The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-28

Honal, and all public places owned,
| poaHHnHod, used or controlled ~ tne
city, shall supervise ana direct the
care. use. maintenance. Improvement
ana operation thereof, shall nupefln-
tend ana carry on ali public works,
Utilities, conVenienCos, Industries
ana administrative affairs or the
city ana shall account therefor.
Section rs. Included IN the al %
ministrative department shall be the
following divisions. Division. 81 con 70
tracts, purchases and supplies, d.
Vision ~ engineering division or
public utilities. division 81 streets
ana sewers. division Of water works
division ~ lighting division OF
buildings. division Of fire protection
division Of health ana sanitation.
The heads OF tho various divisions,
except ms otherwise deslRnated here
IN, shall be known as superin-
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
OF tho same. II shall make all pur-
chasea, have charge Of ana diH.
tribute oil supplies for the city ana
Its departments. and have charge or
and the disposal OF all unsuitable
All purchases shall DO made under
fair competition. All standard sup.
plies shall be purchased In bulk and
carried In stock as may be prhc .
tichble or expediont in the judgment
OF tho city manager.
Section so. The division OF en-
gineerinR. tho superintendent or
which shall DO known as the city
engineer. shall have charge OF a..
surveying and engineering WORK OF
tho city. and. except as otherwise
provided, the designing and con .
struction OF all public works, inclu .
INK the construction % park arlyeH
ana boulevardH after their Improve
ment shall have been deterininca py
the department OF parks ana recrea .
ton. and shall have the controi ann
regulation Of the harbor and water
front OF the city. II snail max
and have the custody OF au en-
cheering records Of the city.
Section 81. The division 81 public
utilities shall enforce the provisions
Of all franchises. and have chars- :
OF tho inspection OF weights ana
measures II shall have charge OF
corporations under the franchises,
and ordinances Of the city. ana
Huperintend all street railways oper-
ated by tho City Of Seattle.
Section ~. The division OF streets
and sewers shall have charge OF the
maintenance, repair and cleaning of
all streets, sidewalks, sewers ann
drains IN the city. and Of all pubic
places tho charge OF which " not
vested in some other department
II shall have charge OF the coliec-
tion and disposal OF garbage.
Section So The division OF water
works she'll have charge OF the oper
alton and maintenance or the waite,
system OF tho city, ineiuaing az
erty acquired for watershed or
riRht-of-way purposes.
Section So The division 81 light
ing shall have charge 81 the opera
iion and maintenance OF the lighting
system OF the city, Including al
buildings and grounds.
Section So. The division ~ build
inRs shall have charge OF the con
struction, operation and maintsn .
anes OF all the public euildins. 80, 2,
charter provided. IL shall have
charge OF tho issuing OF all building
permits and the inspection OF AL
work done Hereunder, OF the en-
forcement Of all building, WIRING
and the inspection OF boilers. IT
this division there shall be board
~ appeals consisting OF fhr"e non
sainri~d members appointed by th'
, manager, one member TO be com
petent architect and one com
peient builder. Tho members OF the
existing board of appeals shall con
iinus IN office for the terms for
which they were appointed and thsi'
% ,, ,ss be "Pg.in member .Gl
OF euch board shall be subject e
removal by the manager for nal,
feasance. incapacity or neglect o.
duty. In case member IL disauai.
fled by ,nteres, or unable 20 sit "
particular case the manager shat
appoint substitute from the SAM
cfasr The board of appeals shat
hear and determine all appeals from
the superintendent Of buildings n- e
all building matters. and also sucf
other matters with relation 20 con
Htruction and new methods ana ap'
plinnces as may be brought TO ~
attention. The city council shai
prescribe the method OF appeal. Ths
Ing their meetings and hearings Of
Section az. tn. division OF fir
protection shall have charge OF tn
crtinEuishment OF all fires. the con
troll OF all fire stations and ap'
parnfus, and the enforcement OF al
| ordinances for the prevention o.
| fires. II tho superintendent OF Thu
| division has been appointed from
the classified civil service. he shall
upon retirement, unless removed fol
cause. resume HIS former position In
such service. and tho last appointeei
In positions subordinate thereto
shall resume their former positions
1 re spec lively IN Eutn rfFNlNf-
section 81. Tho division Of health
and sanitation shall be In oharg'
OF commissioners OF health. who
shall be a graduate In medicine. ans
have had at least five years In active
practice OF medicine or sanitar,
work Immediately prior to appoint.
ment II shall enforce all laws
ordinances and regulations relative
10 the preservation and promotion
OF the public health. the prevention
=
vention. abatement and suppression
OF nuisances and unsanitary build,
lnEa the sanitary Inspection and
supervision OF the production. trans.
| portation. storage and sale of food
and food Htuffs tho sanitary super.
vision OF the city water supply and
tho sanitary inspection OF garbage
IL shall manage all hospitals and
snnitariums that are established oi
maintained by the city, IL shall
cause n complete and accurate sys-
tenn OF vital statistics to be kept
In time OF epidemic or threatened
| epidemic IL shall make and enforce
quarantine and Isolation regula'
tons I; shall make research Int
the causes of disease in the com.
muntty and shall promote the educa.
ton and understanding OF the com
| munity in matters OF public health
| The commissioners OF health shall ap-
point such medical assistants and
| nurses as Eit fioNNAsR'N W RAtA'
| nance.
section IS. The city council may
by ordinance. upon the recommended
tion OF the city manager. create OF
| 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 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 IL expedicnt and fol-
the betterment OF the service. ma,
transfer any officer or employee from
one department TO another.
lnEpARTMENT OF ADULTS AMI
| ACCOUNTS.
| Section SO. There shall be de-
partment OF audits and account:
which shall consist OF city comp
troller, deputies and employees. The
comptroller shall be elected hv tht