The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-11

land have The custody and manage
nent Of ali property. real ana per
Honai. ana all public places
posHonsed, used or contrgIlsa ~ 80
care. uso. maintenance, lmpfoveIns ~
ana operation thereof, shall snpsI y
tend ana carry on all public w9rha.
utilities, convenience lnohs
ana administrative affairs - ih'
city. ana Hhaii account therefor
Section ~. Included ~ me -
illustrative department shan - w
following divisions. Division gI oy9
tracts. purchases ana supplies
vision Of engineering; division 9i
public utilities: division OF Htfertl
and sewers. division Of water WORK
division Of lighting: division ~
buildings. division OF fire protsct,i." w. :
division Of health and sanitation
Ths heads 81 the various divisions,
except as otherwise Designated here
IN. shall be known as supef'h-
tendsnts
Section 70. Tho division % con,
tracts, purchases and supplies rheli
assemble data relative 20 All pro
poaad contracts. advertise and re-
ceive bids therefor. and weep fsfoias
% tho same. n shall make pnr
chasen. have charge % ana ~
tribute ali supplies for tho city hhs
It's departments. and have charge or
and the disposal OF all unsuithb
or surplus material ana aftiela.s
All purchases shall be MADE unnsf
fTIr .sai M s'i IN bulk ana
carried I'm stock hn may BE pr.
ticabie or eSpedient in the Judgment
Of the city manager. -
Section 90. The division or
cheering tho superintendent ~
which shall DO known as the cry
engineer. shall have charge o, o.,
surveying and engineering wofe OF
the city, and, srcep, as or eon.
provided, the Designing hhe t,,d
struction OF all public WORKS incur .
ing the construction % park drives
and boulsvhrds after their impfst
ment shall have been detrrfnihrn ~
the department OF parks ana re- ~ -
ton. and shall have The con s e., a.,'.
front 81 the city. J, shan mar
ana have tho custody % all en-
cheering records Of the city. ...,,s
Section 81. The division on pun.
utilities shall enforce the provision
OF all franchises. and have ehaanss
OF the Inspection Of weights ans
measures II shall have charge OF
the regulation % all pubic 49,
Corporations unde, ~, the r III ana
superintend all street railways oper-
afed Nv the city % Seattle.
Section So The division % street.
and sewers shall have charge or ",
maintennnee. repair and eiehn. 80
drains IN the city. and % al publ.
ntaren the charge % which - mol
Vested in some other department.
II shalt have charge ~ the collee-
ton ana disposal 81 garbage.
a~ction SO The division q water
works she'll have charge ~ ne opsf
alton and maintenance % the wafe
system 81 the city, including Al
huildings ard grounds ana ~. ne prop ?,
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Section ~ The division ~ light
ing shall have charge 81 the opera
tion and maintenance 81 The lishnng
system % the city. including All
buildings and grounds
section tS. The division ~ builf-
inFs shall have charge ~ the cor
structlon, operation and naintrn .
ance % all the public buildings OF
/ the city. except as otherwise ~ ~
charter provided. II shall have
charge 81 the issuing % all building
permits and tho inspection Of al
work done Hereunder, 81 the ems
forcrmsnt ~ ali building. wirinR
and plumbing ordinances 0, me ci,E
and the Inspection OF boilers. IT
this division there shall be a board
OF appeal. consisting 81 three non
saiariei members appointed by the
! manager. one member 90 be com
pe'ent builder The members Of the
existing board Of appeals shall con
tirue IN office for the terms for
which they were appointed and ttsii
SUCCESSORS shall be appointed foi
terms OF thre. years. The members
Of such board shall be subject q
removal by tho manager for MAJ /.
feasanc~. tncapacity or neglect o'
duty. In ease member u DISCUS. " :
fled hv interest or unable TO rit W
particular case the manager shall
appoint a substitute from the same
ciass The board OF appeals shall
hear and determine all appeals from
| tho superintendent OF buildings as %
all building matters. ana also snsh
sfruction and new methods and ap-
planes as may b. brought 90 IL.
attention The city council shall
prescribe the method OF appeal The
board shall establish rules govern.
Section ss The division OF fire
protection shall have charge OF the
es,inguishment Of all fires, the con
| paratus. and the enforcement OF all
ordinances for the prevention OF
fires n the superintendent OF this
division has been appointed from
the classified civil service. he shall
lupon retirement unless removed for
cause. resume his former position I'm
such service. and the last sppointees
lin positions subordinate thereto
shall resume their former positions
respectively IN such service.
and sanitation shall be In charge
81 n commissioners OF health. who
shall be a graduate In medicine. and
have had At least five years In active
practice OF medicine or sanitary
work Immediately prior 20 appoint
meut II shall enforce all laws.
ordinances and regulations relative
to the preservation and promotion
OF tho public health, the prevention
and restriction OF disease. the pre-
wrntion, abatement and suppression
Of nuisances and unsanitary build
| inrr. the sanitary inspection and
supervision OF the production, trans
portation. storage and sale of food
and food r,uffs. the sanitary super
vision Of the city water supply and
| the sanitary inspection Of garbage
II shall manage all hospitals and
.anitariums that are established or
cause a complete and accurate sys-
| ter, of Vital statistics TO he kept,
| in time OF epidemic or threatened
epidemic. ~ shall make and enforce
| lions II shall make research into
the causes OF disease In the com
muuI,y and shall promote the educa-
| ton and understanding OF the COM
| munity in matters OF public health.
Tn. commissioner OF health shall APP
I
nurses as ere prescribed by ordi-
| nance. - 1900,
by ordinance, upon the recommends
ton OF the city manager, create or
| dtscontinue any bureau or division
~ the administrative department
and determine, combine and dis
tribute the functions thereof, but
| the division OF contracts. purchases
and supplies shall not he so discon-
tinued The city manager, except as
otherwise provided In this charter
shall supervise and control the off
GERS and employees OF the admits.
trative department and define and
prescribe their duties. and whenever
he shall deem IL expedlent and FOR
| the hntterment Of the service. may
trensfcr any officer or cmploye from
one department 10 another
( DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AMI
ACCOUNTS.
Section so. There shall be n de-
partment of audits and accounts
which shall consist OF n city comp
| ,roiier Identities and employees The