The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 25, 1914, Page 8

“een so - adit ie. dhe dlniaaiiadin tendo cai, aan aeeeneeeeeeenenen SRT reaeenrnetenrTTImormnerrer emcee neeier cea EERE rer THE STAR—MONDAY, MAY 25, 1914. j i one. two hundred and twenty-two, fin the following form ficers t6. be elected, or measure tolonce in the city official newepaper| PAE MENT | rovided tn this charter, {lected to the proper gcoount two hundred and twenty-three, tw General (or Spectal) Election, City] be submitted, and in all casos no-|within ten days after the ame shall ection 64. There & police |» full administrative con-|keep a record indred and twenty-four, Cwo bun- lof Seattle, to be held |ticen shall be publiahed tn the efty/have become a law, The publica. department which shall conaiat of a 1 responalbl t joyes of the cit or THe Ired and twenty-six, two hundred [19 Joffictal newspaper once each week |ton rdinances x at lef of police and am ti wubord on on of the ¢ nds given to the . and twenty en. two hundred and] Offictal ballot for use tn (desta: | for twe consecutive weeks next pre: |frene)t private pri ¢ nate off letect! policemen he custod manne “ aha " two. and thirty-six, [atamped place # ape f such election, |he published at the expense of the|from thine to time by or pre ali public pincen 1, | media ‘ 5 ARED AND ovosmn wy |i¥o hundred ty-two and two} Directions to voters » vote for! Section Tt shall be the flapplicant therefor noribe, Th won Me ned nie 1 2 of said t nate ; hundred y-three andidatos, write the fieure "1" op-|the elty clerk to to be mad wotlon 46. The ett unetl partment s tute en and t coune Z Preciaots two hundred and twenty-|for any office. ¥ exprens| place, by the time fixed by law for|othorwine, to carry into execut woman officer wit ’ f,'‘shall auper Jutie 4y be prescribed by BRAL POW CITY. nine, (wo hundred and thirty, twolyou please by writiga the feure of each election, allt y books| Seattle by t natitution and jawalsermeant,, This division, under the|utilitte need. induateies LAW DEPARTMENT. Genetics 1 The municina ‘ ed and t ne, two hu pposite the name ‘of . sad Mata required ty Renerallof the State of Washington, and all|direction of the chief of hatijand « oe aft tt fection 91. There shall be « law jon NOW existing and know nes dred and pad undred|cholce, the then dpposit ellawe of the state for holding euch rw exercised by {have the care and tection of f ae nt therefor department ch shall consist of BA continue a hody politte and thirty-seven thir a may ' Hection 24. A certificate of ete raster and a i ner con tme “ rporatior ‘and employes by the name the City of tycouent, | tw thirty. | blank spa pr below tion shall be prima fe 1d¢ ly of Heattio, and|vietlon, The mayor the " n unnel shall be das such shall hav tance tie and/ group the nar Any other person |the facts therein stated, but t . how are or wht ° of nd sups counctl, my cession, may use a two hundred and persona for whom you deatre t inotl shall dectde all questt reafter be conferred upon in him, | viston ne Ansintants Porate seal, may sue and be ® Vattey ty ote, oF attach a pastor bearing the/to the qualifications and election of { und cities by the of emergency | publt livin t in such number May acquire real and personal pre ote tw undréd and forty-|printed name ef any such person or|its own membére and in all and laws of this rtate 1 viel 1 ne n pf water ke od by ordinance, i erty within and without the corpor two dred and forty-five.| persons f contested election for any 1 the powers of thé City|Uons and discharge their duties at|diviston tink - of nted by the corpore Ate Limits of the City of Seattle by ‘ired and forty-mix, two hun-|. Do not write more than one pum-|the contest shall be decided by the whieh now are or may|his pleasure until the conclusion of |bulldings; division of fire prote be subject to re { Mtchase. eminent domain, lease, gift ar f seven, two hundred | ber posite the same neme. If youl city council according, as nearly as|hereafter be adopted and enumerat-|the next meeting of the co {1 and| division of healt and * pleasure i nd devise, may se e) forty & two hundred and 1 this ballot, tear It acroms once, |may be, to the laws of the atateled in the charter no longer, except by consent of the|The heads of the various 4 ne ¢ corporation coun and dispose of th nine f two hundred andireturn to the @ officer and|rogulating proceedings tn at elt council Such appointments shall be |except as orwine demignated here naninta ration tit, and|titty-one leet another | —— neither have « made from the civil service classi-|in, 9 be known as superir ar a4 bequests mitt Katuter Dtat | (Vote tn this|miniatrative of executt fed list when available tonde alitie practice ns of all kinds of pro Procincta tw ire tite (Name) (Domietie Addres pation) umn) |distinguiehed from the te ection #6, The 4 fr shall ap-| Section 79. The diviston of cor jurt of the Btate of @rty within and without the city forltwo hundred and fifty-tw m=! Jonn Doe an pm point the chief of police and remove|tracts, purchases and supplies aha 1 shall have. prac fie own use and benefit. or in trust dred and’ fifty-three, twa ‘ . pe vecth No oxcluaive him in his discretion, In case the|assomble data relative to # his min the City of iF charitable or other pur Mand fifty-five, two hundred andpRichard Roe . . ‘ ivilege ahall be eranted for the|chlet of shall be appointed 4 contracts, advertise and re e for at least four years prior With full power to carry out the pur ndred and fiftys|Menry Poe . tered f any street, alley or bikhway|from the classified clytl service, and bide therefor, and keep records|to his « niment Of stich trusts, may acquire ndred and fIfly-| James Roe =, Jor other public place or any part/shall not be removed for helof the same. It shall rr pur ect The corporation coun- Construct, own, lease, operate and aed : t f |shall upon retirement resu his|chases, have charke of and din-|sel sha Femuiate "public uritities, canye William Coe | tion 48. ‘The elty counet! shall |forr mition In such service, and | tribute all supplies for the city and|trol of fences and industries; may define | the last appointees’ in. p na|its departments have charg ty ies Prohibit, abate, sup A pre et subordinate thereto shall resume|and the dispor ail unsultable|or any of its departmen vent all things al to the Insert here (or on separate bal — = iF this|thetr former positions respectively |or surplus material and articies.