The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-15

fuont 81 all property. real ana per
HOnnl. ana all public places owned
ppnHoHHod. used or controlled ny ne
city shall supervise ana direct ~.
care, use. maintenance. Improvement
ana operation thereof, shall super h-
tond ana carry on oil public worha
ana administrative affairs OF ~"
CITY. ana shall account therefor.
Hociipn 49, Included in the ~
mluiHffntiVH department shall 20 th'
tollowinR divini0na. Division or cor
tracts purchases and supplies ~.
Vision ~ engineering division ~
public utilities. division Or streets
ana sewers. division Of water Wofkr
division ~ lighting; division OF
buildings division Of fire protection
The heads Of the various divisions
except as otherwise deaiRnnted here
~ shall be known hs Huperlh
tendentH
Section 70 The division 81 con.
tracts purchases and supplies Hhhll
posed contracts, advertise ana re-
ceive bids therefor. and keep RECORDS
OF tho same. n shall make pnf
chhsHs. have charge OF ana as
tribute all supplies for tho city nnn
It's departments. and have chhrge 81
ana the disposal 81 all unsuitable
or surplus material and articles.
Al purchases shall be maze uhhef
fair competition. All standard SUD
plies shall be purchased In bulk ana
carried In stock as may be prac .
ticabie or eNpedient in the Judgment
or the city manager
Section 80. The division OF en- .
gineering. the superintendent OF
which shall be known as the CITY
engineer. shall have charge 81 NJ,
surveying and engineering WORK OF
the city. and, except as otherwise
provided. the Designing ana cor
struction ~ all public works, Incl ud-
ing tho construction of PARK drlNss
and bouievardn after their Improve
nent shall have been determinen bf
the department 81 parks ana recfea ,
ton, ana shall have the contfni hhn
regulation ~ the harhor and water :
and have the custody Of all on
cheering records o. the city.
Section 81. The division ~ pubic
utilities shall enforce the provisions
OF AL franchises. and have charge
OF the inspection of weights hna
measures n shall have charge OF
the regulation 81 all public service
corporations under the franchises
and ordinances Of the city. ana
superintend al street railways opef-
atad by the city OF Seattle
Section So The division ~ streets
and sewers shall have charge or inc
maintenance, repair and cleaning of
all streets. sidewalks, sewers nno
drains ~ the. city. ard % al pun ~.
vested in some other department.
~ shall have charge Of the coliec-
ton ana disposal 81 garbage.
Section 50 The division ~ water
works shall have charge Of the oper-
alton and maintenance ~ the water
system Of tho city. including all
buildings and grounds and the prop
~rty acquired for watershed or
righf-of- purposes
Section Sc The division of NEhf-
ing shall have charge % the opera
ton and maintenance Of the lighting
system 81 the city. including all
buildings and grounds.
Section IS. Tho division ~ build
inrr shall have charge 81 tho con-
rtruction. operation and maiuten-
ancs Of all the public Buildings 81
the city. except rs otherwise In this
charter provided. II shall Rave
charge % the issuing % all building
work done hereunder, Of the en-
forcement 81 all building. wiring
and plumbing ordinances OF the city,
and the inspection Of boilers N
this division there shall be a BOARD
81 appeals consisting 81 three nom
saiaried members appointed by the
manager. one member 10 be com
pefrnt architect and one com
neicnt builder. The members OF the
existing board ~ appeals shall con-
which they were appointed and their
successors shall be appointed Tor
terms Of three years. The members
~ such board shall he subject 20
removal by the manager for ma.
feAsance. incapacity or neglect OF
duty In case \ member iH disquali-
fled by interest or unable TO sit In
particular case the manager shsil
appoint n substitute from the same
class The board OF appeals shall
81 annRa1a from
tho superintendent OF buildings as TO
all building matters. and also such
other matters with relation 10 con-
rfruction and new methods and ap-
planes ms nay ss er conrsi, 20 sn All
prescribe the method OF appeal. The
board shall establish rules govern
ing their meetings and hearings Of
appeals
protection shall have charge Of the
eriinguishment 81 all fires. the con-
troll OF all fire stations and ap-
naraiuE. 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 his former position In
such service. and the last sppointees
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
% commissioner OF health. who
shall be graduate In medicine, and
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 tho preservation and promotion
% the public health. the prevention
and restriction OF disease. the pre-
vention. abatement and suppression
% nuirances and unranitRry build
inRp, the sanitary Inspection and
portRtion. storage and sale OF food
and food siuffr the sanitary super
vision OF the city water supply and
the sanitary inspection Of garbage,
II shall manage all hospitals and
maintained by the city. II shall
cause n complete and accurate sys-
tenn OF vital statistics 10 be kept.
In time OF epidemic or threatened
epidemic. IL shall make and enforce
tionn It shall make research into
tho causes OF disease in the com
munity and shall promote the educa-
ton and understanding Of the com
rnunitv IN matters OF public health,
Tho commissioner OF health shall APP
point such medical assistants and
nurses as ere prescribed by ordi-
section SIS. The city council may.
bv ordinance. upon the recommended
ton OF the city manager, create or
dipcontinue any bureau or division
OF tho administrative department
ana determine. combine and dis
tribute the functions thereof; but
the division OF contracts. purchases
and supplies shall not be so diseon-
tinued. The city manager, except ms
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
no shall deem II eSpedient and for
tho betterment OF the service. may
transfer any officer or employe from
one department to another
DEPARTMENT. OF AUDITs AND
ACCOUNTS.
Section 50. There shall he de-
partment OF audits and accounts
which shall consist OF city comp
troiicr. deputies and employees. The
comptroiler shall he elected by the
CITY council and shall be subject TO