The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-17

expressly provided IN this charter.
shall have fun administrative con.
Administrative activities ~ the city.
ana have the custody ana manage
meut ~ ali property, real ana per
sonal ana all public places owhsd,
pnHssssrd. used or controlied ny ne
city. shall supervise and direct me
care. use, maintenance. Improvement
ana operation thereof, shall aupnrln-
tend ana carry on All public wofkr.
utilities. convenience. industries
and administrative affairs ~ the
city. ana shall account therefor
Section ~. Included ~ the hd-
ministrstivs department shall be tho
following divisions; Division of con
tracts, purchases ana supplies ~ q.
yiri9u ~ engineering division Or
public utilities. division ~ streets
ana sewers division ~ water works
division u lighting division or
buildings. division Of fire protectlon'
The heads Of the various divisions.
except as otherwise dehignated here
IN, shall DO known as Hpperin-
tendents
Section 70. The division Of con;
tracts, purchases ana supplies shan
assemble data relative 10 ali pro-
posed contracts advertise ana re-
cetve bids therefor. and keep records
Of tho same. n shall make a pnr-
chhHeH have charge OF and dis
its departments. ana have charge OF
and the disposal 81 all unsuitable
Or surplus material and afticler
All purchases shall be made un1er
fair competition. All standard cup.
plies shall be purchased IN bulk and
carried IN stock ne may be prhc.
tieAbio or sIpsdient in the judgment
or tho city manager.
Section SO The division. or en-
RinssrinR. tho superintendent of
which shall be known Ra the city
engineer. shall have charge OF al
surveying ana engineering Work or
the city. ana. except as other~ihe
provided. tho designing and con
ptruciion ~ all public works, inciud-
INK the construction % park drives
and bouieyards after their improve
ment shall have been determined ~
the department OF parks ana fecreh
regulation ~ the haFbor and water
and have the custody % all en-
cheering records % the city.
section ~. The division of public
utilities shall enforce tho provisions
~ all franchises. and have charge
OF tho Inspection of weights ana
measures n shall have charge or
the regulation % all pubic SCI slce
corporations under the ffnnchlhrs
nuperintcnd All street railways oper-
ated by the city % Seattle.
Section ~. The division - streets
and sewers shall have charge OF the
maintenance. repair ana cleaning .,
ali streets. sidewalks, sewers ana
drains IN the city. and Of all public
places the charge % which y nov
vested IN come other department.
~ shall have charge Of the collec-
uen :na aispoTssi ~ s, ssrsss er water
works shall have charge OF the opsr-
alton and maintenance OF the water
system Of the city. Including All
buildings and grounds and the prop
erty acquired for watershed or
riEhf-of-why purposes
Section s. The division Of light
inR shall have charge OF the opera
iien and maintenance Of the liRhung
system Of the city. including all
buildings and grounds.
section IS. The division % build
inRs shall have charge Of tho con-
struciion. operation and mainten-
anes % all the public buildings OF
the city. except as otherwise IN WIS
charge OF the issuing ~ all building
permits and the inspection OF all
work done Hereunder, Of the en-
forcement Of all building. wiring
and plumbing ordinances o. the city.
and the inspection OF boilers. IN
this division there shall be board
% appeals consisting Of three non
saisried members appointed by the
manager. one member To be COM
prtent architect and one com
existing board OF appeals shall con-
iinue IN office for the terms for
which they were appointed and their
successors shall be appointed Tor
OF such board shall b. subject 20
removal by the manager for NAL.
fearance. incapecity or neglect OF
duty. In case = member y disrusn-
fled by interest or unable TO cit IN
particular case the manager shall
appoint a substitute from the same
class Tho board OF appeals shall
hear ard determine all appeals from
the superintendent OF buildings as 20
AL building matters. and also Sch
s,ruc'ion and new methods and ap-
planes as may hc brought TO It's
attention. Tho city council shall
prescribe the method OF appeal The
ing their meetings and hearings OF
Section Sc. The division OF fire
protection shall have charge OF the
ertinKuishment OF all fires. IN. con-
troll OF all fire stations and APP
parntur. and the enforcement OF all
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 hi. former position In
such service and the last nppoirtees
in positions subordinate thereto
shall resume their former positions
rc.pecfivciy in such service.
section 81. Tho division OF health
and sanitation shall be In charge
OF a commissioner OF health. who
shall be n graduate In medicine. and
have had Rt least five years IN soiive
practice OF medicine or sanitary
work Immediately prior 20 appoint
mont. n shall enforce all laws.
ordinances and regulations relative
20 the preservation and promotion
OF the public health, the prevention
and restriction OF disease. the pre-
vention. abatement and suppression
OF nuirances and unsanitary build
inrr tho sanitary inspection and
supervision OF the production, trans.
portRtion, storage and sale OF food
and food stuffs. the sanitary super
vision OF the city water supply and
the sanitary inspection OF garbage.
n shall manage all hospitals and
maintained by the city. II shall
cause n complete and accurate sys-
tom OF vital statistics to be kept.
In time OF epidemic or threatened
epidemic. II shall make and enforce
quarantine and isolation reguia-
tions. II shall make research into
tho cause. OF disease I'm the COM
munity and shall promote the educa-
ton and understanding OF the COM
munity In matters OF public health.
The counmissioner OF health shall an
point such medical assistants and
nurses as are prescribed by ordi-
nance
Section S. The city council may.
by ordinance. upon the recommended
ton of tho city manager. create or
discontinue any bureau or division
OF the administrative department
and determine. combine and dts
tribute tho 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 tho Off
GERS and employees of the admins
trative department ana define and
prescribe their duties, ana whenever
he shall deem II expedient and for
the hettermcnt OF the service. may
transfer any officer or employe from
one department TO another.