|ented, Initiate and prosecutn Beaith, morals, comfort, safety. cx }iot) propositions and other m Fs. Joontested elections for county charter laws of the state;|in the classified civil service All purchases shall be made under|actions In favor of the elty Venioncs and welfare of the inhat if any, to be voted on, with appro: |ticurs provided the elty council may| Section 66 The chief of police|fair competition, All standard ate all vt of the ordinances ante of the city, and may make and {priate directions to voters Inted Section 26. Whenever any ques-|arant to Inatitut which t*/shall be the chief peace officer of| plies shall be purchased in bulk and|of the eft ine and approve @nforce local, police, sanitary and In a conspicuous position tion Is to be submitted to the electora|supported In whole or in part by|the city, shall serve and execute all|carried in stock as may be pra ition of all con Other regulations, and may do all two hand ection 1h The city clerk shall| elty the method of # pu charity the free use of elty|procens tneued unde authority of|ticable or expedient in the Judgement ne to be executed things expedient fe maintaining wo hundred andjoause a suffictent a waton Hot apecifically |wat this charter or any ordinance, # yf the city manager ' Avine and promoting the ee * {bate be prt by this charter Keone Hen 49. No debt or obligation|be the keeper of the city Jall. fection 60. Thi ents @rnment, health and welfar here scribed. tollaw, the mame shall be vitted at/of any kind against the etty # shall have such other powara and | «insert the and of the inhabitants and sixty |the tion officers thea meneral or ap {be even |dution as shall be prescribed by ordi-| whieh shall be known affairs, and for the performance seven, two hundred and sixty-elaht. [respective voting precincts throug ne by ordin ifying the amount|nar lenginesr, shall have charge r aut as are unicipal functions, The two ‘hundred and aixty-nine, tw the city, He shall also ha ction 24 of any land object of such expenditure |. Section 67. He shall recetye and |surveying and engineering work of |be prescribed t 2. We and exercive al) pow indred and seventy, two hundred |printed a sufficient number Of loffice may be removed offica| Section 60. No proposition in-|be responathle on his official bond|the elty, and, except as otherwise|sistants corpor innel % Tights and privileges now oFland seventy-one, two hundred and|sample ballote, upon paper of dif-\by recall as provided by |volving the Issue of bonds for any|for all property and money taken | provided, the designing and. con-|have the powe pu jereatter given or granted to incor: /sevouty-two, two h red and/ferent color, but otherwise identica CHhY COUNCIL. pubic utility improvement shall|from any person struction of all public works, includ-| shall perform * ated towns and cities by the con: |seventy-four and two ndred andiwith the ballot to be used at the Section 2 The ative pow tted to the people unt!! a| DEPANTMENT OF PUBL WEI-|ing the construction of park drives|be required by corporation tution and laws of this state, and | seventy -fiv ection, and shall mall one such|er the City of Beattle timate of the cost there FARE, and boulevards after their improve-| counsel Shall have and exercise all other! Fauntleroy Distrtet. sample ballot t h registered erved to the ple ve firet been made by| Section 6%, There shall be a de-|ment shall have been determined by TMENT OF FINANC functions, rights and privi-| Precincts two hunde even-|voter at least seven days before the charter, shall be vested In a pager and adopted by the|partment of public welfare which |the department of parks and recrea 4. The shall be a 4e- ually exe: a by or which :ty.three, two hundred and seventy-lelection and eclty ¢ shall be under the management of |tion, and shall have the control and| partment of finance under the man- agement and control of a ety treas- urer, to be inted by the city council for the term of feur years, and subject to removal by it. He may appoint from the emplo of his department such deputies as he shall deem expedient, and revoke any such appointment Section 95. He shall receive, keep and pay out all money belonging to the and keep an aecurate f all receipts and disburse ments, and do all other things re- ated by the City of Seattl |quired of him by law. He shall not Section 82. The division of streets| pay out any money except on legal and sewers shall have charge of the|demands, duly allowed and audited. nee, repair and cleaning of|He shall make such reports of re- streets, sidewalks, sewers and|ceipts and disbursements as are re- ne in the city, and of all public|quired by the city comptroller. places the charge of which {» not BOARD OF AWARDS AND vented in some other department. ADJUSTMENT: It shall have charge of the collec-] Section 96. There shall be a board tion and disposal of garbage of awards and adjustments which Section #3. The division of water|shall consist of the city manager, works shall have charge of the oper-|the city comptroller and the cor- tion and maintenance of the water| poration counsel. The board system of the city, including @ll/hold such regular meetings as buildings and grounds and the prop-|imay determine, and such special erty nequired for watershed or| meetings am it may appoint or the right-of-way purposes chairman may call. All meetings Bection #4. The division of iHmht-| wh be pubilc, at a stated piace, ing shall have charge of the opera-|and @ majority of all members shali tion and maintenance of the likhting | be necessary to constitute a quorum. nystem of the city, including all|‘The board shall award all contracts bulldings and grounds adjust, allow and certify for pay Section $5 sion of bulld-| ment all bills, pay rolls and claims ings shall have charge of the con-|cause to be prepared and certify to struction, operation and mainten-|the city council all ment rolls ance of all the public buildings of!for local improvements; hear and the city, except as otherwise in this |/determine all applications for per- charter provided. It shall havelmits not otherwise provided for by charge of the iasuing of all butlding|iaw; fix the amount of and approve permits and the inspection of allithe ‘sufficiency of the sureties on work Gone thereunder, of the en-lall bonds, except as otherwi forcement of all building, wiring |vided by ‘law; and weventy eventy-elmht nine A tw two Section 16 Immediately after the closing of the polls, the {vanes and! be comp inspectors of election shall then and/from each there, without removing the ballot|the city box from the place where the bal-| Section 29. No pe ood tO CANVASS eligible for election the total nu punoll unless he tally sheets pro-la ottizen of the vided therefor, They shall enter the|a resident and elector of the City|t ny proper Ad W. number of the first, second, third|of Seattle or annexed territory for|uniform in character, shall o and. further cholee votes for each|a continuous period of at least four|the proposed ordin: in full, and jeandidate o7 ja tally cots, andi year next prior to his election lahall be stened, certified and filed Jas soon as such canvass is complet-|" Soction $0. A majority of alt|in the manner required by this char effectiod a return thereof shall be signed) members elected shall cor stitute ter for petitions nominating candi anylby the judges and inapectors, se-|quorum, but a | may dates for ele ffices. munt-lcurely enveloped and sealed, and) journ from or tll the| Seetion The elty clerk shall of-lrorthwith delivered to the city clerk | time of the ular meeting, | within twenty days after the fling by one of their number jand may compel the attendance of|of such petition, verify the suffi Directions to election officers, In jabsent members tn such manner andjctoncy of the signatures thereto. If conformity with this section, shalllunder such penalties as the councli/he nds the same to be Insufficient rinted con: usly on the tally shall prescribe. he shall forthwith notify the person sheets furnished by the clerk Section 81. ‘The mayor shall filing the mame, and an additional firet Friday evening after president of ¢ twenty days shall be allowed tn fon, the olty coune!! #hall,/counc!! and shall perform the usual|which to com e such petitic nt