The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-27

ana nave fhe CUSTODY anu HtH H.f
ment Of all property, real ana pei
sopal. and ali public places owned
poHHrfHrd. used or controlled ny We
city shall supervise ana direct tut
care, use. maintenance. improvement
ana operation thereof shall super ih-
tend ANA carry on all public Wpf kH
utilities. convenience, iudhHtt yer
and administrative affairs - the
city and shall account therefor
Section 10 Included IN the az
! following divisions. Division 81 con
I Tracts. purchhArH ana supplies. ~.
l vision ~ engineering. division 81
public utilities. division ~ streets
ana sewers. division 81 water works.
| division Of lighting. division ~
buildings. division 81 fire protection
/ division ~ health and anntihtl9h
/ The heads Of the various divisions
except as Otherwise delegated here
IL. shall be known nH srpe'.h
Section 70 The division 81 con.
tracts. purchases and supplies shah
assemble data relative 60 All pro-
I posed contracts. advertise ana re-
cciYe bids therefor. and keep records
! of the nnrne. ~ shall make All puf
] chaHen. have charge Of and dtE.
tribute all supplies for the city ma
I It's departments. ana have charge ~
and Ia" disposal 81 all unsuitable
D or surplus material ana articles
I fair competition. All standard sup.
plies shall be purchased In bulk and
! carried IN stock ar may De pfht .
tichbie or expedieut In the judgment
Of the city manager.
Section 80. Tie division o. en-.
gineering the superintendent o.
which shall bee known NJ the Guy
engineer. shall have charge OF NJ.
surveying ana enRlucorinE woIn ~
the city. nud. except ns otherw lh'
provided. the designing ana soh
Hiruction 81 all public works, Inc ua.
Ing the construction 0f park hflFs'
and boulsvards after fheir inpt 9F"'
/ mNnt shall have been hetermiurn ~
the department OF parks and rsrreh
ton. and shall have the coutrol nuo
regulation ~ the harhor ana wafer
front Of the city. II shan max
and have The CUSTODY oi Az
ginesrinE records 81 the city.
Section 81 The division or pubHf
utilities shall enforce the provision
of all franchises. ana have ehhI -
OF tho inspection 81 weights an,
the regulation 81 all public service
corporations under the frnnchlhfi
and ordinances 81 tho city. and
suporiuteud all street railways "p"t
nfed by the city 81 seattle. -.,
Section So The division or street.
and sewers shall have charge "f ~
maintenance. repair and cleaning %
lnIl streets sidewalks, sewers ans
drains in the city. and q All pune
places tho charge OF whlch h.
II shall have charge OF the collec
ton and disposal Of garbage.
Section -. The division ~ wate'
works rhail have charge o. ihe opef
alton and maintenance OF the watel
system OF the city, Including Al
buildings and grounds and the prop
erfg acquired for watershed 81
right-of- purposes ,,....
section - The division OF nght
ing shall have charge 81 tho opera
tion and maintenance % the lighunt
system 81 the city. including Al
buildings and grounds.
Section 80. The division of builo
inFn shall have charge % the con
rtructfon. operation and mhintcn
ance Of all the public buildings o
the city, except as otherwise In fht
charter provided II shall haNi
charge Of the issuing OF All buiialni
work done hereunder. OF the en-
forcement OF all building. wirini
and plumbing ordinances % the city
and tho Inspection OF boilers II
this division there shall be n boar
OF appeals consisting OF three non
saiartad members appointed by tn
manager. one member 20 be com
petent architect and one com
r.tent builder. The members OF M
existing board OF appeals shall con
which they were appointed and thei
Successors shall be appointed 70
terms OF three years. The member
OF such board shall be subject Z
removal by the manager for mai
fsasance. incapaciiy or neglect Q
duty. In case a member iVdisquali
fled by interest or unahis'to ait j.
a particular case the manager sinai
appoint a substitute from the sam
cinss The board OF appeals shat
80. al unnarfa from
tho superintendent Of buildings as I.
all building matters. and also tucl
other matters with relation 20 con
sfruction and new methods and ap
attention. The city council shal
prescribe the method OF appeal tn
board shall establish rules govern
ing their meetings and hearings
ker,ion ss The division OF fir
protection shall have charge OF tn
sxtinKut~hment OF all fires. the con
troll Of all fire stations and ap
paraius. and the enforcement OF al
ordinances for the prevention o
division has been appointed from
the classified civil service. he shall
upon retirement. unless removed 10
cause. resume his former position u
such service. and the last appoiniee
In positions subordinate theret'
shall resume their former position
respectively I'm such service.
Section 81. The division OF health
and sanitation shall be In eharg'
OF a commissioner OF health. whit
shall be a graduate I'm medicine. an'
have had at least five years In activ'
practice OF medicine or sanitarl
work Immediately prior to appoint
ment I, 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-
vention abatement and suppression
inEH the sanitary inspection and
supervision OF the production. trans
portation. storage and sale OF fooe
and food stuffs. the sanitary super,
vision Of the city water supply ans
the sanitary inspection OF garbage
IL shall manage all hospitals anS
HanitariumS that are established OF
maintained by the city. II shall
cause "A 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
lions. II shall make research int
tho causes OF disease In the com
munity and shall promote the educa'
tion and understanding OF the com
munity in matters OF public health
The commissioner OF health shall APP
point such medical assistants ant
nurses "a are prescribed by oral
nance.
Section SIS. The city council may
by ordinance. upon the recommends
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. Tho city manager, except a.
otherwise provided in this charter
shall supervise and control the Off
GERS and employees OF the admins,
ltrative department and define and
prescribe their duties. and whenever
he shall deem IL expedient and fol
the hetterment OF the service. may
transfer any officer or employe from
, one department to another.
DEPARTMENT OF AtDITs ANT
| ACCOUNTS.
Section 50. There shall be a de-
partment OF Rudits and account,
| .-hfah yhan rpnaIsf of n CITY comm.