The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-05

expressly provided IN this charter.
shall have fun administrative con .
I trol over, ana responsibility Tor al
administrative activities ~ the city
ana have the custody ana manage
ment Of all property, real anu p.t,
nOnai. and all public places 9wh"1i
poHssHsed. used Or contrglled by the
| city. shall supervise and direct the
care, use. maintenance, Improvement
and operation thereof, shall super ih-
tend and carry on AL public VILE. ,rs..
utilities, conYeniencer. lnhuHttl'h
ana administrative affairs ~ the
city. ana shall account therefor.
section "a. Included IN the al
tniuintrHtiye department shall y" w"
following divisions. Division OF con
tracts, purchaser and supplies. al !.
yiaion OF engineering; division OF
public utilities. division OF streets
ana sewers. division Of water workH
division of lighting division OF
division Of health and Haniintlon'
The heads OF the various divisions
except as otherwise designatsh mere
IN. shall be known AS superih-
tendonts
section 10. Tho division OF con.
tracts. purchases and supplies shalI
assemble data relative 10 all pro-
posed contracts, advertise ana To-
ceive bids therefor. and keep recornh
Of the same. II shall make all pur-
chnseE. have charge OF ana diH
tribute all supplies for the city arg
it's departments. and have charge q
and the disposal OF all unsui iaple
or surplus material ana artlrjss.
fair competition. All standard sup.
plies shall DO purchased In bulk ana
carried In stock as may be prhc .
ticable or eSpedient I'm the Judgment
OF the. city manager, =,
Section 50. The division or en- ,
gineering, tho superintendent OF
which shall be known an the city
engineer. shall have charge ol NJ,
surveying and engineering wors ~
tho city. and. except ms otherwls'
struction OF all public WORKS; incinn-
ing tho construction OF park ofiNes
and boulevards after their Improve.
ment shall have been determinen ~
the department OF parks ana recreh
ton. and shall have the control hh"
regulation OF the harbor ana water
front Of the city. II shan mhk'
and have the custody OF Az w
Eineering records o. We cry, ,uhi,c
utilities shall enforce tho provision
OF all franchises. and have chhrg Z
OF the inspection OF weights hns
measures II shall have charge or
| the regulation Of all public service
Corporations under the franchises
and ordinances OF the city, ana
superintend all street railways oper-
nted by the City OF Seattle.
Section 50. The division OF streets
and sewers shall have charge or IN.
maintenance. repair and cleaning of
all streets, sidewalks, sewers snu
drains IN tho city. and Of All publc
places the charge OF which - no'
vested IN some other depertIn,en,'
IL shall have charge OF the coiiec-
tion and disposal OF garbage.
Section IS. The division OF water
works shrii have charge o. ihe oper
alton and maintenance OF ~. wats,
system OF the city, including all
buildings and grounds and the prop
erty acquired for watershed or
Section 81 The division OF light
ing shall have charge OF tn. opera
system OF the city. including all
buildings and grounds.
Section IS. The division o. build
ings shall have charge OF the con-
stfuction. operation and rnainten .
ance OF all the public buildings o.
/ the city. except as otherwise In this
charter provided. II shall have
charge OF the issuing Of all buildins
permits and the inspection OF al
work done iher.und.r OF the ,r en-,
and plumbing ordinances OF the city
and the Inspection OF boilers. IN
this division there shall be bohro
OF appeals consisting Of three non
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manager. one member to be com
petent architect and one com
petent builder. The nemberr OF the
existing board OF appeals shall con-
tinue IN office for the terms for
which they were appointed and thsir
successors shall be appointed for
terms Of three years. The members
% such board shall be subject q
removal by the manager for NAL.
feasanee. incapaeity or negiec, o.
fled by interest or unable TO sit IN
a particular case the manager shall
appoint a substitute from the same
class. The board OF appeals shall
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all building matters. and also such
other matters with relation to con
struction and now methods and ap-
planes as may ,: brough, TO y,
prescribe the method OF appeal The
board shall establish rules govern
Ing their meetings and bearings OF
section 50. Tho division OF fire
protection shall have charge OF the
ex,inguishnent OF all fires. the con-
| troll OF all fire stations and ap-
parstus. and the enforcement OF al
ordinances for the prevention OF
/ fires. II the 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 the last appointees
I'm positions subordinate thereto
shall resume their former positions
/ respectively in such service
section 81. The division OF health
and sanitation shall he In charge
% a commissioner OF health. who WIN,
have had at least five years in active
practice of medicine or sanitary
work Immediately prior TO appoint
ment II shall enforce all laws,
ordinances and regulations relative
to the preservation and promotion
OF tho public health. the prevention
land restriction OF disease. the pre-
vsntfon. abatement and suppression
Of nuisances and unsanitary build.
ings the sanitary inspection and
supervision of-the production. trans.
portation. storage and sale OF food
and food stuffs the sanitary super.
vision OF the city water supply and
the sanitary inspection Of garbage.
n shall manage ali hospitals and
aanitariums that are established or
1 maintained by the city. IL shall
cause n complete and accurate sys-
tenn OF vital statistics to he kept.
| In time OF epidemic or threatened
epidemic, Il shall make and enforce
| quarantine and isolation regula-
lions II 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 ere prescribed by ordi-
nance
Section ss The city council may,
by ordinance. upon the recommends
/ tion OF the city manager, create or
discontinue any bureau or division
of the administrative department
land determine. combine and dis
tribute the functions thereof. but
the division OF contracts, purchases
land supplies shall not be so discon-
tinued. The city manager, except as
| OTHERWISE provided In this charter
shall supervise and control the off
GERS and employees OF the admins
ltrattve department and define and
prescribe their duties, and whenever
he shall deem II expedient and for
the hetterment OF the service. may
transfer any officer or employe from
one department to another.
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