The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 29, 1914, Page 8

City of Seattle EET and continue a t Bate Petual succession et rate seal a acquire re: erty within and without the corpor wate limits of the City ame for the F within and without the city aes Own use and benefit, or in trust Wy | Awith full power to carry out the pu i wee of such = stru os we be i; oi ins io ea a ys ie and elehty-two _ sgeven ‘CHARTER jhundred and twenty or THE dred and twenty ai and twenty-seven thirty-four five, two hundred two hundred and for MN |hundred and forty-tt Mount Baker Prectacts two hund elaht, two hundred hing, two hundred Hhundred and. thirty dred and. thirty-twe and thirty-three, tw thirty-seven, two hw ty-elant, two bund AND PROPOST: HRATL POWERS OF THE Crry., . etion 1 ‘he municipal corpora how existing and known as je City of Seattic shall remain “ly politic and cor name ‘of the City © such shail have per-|nine. two hundred may use a cor ltwo hundred and fo! sue and be sued, | Valley ersonal prep-| Precincts two bh four, undre ‘of Reattle By |twe red ant hase, eminent domain, lease, etftlgread and forty devise, and may sell, convey.land forty-elaht. mortgage and dispose of thelforty-nine and common* benefit, and! titty-one. recetve bequests, devises, «ifts donations of al) kinds of a ea er by the and a and vay ° tw twe Precinets two |two hundred and fitt dred and fifty-three dt fifty-five, tw fty-aix, two | hund ven and two hus olght Charitable or other purposes, trusts, may wh, lease, operate mibiic uttlittes, cony industries: may defin seishiaae tere bas hibit, abate, suppress and pre-lty.tive, two hundred % ali things detrimental to theltwo hundred and morals, comfort, safety, con-|hundred and slaty, t ‘and welfare of the Inhabl-|sixty-one, twe city, and may make andltwo, two. hundred pot itary anditwo hundred and f regulations, anc ¥ Go" all|hunared and sistr pedient for maintaining jand sixty-six and Promoting the peace, wood K0V-|eighty-one iment, health and welfare of | And of the Inhabitants thereot for the performance of the Heipal functions, The city shal) We And exercixe al! powers, func privileges now or r granted to Incor Loities by the cou tion and laws of (his state. and haye and exercise all other functions, riehts and privi-| y Waually exercised by or which ‘ty.three, two Incidental to or inherent. (jsix, two hundred and Mloinal corporations of like char-/two hundred and sev fer and degree, whether enumerat- |) OF Hot enumerated in the const!-|), and laws of the state of] Section ington or in this charter | tion 2 The enumeration of|ared and eighteen Heular powers by this charter/fourth year thereatt MH not be held or deemed to belthe city Into distric ive, but in addition to the/ districting the dist enumerated herein, implied! nage as nearly or appropriate to the exer-jand as geog? Thereof the city shail have and|hossthle, nore: exercise all other powers which |Pedietricting the constitution and laws oflwithin sixty State of Washington it would) election held ak mpetent for this charter spect-lcipal, county ly to enumerate and for the clty |ticers have and exercise Chhtinn & DISTRICTS. ritory ts add gg Pig YA of Seattlelahall be attached to ow vided Into thirty counell- lof the district adjoin: kanic districts, which shall include |i¢ such territory election precincts tn the City of/than one district tt le as they exist May 1, 1914 University Distrtet. Incts «one, two, nine, twelve, thirteen Green Lake Distrtet. nets nineteen, twenty-one,|he surticientiy tare twenty-four, twenty: lq separate district | twenty-seven 494) nance declare such Greea Lake Distrtet. twenty-nine, — thirty, thirty-two, thirty-three, and thirty-five. Greee i three, four, five, t and twenty. jorthinke Dintrtet. cinets fourteen, fifteen, etx: teen, sixty-four, sixty-five ty -atx. Wee Distetet._ Precincts twenty-two, fifty-seven, t ay te er es sixty sixty-two and sixty-three. Grecayrnad District fifty-two, fit- fitty-four, ifty-five, fitty- and sixty-seven. Ballard District Fast. hirty-six, forty, forty- -two, forty-three, forty- -nine and fifty. District West. thirty-seven, thirty~ irty-nine, forty-four. forty- ty-six and forty-seven. sixty-nine, seventy, 3 enty-two, seventy- seventy-four and seventy- Queen Anne District. seventy-six, seventy- x enty-nine, ener: wehy: os Spd’ tah eight. Aane tyot acquire, and ft Precincts two hun: seven, two hundred }two “hundred and jhundred and sevent and seventy-one, tw |seventy-two, two seventy-four and enty-five. phica the days tm the Whe A to oh have ten, regular muntctpal el and |ceding such that If the elty co the population of tinct district and the same shall re district main a distinct city ts redistricted. Section 6 elty shall rematn vided. however, that ry -one, rty-fou election precinets so be an equal number fn such manner as serve conv: ce tn conform to tate: provided. that uch precin ere tn sixty days next pal. district cor Section 7 of any district county, counctiman from office before th the term for which Section # A March, . , A is after Al der the viston: shall be known a: elections. mounictpal