The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-24

administrative activities ~ the city
and have the custody and manage
mont ~ al property. real ana ~
aonai. and ali public places owned
poHHenncd. used or controlled ~ -
city. shall supervise and direct W
care. use. maintenance. imVfoyfwsu
and operation thereof. shaii super "
tend and carry on all public w. ~,
utilities. conVeniencen, induEifiel
and administrative affairs ~ VIZ
city. ana shall account therefor.
Section as Included in the 40
rniuiHtrative department shan - w
following divisions. Division on 'y I'd
tracts. purchases and supplies ~.
vision ~ engineering; division 81
public utilities, division ~ street
and sewers. division ~ water wofbH
division 81 lighting division q
buildings. division N fire protection
division 81 health and sanitation
Tho heads ~ the various dttirlphH
except ms otherwise Designated mere
IN. shall be known as ruperih'
| tenden'h.
Rection 70. The division 81 con.
tracts, purchases and supplies Hhhll
assemble data relative 70 al pro
posed contracts, advertise ana -
ceive bids therefor. and keep ffcDfdf
% tho same. ~ shall make = u pinir
/ chaaes. have charge Of and dlr,
tribute all supplies for tho city hna
/ It's departments. ana have chatF' ~
and tho disposal Of MI unaul u
or surplus material ana hrtifi.a
All purchases shall be made under
| fair cornpetition. All standard cup.
plies Hhnli be purchased IN bulk hhh
/ carried In stock as may be prac-
tichble or espedient In the judEmen,
| OF tho city manager.
lection 30. The division or en-.
gineerinR. the superintendent OF
which shall be known 80 tho CITY
engineer. shall have charge of All
surveying ami engineefinE work ~
the city. and. except as other wise
provided. the designing and con
Htrucfion Of all public works, inciua-
ing the construction % PARK hrlNes
and bouieynrds after their improve
ment shall have been detsrmined ~
tho department OF parks and fee, .,aS
regulation Of the harbor and water =
front OF the city u shan MAKE
and have the custody o. ail en-
Eineering records % the city.
Section 81 The division OF PUBIC
utilities shall enforce tho provisions
Of all franchises. and have charge
OF tho Inspection Of weights ana
measures " shall have charge Of
tho regulation ~ all public service
and ordinances 81 the city. and
aupcrintend all street railways oper-
Ated BY the city Of Seattle
Section a. The division ~ streets
and sewers shall have charge % the
!
all streets, sidewalks, sewers ano
drains in the city. and Of All pubic
places tho charge o. which - not
vested IN ZONE other department
~ shall have charge OF the collec-
ti0n and disposal ~ garbage.
Section 50 Tho fivirion ~ water
works shall have cnRrge 81 the oprf-
alton ana maintenance OF tho water
syss,issm OF the city inciuaing al
erty acquired for watershed or
riRhf-of- purposes.
Section So Tho division OF Hight
ing shall have charge o. the opera
tion and maintenance % the lighting
system ~ the city. including all
Section as. The division 81 build
inRs shah have charge Of tho CON
.truction. operation and mainten,
ance % all the public buildings of
tho city. except ns otherwise In this
charter provided 10 shall have
charge OF the issuing ~ all building
permits and tho inspection or ali
forcrmrnt % all building, wiring
and plumbing ordinances of tho city,
and shs inspection 81 boilers, IN
this division there shall be board
OF appeals consisting 81 three nom
raiari~d members appointed BY the
mnuaRer one member to be COM
pctent architect and one COM
potent builder. The members OF the
existing board % appeals shall con-
finue IN office for the terms for
which they were appointed and their
successors shall be appointed Tor
terms 81 three years. The members
Of such board shall be subject %
removal by the manager for NAL.
feasnncs. tncapacity or neglect OF
duty. In ease a member ~ disuuali-
fled by Interest or unable 20 sit in
particular case tho manager shall
appoint a substitute from the same
class The board OF appeals shall
hear and determine all appeals from
the superintendent Of buildings a. 20
all building matters. ana also such
other matters with relation 20 con-
struction and new methods and np-
attention. The city council shall
prescribe the method OF appeal. The
board shall establish rules govern
ing their meetings and hearings OF
Section So. The division Of fire
protection shall have charge OF the
exfinguishmert Of all fires. the con-
troll OF all fire stations and ap-
parstus end the snforcernen ,, o. A., =,
fires. n tho superintendent OF this
division has been appointed from
the classified civil service he shall.
upon retirement, unless removed for
cause. resume his former position In
such service. and IN. last appoinfees
In positions subordinate thereto
shall resume their former positions
respectively IN such service,
Section 81 The division OF health
and sanitation shall DO IN charge
OF a 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 20 appoint
mont II shall enforce ali laws,
ordinances and regulations relative
20 the preservation and promotion
% the public health. the prevention
and restriction Of disease. the pre-
vsn,ion. abatement and suppression
% nuisances and unsanitary build
irgn the sanitary inspection and
supervision 90 the production, trans
portation. storage and sale OF food
and food rtuffz. the sanitary super
vision OF the city water supply and
the sanitary inspection ~ garbage.
II shall manage all hospitals and
sanitariums that are established or
maintained by the city. II shall
cause n complete and accurate sys-
tenn OF vital statistics 90 be kept.
In time OF epidemic or threatened
epidemic, IL shall make and enforce
quarantine and Isolation reguia-
tons. IL shall make research into
the causes Of disease In the COM
munity and shall promote the educa-
tion and understanding OF the COM
munity in matters OF public health.
The commissioner Of health shall APP
nurses as are prescribed by ordi-
nance.
Section SIS. Tho city council may.
nv ordinance. upon tho recommended
tion Of the city manager. create or
liiaeontinue any bureau or division
OF tho administrative department
and determine. combine and dis
tribute the functions thereof hut
tho division of contracts. purchases
and supplies shall not be so discon-
tinued The city manager. excenf as
otherwise provided I'm this charter,
shall supervise and control tho off,
GERS and employees OF the admins
trative department and define and
prescribe their duties. and whenever
he shall deem 81 expedient and for
the hettermcnt OF the service. may
transfer any officer or employee from
one department TO another.
DEPARTMENT or AuDITS AND
ACCOUNTS.