The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-09

ment Of ali property. real ana per
HOnhl. ana all public places yWu'ul
/ possessed. used Or contr0lisd ~ w
city, Hhall supervise ana direct tho
care, uha, maintenance, improvement
and operation thereof, shah super p
tend ana carry on all public wofkA.
utilities. convenience. industfi"r p
ana administrative affairs or the
/ city. ana shall account th"fetof'
Section ~. Included ~ the a. :
minintrhtiye department shall he me
! following divisions. Division or con
tracts, purchases and supplies. ~ ,
| public utilities. division Or HtreetH
ana sewers. division ~ water w9fkH
division of lighting division OF
buildings. division 81 fire protection
division Of health ana shnitht ION.
| The heads Of the various divisions
except as otherwise designated here
In. shall be known ms bupeth-
tendenth
section 70. The division. Of con. .
tracts. purchases and fupphen Hhall
assemble data relative 20 OIL pro-
poHed contracts, advertise ana re-
ceive bids therefor, and keep records
/ of the same II shall make AL pur-
rns-~s. nave charge OF ana dlH
Tribute all supplies for the city arg
It's departments, and have charge 81
and the disposal Of all unsui tabl"
or surplus material and articles.
! All purchases shall be made und"r
fair competition. Al standard sup.
plies shall be purchased Ia bulk ana
ticahis or erpehient in the judgment
Of the city manager.
Section 90 The division OF en- .
gineering. tho superintendent OF
which shall be known as the cltt
engineer. shall have charge 81 az
surveying and engineering WORN or
I tho city. and. except ns otherwise
/ provided. the Designing ana COT
struction OF all public works inc ud-
INK tho construction ~ PARK arlNsS
and bonlevhrds after their Improve
meut shall have been determine n ~
IN. department Of parks ana recfee .
ton. and shall have the control ana
regulation Of tho hnrbor ana water
front Of the city. II shall MAKE
and have the custody % all en-
cheering records OF the city.
Section ~. The division - public
utilities shall enforc" tho provision
Of all franchises. and have chafE :
OF the inspection % weights nne
measures n shall have charge or
the regulation q all public serve
corporations under the franchise
and ordinances Of the city. ana
nupcrintend all street railways opef-
hted by the city % Seattle.
Section ~ The division Of streets
and sewers shall have charge OF thr
maintenance. repair and cleaning o.
all streets sidewalks. sewers ana
| drains In the city. and Of all public
places the charge OF which IL not
vested In soms other department
| ~ shall have charge % the eoilrc-
ton and dispossl 81 gsroags,' .,.,
works shRil have charge % the oper-
alton and maintenance % tho water
| system Of the city. Including All
buildings and grounds and the prop
erty. acquired for watershed OF
Section ~ The division of light
I ing shall have charge 81 the opera
ton and maintenance % the lighting
system % the city. including 81
section Ss. me division % build
/ inEs shall have charge % The con-
struction. operation and maiuten :
ancc % all the public buildings o.
the city. except as otherwise In this
| charge Of the issuing 81 all building
permits and the inspection Of all
work done Hereunder. 81 the en-
forcement OF all building, wiring
and plumbing ordinances Of the city,
and the inspection OF boilers "
this division there shall be n boaN
Of appeals consisting Of three non
saiarief members appointed by the
I, manager, one member 10 be com .
pstent architect and one com :
pc;cnt builder. The members OF the
existing board Of appeals shall con-
iinu~ In office for the terms for
which they were appointed and their
successors shall be appointed for
81 such board shall be subject 20
removal by the manager for NAL /.
fearanee. ircapacity or neglect OF
duty. In ease a member IL disausli :
| fled BY interest or unable 20 ST IN
particular case the manager shall
class The board Of appeals shall
hear and determine all appeals from
the superintendent Of buildings as 20
all building matters. and also such
sfruction and new methods and APP
planes as may he brought to IS
attention. Ths city council shall
prescribe the method OF appeal. The
board shall establish rules govern .
ing their meetings and hearings OF
Section a. Tn. division Of fire
protection shall have charge OF the
sr,inruishment OF all fires the con-
troll OF all fire stations and ap..
ordinances for the prevention Of
fires II tho superintendent OF this
division has been appointed from
the classified civil service. he shall.
upon retirement. unless removed for
cause. resume his former position In
such service. and the last nppointees
| 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 a commissioner Of health. who
shall be a graduate in medicine, and
have had at least nv. years In active
practice OF medicine or sanitary
work Immediately prior 10 appoint
mcnt. n shall enforce ali laws.
ordinances and regulations relative
10 the preservation and promotion
% the public health, the prevention
and restriction OF disease. the pre-
vention. abatement ana suppression
Of nuisancer and unranitary build
inrH. the sanitary inspection and
supervision OF the production. trans
portntion. storage and sale OF food
and food siuff-. the sanitary super
the sanitary inspection OF garbage.
IL shall manage all hospitals and
aAnitariums that are established or
maintained by the city. II shall
tenn OF vital statistics TO be kept
In time OF epidemic or threatened
epidemic. u shall make and enforce
quarantine and Isolation regula-
tons. II shall make research into
the cause. OF disease I'm the COM
munity and shall promote the educa-
tion and understanding OF the COM
munity I'm matters OF public health.
The commissioner Of health shall APP
point such medical assistants and
IhNNFs ~ nv fA'aAAtAN4 "
nance
Section SIS The city council may.
by ordinance. upon the recommenda =
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 diseon-
tinued The city manager, except as
otherwise provided In this charter.
shall supervise and control the off,
GERS and employees OF the adminis-
trntive department and tefine and
prescribe their duties. and whenever
he shall deem II expedient and for
the bctterment OF the service. may
transfer any officer or employe from
one department 20 another
DEPARTMENT OF AuDITS AND
ACCOUNTS.
eection 50. There shall he de-
partment OF ADULTS and accounts
which shall consist OF a city comp
troller, deputies and employees The
rornntrol1er shall he elected hy the