The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-10

eHafi HHHn fNii NNutiNlhAfANNNF 'ftt-
troll over. ana responsibility Tor All
administrative activities 81 the city,
ana have the custody ana mhnnF"+
nneni Or all property. real ana p'i
Honal. ana all public places 1Wn'n,
posHgHHed. uasd Or controlled ~ we
city. shall supervise ana difoff me
care. use. maintenance. impfpFTmr ht
ana operation thereof, shall auprilh-
tend nnd carry or al public works.
Utilities convenience. indHrifl"H
aud hdministrativa affairs ~ the
city hud shan account therefor.
Section a. Included ST. the AZ
miniHtrative department shall hH me
following divisions. Division ~ con
tracts, purchase and supplies dl-
vision 81 engineering division ~
public utilities. division ~ streets
nnf sewers. division NJ water ~nfhH
division ~ lighting division ~
buildings division ~ fire protection
division ~ health ana sanitation.
The heads ~ me various dirlHionH.
except as otherwise dcHlRuntfd mere
in. shall DO known ne nup'fln"
Section TO- The division ~ con.
tracts, purchases and supplies Hnnll
assemble data relative 20 nil pro-
posed contracts, hdycrtine nu1 re-
celVe BIDS therefor. and Keep records
81 tho same. n shall make nli puf-
chhnrs. have charge 81 ana diH-
tribute all supplies FOR the city ana
it, departments. and have rnhfR" ~
Z
or surplus material and articles.
All purchases shall be made under
fair competition. All standard sup
plies shall be purchased ~ BULK hh1
carried ia stock as may pc prhc.
ticahla or eTpedient iu the Judgment
u tho city manager
Section 80 The division ~ en-.
RiueerinR the superintendent W
which shall be known go the cliE
engineer. shall have charge ~ OF
surveying and engineering work ~
the city. and. except as otherwise
provided tho Designing and cor
atruciiou ~ nli public works, nc .uo-
Ing the construction of PARK afltrH
and bouievnrds after their improve
menf shall have been determined ~
the department Of parks and fecfea.
ton. ard shall have the control anc
regulation of the harhor and water
and have the custody ~ all en-
cheering records 81 the city.
erciion 81. The division ~ public
utilities shall enforce the provisions
~ AL franchises. and have charge
Of the Inspection - weights ana
measures n SHAH have charge OF
tho regulation 81 all public service
corporations under tie franchises
and ordinances - the city ana
nupcrinfeud ali street railways oper-
afrd by tho city ~ Seattle.
Section e1 The division % streets
and sewers shall have charge Or Nc
maintenance. repair and cleaning -
at streets. sidewalk. sewers ana
drains in the city. and ~ MI pubic
places tho charge 81 which f. not
vested IN some other depa rtmsnt
~ shah have charge 81 The eollec-
tiou and disposal % garbage.
Section 50 The division ~ water
works shaii have charge ~ The oper-
alton and maintenance ~ the water
system OF the city. Including All
buildings and grounds and TIE prop
erty acquired for watershed or
SECTION - The division ~ light
ing shall have charge ~ the opera
;ion and maintenance 81 the lighting
system ~ the city. Including an
buildings and grounds
Section So The division ~ huild-
inRs rhal have charge ~ tho con
sfructiou. operation and maiufen.
nnce % all tho public buildings or
the city. except as otherwise IN this
charge Of the issuing % ar building
permits and the inspection of AL
work done Hereunder of the en-
forcemen' ~ all building. wiring
and plumbing ordinances 81 the city
and the inspection Of boilers. "
this division there shall be board
% appeals consisting OF three non
saisried members appointed by TIE
manager. one member 90 be com
pefNnt architect and ono com
potent builder The members of the
existing board % appeals shall con-
finue in office for the terms Tor
which they we're appointed and their
successors shall he appointed Tor
terms 81 three years. The members
u such board shall be subject 90
removal by the mRnhrcr Tor mat
ssHrhnce. ircapRcity or nsRl~rf OF
duty In ease a member is disQunli-
fled BY Interest or unable 90 SIT IN
a particular case the manager shall
appoint n substitute from the same
class The board or appeals rhhi
hear and determine all appeals from
he superin,endent Of buildings as 70
all building matters and also such
other matters with relation 20 con-
sfruction and new methods ana ap-
pilsnces as may be brought to ~
prescribe the method Of appeal. The
board shAll establish rules govern
ing their meetings and hearings OF
appeals
protection shall have charge ~ the
eriinRuishment OF all fires, the con-
troll OF all fire stations and ap-
pArRtus. and the enforcement OF All
ordinances for the prevention %
fires II the superintendent OF this
division has been appointed from
the classified civil service, he shall
upon retirement unless removed Tor
cause. resume his former position IN
such service and the last hppointees
ia positions subordinate thereto
shall resume their former positions
respectively in such service
Section 81. The division % health
and sanitation shall be in charge
~ n eemmiasioner OF health. who
shall he a graduate in medicine. and
have had az least five years IN active
practice % medicine or sanitary
work Immediately prior 70 appoint
fnent. 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-
veutiou, abatement and suppression
az nuiEnnccs and uuHanithry build
inrs. the sanitary Inspection and
supervision Of the production. trans
portRtton. storage and sale Of food
and food stuffs the sanitary super
vision 81 the city water supply and
the sanitary inspection Of garbage.
Il shall manage all hospitals and
santtRrtums that are established or /
maintained BY the city. II shail
cause a complete and accurate syE-
tenn Of vital statistics 20 he kept /
In time OF epidemic or threatened |
epidemic. II shall make and enforce I
quarantine and isolation regula-
tionr II shall make research Into I
the causes ~ disease in the COM /
rnunitv and shall promote the educa- I
ton and understanding or 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 So. The city council may. 1
by ordinance upon the recommended /
ton OF the city manager. create or I
dIscontinue any bureau or division /
Of the administrative department l
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 hctterment OF the service. may I
transfer any officer or employe from |
one department to another
IMPAIRMENT OF AIDITS AND
ACCOUNTS.
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