The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-19

expressly provided I'm this charter.
shall have fun administrative con-
| troll over, ana responsibility for all
communicative activities Of the city
ana have the custody ana manage
h.nt OF al property. real ana per-
spnhl. ana MI public places owned.
poHHoHaed, used or controlled by the
city, snail supervise ana direct the
care, use, maintenance. Improvement
ana operation thereof, shall euperin-
, ,.na and carry on ali public works
utilities. conyoniencsH, industries
ana administrative affairs ~ the
city. ana shall account therefor
section 70. Included ia the al
minlHtrhtive department shall DO the
following diviaionss Division Of con
tracts. Purchases and supplies. AZ.
vision or engineering. division OF
public utilitisH. division OF streets
ana sewers division Of water works
a hiy,iisl9n % lishiins division OF
division OF health and sanitation.
The heads OF tho various divisions
except as Otherwise designated here
~. shall be known as superin-
Section TO- The division Of con-
tracts. purchases and supplies shall
assemble data relative 20 all pro-
posed contracts, advertise and re-
ceiye bids therefor. and keep records
ot IN" same. II shall make q u puf-
chan"s. have charge OF and dis
tribute all supplies for the city and
us departments. and have charge or
and the disposal OF all unsuitable
or surplus material and articles
fair competition. All standard sup.
piles shall DO purchased In bulk and
carried In stock az may be prac.
ticabls or erpedient in the judgment
| Section so. Tho division OF en-
gineering. the superintendent or
which shall be known as the city
engineer. shall have charge OF AL
surveying and engineering work OF
tho city, and. except ms otherwise
provided. the designing and con
struction ~ all public works, inelud-
INK the construction 81 park drives
and bouleyards after their improve
tncnt shall have been determined ny
/ The department OF parks and recrea /.
tion. and shall have the control ana
regulation OF the harbor and water
front of the city. II shall make
and have the custody OF all en-
cheering records Of the city.
Section 81. The division 81 pubic
utilities shall enforce the provisions
% all franchises, and have charge
OF the inspection OF weights ana
measures, I; shall have charge OF
| the regulation of all public service
/ corporations under the franchises
and ordinances % the city, and
ruperintcnd all street railways opsr-
Atff by the flfF OF NfhftAfs
Section 50 The division % streets
and sewers shall have charge 81 the
maintenance. repair and cleaning o.
all streets, sidewalks, sewers ana
drains IN the city. and OF All pubic
places the charge ~ which ~ not
vested In some other department.
II shall have charge of the coilec-
ton and disposal ~ garbage.
Section ~ The division ~ water
works rhafi have charge 81 the oper-
- 81 the "a nj
system OF the city, including all
buildings and grounds and the prop
erty acquired for watershed or
righi-of-way purpores
Ing shall have charge % the opera
iion and maintenance % the iiRhung
system OF the city. including all
buildings ard grounds
Section IS The division ~ build
ings shall have charge Of tho con-
struction. operation and rnainten..
ance Of all the public buildings or
the city. except as otherwise In this
charter provided. II shall have
charg. OF the issuing 81 all building
work don. Hereunder, 81 the en-
| forcement ~ all building, wiring
and plumbing ordinances ~ the city.
and the inspection OF boilers In
this division there shall be board
OF appeals consisting ~ three non
snlarird members appointed by the
manager. one member 90 be a com
| petcnt architect and one COM
existing board OF appeals shall con-
tinue In office for the terms for
which they were appointed and their
successors shall be appointed Tor
terms OF three years. Tho members
OF such board shall be subject 20
removal by the manager for NAL.
fcasancs. incapacify or neglect OF
duty. In case n member IL disquali-
| fled by Interest or unable 70 slt N
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 as 70
all building matters. and also such
struction and new methods and APP
piiances ms may be brought TO its
attention. The city council shall
prescribe the method OF appeal The
board shall establish rules govern.
Ing their meetings and hearings OF
section 50. tn. division OF fire
protection shall have charge OF the
~xtinRuishm~nt OF all fires. the con-
paratus. and the enforcement OF all
ordinances FOR the prevention OF
flre. n the superintendent OF this
division has been appointed from
the classified civil service. he shall.
Il
cause. resume his former position in
such service and the last appointees
lin positions subordinate thereto
shall resume their former positions
| rrnpectiveiy In such service.
section 81. Tho division of health
and sanitation shall be in charge
of commissioner OF health. who
shall be n graduate In medicine. and
have had at least five years In sctive
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 the public health. the prevention
Vention. abatement and suppression
OF nuisanccs and unsanitary build
ings the sanitary inspection and
supervision OF the production. trans.
poriatlon. 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
sRnitariums that are established or
maintained by the city. IL shall
cause n complete and accurate syS-
tenn OF vital statistics 10 he kept
In time OF epidemic or threatened
epidemic. II shall make and enforce
qua rnntlne and isolation regula-
lions. IL shall make research into
tho causes Of disease IN the COM
munity and shall promote the educa-
tion and understanding or the COM
munity in matters OF public health.
The commissioner Of health shall APP
potnt such medical assistants and
nurses as are prescribed by ordi-
nance
section Ss The city council may.
bv ordinance, upon the recommended
tion OF the city manager. create or
discontinue 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 d,scon-
tlnued. The city manager. except as
otherwise provided In 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 II expedient and for
the hetterment of the service. may
transfer any officer or employe from
one department 10 another,