Of huiidinrs as 70
all building matters. and rlgo such
other matters with relation 10 con
r,rnction aud new methods ana hp-
planes as may be brought 70 its
attention Tho city council shall
prescribe the method OF appeal The
board shall establish rules govern
ing their meetings and hearings OF
appeals
protection shall have charge OF the
lertinguishment OF all fires. the con-
troll OF all fire stations and ap-
paratus and the enforcement OF all
fires III the superintendent OF this
division has been appointed from
the classified civil service. he shall.
upon retirement, unless removed for
such service. and the last appoinfees
in positions subordinate thereto
shall resume their former positions
respectively in such service
d
and sanitation shall be in charge
% n commissioner Of health. who
shah be graduate IN medicine. and
have had at least five years in active
practice OF medicine or sanitary
work Immediately prior 20 appoint
ment II shall enforce all laws.
ordinances and regulations relative
TO the preservation and promotion
and restriction OF disease. the pre-
vention, abatement and suppression
~ nuisances and unsanitary build
inEs. the sanitary inspection and
supervision OF the production. trans
iportatIon, storage and sale Of food
and food stuffs the sanitary super
vision OF the city water supply and
the sanitary inspection Of garbage.
ssnitariums that are established or
maintained by the city. II shall
cause a complete and accurate sys-
TEN OF vital statistics 20 he kept
In time OF epidemic or threatened
epidemic. 70 shall make and enforce
quarantine and isolation reguln-
tons II shall make research into
the causes OF disease in the com
munity and shall promote the educR-
ton and understanding Of the com
munity in matters OF public health.
The commissioner Of health shall APP
point such medical assistants and
nurses ms are prescribed by ordi-
section SIS. The city council may.
by ordinance. upon the recommended
tion OF the city manager. create or
discontinue any bureau or division
OF the administrative department
and determine. combine and dis
tribute the functions thereof. but
the division OF contracts. purchases
and supplies shall not be so discon-
tinued. The city manager, except as
otherwise provided In this charter
shall supervise and control the Off
cera and employees OF the admins
Ia ~ At
prescribe their duties, and whenever
he shall deem IL expcdient and for
the hetterment OF the service. may
transfer any officer or empioye from
one department to another
DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND
ACCOUNTS.