o'clock p. m., meet and pro-| functions of a presiding officer, but|When such petition te found suffi- od to canvass the returns of such) shall ho vote in elections ap-jclent by the clerk, hall forth- election and shall thereupon declare |pointments and removals of officers|with transmit the same, together the result. by the council, and tn all other mat-|with his report thereon, to the city Section 17. A ballot marked with tors, only in case of a tie counell, which shall take final action A crose opposite one name, with po) Section 82. The counct! shall elect| upon auch proposed ordinance within other mark, shall be treated exactly |/from among its members «a vice|thirty days. on marked with the | president who shall be presiding ¢ Section 63%. ‘The city counct! may| various branches of labor in the city. pponite the same name. |ficer of the counct! during the ab-|@nact or reject any Initiative o ansint tn obtaining employment for mark Isisence or disability of the mayor. |nance, but shall not ame Ml persone who may apply therefor, pl than one can-/ ection 88% The city manager, |fy the same. If the city co keep In touch with Iabor conditions didate for t ffice, such ¢ city comptroller, city treasurer and|#hall reject any such, tn ttle and vicinity and inform fileting preference shall not count/corporation course] shall have seats|#hall within thirty days after re-|those seeking employment thereof. for eith in the city counct! and may take|celpt thereof fall to take firal action|He shall inspect and remulate all fy 3 part In all discussions relating to|thereon, the private employment agencies in the jority of all first chotce votes cast their respective departments, but) mitted to the city and require them to notify those for any office shall be elected. Ifj)shail have no vote poe A a SMe Benoned no candidate receives a majority of| Section 24 All Per as | ge IS the first chotce votes cast for the!) pointments by the counc’ hall be pre ting at the piace where @m- office In question, a canval all mined by the « t nennneer gH then be made of the second cholce INITIATIVE AND RECRReENDUM, feetion 61, Any proposed ordi- nance may be submitted to the city Jcounc!! by petition signed by reg be|istered voters equal in numver to city |at least eteht per cent of t boon {registration of the preceding ye United States and |All petitto regulation of the harbor and water front of the city. It shall make and have the custody of all en gineering records of the city Section 61. The division of public utilities shail enforce the provistons of all fr son, and have charge of the inspection of weights and measures, It shall have charge of the regulation of all public service | corporations under the franchises | and ordinances of the city, and superintend all street rallways oper- three non-malaried commissioners to be appointed by the mayor for the term of three years and subject to removal by him. The first appoint- ments shall be for the term of one, two and three years | respectively They shall manage all charitable, correctional and reformatory inati- tutions and agencies, lodging houses, bath h ‘arma and elmilar tnati- tutions belonging to or controlled by the city, except such as are placed by this charter under the control of some other officer or board. They Inapect and regulate pri wned places of public amune entertainment. They shal) arch into the ca of poverty, delinquency, crime and other social problems and shall pro- mote the education and understand. Ing of the community tn matters of public welfare. Kection 69. loyment offi jaix, two hundred ar two hundred and hundred and seventy hundred and eighty Section 4 The city counct! shall have power In the year nineteen hun dred and eighteen, and tn every fourth year thereafter, to redistrict the elty into districts. In any re Gistricting the districts shall be made as nearly equal in population and geoxraphicaily compact @ sible, nor shall any ordinanc redistricting the clty take Within sixty days preceding lection held In the city for cipal, county, district or state fleers. Section 6 Whenever any new ter ritory ts added to the olty the same shall be attached to and be @ part of the district adjotning thereto: and if such territory shall adjoin more than one district {t shall be added to and be made a part of the dis hall the last pre provided. shall deem territory to are incidental to or inherent in municipal corporations of like char ‘and degree, whether enumerat ‘OF not enumerated In the const! ition and laws of the state of ington or in this charter tion % The enumeration of} cular powers by this charter N not be held or deemed to be ve, but in addition to th ere enumerated herein, implied ¥. OF appropriate to the exer- thereof the city shall have and exercise all other powers whic F the constitution and laws Btate of Washington It would t for this charter spect e and for the city © Becth The A of « coun elty eounct! sb © member elected limanic district of shall iy ‘assume, have and exerc DISTRICTS, Section 3 The City of Seattle ghall be divided into thirty counet!- districts, which shall include election precincts In the City of tie as they exist May 2, 1916, es follows: University Distrtet. Precincts one, two, nine te he twelve, thirteen _ tightesn. Rast Green Lake Dtetrtet. Precincts nineteen, twenty-on: ity-three, twenty-four, twenty- . twenty-six, twenty-seven and . ity -ele bt. West Green take 5 nets twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-two, thirty-three, four and thirty-five. Green Lake Distrtet, three, four, five, six, a drat be elty There shall be a free which, subject to supervision and control of the hoard of public welfare, shall be managed by & superintendent ap- inted by it. The superintendent shall collect, arrange and system. ative all statiatios relating to the ten. y nictpal election ten, [regular muntctp: ceding suck annexation that If the etty counell the population of such be suffictently large to conatity & separate district It may by ordt ce declare such territory a dis tinet distric the same shall re main a dt t district until the city ts redt ted. Section & The precincts of the city sball remain as at present: pro- vided, however, that often as may be necessary the city council shall divide each district Into two or more election precincts #o that each pre- cinet shall contain as nearly as may number of voters, and rr lections and ap-|lar election, or at « spectal called for that purpose, If the Int- tlative petition shall be signed by quallfie equal in number to fifteen, six- seventeen, sixty-four, etxty-five ential voting provided by thie ¢ EPARTMENT OF PARKS AND ner will beat sub- serve conventence tn voting and wilt conform to the general laws of the state: provided, that no alteration of votes recelved by the candidates for auch office, The total of second cholce votes of each candidate shall then be divided by two and the din sixty-six. wi Distrtet. J Precincts twenty-two, fifty-seven. fifty-elmht, fifty-nine, sixty, sixty- _ One, sixty-two and sixty-three, ter for popular election of officers. except otherwise provided tn this section. All such elections and ap- polntments shall be determined at registration or shall at any qualified signatyu centage, then th to such least fifteen per cent of the total of the precedin time be your, raleed tn per- ECRPATION. Rection ‘There shall