The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22

expressly provided In this charter
shall have fun administrative con.
troll over. and responsibility for nj
administrative activities OF the city
and have the custody and manage
inent OF all property, real ana per.
sonnl and all public places owned
possessed, used or controlled by ths
city, shall supervise and direct IN,
and operation thereof, shall superln-
tend and carry on all public works
utilities, cOnyeniences Industries
ana communicative affairs OF the
city. ana shall account therefor.
Section rs. Included in the ad-
ministrative department shall be the
following divisions; Division. OF con
tracts, purchases and supplies; al.
vision Of engineering; division OF
public utilities. division OF streets
and sewers, division Of water works
division OF lighting; division OF
buildings; division OF fire protection
division OF health and sanitation
The heads of the various divisions
except as otherwise Designated here
IN. shall be known as huperin-
Section 70. The division OF con.
tracts, purchases and supplies shall
assemble data relative 70 all pro-
posed contracts, advertise and re-
OF the same. II shall make a u pur-
chases. have charge OF and dis,
tribute all supplies for the city and
Its departments, and have charge OF
and the disposal OF all unsuitable
or surplus material and articles
fair competition. All standard sup.
plies shall be purchased In bulk and
carried In stock as may be prac.
ticable or expedient I'm the judgment
OF the city manager.
Section so. The division or en-
gineering, the superintendent OF
which shall be known as the city
engineer, shall have charge OF al
surveying and engineering work OF
the city, and. except as otherwise
provided, tho designing and con
struction OF all public works, includ-
ing the construction OF park drives
and boulevards after their improve
ment shall have been determined Dy
the department OF parks and recres .
ton. and shall have the control and
regulation OF the harbor and water
and have the custody OF ali en-
cheering records OF the city.
Section 81. The division OF public
utilities shall enforce the provision
OF all franchises, and have charge
OF the Inspection OF weights and
measures. II shall have charge OF
the regulation OF all public service
corporations under the franchises
and ordinances OF the city. and
ated by the City OF Seattle.
Section So The division OF streets
and sewers shall have charge OF the
maintenance. repair and cleaning OF
all streets, sidewalks, sewers ana
places the charge OF which n not
vested in some other department.
II shall have charge OF the collec-
tion and disposal OF garbage.
Section SO. The division OF water
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alton and maintenance OF the water
system OF the city, including all
buildings and grounds and the prop
erty acquired for watershed or
right-of-way purposes.
Section 81. The division OF light
ing shall have charge OF the opera
tion and maintenance Of the lighting
system OF the city. including all
buildings and grounds.
Section s5. The division OF build
ings shall have charge Of the con-
struetion. operation and mainten .
ance OF all the public buildings OF
the city, except as otherwise In this
charter provided. II shall have
charge OF the Issuing OF all building
permits and the inspection. OF all
forcement of all building, wiring
and plumbing ordinances OF the city,
and the Inspection OF boilers. In
this division there shall be board
of appeals consisting OF three nom
saiaried members appointed by the
petent architect and one a com :
petenf builder. The members OF the
existing board of appeals shall con-
tinue In office for the terms Tor
which they were appointed ana thsir
terms OF three years. The members
OF such board shall be subject to
removal by the manager for mai -.
feasance, incapacfty or neglect OF
duty. In case a member Is disauali-
fled by interest or unable to sit In
a particular case the manager shall
appoint a substitute from the same
class. Tho board OF appeals shall
hear and determine all appeals from
the superintendent OF buildings az TO
all building matters. and also such
other matters with relation TO con :
struction and new methods and ap-
pliances as may be brought to Its
attention. Tho city council SHAH
prescribe the method OF appeal The
ing their meetings and hearings of
Section 90. The division of fire
protection shall have charge or the
extinguishmcnt of all fires. the con-
paratus. and the enforcement of all
ordinances for the prevention of
fires II the superintendent OF this
division has been appointed from
the classified civil service. he shall.
cause. resume his former position in
such service. and the last appointees
in positions subordinate thereto
shall resume their former positions
respectively In such service.
Section 81. The division Of health
and sanitation shall be in charge
OF a commissioner of health. who
shall be a graduate in medicine. and
have had at least five years In active
practice OF medicine or sanitary
ment. II shall enforce all laws.
ordinances and regulations relative
TO the preservation and promotion
OF the public health, the prevention
and restriction of disease, the pre-
vention, abatement and suppression
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.
II shall manage all hospitals and
santa RUINS that are established or
maintained by the city. 1t shall
cause n complete and accurate sys-
tenn OF vital statistics to be kept
In time OF epidemic or threatened
epidemic. II shall make and enforce
Quarantine and isolation regula-
tions. II shall make research into
the causes of disease In the COM
munity and shall promote the educa-
tion and understanding of the COM
fnunity in matters of public health
The commissioners of health shall ap-
point such medical assistants and
nurses as are prescribed by ordi-
nance.
section IS. The city council may
by ordinance. upon the recommends
ton of the city manager. create or
tliscon tinue 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
GERS and employees OF the admins
trative 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 employee from
one department to another.
DEPARTMENT OF ADULTS AMI
ACCOUNTS.
Section 50. There shall be a de-
partment of audits and accounts