The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12

HHHhi ana hlA PUBIC places DWhfA
p0HHeHHed. used or controlled by Tho
city. shall supervise and direct The
care, use, maintenance, improvement
4 ana operation thereof, snail hupsrln
! tend and carry on all pubic wpfk =
uu ittieh convenience, induatfl"
! ana administrative affairs 81 the
/ city. nnd shall account therefor.
Section ~. Included IN tho hd-
fuiniHtratlVo department shall be the
1 following divisions Division 81 con
tracts. purchases and supplies d,
vision or engineering, division Or
I public utilities. division ~ streets
ana sewers. division Of water works
IdiHlHion Of lighting; division ~
{ buildings. division of flra protection
/ division Of health and sanitation
The heads of the various divisions,
except aa Otherwise designated here
IN, shall be known as Auperlh-
tsHdentH
Section 70 The division of con
tracts. purchases and supplies shall
assemble data relative to all pro-
posed contracts, advertise and re
coive bids therefor, and keep records
~ the same. II shall make all pur-
chaHes. have charge Of and dis
tribute all supplies for the city and
and the disposal Of AL unsuitable
or surplus material ana articles.
All purchases shall be made under
fair competition. All standard sup-
RHAFH HNAAAA w ~ HNHk 1ft"f
carried I'm stock as may be prac :
tirabie or srpedieut iu the judgment
Of the city manager.
Section so. The division OF en- /.
gih.serinR. the superintendent ot
which shall be known as the city
engineer. shall have charge of All
surveying and engineering work or
the city. and. except as Otherwise
provided. tho designing ana con =
struction OF all public works, includ-
fre - FK drives
and bouievards after their improve
ment shall have been determined by
tho department of parks and recreH !.
ton. and shall have the control ana
regulation Of the hareor end wate ,i
ana have the custody Of ail en-
cheering records Of the city.
Section 81. The division Of public
utilities shall enforce the provisions
Of all franchises and have charge
Of the Inspection Of weights and
measures. n shah have charge or
the regulation Of all public service
corporations under tie franchise
and ordinances - the city. ana
superintsnd all street railways oper-
ated by the city Of Seattle.
Section ~. The division 81 streets
and sewers shall have charge or the
maintenance. repair and cleaning Q.
all streets, sidewalks, sewers ana
drains in the city, and u All pubile
places the charge of which is not
Vested in some other department.
II shall have charge % the c0ll"c-
tion and disposal Of garbage
Section 50 The division ~ water
works shnii have charge ~ the oper-
alton and maintenance OF the water
system OF the city. Including All
buildings and grounds and the prop
erty acquired for watershed or
riFhf-of- way purposes
Section 81 Ths division Of Hight
Ing shall have charge % the opera
tiou and maintenance % the lighting
system ~ the city, including ali
buildings and grounds ~
ings shall have charge Of the con-
ntrueiion. operation and rnainten :
anee 81 ali the public buildings q
the city. except a. otherwise IN TINS
charter provided. II shall have
permits and tho inspection OF All
work done hereunder. Of the en-
forcemeut Of all building, wiring
and plumbing ordinances % the city.
and the inspection Of boilers in
this division there shall be board
of appeals consisting 81 three non
salarted members appointed by the
manager. one member 20 he com .
petent architect and one com
petent builder. The members Of the
existing board OF appeals shall con-
finue ia office for the terms for
which they were appointed and their
successors shall be appointed for
terms OF three years. The members
Of such board shall he subject 10
removal by tho manager for mall
feasnnce. incapaeity or neglect Of
duty In case member Ia disdusii-
fled by Interest or unable TO sit In
a particular case tho manager shall
appoint a substitute from the same
class The board OF appeals shall
hear and determine all appeals from
the superintendent ~ buildings as to
all building matters. and also such
other matters with relation 20 con-
planes as may be brought 70 IT'S
attention The city council shall
prescribe the method OF appeal The
board shall establish rules govern
ing their meetings and hearings OF
section Sc. The division OF fire
protection shall have charge Of the
rriinRulshment Of all fires, the con-
troll OF ali fire stations and APP
paratus. and the enforcement Of al,
fires II tho superintendent OF this
division hiss been appointed from
the classified civil service. he shall.
upon retirement, unless removed for
such service and the las, appoinfees
In positions subordinate thereto
shall resume their former positions
respectively I'm such service.
Section So. The division OF health
and sanitation shall be I'm charge
81 commissioner Of health. who
shall he a graduate In medicine, and
have had at least five years In active
practice Of medicine or sanitary
work Immediately prior 20 appoint
menf II shall enforce all laws.
ordinances and regulations reiFive
to the preservation and promotion
% tho public health, the prevention
and restriction OF disease. the pre-
ventton. abatement and suppression
Of nuisances and unHenitary build
ingR tho sanitary inspection and
supervision OF the production. trans
porfation. 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
sanitarIums that ARE established or
maintained by the city. II shall
cause a complete and accurate sys-
tenn of vital statistics to he kept
In time Of epidemic or threatened
epidemic Il shall make and enforce
and isolation reguia-
lions II shall make research into
the causes Of disease In the COM
munttv and shall promote the educa-
tion and understanding OF the COM
munity in matters OF public health.
The commissioner Of health shall APP
point such medical assistants and
nurses as are prescribed by ordi-
nance.
Section SIS 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
and determine. combine and dis
tribute the functions thereof. but
the division OF contracts, purchases
and supplies shall not he so diseon-
tinued The city manager, except as
otherwise provided I'm 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 IL expedient and for
the hetterment OF the service. may
transfer any officer or employe from
one department TO another.
OF AUDITs AND
ACCOUNTS.
Section So There shall he n de-
partment OF Rudlts and accounts
which shall consist OF city comp
troller deputies and employees. The
shall be elected by the
city council and shall be subject TO
removal by e. No person shall he
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