The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-16

and have the custody and manage
mont Of all property. real ana PEI
sOuai and all public places own"n.
posseasod. used or controlled ~ ihe
city. shah supervise ana dlfett ~.
care. use, maintenance, lmprovemsh y
and operation thereof, SHAH supst ih-
tend and carry on all pubil M'o,ssHsl,..
utilities. oonvenisnceH. ihnustt,
and administrative affairs 81 ths
city. ana shall account therefor.
Section a.. Included IN me ~
uiuiatrhtive department Hhall - ~
! following divisions; Division or con ID
tracts, purchases and nuppiiesi di.
vision Of engineering division %
public utilitiess division of rtfrstH
l ana sewers. division Of water WvfhH
division of lighting: division or
/ division OF health and snnltatlon'
/ The heads Of tho various diylsions'
except as otherwise Designated het
In shall be known aH huperih-
section 70. The division Of con;
tracts, purchases and supplies hhhll
assemble data relative 20 al PRO
posed contracts, advertise ana 70
81 the same. n shall make y pmr-
| chaHcs. have charge OF ana JUS
tribute ali supplies for the city ana
itH departments. and have chhtge q
ard the. disposal 81 all uhsuitab,s
or surplus material ana hrtirler.
| fair cornpstition. All standard sup-
plies shall be purchased In bulk ana
carried In stock AS may be pfae
Section so The division OF en- /.
ginesring. the superintendent OF
which shall be known as the eiN
engineer, shall have charge o. al
surveying and engineering WORK or
/ tho city, and. except az otherwirs
provided. the desiRning ana cor
struction Of ali public WORKS inc,uo-
/ ing the construction OF park driyes
/ msnt shall have been detertninea y
tho department OF parks ana rrcrra ,
! ton. and shall have the cDntroi an"
regulation OF the harhor and wntsr
and have the custody ~ all en-
cheering records % the city. -,
sec,ion 81. The division OF pub.le
utilities shall enforce the PROVISIONS
OF the inspection Of weights ane ,
/ measures n shall have charge OF
/ the regulation % all public ~ 49,
corpora tons under Tho ffaneh,ss 20
zuperintend III street railways opef-
ated by the city OF Seattle.
Section Sc The division OF streets
and sewers shall have charge or W
maintenance, repair ana clcanihs "a
all streets, sidewaihs, sewers s nn
| drains IN the city. and ~ all public
places tie charge OF which f. not
vested IN some other deps rtmsn''
!, shall have charge OF the colec-
ton and disposal % garbage.
Section SO. The division % water
works shall have charge % the oper-
alton and maintenance of the whts,
system OF the city, Including All
buildings and grounds and the prop
righ'-of-way purposes
Section 81 The division ~ light
ing shall have charge o. the opera
ton and maintenance o. The nEhnnF
system OF the city including al
buildings and grounds.
Section 50. The division ~ build
ings shall have charge OF thr con-
struction. operation and fnainten !.
tho city. except as otherwise In this
charter provided. IL shall have
charge Of the issuing ~ all building
permits and the inspection OF all
work don. thcreundert OF the IN
forcemen, 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 % three nom
,aiaried members appointed by the
! manager. one member 20 be n com
1 peicnf architect and one com
p~,ent builder. The members OF the
existing board Of appeals shall con
tinue IN office for the terms for
which they were appointed and their
Successors shall be appointed TOT
terms Of three years The members
Of such board shall be subject 70
removal by the manager Tor mat.
feasancs, incapaeity or neglect OF
duty. In case a member IL disquali-
fled by interest or unable 20 sit In
particular case the manager shall
appoint = substitute from the same
class Tho board OF appeals shall
hear and determine all appeals from
| tho superintendent of buildings ar to
all building matters. and also euch
other matters with relation 20 con
.sruetfon and new methods and sp-
planes n. may he brought 90 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. Tho division Of fire
protection shall have charge OF the
lexfinguiHhment Of all fires. the con-
troll OF all fire stations and ap; ;
ordinances for the prevention OF
fires n the superintendent OF this
1 division has been appointed from
the classified civil service. he rhhn.
upon retirement, unless removed Tor
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 commissioner OF health. who
shall be n graduate In medicine, and
have had at least five years In active
work Immediately prior TO appoint
] raent II shall enforce all laws,
ordinances and regulations relative
20 the preservation and promotion
and restriction Of disease. the pre-
vention. abatement and suppression
OF nuisancep and unsanitary build
ings. tho sanitary inspection and
supervision Of the production. trans
| porta,Ion, storage and sale Of food
| and food rtuffs. the sanitary super
vision Of the city water supply and
the sanitary inspection Of garbage.
nitariuns that are established or
maintained by the city. IL shall
cause complete and accurate svs-
tenn of vital statistics to be kept.
IN time OF epidemic or threatened
epidemic. II shall make and enforce
/ ounrantine and isolation regula-
tiona n shall make research into
| the causes of disease in the COM
munity and shall promote the educa-
ton and understanding OF the COM
munity I'm matters OF public health.
| The commissioner OF health shall APP
point such medical assistants and
nurses as are prescribed by ordi-
section IS. The city council may.
by ordinance. upon the recommended
/ ton OF the city manager. create or
discontinue any bureau or division
of the administrative department
land determine. combine and dis
tribute tho functions thereof but
| the division OF contracts, purchases
and supplies shall not be so discon-
| tinucd. 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 betterment OF the service. may
| transfer any officer or employe from
one department to another.
| DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND
| ACCOUNTS.
| Section 50. There shall be n de-
lpartment OF audits and accounts
which shall consist of a city comp
troiler, deputies and employees. The