The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-03

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shall have full administrative con.
troll over, and responsibility for all
admlninfrhtivs activities 81 the CITY
and have the custody and manage
inent or all property, real ana per
sonai. and ali public places owned,
poahsHHrd, used or controlled ~ the
city. shall supervise and direct ne
care. use, maintenance, Improvement
tend ana carry on all public works,
utilities, ConveuienccH Industries
ana administrative affairs ~ the
| city, ana shall account therefor.
hcciion ~. Included in the al
authoritative department shall be the
following divisions; Division of con %
tracts. purchases and supplies. d.
vision Of engineering; division OF
public utilities. division Of streets
ana sewers. division Of water works
division OF lighting division %
lbuildinRni division OF fire protection
| division 81 health and sanitation.
The heads Of the various divisions,
except as otherwise Designated hsts-
n shall be known as superin-
section 70. The division Of con
tracts. purchases and supplies shall
assemble data relative 20 ali pro-
ceive bids therefor. ana keep records
/ % the same II shall make all pur-
/ chAs@s, have charge % and die.
tribute all supplies for the city ana
It's departments. and have charge 81
and the disposal 81 all unsuitable
All purchases shall be made under
/ fair competition. All standard sup.
plies shall be purchased In bulk ana
carried ia stock hs may be prac.
ticabis or erpedient IN the judgment
Of the city manager,
/ Section So Tho division 81 en-.
EineerinR. the superintendent OF
which shall be known as the CIV
engineer. shall have charge oi 81,
surveying and engineering Work OF
the city. and. except as otherwise
provided. the derigninR and cor %
structi0n Of all public works, includ-
ing the construction ~ PARK oriFes
and bouisvards after their improve
ment shall have been determined ny
the depa rtment Of parks ana recres .
tion, and shall have the control ana
regulation Of the harbor and water .
front 81 the city. u SHAH max :
and have the custody OF all en-
ginerrinR records OF tho city.
Section 81. The division 81 public
utilities shall enforce the provision ~
% all franchises, and have charge
Of the Inspection of weights ana
measures. ~ shall have charge o.
corpora tons under the franchites.
and ordinances Of the city. and
Euperintend all street railways opsf-
sted BY the city ~ Seattle.
EffANNN BE- ne HANANANh IS
and sewers shall have charge Of the
maintenance. repair and cleaning %
all streets. sidewalks, sewers ana
drains IN the city, and 81 All pun
places the charge OF which ~ nov
vested In some other department..
~ shall have charge Of the collec-
tion and disposal % garbage.
Section ~ The division ~ water
works she'll have charge 81 the opTr-
alton and maintenance Of the water
I 81 Including All
buildings and grounds and THE prop
erty acquired for watershed or
right.of-wsy pnrpo.es -. 49,.
tion and maintenance ~ the lighting
system OF the city, including All
buildings and grounds
Section So The division ~ build
inRs shall have charge ~ the con-
struetion. operation and mninten-
ancs OF all the public buildings Of
the city. except as otherwise In this
charter provided. II shall have
charge Of the issuing of all buiIdinE
permit. and tho inrpecren OF al
forcement Of all building, wiring
and plumbing ordinances OF the city.
and the inspection OF boilers. IN
this division there shall he board
% appeals consisting ~ hIes non
ssisrfef members appointed by the
. manager. one member 90 be com
petent architect and one com
pefenf builder The members OF the
existing board of appeals shall con-
tinue in office for the terms for
which they were appointed and their
successors shall be appointed for
terms 81 three years. The members
81 such board shall be subject 70
removal by the manager for NAL.
feasanc~ incapncity or neglect OF
duty. In rsse a member IL disqusli-
fled by interest or unable 20 cit IN
particular case the manager shall
appoint substitute from the same
class The board Of appeals shall
hear and determine all appeals from
the superintendent Of huiidir gs an 70
all building matters. and also such
other matters with relation 20 con-
struction and new methods and ap-
planes as rnny he brought to Its
ATTENTION The city council shall
prercrih. the method Of appeal The
board shall establish rules govern
ing their meetings and hearings OF
appeals.
protection shall have charge OF the
estinruishrnent OF all fires. the con-
troll OF all fire stations and Rp-
paratur and the enforcement OF all
fire. m the superintendent Of this
division has been appointed from
the classified civil service. he shall
upon retirement, unless removed for
cause. resume MS FORMER position IN
such service. and the last appointees
In positions subordinate thereto
shnii resume their former positions
respectively in such service.
Section 81 The division Of health
and ranitation shall be in charge
of n commissioner of health. who
shall b. a graduate in medicine. and
have had at least five years In active
practice Of medicine or sanitary
work Immediately prior TO appoint
III La
ordinances and regulations relative
10 the preservation and promotion
OF the public health. the prevention
and restriction OF disease. the pre-
vcntion. abatement and suppression
Of nuisances and unsanitary build.
tnrr the sanitary inspection and
srperyision OF the production. trans
porfatlon. storage and sale OF food
and food stuffs. the sanitary super
vision OF tho city water supply and
he sanitary Inspection OF garbage.
II shall manage all hospitals and
santtariums that are established or
maintained by the city. II shall
cause a complete and accurate rys-
tenn OF vital statistics 20 he kept
In time of epidemic or threatened
epidemic. II shall make and enforce
quarantine and isolation reRula-
lions. IL shall make research into
the causes OF disease IN the COM
munity and shall promote the educa-
tion and understanding OF the COM
rnunity In matters OF public health.
The commissioner Of health shall APP
point such medical assistants and
nurses as are prescribed by ordi-
nance
Section SIS. The city council may.
by ordinance. upon the recommends
ton OF the city manager. create or
discontinue any bureau or division
OF tho 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
9th erwise provided In this charter.
shall supervise and control the Off
tratiye department and define and
prescribe their duties. and whenever
he shall deem II expedient and for
the betterment OF the service. may
transfer any officer or empioye from
one department to another.
DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND
ACCOUNTS.
Ssrsion SO There shall be de-