be a de- partment of parke an4 recreation, which shall consist of five non-sal- aried con.misatoners, subordinate of- 4 plumbing ordinances of the city, and the Inspection of boilers. In this division there shall be a board of appeals consisting of three non- salaried members appointed by the ov: x bonds and determine the suffictency of the amount and sureties thereof and, in its discretion, require new or ‘additional bonds; ' and fuch precincts shall take effect with- in sixty days next preceding any election held tn the efty for munict- pal, county, district of state offi- core Section T. No cha dary of any district shall operate to abolish any office or exclude any councilman or other city officer from office before the expiration of the term for which the Inoumbent od pp int or appoint A gen mantctpa! i be held t firet the firet Monday tn ty there. quotient (die fractions) added to the ft cholee votes re ‘ely by h candida and the ndidate whe all reeelve a m jand second chotee votes second plee votes at one-half val ue) shall be elected o> If no candidate receives a majority by adding firet and second cholee vot as directed in the next receding tion, & canvass shall nen be made of the third choice votes recetved by the candidates for said office. The total of third chole Ge te aucetion, echeneias bie bat votes recetved by each candidate |lot shall not be counted. The result whall then be @ivided by three. and|of the election shall be announced the (a ing fractions) a ST tee ined first ‘and seo- ‘ection ae. The city counet! shall added to the cot ond cholee votes for such candidate,| Firet—stablish rules for ite pro- and the candidate who wed much a4d!- | ceedings. tion shall recetye a majority of all) Second—Keep « journal of tte acond and third chotee votes |cendings and allow the proceed choles votes to be published, and take th: one alue and third chotceland ay on any question votes at one-third) shall be elected.|mand of any two members and en- (c) If no candidate recelve @ ma-|ter the same in the journal. jority by adding first, second and| Third—Have authority to puntsh third chotee votes, as directed In the|ite members and othera for disor next subsections, the |derly or ctherwise contemptuous be- Xt lower /havior tn Its presence, to expel hus continued |for such behavior In ite presence until some candidate has @ majority any member by the affirmative vote votes cast for the office/of not lees than two-thirds of its @econd choice | members, fying in the order of votes at one-half value, third cholee|expuision the cause thereof. votes at one-third value, fourth ‘ourth—-Have suthority to create chotce votes at one-fourth value, and/and use committees of Ite members fo on to the lowest preferences ex-|which shall have power to compel pressed for any candidate for the |attendance of witnesses and the pro- office in question.) duction of papers and things before (d) If no candidate receive « ma- | therm. ierity by counting first, second,| Section 86 The city counctl shat third and all further choices down | meet on the first Monday of each to the lowest preferences expressed | month, or If that day be a lemal holl- for the office in question, as direct-|day, then upon the next day not a ed in the next preceding subsections, | legal holiday thereafter, and et such then the candidate who recetves the|other times as It may by Ite rules highest number of votes by such ad-|provide, The mayor, the vice presi dition of all the preferences ¢x-|dent of the council in case of the Dressed shall be elected. Absence or dinability of the m (eo) A tie between two or morelor any five counctimen may candidates shall be decided in favor|mpectal meeting of the counctl of the candidate having the high-|{te eeasions shall be public, and t number of first choice votes. If| shall not adjourn to any other place this does not decide, then the high f meeting. A meeting to be fixed by the coun- <a etl, to be held within y days after & Yacancy occurs. Nominations may be made orally by any counciim land shall close one week before the time fixed for such election or ap- polntment. The ballot cast by each counctiman shall be signed by him, and © record of the vote entered the Journal, Whenever there aru three or more nominees th same office, each counciiman vot- ing must reese at least hie fret. second and third preference for the counel! shall pro- : such other duties as the counell shall prescribe. The comptroller shall be secretary and keep « record the proceedings of the board. CONTRACTS AND PURCHASES. Section 97. All public works, im- provements and purchas the cost of which exceeds three hundred dol- lars, and all local improvements, the funds for the making of which are directly or indirectly to be derived, in whole or in part, from assess- ments upon the property benefited thereby, ‘shall be made by contract to be let to the lowest bidder there- for by the board of awards and ad- Justments, or, in the discretion of said board, said works and improve- ments, or sar part thereof, may be done under the direction of the city manager by day iabor, Where the cost of any proposed work oF pu chase shall not exceed three hundred Goliars, the same shall be made © fair competition in the open market. Bide may be called for and received for all or any part or di- vision of any proposed contract. and ho contract shall be sublet. for the furnishing of material, with- out the previous consent of e coef counell; provided, that the council may by ordinance determine whether Improvement. or any part thereot, man made by contract or other- wise. Section 98. Before any contract shall be award ® call for bids shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks, inviting sealed proposals to be filed in the division of contracts, purchases and suppli: on or before the hour named. All bids shall be accompa- nied by ertified check, payable to the order of the city treasurer, or @ surety bond, tn favor of the city, for a sum not less than five per cent of the amount of the bid, and no bid shall be considered un- 1 nied by such check or Al bids shall be pubiicl; opened by the board of awards an adjustments. No bid shall be ac- cepted which ts not truly responsive ‘ Greenwood District. : Precinct» fifty-one. fifty-two, fit- fy-three, fifty-four, fifty-five, fifty- and sixty-seven. " Precinets thirty-six, forty, forty- P Sard one forty- forty-nine an: § * Gallard District West. Seago are monty of tres it, thirty-nine, forty-four, forty- forty-six and forty-seven. Lawton + Precincts sixty-nine, seventy, | geventy-one, seventy-two, seventy seventy-four and seventy- ; Queen Anne District. Inet! seventy-six. seventy- seventy-nine, elghty, etghty- ‘eighty-five, elmhty-six, elghty- ind elahty-elmht. Precincts sixty-eight. seventy- eighty-two, eighty - thre: y-four, ninety-one, ninety-tw -four, ninety-five and ninety manager, one member to be a com- rehitect and one a com- petent builder, The members of the ing board of is shall con- tinue In office for terms for which they were appointed and their successors shall be appointed for terms of three years. members of such board shall be subject to removal by the manager for mal-~ feasance, incapacity or neglect of duty. In case a member ts disquall- ft Interest or unable to sit tn a particular case the manager shall appoint a substitute from the same e board of appea' determine all appeals from the eu; tendent of bulidings as to all bullding matters, and also such other matters with relation to con- struction and new methods and ap- pliances as may be brought to its attention. The city council shall reacribe the method of appeal. The Board shall establish rules go oir meetings and hearin n The division of fire protection shall have charge of the extinguishment of all fires, the con- trol of all fire stations and ap- paratus, and the enforcement of al) ordinances for the prevention of fires. If the superintendent of this division has been appointed from the classified civil service, he shall, upon retirement, unless removed for cause, resume his former position tn such service, and the last appointees in poritions subordinate thereto shall resume their former positions respectively in such service. Section The division of health and sanitation shall be in charge of a commissioner of health, who shall be @ graduate In medicine, and have had at least five years in active practice of medicine or sanitary Work immediately prior to appoint- ment. It shall enforce all laws, ordinances and regulations relative to the preservation and promotion of the public health, the prevention djand restriction of disease, thi vention, abatement and suppret vide the submii to te of the pec fon to be held w from the certifieat of the sufficiency of the stenatures; provided, that If any general elec- tion te to be held by the at any political subdivision thereof within which the City of Beattie is Included within three months after such last above named certification, then euch bi held on the date of such other elec- tion. Bection §4 If prior to the date fleors and émployes. The commis- stoners shall be appointed by the r the term of five years, be #ubject to removal by him. comminsioners of the existing department of par’ hall serve commiasioners of this department for the terms for which they were ap- pointed respectively, Bection This department shall manage, control, improve and late all parks, play and reereat xrounda, public squares, park drives, rhways, bouleve: and bathin, eaches of the city, except as oth when any ordinance shall take ef-|wise provided in thie charter, and fect a petition signed by qualified|shall have power to designate the electors equal tn number to lands to be acquired and used for x per ornt of the total re such ge ge whether within or of receding year shal’ without the city, and to grant con- h the cle 4 verified comnions and privileges therein, the fflclency of stanatures, as in case|revenue of which shall go into the itfative ordinance, such ordi.|city park fund; provided, that no tn. wi shall be suspended from tak-|toxicating lquors shall be sold or ing effect and the counct! shall im-jused upon an roperty under the mediately reconsider the same, and| jurisdiction of this department. if it do not repeal such ordinance| Section 72. Whenever the United it shall submit It to the people for|States, State of Washington or any Whelr approval or rejection at the|political subdivision thereof. shall next municipal election or at a spe-|Own any real property within or etal election called for that purpose) without the City of Beattie, and the aa in case of initiative ordinance: same or any Interest therein shall jon $6. The counct! by ite own|not then be pa? 4 for the pur- Motion may submit to lar vote|poses for which ¢ same was for adoption or r tion at any elec-|acquired, the board of park comm! tion any propor ordinance In thejsioners shall hy inter same manner as provided for their|into an agreement to occupy and use submission upon petition. any such public property or Interest Section 646 If a majority of the/therein, and to expend money there- qualified electors voting upon anyjon for the improvement thereof as Initiative or referendum ordinance|s part of the public park and recrea- hall vote in favor thereof, the same/tion system of sald city. shall take effect five days after the| Section 73. There shall be a park election, provided, that if the city|fund, to be expended solely by the counctl shall, after the rejection of|park commissioners, which shall an initiative ordinance, have p naiat of all eifte, bequests and de- & different ordinance ‘on the vines made for park and recreation subject, they shall submit ft, to: purposes; ten per cent of the gross or with the initiative ordinanc Fecelpte of the city from all fines, * election, and the ordinance |penaities and licenses: the rents, le- ving the highest number of|mues and profits derived from any ¥ Provided that be @ majority,|property which may be held shall be adopted. All initiative and|owned in tion purpo: referendum elections shall be con- ducted tn all respects an elections appropriations as the city shall make o in the houn e hear rovisions shall be known as special pal elections. Charter amendments shall be submitted only at general municipal elections. Section 9 The manner of nomina- tion of all elective officers shall be by petition. The name of any elec- tor of the city shall be printed upon the ballot, when a petition in the form hereinafter prescribed shall have been filed in Ma or her be half with the city clerk. Such pe- tition shall be sianed by at least five hundred qualified electors of the city, If for the nomination of a candidate for ott filled b election from the city at large, an ey at least fifty qualified electors of the district, If for an office to be filled by election from such dis trict. Section 10. ing th ninety-sev ninety- jundred, one hundred and one hundred and forty- hundred and forty-seven, one hundred and forty-elght and one ined an forty-nine. ‘estiake Precincts ninety-th: one hun and twelve, one hundred and y-three one hundred and ty-four, one hundred and twen- , hundred and thirty- ‘one hundred and thirty-eight, bundred and thirty-nine, one|? red and forty-four, one hundred fifty, one hundred and fifty-o1 one hundred and fifty-two. The stenatures to a nominating petition need not all be ppended to one paper, but to each arate paper there shall be at- hed an affidavit of the circulator thereof, stating the number of sign- ere of such paper and that each sig- Mature appended thereto was made In his or her presence, and t# the genvine signature of the person whose name It purports to be. All sianers of a nominating petition shall nm thetr names in Ink or indelible pencil, adding ther piace of residence by street and number. 7 hundred and one, one and two, one hundred and one hundred and fou jundred and five, one hundred and one hundred and eleven, one red and thirteen and one hun- : ‘ 5 Section 11. The form of the pod: tion papers shall be substantially as follows (FORM OF PETITION PAPER.) We, the undersigned, hereby nomt- whose street, 4 East Capitol Hill Distrtet. Eepetnets one hundred and six, one na eight, one hundred and eat total number of second choice votes shall determine the result. If they are also equal in that reapect the process of comparing the contin eference con- and nineteen. one hundred and ty, one hundred and thirty and lowest Seattle, for the office of candidates than Ite regular place Section 37, Every legislative act city shall be by ordinance shall be clearly en- titled and ahall contain but one aub- ject. wh hall be clearly expr in tte ut The enacting ordinance shall be of sald Byer ordinance. | ubmitting propos ple. Initiative published muccenaive week mitted. tions to the rdinances shal once each week fe in the newspaper immediately prior t election at which the same ts sub- ity off! Deo- be two total the therefor; provided, that no annual tax levy for this department shall be less than three-quarters of a mill LIBRARY DEPARTMENT. Section 74. There shall be public brary under the mana of nuisances and unsanitary bulld- Ings, the eanitary inspection and supervision of the production, trans- portation, storage and sale of food and food etuffs, the sanitary super- fon of the city water supply and the sanitary inspection of garbage. to the call, specifications, plans and data issued therefor, but no bid shall be rejected for informality if it can be understood what fs meant thereby. Upon award of contract all checks or bonds furnished with the bids submitted shall be returned ene ed and thirty - expr every sk meidacein Parke District. to be voted for at the|cerned, and if this still results in a|dained by the City of Seattle as| Section 67. No ordinance enacted|and control of a non-salaried board/It shall manage all hospitals andito the bidders, except that of the ¢ Precincts one hundred and four-|tiection to held in the City of Se-ltie it shall be decided by lot under | follows by the vote of the people shall belof five trustees, who shall be ap-|sanitariuma that are established or|successtu, bidder, which shall be re- Bete om She - 5 Gar Of 19. .-j|the direction of the canvassing | Section 38. No bili shail becomelamended or repealed by the city|pointed by the mayor with the con-|maintained by the city Jt shall) tained until @ contract be entered fe and we individually certify that we are qualified to vote for candida for the above office. and that we have not signed any other petition board. (f) A statement of such canvass shall be made out and signed by the president of the council and filed is one hundred and fifteen, one i ited and twenty-one, one hun- and twenty-two, one hundred and twenty hundred twenty-seven, hundred one o7 and and ducting municipal elections shall invalidate the same, If they have |been conducted fairly and in aub- jutantial conformity with the re- uirements of law. Section 19. The total expenditure by or on behalf of any one candi- date, whether directly or indirectly, aball not exceéd five hundred dol lars in case of a candidate elected ‘one hundred and forty, one hun-|iator) nd fifty-seven, one hundred| section 12. fifty-elgbt, one’ hundred and |coinpriaing @ petition shall be an: y-nine, one ‘bund and sixty.|sembled and filed with the city @ne hundred and sixty-one, one hun-|clerk, as one instrument, not eariler than ‘sixty days nor later than thirty days prior to the date of the el -five.|tion with respect to which such peti- tion is filed. The clerk shall en- All nominating papers and sixty-two, one hundred and three, one hundred and sixty F and one hundred and sixty First Hill Distrtet, an ordinance unlose on its final pas sage at least a majority of all the members elected vote in its favor, d the vote be taken by yeas and shall be passed on tts final reading at the meeting at which it t# intro- duced. Section 89. revised, re-enac ordinance shall be ed or amended by reference to its title; but the ordi nance to be revised or re-enacted or the section thereof amended, shall bo re-enacted at length as revised or amended. fourtha vo ofl term moval by It he have power to appo ployes of th such deputt pedient pointment. Section 69. clerk of the city clert y by a th city nint from the council, shall council within two years after ite enactment, and then on reo- of the entire city coun- four years subject to re- clerk shall department nd to revoke any such ap- The city clerk shall be sent of the city council, for the term of five years and be subject to removal by the mayor, The five members of the present board of hi effect of this charter. Section 75. There shall be a Mbrary fund which shall consist of all gifts, Dequests and devises made for the benefit of sald library; ten Der cent of the gross reo ipte of the ity from all fines, penalties and loenses; the rents, issues and profits derived ‘from any property held or owned in trust for said brary; euch cause a complete and accurate sys- tem of vital statistics to be kept. In time of epidemic or threatened epidemic, it shall make and enforce The commissioner of health shall ap- point such medical assistants and nurses as are prescribed by ordi- nance, ‘Section &8, ‘The city counct! may, by ordinance, upon the recommenda. tion of the city manager, cre: discontinue any bureau or div of the administrative department and determine, combine and dis- into, and If such bidder fail to enter into such contract within ten days from the date he ts notified of its award, the sald check shall be for- ty-eight, one hundred and|Presenting any other candidate for/with the city clerk, who, within|nays, and the names of those vo CLERICAL DEPARTMENT. tru ving the longest unex- ntine and isolation regula-|feited to ‘city, and in case = ity-nine, one hundred and|{he sald office, thereafter, shall ing for and against the mame be en-| Section 68. There shall be a clert-|pired terms shall hold office until 1t shall make research Into|surety bond has been Riven the co y-four and one hundred ana|Name re out and cause to be delivered to tered In the journal. cal department which shall consist|the expiration of the terms for|the causes of disease in the com-|poration counsel shall enforce the irty-five. Street and Number sseeseces| person #0 elected a certificate N dinance, other than an ordi-lof a city clerk, deputies and em-|which they were appointed re-|/munity and |} promote the collection thereof, the proceeds of } Pike Distrtet. (Space for Signatures.) election. nance providing for. appropriations |ployes, The city clerk shall be up-|ppectively, and the other. two mem-|tion and understanding of the com-|such check or bond to be credited Precincts one hundred and thirty- (Here insert affidavit of etreu-| , Section 18. No informalities In con or anlar or current expenses,|pointed by the elty council for the|bere ahall retire upon the taking| munity in matters of public health. /to the fund or funds from which the contract In question ts to be paid. All contracts shall be based upon sufficient spectfications, accompa- nied by plans and other data to in- dicate the ni re of the works, tm- provements, services, materials or apparatus intended to be contracted for. No alternative bid shall be ac: cepted unl: such was asked for on the basis of alternative specifica- Precincts one hundred and forty- ene, one hundred and forty-three hundred and sixty-eight. on indred and #ixty-nine, one hundr seventy, one hundred and seven- tend all meetings thereof and keep complete records of Its proceedings; have the custody of the city soal, all public records, except such as are entrusted by this charter to other dorse thereon the date of its presen- tation and by whom presented, and shall forthwith examine the sam: If the petition complies with th charter he shall file the same at tribute the functions thereof, but the division of contracts, purchases and supplies shall not be so discon- Section 40. When « bill pon ite final pas and fails to pass, and a motion Is made to re- consider, the vote upon such motion tions, plans or other data. The board of awards and adjustments shall not be bound to accept any of the bids submitted but may reject at large, nor one hundred dollars tn lease of a candidate elected from a district. This shall not include filing fees nor the cost of printing and ie put tax levies and appropriations a the all_make therefor. STRATIVE DEPARTMENT. Section 76. There shall be an ad except as mailing circulars to voters. No candidate, nor any person. sociation or organization on his be- alf, directly or indirectly, shall pay or cause any person to be paid, in cash or by any other material in ducement, for work In his behalf at the polls on election day two, one hundred and seventy-lonce, if not, he shall state tm- 4, one hundred and seventy-four.|mediately in writing on said peti- undred and seventy-five, oné|tion why it cannot be filed, and with- indred and seventy-six, one hun-|in three days thereafter shall return and seventy-seven, one hundred |the defective petition, personally or and seventy-eight and one hundred|}y mall, to the person presenting the and eighty-two sam Such return petition ma Pacific Dintrtet. he amended and again presented for Precine undred and thirty-ititing within five days of | A violation of any of the provi two, one hundred and thirty-three.|hy the clerk, but in no case inter {Mons of this section by any candi One hundred and forty-two, one hun-lthan thirty days t © the election, |4 ” b ¥ person, associatio: his behalt an Maqualify fflee for F organization in hin knowledge, shal from holding | the bh he ts a candidate. Every candidate for an elective of- fice shall, within five days after the election, make gnd file with the clerk an affidavit that he has not violated any of the proviste of this section, which shall enumerate apectfically the prohibitions tn tht ction, and shall contain a com plete itemized statemont of expendi tures of money in wach election, and of the giving of any other corslda- tion or promise, by him or by ¢ er his behalf, etlon at twenty days prior to any the elty coun ofl shall designate one place of vot ing Ine precinct and shall ap. aint auch Judges and inspectors for each place of voting as may be re- quired by the general laws of the state for state and county elections. Section 21. At ail elections the vote shall be by ballot, and the polls .\shall b opened at eight o'clock a ‘of|m, and clowe at eleht o'clock p. tm. The manner of conducting and vot- red and eighty-four, one hundred and eighty-five. one hundred and @ighty-six, one hundred and ninety mine, two hundred, two hundred an , ith him dif then found to comply with this charter it shall be filed. The fee for filing such petition of noml |nation shall be one per cent of y two hundred and two, two hun-|raron ee one per eneatlo Jan y or compensation and twelve and two hundred Pte ps: tac the office in quest and thirteen in no ¢ less than Hare. Section 12. Any. p whose name has been submitted for can- didacy by any such petition shall Iftle with the city clerk an accept- ance of such candidacy, containing. «| declaration that he ia not a nominee | OF representative of any political but] Distrtet. dred and eighty one hundred and elghty one hundred and eighty-nine undred and ninety-five, one mdred and ninety-six, one hundred ced ninety-seven, . nha] h pene | and) Hinety-cicht, two hundred and three. | party or srwnnization. not inter the two hundred and four, two hundred Perey tae ater the tit thes and nine, two hundred and ten Samtultion: ‘as two hundred and cleven peer otance mike Dini rie of the candid shall not # Precincts the ballot later thay gne, hundred and ni @ election any candi- b pap ninety-on draw from nomination and ninety-two, on andipy filing with the city clerk @ re- Lo alg el Sos pepesed “ nine-lquest for withdrawal, over his own four, two hundred and five two signature duly attested by a notary jundred and six. two hundred and|pubiic, and no name #0 withdrawn | seven and two hundred and elght shall be printed upon the ballot Water Front District. Section 14. No ballot t Precincts one hundred and fifty-ltions held ander the authority three, one hundred and fifty-four,|thin eharter shall have printed hundred and fifty-five, one hun-|ihereon any party or political desig: |Ink at elections under thin charter, and fifty-six, one hundred and nation or mark, or anything Indicat-|opening and closing of polls, keep gixty-six, one hundred and sixty- fre a candidate's views or opinions (ing the poll lists, canvassing the seven, one hundred and seventy-one. |The haliots arall contain a complete Votes, declaring the result and cer e hundred and seventy-nine, one iiine of the off Fee ified and itving the retorns, shall be th andred and elghty. one hundredly vainao t Tandidates ‘tor name as provided by the laws of this and eighty-one, one hundred and|inen office shall he arranged under fate for the atate and county @ighty-three, two hundred and four-|the title thereof in alphahetien) or-|tone therein. except as otherwine teen. two hundred and fifteen, twolner at: ‘tuilot papers shall he in.{Provided in this charter hundred and sixteen, two hundred |aigtinguiahal from another, x Section The city and seventeen, two hundred and) cont aw to matters provided by Jaw|the direction of the eighteen, two + gt and nineteen|ts be printed thereo shel! give thirty fay ato 6 b and two hundred and twenty. posting at each voting place in the ‘i FORM OF BALLOT. city, a notices of the ‘time and place Beacon Distriet. 5 Precincts two hundred andtwenty-' The ballots shall be substantiallylof holding cach election, and the of- son in At le election fifteen f clerk, under elty counell hall not be taken before the next meeting of the counct! Section 41. No bill for the of any franchise shalt be finally passed within thirty days after itn Introduction nor until it has been published in the official newspaper of the city at the expense of the ap. plicant once ench week for two secutive weeks, the first pu tlon to be within ten days aft introduction ction 42%. All ordirances take effect thirty days after passore and authentioatic xcept emergency ordinances and ordi- naurus approving local Improvement agsenement rolls and authorizing the insuance of local improvement bonda which shall take effect upon their passage and authentication. When the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety re- auires that an ordinance shall be- omo effuctive Immediately the facts creuting the necessity and emergen cy shall be stated In the ordinance and such ordinance shall not becom immediately effective as an em reency ordina unless on ite final passage at least two-thirds of 1 the members of the council vote fn its favor. Section 43, Every bill, after tt has passed, shall be #iened by the president of the council In open wom. sion, In authentication of Sts pas- sage; in aigning such bill the prosi- dent shall call the attention of the council to the bill and that he is about to sign it, and If any mem- ber #o request, the bill shall be at length ‘for mation ne » Ite correctness ax oled. If Jany member object that the bill in |not the same as when considere and passed, such objection shall be passed upon, and if sustained the president shall withhold his signa ture and the bill shall be corrected 1 kigned before the council pro da to any other business Section 44. All ordinances of a general, public or perr