The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-08

expressly provided in this charter.
shall have fun administrative con.
troll over. ana responsibility Tor All
administrative activities ~ the city,
ana have the custody ana manage
fuent OF all property. real ana per
sonai, ana all public places owned.
poHseHHsd used or controlled ~ me
city, shall supervise and dlrect ~.
care. use. maintenance. Improvement
and operation thereof shall supeflu"
tend and carry on All public wof ~
utilities. con9eniences, !nduntfien
and ndminiHtrative affairs ~ inc
city, ana shall account therefor
Section a. Included ~ ths az o.
miniHtrative department shall be me
following divisions; Division of con
| tracts, purchases ana SUPPLIES. ~
vision Of engineering division o.
public utilities. division ~ streets
and sewers. division ~ water works
division Of lighting. division ~
buildings. division of fire protection
division of health and aaniih Won.
| The heads of the various divisions.
except as otherwise designated hHre-
In. shall be known as hupefln-
tendenth
section 70. The division 81 con.
tracts. purchases and supplies snail
assemble data relative % All pro-
poned contracts. edyeftiHe ana y
celve bids therefor. ana keep records
Of the same n shall make d phf
chnHes. have charge ~ ana hlH
tribute all supplies for the city ana
It's departments. and have charge 81
and the disposal 81 all unsuitable
or surplus material and articles.
All purchases shall be made under
fair competition. Al standard snp.
plies shall be purchased ~ bulk ana
carried in stock as may be pfhc .
ticabie or expedieut In the judgment
OF the city manager
Section 50. The division 81 en- /,
ginesrins. the superintendent %
Z -. q a.
engineer. shall have charge ~ ~.
surveying and engineering woFk oI
the city, and. except as oth'fW VIC
provided. the deHiRninR ana 60.
struction % al public woFbn. INC. ~ VT
ing tho construction 81 park drives
and bouievards after their improve
ment shall have been determinFd ~
the department Of parks ana fefffA ,
ton. and shall have the control ann
regulation OF the barhor and water p
front ~ the city II shall MAKE
and have the custody o. all en-
cheering records Of the city
Rection 81. The division OF pubic
utilities shall enforce the prov slohs
81 all franchises. and have chHtks
OF the inspection ~ weights an.
measures II shall have charge o.
the regulation ~ All puhlic 81 -.
corporations under the franchise
and ordinances 81 the city ana
Ruperintend all street railways oprt~
afed hy the city 81 Seattle
Section sz Tie division ~ Streets
and sewers shall have charge ~ me
maintenance. repair and cleaning q
all streets sidewalks. sewers hna
drains IN the city. and u AL public
places the charge OF which - not
vested In some other depsrtnrut
~ shall have charge Of the eolIec-
tion and disposal 81 garbage.
section al The division ~ water
works shall have charge % the oper-
alton and maintenance 81 the water
system Of tho city. including al
buildings and grounds and TIC prop
srty acquired for watershed or
riFht-of- way purposes
Section - The division ~ light
ing shall have charge % the opera
/ tion and maintenance % the ltRhung
system % tho city. ineiuaing All
buildings and grounds
Section S. The division ~ build
ings shall have charge 81 the con
Htruction. operation and WhlntFn- :
anc@ 81 all the public buildings Or
I the city, except as otherwise In this
1 charter provided II shall have
charge of the issuing % all building
permits and the inspection OF All
work done hereunder or the en-
foresnent Of all building wirinE
and plumbing ordinances % the city.
and the inspection Of boilers. In
this division there shall be board
81 appeals consisting Of three nom
saiRrfef members appointed ny thr
peicnt architect and one com.
petent builder. The members ~ the
existing board OF appeals shall con-
tlnue in office for the terms Tor
which thsY were appointed Rnd. their
terms ~ three years. The members
~ such board shall be subject 20
removal by the manager for NAL
feNsanes. incapacify or neglect OF
duty. In case a member ~ disausl-
n a.
particular cas-. the manager shall
appoint substitute from tho same
class The board Of appeals shah
hear and determine all appeals from
the superintendent OF buildings as 20
all building matters. and also such
other matters with relation 20 con-
strurtion and new methods and ap-
pliaucss as may he brought 20 it-
prescribe the method Of appeal The
board shall establish rules govern
Ing their meetings and hearings OF
appeals
Section ss The division OF fire
protection shall have charge OF the
sr,inguishfnent OF all fires. the con-
troll az all fire stations and APP
phrafus. and the enforcement OF all
ordinance. for the prevention Of
fires II the superintendent OF this
| division has been appointed from
the classified civil service. he shah.
upon retirement. unless removed for
/ cause resume his former position In
such service. and the last appointees
shalt resume their former positions
respectively in such service,
Section 81. The division Of health
and sanitation shall be In charge
OF a commissioner OF health. who
shall b. a 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 the preservation and promotion
OF the public health, the prevention
and restriction OF disease. the pre-
ventlon, abatement and suppression
Of nuirances and unsnnitary build.
fnrH the sanitary inspection and
supervision Of the production. trans
portation. storage and sale of food
and food stuffs. the sanitary super
vision Of tho city water supply and
the sanitary Inspection or gereaFe
1t shall manage all hospitals and
annitariums that are established or
maintained by the city II shall
cause a complete and accurate syr-
tenn OF vital statistics to be kept
In time OF epidemic or threatened
epidemic. II shall make and enforce
quarantine and isolation regula-
tion= I, shall make research into
the causes OF disease in the COM
munity and shall promote the educa-
I
munlty in matters of public health
The commissioner of health shall APP
point such medical ASSISTANTS and
nurses as are prescribed by ordi-
nance.
Section S. The city council may
by 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 discon-
tinued. The city manager, except as
otherwise provided I'm 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 Il expedtent and for
the hetterment OF the service, may
transfer any officer or emrloye from
ono department to another.
DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND