The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 28, 1914, Page 10

: tw hu ar CHARTER or THE City of Seattle PE reels ROPOSHD ary l—-The municipal cerpora ROW existing and known as @ City of Seattle” shall remain fontinue a body piitte and cor on by the name of the City of We, and as such #hall have per Succession; may us lew weal, may sue and be sued,| Bcgquire real and personal prop. | Within and without the corper i ould of the City of Seattle by , eminent domain, lease, gift devise, and may sell, convey mortgage and dispose of the for the common benefit, and Fecelve bequests, devises, gifts And donations of al! kinds of prop ¥ within and without the etty for Own use and benefit, or trust ritable or other purposes, t I} power to carry out the pur- Of such trusts; may acquire bonstruct, own, lease operate and pemulate Publi, wuiilties, conven: ry Industries; may define “)] abate, suppre and pre al ih, morals, things detrimental to the fort, safety, ee and welfare of the inhabi- tants of the city, and may make and ‘ local, police, sanitary and Fegulations, and may do all expedient for maintaining ting the peace, Kood gov- eaith and welfare of the of the tnhadl thereof, of the city shall ° owera, func- rights and privile \e Riven or «ranted to incor porated towns and citins by the con tf and laws of this state, and all have and exercise all other , functions, rights and privt- by or which or inherent. tn pal corporations of like char and degree, whether enumerat- not enumerated in the consti. and laws of the state of oh or in this charter. 2 The enumeration of powers by this charter he held or deemed to de Dut in addition to the umerated herein, tmplied , OF appropriate to the exer- thereof the city shall have and ‘@kercise al! other powers which the constitution and laws of © of Washington {t would petent for this charter spect- io enumerate and for the city mo, have and exercise, DISTRICTS, % The City of Seaztle Givided Into thirty counct!- Aistricts, which shall tnclude recincts tn the City of as they exist May 1, 1914, District. two, ning, thirteen writ b ih nt ar th }ty jt t tw ar an: t | tw jar for ty | tw “v an it, ty and ett; ne | tw - “ te oe A ty at Uaually ex iden tw J hu rash} ha ar th an pos red wi fey rit it to tri ha one, twelve, "Kast Green Lake District. _Pre Dineteen, twenty-one, fenty-three, twenty-four, twenty- fe. twenty-six, twenty-seven and ity -e' Green Lake . twenty-nine. thirty, irty-two, thirty-three, t and thirty-five Distrtet. three, four, five, six, ga and twenty. jerthinke District. fourteen, fifteen, stx- pgerenteen, sixty-four, sixty-five Y ix si ‘Woodland District. Incts twenty-two, fifty-seven, it, fifty-nine, sixty, sixty- ixty-two and sixty-thre Precincts fifty-one, fifty-two, fit- Fee, fifty-four, fifty-five, fitty- - sixty-seven. ‘District Fast. te thirty-stx. forty, forty- orty-two, forty-three, forty- orty-nine and fifty. District West. s thirty-seven, thirty- *. forty-four, forty~- ty-six and forty-seven. Lawton rec pais Ly sereney y-one, seventy-two, seventy- geventy-four, and seventy- _ West Queen Anne District. re te seventy-six, ty-nine, elehty, ive, elhty-stx, eighty-elaht. Queen Anne is aixty-elght. seventy- two, eighty - three, ninety-one, ninety-two, » ninety-five and ninety- Anne Distriet. elghty-nine, ninety, ninety-seven, — ninety- ired, one hundred and one hundred and forty- red and forty-seven, one and forty-eight and o: Lo forty-nin Inety-th h ts_ninety-three, one | and twelve, one hundred and I y-t! on hundred and 3 one hundred and twen- one hundred and thirty- one hundred and thirty-eight. p hundred and thirty-nine, one ¢ and forty-four, one hundred iy, one hundred ‘and fifty-one hundred and fifty-two. th Bromdway District one hundred and o1 and two, one hundred one hundred and four, one and five, one hundred and one hundred and eleven, one and thirteen and one hun- sixteen. Capitol Hill District. ts one hundred and six, one and eight. one hundred and one hundred and seventeen, ired and elghteen, one hun- and nineteen. one hundred and ty. one hundred and thirty and jundred and thirty-one. Lincoln Park District. , one hundred and four- one hundred and fifteen, one and twenty-one, one ‘hun- and twenty-two, one hundred twenty- hundred and hundred and hundred and hundred 4 hundred and avon. be a na elt ott vid be de in ’ at au tn cn ab: we Da by ha tit ate RB ‘ oF be tri nal in and tn of na rei Sei at an ar for pri th St Pike Distriet. I one hundred and thirty- one hundred and forty, one hun- #e fifty-seven, one hundred ifty-eight, one hundred and one ‘hundred and sixty undred and sixty-one, one hun- sixty-two, one hundred and . one hundred and sixty- one hundred and sixty-five. First Hill Distrtet, iy one hundred and forty- one hundred and testy. three, and sixty-eight, one and sixty-nine, one hundred renty, one hundred and seven- one hundred and seventy- undred and seventy-four, indred and 'y-five, one d and seventy-six, one hun- re. em sen aust seven one hundred ind Seventy-eight and’ one hundred co “ thi da tio Uo do ta! ah bid chi tho In th rr be fii one hundred and thirty- one hundred and thirty-three, hundred and forty-two, one hun and eighty-four, ons hundred tve, one hundred and ighty-six, one hundred and ninety- mi two hundred, two hundred and ne, ‘two hundred and two, two hy ire@ and twelve and two hundred | thirteen. Walla Walla District. Inets one hundred and #ighty- one hundred and eighty one hundred and elghty-nine, mndred and ninety-five, one ind ninety-six, one hundred seven, one hundred and sight, two hundred and three red and four, two hundred two hundred and ten and n. Lake District. one hundred and seven, red and ninety, one hun- ninety-one, one hundred ninety-two, one’ hundred and three, one hundred and nin: our, two hundred and five, two red and six, two hundred and 4 two hundred and elght. ‘Water Front District. Precincts one hundred and fitty- reo, one hundred and fifty-four, hundred and fifty-five, one hun- and fifty-six, one hundred and “mix, one hundred and s#ixty- one hundred and seventy-one, hundred and seventy-nine, one red and elghty, one hundred @ighty-one, one hundred and ty-three, two hundred and four- . two hundred and fifteen, two red and sixteen, two hundred inten, two hundred | and @ighteen, two hundred and nineteen and two hundred and twenty. Beacon District. Precincts two hundred and twenty- thi th’ ta in na fil de or pa se at of thi da a pu ar the th: th in, su th ai to one and twenty five, olaht fifty a | itty as jotmht two sixty | two hundred and sixty-five, two hundred wbty hundred and seventy, hundre fourth year thereafter, districting mad election held cipal, Section 5. shalt than one district It shall be added regular municipal election last pre- codin) that the pop’ tinct district and the same shall re- main a distin, divide each district Into two or more election precincts # cinet shall contain as nearly a serve convenience in voting and will conform to the general election held In the city counctiman from office before the expiration of the term for which th: Section election shall be held on the first Tuesday March, after. 4 aball De submitted only at general muntetpal Section 9. The manner of nomin: tion of all elective officers shall be tor of the city shall be printed upon the ballot. form hereinafter have been filed in his or h tiv the efty, if for the nomination of a candidate election from the city at lnree, Section 10. nominating petition need not all be sem tached thereof, stat ers of such paper and that each whose name it sign Section 11 tion papers shall be substantially follows ‘We, the undersigned, h election to held tn the City of Be have not signed any other petition Namo ..... lator) clerk, as once mediately by mail, to the person pre by and if then fee for filing such petition of nomi- nation shall be one annual didacy ance of such candid petition date may by filing with quent for withdrawa nation or m THE STAR—THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1914. - t two hundred and © hundred and twenty twenty-two, fin the following form fleers to three, two] General (or Spectal) Blectton, City | he submitted, indred and twenty-four, two hun-lof Seat .| toes @hall b ed and twenty-six, two hundred | 19 {ficial new seven, two hundred and tie eons four, two hundred! and thirty wan two hundred and thirty-six ‘and hundred and forty-two and tw etion 2h andred and forty-tht the vlty el Mount Baker 1 ut and delivered at Prectnots two hundred and twenty v place, by the timo fix hundred and twenty vi ‘tne opening of the f hundred And thirty, tw r of eaoh election, all ne and thirty-one, two hur tt Hate required by thirty-two, two hundred ° ef the Liaise to hree, two hundred and ae two hundred and thir and thirt forty be elected, nd fn or all ed measure ry in the olty ar enc ie itive weeks next fon of th of much the duty to bet ach voting by law on the the gener holding Offict tton ballot for precinet to pre pe printed of tne tion, irty-four ceding pla To vote for] & figure "1" op ur firat cholee may one an # to vot write the name of y ffi Yo additional candidat trtet poalte the * ade xy eferences © fimure two rdred ed and A thirty Irty-never elght, two } ne, two bund © hundred and Valley Dintrte: Precincts two hundre ur two hundred and o hundred and forty-six ed and forty-sev two l forty-el@ht, two hundr rty-nine and two hundred one, ' writing t t th You” ma second land wite the |lnwa nd #o| elect! write’ in the c he enol | tt other per t t thir vided at wl * tlon 34. A ¢ shall be prima fa » facts theretn rtat inoll shall decide all au te att paster bearing the|to the qualifications and elec rty ted name of any such person or|its own members, and tt tive.| pe ontested elect! hun t write me the contest shall be * ety € according be, to awa ¢ n reific te te of elec evid t the efty ations aa tt nde. ank 1 and forty and p the nar any persona for m you desire i and ¢ forty two A and and office tded ft In me name. If you it acromn ¢ n officer Ite the this ballet to t fi wet ar Ratoter t Precincts two o hundred and fifty od and fifty-three, fifty-five, two hundr ix, two ‘hundred and and two hundred and (Vote tn this column) 1 (Name) John Doe Richard Henry (Occupation) two 4 titty fifty Poe ng James Roo " William Coe De Precinots tw five, two hundred and fifty hundred and fifty ndred and sixty, two he one, two hundred and two hundred and sixty hundred and sixty-four. kh Dinertot, undred and twen four R (or on separate bal sitions and other matters | contest voted on, with appro-| floors. etions to voters printe Section is ponitl tlon ts to b The city of the olty a sufficient number of offtelal | aubminal to be printed, in form a®| vided by r by meneral ein preseribed, and distributed to| law, th mitted at elect! fficers for & general or ial election, respective voting precir CALL. out the etty, We shail fection 26. The holder of any printed a suffictant number of] elective office may be removed from ple ballots, upon paper of dif-\ office by recall aa provided by law ent color, but otherwise Identical with the ballot to be used at the election, and shall mall one such * ballot to each registered y least seven days before the fnsert ‘her lot) prog if any, to be priate’ Ina consph Section 1 1 for county of elections - Whenever any quer nubmitted to the electors and the method of such Ifieally pro six and two hundred and one. dale cause Akt Precinets two. bh ven, two hundred and sixty ©. hundred and sixty-nine, two hundred hundred hundred and hundred and te th - als | a neventy-one, two wonty-two, two venty-four and venty-five. ¥ Prectne © hund three, two hundr two hundred and seventy © hundred and seventy-elght and seventy-ntne and ndred and Section 4 The city counc!! shall ve power In the year nineteen hun od and eighteen, and in every to redistrict In any fr shall be nearly equal in atton as geographically compact as sible, nor shall any ordinance for districting the city take effect thin sixty days preceding any in the city for munt- district or state of two tion re of th Aa renery charter, » and city ¢ be composed jfrom sach the etty Section eligibie pow except ple by this in @ mayor of Heattle, the p: Vente ter at olection Seett closing Inspectors there, with box from aeven two two ediately after the the Judges and election shall then a at removing the ballot the place where the bal cant, proceed to canvans ntering al num ber thereef on the tally sheets pro- for. They shall enter the of the first further chotce ndidate on sald as soon as such cany od a return thereof shall by the judges and inspectors, se curely enveloped and sealed, and forthwith delivered to the elty clerk by one of their number. Directions to election officers, in conformity with ie section, shall be printed conspicuously on t |wheets furnished by the clerk \ On the first Friday ev the election, the city counct! sh of the dis-/at eight o'clock p. m., meet and pre which shall|ceed to canvass the returns of suct vote at thelelection and shall thereupon dec the result Section on The elty ce of one m counelimant unetl shall ber elected district of 29. No person for election to council unless he rhall & citizen of the United & resident and elector of the of Seattlo or annexed territory & continuous period of at least four Year t wie-alentien Soction of a members avorum shall the have States city nd district districts nto the o olty pric , 30. A major be sixned elected q n. but ® lows number jjourn from day to day, or tll the time of the next reguiar meeting and may compel the attendance ¢ absent mem In such manner an h penalties as the council shall presert Section 31 may ad county, x ore, Whenever any new ter ‘ory Is added to the city the same be 1 to and be a part ning thereto; and territor: WW ad ™ The mayor shall be ertitory sha join more x -offte pr dent of the city |goune!! and shall perform the umual functions of a Presiding officer, but jshall have no vote in elections, ap polntments and removals of officer [by the counct!, and tn all other mat tera, only In case of « tle Section 33. The council shall Le A ne tts mbers « President who shall be presidin Fleer of the during the, wen or dis ty of the me Section 33. The city manager, city comptroller, city treasurer and corporation counsel shall have « In the city council and may part in all disow thelr — respective shall have no vot Bection 34. Al ection |pointments by the council shall | determined by the system of prefer jential voting provided by this char. jter for popular election of officers. except as otherwine provided in this section AU such elections and ap polntments ahall be determined at a meeting to be fixed by the coun Hl, to be held within atxty days after & Vacancy Nominations may be mad rally by any counciiman And shall close one week before the |time fixed for such election or ap- |pointment. The ballot cast by each counctiman shall be stened by him, and a record of the vote entered {n the journal Whonev there are three of more nominees for the ame office, each councilman vot- ne Must express « it hie first, second and third preference for the office In question, otherwirs his bal lot shall not be counted. The re: ale of the election shall be announced Immediately. ction 35. The efty counct! shal! Firet—Enstabiish rules for tte pr cogdinen. Second—Keep a fournal of tts ceedings and allow to be hed, and take the y: on any question on de- mand of any two members and ep- ter the same tn the journal. Third—Have authority to punish ite members and others for disor. derty or ctherwts: contemptuoue he- havior tn Ite presence, and to for such behavior in its presence Any member by the affirmative vote f not less than two-thirds of ite itying in the order of cause thereof. ete WT to create use comm! of its membe which shall have power to ‘compel attendance of witnesses and the pro duction o ere and duct pap things before Section 24. The city counctt meet on the first Monday of each month, or if that day be a legal holl- day, then upon the next day not « legal holiday therantter, and at such other times as it may by ite rule: Provide. The mayor, the vice presi- dent of the counct! tn case of the absence or Aisability of the m ‘or, or any five counciimen may ci s special meeting of the council. All tte stor shall be publ and tt 1 not adjourn to any other place than tts regular place of n ting. Section 87. Every legislative act of sald city shall be by ordinance. Every ordinance shall be clearly en- titled and shall contain but one sub- ject. which shall be clearly expressed in tte title The enacting clause of avery ordinance all be “Re tt or. dained by the City of Seattle « follawe:” Section 2 uch and be made a part jet adjoining thereto ve cast the smatiest A ballot marked with tie one name, with no} shall be treated exactly 4A been marked with the figure “1” opposite the same name. If the same number mark placed opposite more than one can-| didate for the same office, such ing preference # not her Candidates recetving ® ma jority of all first chetce votes cast for any. office be elected. If no candidate r majority of| the firet chotee votes for the office In question, a cany hall then be made of the second ¢ ° votes received by the candidates for such effice, The total of| » holce votes of each candidate then be divided by two. « such annexat! the city council lation auch uffictently laree eparate district tt nee declare such territory a " provided, all deem ritery to to constitute may by ordt dts. L f other mark as if ith bh district until the te redistricted. jection & The precincts of the shall remain as at present: pro- ed, however, that as often as may necessary the city counctl shall th pre may and an equal number of voters. sub such manner as wit! beat all the na) we of the! a: provided, that no alteration of| h precincts shall take effect with-| lent (disrewarcing tract! xty days next ding anyladded to the first cholee votes re r municl-ineived by such candidate, and the istrict or state offi-/candidate who by such dition shall recetye s majority of all first and second choice votes (counting second choice votes at one-half val- ue) shall be elected If no candidate recetves a/ ity by adding firat and second directed In the next shall! pre county, No change tn the boun- of any district shall operate to ude any officer r olish any office. or exc or other city tneumbent elected or appointed. ELECTIONS A general preceding # then be mad olce votes received by the candidates for anid office. The total of third cholo votes recetved by each candidate shall then be divided by three, and the quotient (disregarding fractions) added to the combined first and sec nd choice votes for uch candidat and the cand!date who by such add tion aball receive a majority of all firat, second and third cholce votes (counting second choles votes @ one-half value third chotee votes at one-third) shall be elected. (ce) If no candidate recetve @ ma- jority by adding firet, second and third chotce votes, as directed tn the next preceding subsections, the process of adding the next lower preferen 1 be thus continued Until some candidate has a majority of al! the votes cast for the office in question (counting second chote votes at one-half value, third cholce votes at one-third value, fourth chotce votes at one-fourth value, and 0 on to the lowest preferences ex- pressed for any candidate for the Office In question.) (4) If no candidate recetve a mi jority munictpal fter the firet Monday in 1916, and Ddlennially there- All éther elections held un- revisions of this charter nown as special muntet- Charter amendments the nN be 1 @lections ro lections. petition. The name of any elec- when a pegitien In the prederthed shall be- Buch pe- 7,2 least ectors of If with the city clerk fon shall be stened by: hundred qualified by and at least fifty qualified electors the district, if for an office to filled by election from such din- jet. for an office fil The signatures to counting first, third and all further chofe to the lowest preferences for the office in question, as direct- ed in the next preceding subsection then the candidate who recelves the hiahest number of votes by such ad- dition of all the preferences ex- pressed shall be elected. {#) A tie between two or more candidates hall be decided tn favor | of the candidate having the high est number of first chotee votes. If this does not decide, then the high- ost total number of second choice votes shall determine the result. If they are aleo equal tn that reapect then the process of comparing the next lower cholces shall be contin- ued down to the lowest preferenc expressed for the candidates con- cerned, and if this still requits In « it whall be decided by lot under pended to one paper, but to each te paper there shall an affidavit of the circulator the number of sign- ture appended thereto was made his or her presence, and ts the) nuine signature of the person) purports to be. All| of a nominating petitian| NH aten their names tn ink or Ible penctl. jing thelr place residence by street and number. The form of the pet (FORM OF PETITION PAPER.) ereby nom!- vas 3 pepsi o * dence tx ptreet, atte, for the office of 4 to he voted for at the tle on the day of 19 A we individually certify that @ qualified to vote for candidates r the above office, and that we hil) shall hecome an ordinance unlose on tt final py sage at least a masority of all’ the members elected vote tn its favor. and the vote be taken by yeas and nays, and the names of thoae vot- Ing for and against the same be en- tered tn the journal No ordinance, other than an ordi- nance providing for appropriations for salaries or current expenses, shall be passed on tts final reading at the meeting at whivh it ts intros duced. Section 39. No ordinance shall be revised, re-enacted or amended hy reference to ite title; but the ordi- nance to be revised or re-enacted or the section thereof amended, shall be re-enacted at length ag revised or amended Section 40. When a bit up its final passa, and falls to pass, and a motion Is made to re- onsider, the vote upon such motion shall not be taken before the next meeting of the counct) Section 41 No bill for the erant of any franchise shall be finally peneee sthin thirty days after it troduction nor until {t has been ublished in the official newspaper of the city at the expense of the ap- pilcant ore each week for two con. secutive weeks, the first publica- tion to be within ten days after {ts introduction. ection 43. All ordtrances shall take effect thirty days after their passnge and authentication, emergency ordinances « naacew approving local Improvement assessment rolls and authorizing the irauan of local improvement bonda which shall take effect upon their passage and authentication. When the Immediat preservation of the public peace, health or anafety re quires that an ordinance shail he come effective immediately the facts creating the necessity and emergen cy shall be stated In the ordinance and such ordinance shall not become immediately effective as an em ergency ordinance unless on “ita final passage at least two-thirds of all the members of the council vote in tte favor. tion 43, Every bill, aft has passed, shall be signed by nresident of the council in open nom sion, in authentication of its pas sage; in signing such bill the prest dent shall call the attention of the counell to the bill and that he is about to «ten it, and if any n ber wo request, the bill shall be read at length for information aa to {ts correctness a enrolled. If any men er object that the bill is not the same as when considered and passed, such objection #hall } passed upon, and {f sustained — th esident shall withhold his «ten and the bill shall be correcte signed before the councll pro to any other business ection 44. All ordinances of al, public or permanert nas ture and those Imposing @ fine, pen and the of-'alty or forfeiture shall be published osenting any other candidate for ¢ sald office. reet and Number Viassas (Space for Signatures.) (Here insert affidavit of cireu- Section 12. All nominating mprising a petition shall mbled and filed with the oity ne instrument, not earlier an sixty days nor later than thirty ya prior to the date of the elec- on with respect to which such peti- on ia filed. The clerk Mall en rae thereon the date of ite presen tion and by whom presented, and all forthwith examine the same. the petition complies with this rhe shall file the same at/ ff not, he shall state tm- fn writing sald peti- on why It cannot be fi and with- three days thereafter shall return 6 defective petition, personally or nting the me. Such returned petition may amended and again presented for ing within five days of It» return the clerk, but in no case later an thirty days before the election, found to comply with is charter it shall be file The papers be in sub the re- fs put salary or ched to the off: no case less than ten Section 13. Any person me has been submitted for by eny such petition ¢ with the city clerk an cy, contatn claration that he ts not a nominee) representative of any political rty or organization, not Inter than ven days after the filing of his of nomination, and in the psence of such acceptance the name the candidate shall not appear on je ballot t later than fifteen ys before the election any cu withdraw from nomin: the city i. the clerk ar er his own ted by @ notary or gnature duly att ublic, and no n so withdrawn all he printed apon the ballot Section 14. No ballot used tn elec- ons held under the authority of is charter shall have printed reon any party or political desig- rk, or anything Indicat- ‘« & candidate's views or opinions # shall contain a complete © offices to be filled, and) of the candidates’ for ch office shall be arranged under @ title thereof In alphahetteal or All ballot papers shall be tn stingulshable one from another, ex- pt an to matters provided by law be printed thereon. posting: each voting place in the rom ow Ba city, a notice of the time and place The ballots shall be substantially|of holding each election, the direction of the canvassing board (ft) A atatement of such canvass shall be made out and signed by the president of the council and filed with the city clerk, who, within three days thereafter, shall make out and cause to be delivered to each person #0 elected a certificat alection. fection 18. No informalltte: ducting municipal elect! invalidate the same, if been conducted fairly and stantial conformity with quirements of law. Section 19. The total expenditure by or on behalf of any one candi- date, whether directly or indirect! shall not exceed five hundred dol- lare in case of a candidate elected at large, nor one hundred dollars tn case of a candidate elected from a diatrict. This shall not Include fing fees nor the cost of printing an¢ mailing circulars to voters No candidate, nor any person, a sociation or organization on his"be half, directly or indirectly, shall pay or cause any person to paid, ‘ash or by any other material ducement, for work in his behalf at the polls ‘on election day. A violation of any of the provt- sions of this ection by any candi- date, or by any person, association or organization in hin behalf and with his knowledge, shall disqualify him from holding | the office for ner cent of thei|Which he ts a candidate depenendion the | "pvery candidate for an elentive of- e in question, but} fi ajl, within five days after Jollara. [the election, make and file with the *whose|clerk an affidavit that he has not pent | violated any of the provisions of Sia}j| this xeotion, which shall enumerate specifically the prohibitions tn thie section, and shall contain a com- plete Itemized statement of expendi. res of money in such election, and the «iving of any other conald ation or promise, by him or by her person in hin behalf. ection 20. At least twenty days prior to any election, the efty coun cil shall designate one place of vot ing In each precinct and shall ap |potnt auch judgew and Inapectors for ch place of voting as may he re od by the general lawn of the for state and county elections fection 21. At all elections the vote shall be by ballot, and the polls shall be opened at olght o'clock m. and close at eleht o'clock p. m The ma of conducting and vot ine at elections under this charter ning and closing of polls, keep ing the poll lists, canvassing the votes, declaring the result and cer tifying the returns, shall be the name as provided by the lawn of this state for the state and county elec tione therein, except as otherwine provided in this charter Section 22. The elty clerk, under elty eouncll ys’ “notice by the direction of th shall give thirty x be} jat heon | tegiatration jan City [te any for|untform the proceedings | ot) ap |porntt of | ree of |e titute «| ter P, 1 | lwith | city official newspaper w after the same sha a luw, ‘The publion Hnances granting privat ¢ vacat DEran fection 64 |department t nee In within te |huve fren the de become of all Nise or ing oF ep expen the 46 There wh whieh officers sloow time t The policew partinent shall cons officer Ww Thin divist f the chief « the care and 5 and girls The mayor r to be deter and as detect! inen an any |chlef of p ap at shall of the and p fron time by « have p: therwl f th Hoattio t of the other lewisiative elty council shall tit dinance and y Inte execut wiven to the Clty conatitution and laws |morgeant Washingt and all |dlreette usual ised by | have of municipal core |W character and de-|¢ of Beatt 1] vietion now at which | publi ivinion + of a w pay ne der to¢ nan power bodies of like the City which w all power may hereafter rated te titution alno all on tte the tion 4@ miniatrative Het twhed | power |point the chief of polte ection No excluatve franchine|him tn his discretion tvilewe shall be granted for the|chief of police shail of any street, alley or highway |from the classified cly other public place or any part} shall not removed shall upon retirement |former powitl the ja pp. subordinate ther thelr former. pe In the els ton be ity this ehar tur tttew D of thin state of the City] opted and enumerat meeting charter Jno longer, « The city counell shal |counet! nor exercise ar mad F executive f fled from the legistatly nferre emer p Uone and hin pleas the 5 and int laws P and whi be a olty of th xoept | ppoint ef in ad from the when a 65. The ma wer ae the Beet maken mn 48 appropriation 1 person or authorized laws of the state the elty council may grant to any Inatitutton which tf» supported In whole or tn part by public charity the free use of eclty water Section 49 he city counct! shall ald of noclety an expronsly by thin the that provided 66, The the chief p shall serve an innued under er or any or be the keeper of the shall have such other tles es shall be prenc nance, Section 67. be responsible for all pr from any DEPANTMENT ch shall heh pr No debt or obligation of any kind against the city shall he created by the clty council by ordinances specifying the a and object of such expenditure Section 60. No propostt tn volving the issue of bonds for any public utility or tmprovement shall be submitted to the people until a detatled entimate of the cont there of shall have first been made by the clty manager and adopted by the nell INITIATIVE AND Toe Section 61. Any proposed nance may be submitted to the city counct! bY petition signed by ree istered voters equal in number to least elmht per cent of the total of the preceding year titlons ciroulated with reapect 4 ordinance shall be aracter, shall contatr his and or r FARE, Section 68, T partment of public shall be under the m thres non-ralarted cor be appointed by the term of three years a removal by him. The mente shall t two and thre They shall manage correctional and refor tutions and agencies, | bath houses, farma and th 4 ordinance tn full, and[tutions belonging to or sh ataned, certified and filed|the elty, except such in the manner required by this char-|by this charter under for petitions nominating cand! other officer or dates for elective offices: inepect and rem fection 62. The city clerk shall,|vately owned pincer of within twenty days after the filing| ment and entertainmen of such petition, verify the suffi-|make research into t clency of the stenaturen thereto. If|soverty, delinquency, he finds the wame to be Insufficient |other he shall forthwith notify the p nin filing the eame, and an additional twenty days shall be allowed in which to complete such petition When such petition ts found clent by the clerk, he shall | tranamit the same, together|board of pu with bin t thereon, to the city|manaed by counet) h shail take final action|pointed by wuc poned ordinance within|shall collect, layn ative al! statiation 63. The elty counct! may| various branches of tat reject any Inittative ordi-lassist In obtaining em but shall not amend or mod!-lall persons who may @ same. If the city councti|keep in touch with lat I reject ‘any such ordinance, orlin Reattle and victnit shall within thirty days after re-|those seeking employ colpt thereof fall to take firal action|He shall inspect and thereon, the ame shall be # private employment a: mitted to the people for th olty and require them t proval or rejection at the next secking employment r election, or at @ epectal election|iabor conditions, inclu Ned for that purpo: If the Int-|prevaiting at the plac tative petition shall be signed by |ployment is offered. qualified voters equal In numb Dr at leant fifteen per cent of the total regtatrat f the preceding year,| Section or sha any time be ralsed tn tinent qualified slenatures feh mhall consist of centage, t arted cor.minatoners vide for th ficers and employe to a vote of the peo sionera shall be jection to be held within forty daye|mayor for the from the certifiention by the clerk|and be subject the sufficiency of the stgnatures;|The commissioners provided, that if any general elec- tion ts to held by the state or any political subdivision thereof within which the City of Seattle ts Included within three months after Th such last above na certification, . control then such special election shall be|iate all parks, p held on the date of such other elec-|«rounds, public en) tion. arkways, boulevards Section 64. If prior to the date |b when any ordinance shall take ef-|wise provided in thie fect m petition signed by qualified |shall have power to electors equal in number to at least/iands to be acquired MIX per cent of the total registration |*uch purposes, wheth of the preceding year shall be filed| without the city, and with the clerk and verified tolcessions and priv nufficlency of slgnatur in case|revenue of which sha an Initiative ordinance, such ordi-|city park fund oe shall be suspended from tak-|toxicating liquors sha’ Ing effect and the council shall im-|used upon an mediately reconsider the same, and|juridiction of this de If tt do not repeal such ordinance| Section Whenev it shall submit it to the people for| States, State of Wash! thelr approval or rejection at the|political subdivision next municipal election or at a spe-|own any real proper! cial election called for that purt without the City of Se as In case of initiative ordinance: same or any interest Section 55. The council by ite own|not then be necessary motion may submit to popalar vote |p for which for adoption or rejection at any elec-|Acquired, the board of tlon any proposed ordinance tn the ors shall have po mo manner as provided for their|into an agreement to o submiasion upon petition. any nuch public proper Section 54. If a snajority of the|therein, and to expend qualified electors voting upon any|on for the improveme: Initiative or referendum. ordinanc © in favor thereof, the sam: ke effect five days after the ction; provided, that tf the city counct! ‘shall, after the rejection of an Initiative ordinance, have passed & different ordinance ‘on the mame abject, they shall submit tt. toeth- er with the Initiative ordinance, at|receipte of the the same election, and the ordinance | penalties and le receiving number | of|mues and profits votes, provid be a mafority,|property which shall be adopted. All Initiative andjowned In trust referendum elections shall ba con-|tion purposes ducted in all respects as clections|appropriations as the ¢ mitting propositions to the therefor; provided, th ple. Initiative ordinances shall be|tax levy for this dep: published once each week for twojbe less than three-q ucoeasive weeks in the city official newspaper Immediately prior to the election at which the samo ts sub- mitted. Section §17, No ordinance enacted by the vote of the people shall be amended or repealed by the city council! within two years after its enactment, and then only by a three- fourths vote of the entire city coun- ett, DEPARTMENT. There shall be a olert cal department which shall consist of m olty, clerk, deputies and em. ployes. ‘The city clerk shall be ap- pointed by the city counct! for the orm of four years subject to re- moval by It he olty jerk shall have power to appotnt from the em- ployes of the clerical department such deputies as he shall deem ex pedient and to revoke any such ap- pointment. Section 69, The etty clerk shall be clerk of the city council, #hall at- tend all meetings thereof and keep complete records of tts proceedings have the custody of the city seal all public records, except uch as are entrusted by this charter to other officers, and all papers and docu- ments relative to the title of city property; shall have general charge of all eloctions and of all matter pertaining thereto; shall attest by ia signature and the city seal ail public Instruments and acts of city officials requiring attestation, and shall certify under his hand and the city seal all copies of original docu- ments, records and papers in. his office may be required by any officer or person, and charge th: for such fees for the use of the as are or may be provided by nance, and shall perform such other|acting on Its own Init duties as are prescribed by ordinance,ja majority vote of th Hh MAYOR, counell upon Bection 60, The official head of|petition asking for the city shall bo a mayor, He shall| signed by qualified ele be at least thirty years of age, number to citizen of the United States anc the r the State of Washington, the previous year. In qualified ector of the clty a counct! shall, upon the time of his election, and shall have|petition, decline to ren a citizen and ‘taxpayer of the|manager, It shall sub for at least four years before|tion of his removal to the date of his election. people tn the Section 61, The mayor shalt time provided fe (an) Be recognized as the official! initiative head of the city for all legal and|jority of ceremonial purposes shall be tn favor of 0) eoute for the City shall be deemed remo: attle all deeds, conveyances, fice, During the tracts and bonds, excent a: ability. of the elty wise expressly ‘provided case of a vacancy In # charter, city counct!) may di « properly qualified p part arily to perform the good order In the elty Office. The commiasto: Section 62. In case of the dis ability or absence of the mayor from |¢ the city, the vice president of the elty council shall act as mayor. In ase of @ Vacancy In the office of mavor, the vice president une! #hall becom Il hold office wu 1 electio years ' pre In ¢ shall ote the education and ng of the community public welfare Section 69 employment of: the supervial There sh ce wht and wel sper’ The * range wht pr Section enact or nance, fy the at There # parks an ple at a mpecta term © f loners of this 4 for which ectively, comm! the terma pointed r Impro tion system of sald cf Section 73, There » fund, to be expended park commissioners vises made for park a purposes; ten per cent nees may for p fon 7 and control of a non of five trustees, who pointed by the mayor sent of the city cou term of five years an LERICAL Section 68. trusteos having the 1 pired terms shall the expiration of which they were spectively, and the oth bers shall retire effect of this charter. Section 7 There Whrary fund which sh all gifts, bequests and for the benefit of said per cent of the gross r eity from all fines Heenses; the rents, derived from any pro owned in trust for said tax levies and appropr clty shall make there! ADMINISTRATIVE. Rection 76, There ah th ine consist of a city Inate officers and city manager shall known administrative experience in respons! ortant executive eap Tnited States; he mus of the United States an when appointed, a. re City of Seattle. Th shall be appointed by th for the term of four to removal as follows thirds v man: 1 the ordinances, the votes of Se con- other in this » the head of the police de nt ard maintain peace and ra of the administr ment ahall be appoin manager subject to rer The employes of the a in such nu be prov appointed officer in rules, Section shall — exere bureaus, divistons and ¢ of the ministratty ereated herein, or that [be created, and except y til the next ge harge und The have ere! ministrative or legislative power ex spt such as are expressly given t bim by this charter and the conat!- tution” and laws of the State of Washington, ma e any halt tly not ad MENT OF fons nified civil service He shall sefal problema and appointed by to removal euches of the city, except property city from derived from such tax to removal by the mayor. members of the present employes. be a twenty-five istered voters of the nner and absence manager tendents and other subo' 6. hall be a pollee Il conwint of 4 man rat wdinance pr eda arKe ith or and at fi k pol under and til after in ¢ ned} nervice « ailable yor shall 6 and remé In cane the be appointed 1] wervice, and for cause, he resume bir rvice, and in pos! shall resur respectly h toons niet of police officer of nd execute all authority of dinance, shall elty jaf), ore’ and r by ordt recetye and offictal bond money taken UbLIC W hall be a de elfare whteh anagement of missioners to nayor for the nd subject to first appoint for the term of one. respectively. charitable, Inatt how " matory deine contre an are pin the contr board slate all pri peblic amuse t. They shall he of of hey causes orime all p 4 understand in matters of all be a free ich, subject to ontrol of the are, ah be intendent ap unerintendent and tem lating to the of In the elty ployment for pply therefor. nor condition: y and ment thereof, reeulate all oncles In the 0 notify thor of the tru ding strike: es where em- PARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, hail be a de 4 recreation five non-eal hordinate of The commis- the of five years, by him. the extatin department of parks shail serve jepartment for hey were ap- Aepartment whall e and reen- nd recreation res, park drives, and bathing * other: charter, and designate the and ured for er within or to rant con- herein, the i go Into the rovided, that no in- I be sold or under the partment. er the United ineton or any thereof, shall ty within or attie, and the therein shall for the pur me was park commis- wer to enter ccupy and use ty or Interest money there- nt thereof as a part of the public park and recrea- ty. 1 be a park solely by the which shall sonsist of all gifts, bequests and de. nd recreation of the all the rents, ol fines, ts. any held or or recrea levies and ity shall make at no annual artment shall uarters of a be rk JWRARY DEPARTMENT. 8: ‘There sh public brary under the management MH be a free larted board shall be ap- with the con- netl, for the nd be subject The five board of longest unex- hold office until ¢ terms for ppotnted re- her two mem- upon the taking shall be a all consist of devises made 4 brary; ten eceipts of t penalt, anc jes and profits perty held or Mbrary; such fations as the for. DEPARTMENT, rall be an aw ministrative department which shall ager, subord- The on of with pert abtiity, ible and tm- pacity in the t be a citizen 1 need not be, sident of the clty manager ve city counetl years, subject Ry a tw e of the entire eity council fative, and by he entire city the filing with it of a his removal ctors equal in per cent of elty for case the city filing of such nove the city mit he ques- a vote of th and within Kubmission of if a ma- thereon al, he from’ of. or dis or in ald office, t sienate som rson tempor. duties of th ners, superin- linate offi- ative denart- by the city moval by him. ndmintatrativ mber as shall shall be tendent or ivil servic cast remo ved ity manager over all other branches » department may hereafter otherwise and| Inform | | | |ation and maintenance of the water | oxprennly shall trol ndrnt and ment provided in this charter, have full administrative con over, and responsibility for intrative activities of the ¢ haye the custody and manage of all property, rea per nd al bife pin anod, une ehall and owned supervise and direct the maintenance, Improvement 1 operation thereof, shall superir i and carry i public works, | iiities, conveniences, industries and administratiy of the elty, and hal minintr wing divi purchases of engineering Htflithes ai and newers int f water work a of lighting; division of bulldings; division of fire protection division of health and #anitatio The heads of the various di except an otherwine designated here n, shall be known as superin tendenta Section tracts, pur p lor inions, con-| ahall pro The division of anon and supplte assemble data relative to all ed contracts, advertise and re-| bids therefor, and keep records of the name, It sliall make all pur-| chases, have charge of and dis tribute all supplies for the city and ite departments, and have charge of 4 {sponal of all unsultable surplus matertal and articles 1 purchases shall be made under fair npetition. All standard sup piles shall be purchased in bulk and | carried in stock as may be prac tleable or expedient in the Judgment f the city manager Section 80, The Aiviston of en- wineering, the superintendent of which M be known the city neineer, shall have charge of al} surveying and engineering work of the city, and, except as otherwise Provided, the designing and © con- struction of all public works, incl ing the construction of park drives and boulevards after thelr improve- ment shall have been determined by the department of parks and recret tion, and shall have the contro! and regulation of the harbor and water front of the city, It shall make and have the custody of all en- Kineering records of the ety. Section 81, The division of public utilities shall enforce the provisions of all franchises, and have charge f the inspection of weights and anures, It shall have charge of} the regulation of all public service corporations under the franchises and Mnanc f the city, and superintend « et railways oper- ated by the City of Seattle Section 82. The division of streets and sewers shall have charge of the maintenance, repair and cleaning of all streets, ‘sidewalks, sewers and drains in the city, and of all public ylacon the charge of which fs not vested in some other department It shall have charae of the collec- tion and disposal of marbage. Section 83. The division of water works shell have charge of the oper y nystem of the clty, including all buildings » erty quir rich way purporen. Gection #4. "The division of Mmht- ing shall have charge of the opera tion and maintenance of the Mehting system of the elty, including all bulldings and grounds. Section 85. The division of bulld- ings ball have charge of the con- struction, operation and mainten- of all the public buildings of he city, except as otherwise in this charter’ provided. It shall have charge of the {ssuing of all building permits and the inspection of all work done thereunder, of the en- forcement of all bullding, wiring and plumbing ordinances of the city and the inspection of botlers, In vision there shall be a board oul consisting of three non- members appointed by the ner to be @ com hitect and one com- petent builder. The members of the existing board of appeals shall co’ tinue In office for the 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- fearance, Incapacity or 0) ngiect of duty, In case a member is disquall- fied by Interest or unable to sit tn a partlowlar case the manager shail appoint a substitute from the same cians. The board of appeals shall hearvand determine all Cp ood from the superintendent of bulldings as to all building matters, and also such other matters with tion to con- struction and new methods and ap- pliances as may be brought to its attention. The city council shall rescribe the method of appeal. The poard shall establish rul overn- ing their meetings and hearings of appeals. tion The division of fire protection shall have charge of the extinguishment of all fires the con- ation 4 grounds and the prop-| or] | d for watershed for the p ires. 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 In such oe, and the last appointees in ponitions subordinate thereto shall resume their former positions respectively in such service. Section §7, The division of health and sanitation shall be in charge of a comminsioner of health, who shall be a graduate tn medicine. and have bad at least five years In active practice of medicine or sanitary work immediately prior to appoint- shall enforce all laws, nd regulations relative the preservation promotion of the public health, the prevention and restriction of disease, the pre- vention, abatement and suppression of nuisances and unsanitary butld ings, the sanitary Inspection and supervision of the production, trans- portation, storage and sale of food and food stuffs, the sanitary super- vision of the city water supply and the sanitary inspection of garbage. It shall manage all hospitals and sanitartums that are established or maintained by the city, It shall 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 quarantine and Isolation regula- tions, It } make research Into the 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 commisstoner of health shall ap- point such medical istants and nurses as are prescribed by ordi- nance, Section 88, ‘The city counctl 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 discon- tinued, The city manager, except as otherwise provided in this charter, all supervise and control the offt cers and employes of the adminis- trative department and define and prescribe thelr duties, and whenever he shall deem it expedient and for the betterment of the service, m transfer any officer or employe from one department to another. DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS ACCOUNTS. Section 89, There shall be a de- partment of audits and accounts which shall consist of a city comp- troller, deputies and employes. The comptroller shall be elected by the city council and shall be subject to removal by It. No person shall be eligible to be city comptroller yn- less he be a citizen of the United States, a resident of the City of Seattle and shall have had at least five years total experience as a pub- Ho accountant, auditor or similar of- ficer, He shall 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 stion 90. The city comptroter Il exercise general supervision over the financial affaires of the city. shall keep all its accounts, and ali departments and other offices of the city shall be subordinate to him in all. matters of accounting; shall, semi-annually, examine and verity all records and files of all depart- ments and other offices of the city, and, whenever required, shall report to. the clty council and the elty manager as to the condition of any department or other office; shall check all claims and demands against the elty, and all its obliga. tions, ‘expenditures: and pay rolls shall require all claims and demands Against the city to be verified. and keep & record thereof; shall. tesue all, warrants, keep Inventories at the property’ of the elty, and. all other public and non-taxable prop. erty within. the clty; shall chest the dally balances of the city treas urer, and apportion all moneys se | AND eh ¥ lected to the proper aco wha keep © fecord of all officers and employes of the city; shall hold all bonds «iy o except his own, wht held by the corporation and #hall im- it the cor poration counne shall teeue all i and perform such other as may be prescribed by rep y con ne of wald bonds t ordinar LAW DEPARTMEN Bection 91, There shall artment ‘whict & corporation corporation The corporation ¢ pointed by the to removal } 7, be a law onsiat of ansiatante employem. whall city eoune!l, wub it. Ansiatants n counsel, In such number be provided by ordinance, Appointed by the corpora- insel, and be subject re- al by him at his pleasure Hection The ration eoun- nel an istant corporation counsel # 6 an attorney ma- mitted to qualified to practiog in the supreme court of the State of Washington, and shall have, prao- the his profession in the City of Henttle for at least four years prior to his appointment ction 93, The corporation coun- nel shall have full supervisory con- trol of all tigation to which the city is m party, or in which the city or any its departments t= Inter- ented, initiate and prosecute etiona in favor of the city, prom cute all violations of the ordinance of the city, examine and approve the forn 4 execution of all con- tracts and obligations to be executed by or in favor of the city, advise the city council and all departments on all legal matters relating to the city and tt» affairs, and perform such other duties as are or shall be prescribed by ordinance. The sistants corporation counsel have the powers of de shall perform such duties as shall be required by the corporation counsel ARTMENT OF FINANOM. 94. ‘There shall be a @ partment of finance under the man- agement and control of @ eity trens- urer, to be appointed by the city counct) for the term of feur years, and subject to removal by !t. He may appoint from the employes of in 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 city and keep an accurate ac- count of all receipte and disburse- ments, and all other things ri quired of hi by law. He shall not pay out any money except on legal demands, duly lowed and audited. shall make h reports of re- celpts and disbursements as are re- quired by the city comptroller. BOARD OF AWARDS AND ADJUSTMENTS. n 96, There shall be board of awards and adjustments which of the city manager, the city comptroller and the cor- poration counsel The bor shall hold such regular meetings as it may determi and much spectal meetings as {tm nt or t chairman 1 € meetin) hall be public, at a stat and majority of all memb en nary to constitute a qu The board shall award all contracts; adjust, allow and certify for pay- ment all bills, pay rolls and claims: cause to be prepared and certify to the city counctl all assessment rolls for local improvements; hear and determine all applications for per- mits not otherwise provided for by law; fix the amount of and approve the ‘sufficiency of the sureties on all bonds, except as otherwise pro- vided by law; and at least once in every six months examine such bonds and determine the sufficiency of the amount and sureties thereof and, in ite discretion, require new or additional b ds; and such other duties as t shal prescribe. The shall be secretary and keep a record of the proceedings of the board CONTRACTS AND PURCHASE: Section $7. All public works, tm- provements and purchases, the cost of which exceeds three hundred dol- lars, and all local tmprovements, the funds for the making of which are directly or indirectly to be deriv in whole or in part, from assess- ments upon the property benefited thereby, shall be made by contract / to be let to the lowent bidder there. for by the beard of awards and ad- jurstments, or, in the discretion of said board, sald works and improv ments, or any part thereof, may i done under the direction of the ett: manager by dev labor. Where th cost of any pr posed work or pur. chase shal! not exceed three hundrs doliars, the same shall be made under ‘fair competition in the open market. Bids may be called for and received for all or any part or di- vision of any proposed contract. and no contract shall be sublet. except for the furnishing of material, with- out the previous consent of the cit council; provided, that the counelfl may by ordinance determine whether improvement, or any part thereof, shall be made by contract or other- wis Section 98. Before any contract shall be awarded, a call for bids shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks, inviting sealed proposals to be filed tn the division of contracts, purchases and supplies on or before the hour named. All bids shall be accompa- nied by a certified check, payable to the order of the city treasurer, or @ surety bond, in favor of the elty, for a sum not less than five per ‘cent of the amount of the bid, and no bid shall be considered un- less accompanied by such check or bond. All bids shall be publicly opened by the board of awards and adjustments. No bid shall be ac- cepted which ts not truly responsive to the call, specifications, plans and data issued therefor, but no bid shall be rejected for informality if it can be understood what is meant thereby. Upon award of contract all checks or bonds furnished with the bids submitted shall be returned to the bidders, except that of the successfu. bidder, which shall be re- tained until a contract be entered into, and if such bidder fall to enter into such contract within ten days from the date he ts notified of its award, the said check shall be for: felted to the city, and in case a surety bond has been given, the cor. Poration counsel shall enforce the collection thereof, the proceeds of such check or bond to be credited to the fund or funds from which the contract in question is to be paid. All contracts shall be based upon sufficient specifications, accompa- nied by plans and other data to in- dicate the nature of the works. im- provements, services, materials or apparatus intended to be contracted for, No alternative bid shall be ac- cepted unless such was asked for on the basis of alternative specifica- tions. plans or other data. The board of awards and adtustmonts shall now be bound to accept any of the bids submitted but may reject all of them and order the contract to be readvertised, Section 99. No contract shall be entered into by the city until ft has been duly ascertained that funds to meet full payment thereunder are avatlable, or can be legally secured therefor. A bond running to the city, as required by law, shall be furnished by any party to a contract with the cit The board of awards and adjustments shall specify the conditions of contracts, Contract: shall be signed for the city by the city. manager, tested by the city clerk, with the seal of the city af- fixed. Section 100. All contracts for public works and —tmprovements shall provide that at least fifteen per cent of the amount due the con- tractor on estimates shall be re- tained to secure the payment of la- borers who have performed work thereon, and matertal men who have furnished material therefor, and such labcrers and material men shall for thirty days after the com- pletion and acceptance of the work have a len on such fifteen per cent so reserved, which Men shall be senior to all other lens. No fim provement shall be deemed com= pleted until a written acceptance thereof, by the board of awards and adjustments, has been filed with the comptroller. The city counct) shall by ordinance prescribe suitable means and remedies for the preser= vation and enforcement of the lien provided for tn this section. Such fifteen por cent thus reserved, oF any part or balance thereof remain=— ing at the expiration of thirty days 9 after the acceptance of such work may be expended by the city man= ager in making good any defect al cov doin such work during suéh thirty days, providing the contractor has been notified to remedy defect and has refused, Such ef. penditure by the manager shall not relieve either the contractor or the surety of thetr obiiration. Partial Continued on Page it and inmel 1 n na a it a am.