rt nae and those Imposing @ fine, pen- alty or forfeiture shall be published rant ca r ite aball their inte ficers, and ments relative to property of all elret pertaining in signature and public Instruments jofficials requiring |aball certify under city weal all copies |ments, records an Joffice' as may be Jofticer or p THR M Bection 60. The the city shall be a be at least thirt: the State of Wa beat elty a citizen and for ot lent te of his elec The Be t remons (>) B atth r the al purpore: all deeds tracts and bonds, wise expressly charter; (0) partment ard good order in the c Section 62, In the the elty elty of a vacane councll shall be shall he ral election ection 63 have nor exere minintrative ¢ cept #uch an a him by this chai tution and lawe Washington, The ” cy 1 papers fo! provided cane - ability or absence of the mayor trom vice president of the any the title of shall attest the city seal and acts of attestation, his hand ana of original di d papers tn required & AYOR, doou- elty shall have general charge ons and of all matters thereto; by all elty a the joou= hin any “on, and charge there- for such fees for the use of the city an are or may be provided by ordi- hance, and shall perform auch other duties as are prescribed by ordinance, official head of mayor. years of ag citizen of the United States and and a qualified elector of the elty at the time of his election, and shall have shington, taxpayer of r years be: ction mayor shall for all 4 legal onveyance excent am’ ot in ho the head of the police de- maiytain peace and ity. of the ouncil shall act as inayor, In the offic ome mayor mayor shall executive, Isiative power pressly give hall i, & of the fore nized as the offictal and xecute for the City of Se- con- her- this a In 0 oft |mavor, the vice president of the elty d office until the next gen not ac ox nt rand the const. of the State of min! t which shall inate office city manager shall be a person of known administrative ability, with experience in responsible and im- portant executive capacity in the Binited: States; he must be a citizen ited States and need not be, wheh appointed, resident of the City of Seattle. The city manager shall be appointed by the city council for the term of four years, subject to removal as follows: By a two- thirds vote of the entire city council acting on its own initiative, and by a majority vote of the entire city council upon the filing with It of a Petition asking for | his removal signed by qualified electors equal tn number to twenty-five per cent of the registered voters of elty for the previous year. In case the city councll shall, upon the filing of such petition, decline to remove the city manager, it shall submit the ques- tion of his removal to a vote of the ple in the manner and within provided for the submission of initiative ordinances, and if a ma- jority of the votes cast thereon Bhall be In favor of removal, he of the . The city manager, provided in this oharter, rvine and control the of: mployes of the adminis- tment and defin reseribe their duth Re anall deem it_expediont and. for the betterment of the service, may transfer any officer or employe from one department to another. DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS, 11 be a de- and accounts Section 89 There #! partment of audits which shall consist of a city comp- troller, deputies and employes. The comptroller shall be elected by the city coune!l and shall be subject to removal by {t. No person shall be eligible to be city comptroller un- be a citizen of the United a yeatdent of the City of nd shall have had at least five years total experience as a pub- lio accountant, auditor or simflar of- ficer. He shail appoint a chief dep- uty who shall be subject to removal by him, and may appoint from the employes of the department such deputies as he shall deem expedient, and revoke such appointments Section 90. The elty comptroller #hall exercise general supervision all of tl ad order the contract to be readvertised. Section $9. No contract shall be entered into by the oy, until ft has been duly ascertained that funds to meet full payment thereunder are available, or can be legally secured therefor, A bond running to the city, as required by law, shall be furnished by any party to @ contract with the city. The board of awa and adjustments shall conditions of Sontracts, shall be signed for the city by the city manager, attested by the cit clerk, with the seal of the city af- fixed: Section 100, All contracts for public works and improvements shall provide that at least fifte per cent of the amount due the co tractor on mates shall be ri tained to secure the payment of Ia- borers who have performed wo thereon, and matertal men who have furnished material therefor, and such laborers and material men shall for thirty days after the com- pletion and acceptance of the work have a Hen on such fifteen per cent so reserve which Men shall he senior to ail other Mens. No shall be deemed removed from of- fice, During the absence or dis- ability of the city manager, or tn case of a vacancy In sald office, the city council may designate some properly qualified person tempor- arily to perform the duties of the office, The commisstoners, superin- tendents and other subordinate offi- cers of the administrative depart- ment ahall be appointed by the city manager subject to removal by him. The employes of the administrative partment, in such number as shall he provided by ordinance, shall be appointed by the superintendent officer in charge under clvil servi rules. Section shall exercise cont 1%. The city manager over all bureaus, divisions and other branches of the administrative department sreated herein, or that may hereafter be created, and except as otherwise over tho financial affairs of tho city, shall keep all its unts, and all departments and other offices of the city shall be subordinate to him in all matters of accounting; shall, semi-annually, examine and verity 1 records and files of all depart- ments and other offices of the city, and, whenever required, shall report to the city council and the city manager as to the condition of any department or other office; shail check all claims ‘and demands against the city, and all {ts obliga- tions, expenditures and pay rolls shall require all clatms and demands against the elty to be verified, and Keep @ record thereof; shall issue all warrants, keep inventortes the property| of the city, and all other public and non-taxable prop- erty. within the ofty: shall check the daily balances of the city trea urer, and apportion all moneys col- ot| ‘a provement shall be deemed cot pleted until a written acceptance thereof, by the board of awards and adjustments, has been filed with the comptroller.” The city council shall by ordinance presoribe suitable moans and remedies for the preser- vation and enforcement of the liens provided for in this section, Such fifteen per cent thus reserved, or any part or balance thereof remat Ing at the expiration of thirty da: after the acceptance of such work may be expended by the city man- ager In making good any defect dis- overed in such work during such |thirty days, providing the contractor has been notified to remedy such defect and has refused. Such ex- penditure by the manager shall not relieve elther the contractor or the of thetr obligation. Partial (Continued on Page ®)