elections xty-elaht. seventy- ty-two, — etghty - three, . ninety-one, ninety-two, ninety-five and ninety- Queen Anne District, hty-nine, ninety, by petition. tor of the city shall the ballot. when a form hereinafter bave been filed tn tition shall besten 4 on nd one hundred and forty-seven, One| Candidate. for ano red election from ¢ Rd of the dlatrtes be filled by election trict. Rection 10. nominating petition forty-eight and one = forty-nine. ‘estiake District. ts ninety-three, one hun- and twelve, one hundred and three one hundred = and ty-four, one hundred and twen- one hundred and thirty- red and thirt zh id thirty-nine, one and forty-four, hundred gt hundred and fifty-one one indred and fifty-two. North ay District. J one hundred and on: and two, one hundred one bundred and four, hundred eleven, and thirteen and one hun- sixteen. tinets one hundred and six, one nd eight. one hundred and one hundred and seventeen. indred and et nineteen, one hundred and A ie, menaret and thirty and hundred and thirty-one. Lincoln Park one hundred and four- election to held tn one hundred ttle on the my land twenty ane cee ON land we Individually and twenty-two, one hundrea|*re © twenty-six, one hundred and |for the above offic: one hundred have not hundred presenting any othe hundred the sald office. Nam Street and Num! separate paper « genuine mature signers shall aten indelible pencil their na aad Section 11 tlon papers shall be follows: (FORM OF PETIT’ es reatdence ts Pike District. Precincts one hundred and thirty- & one hundred and forty, one hun- and fifty-seven, one hundred fifty-eight, one hundred and nine, one hundred and sixty hundred and sixty-one, one hun- and sixty-two, one hundred and -three, one hundred and sixty- and one hundred and sixty-five. First Hill Disertet. inet one hundred and forty- one hundred and forty-three, hundred and sixty-eight. one red and sixty-nine, one hundred seventy, one hundr o, one hundred and nty~ one hundred and seventy-four, ° wundred and seventy-five, one hundred and seventy-six, one hun- red and seventy-seven, one hundred neventy-eleht and one hundred (Here insert lator) Section 12 ™ and filled clerk, as one instrur than sixty days nor } tlon is filed. ‘The tation and by whom shall forthwith If the petition com charter he shall once; if not, mediately tion why It canno ur by mail, t Pacific Distrtet. same. ‘Such Precincts one hundred and thirty- one hundred and thirty-thr hundred and forty-two, one hun- and elehty-four, one hundred eighty-five. one” hundred and ty-six, one hundred and ninety- two hundred, two hundred and ‘two hundred and two, two hun- hundred by the clerk, but than thirty days bet and if then found this eharter it shall fee for filing such p nation shall be one annual salary or tached to the office in no cane te Section 13. Any name hax been sub) didacy by any such file with the elty ¢ and twelve and two n Walla Walla District. Precincts one hundred and elahty- on, one hundred and eighty- t. one hundred and sighty-nine, hundred and ninety-five. on dred and ninety-six, one hundred ninety-seven, one bh dred and ty-elaht. two hundred and three hundred and four, two hundred nine, two hundred and ten and hundred and eleven. Lake Disteter mogetness ie hundred and seven, one hundred and ninety. one hun- Area and ninety-one, one end ninety-two, one hundred Hinety-three. one hundred and nine- tour, two hundred and five, two indred and six, two hundred and and two hondred and elght Water Front District. Precincts one hundred and fifty- three, one hundred and fifty-four, one hundred and fifty-five, one hun- dred and fifty-six. one hundred and sixty-six, one hundred and w#ixty- seven, one hundred and seventy-one, one hundred and seventy-nine. one hundred and elghty. one hundred an ent “one, ane | hundred and} elahty-three, two hundred wna tour- | eer ore ent in teen, two bundred and fifteen. toa) Ae hah telah Bh hundred and sixteen, two “hundrad| sldhabie One and seventeen. two hundred ana Usinguishable one f elghteen, two bund ond nineteen - nd two bundred wna twenty. Kencon District. Precincta two hundred and twenty-| The ballots shall deciaration that he t or representative party or neven days after petition of nom absence of such of the candidate sha the ballot. Not lat days b @ the elec by filing with the quest for signature duly public, and no nam shall be printed upo: ection 14 tons held t this charter all nation or mark, or & offices t of th Mint of the the na such office shall he SR TORII one, two hundred and twenty }two hundred and twenty two hundred and twe hundr Dintrtet, ty mix Ratater Distrtet, hundred Duwamish Distrtet. hundr two AIkL Distrtet, leroy Distrtet, nots two hundred and seven-| vote hundred and seventy seventy-nine and have power in the year nineteen bun equal hall any district shall to and be made a part triet adjoining thereto which st the ematiest annexat The precincts of "X)ne necessary the city counct divide each diatrict Into two or more elnet shall contain as nm hall tak election held tn the city for muntet- No change tn the boun- bolien any office or or other city was elected or annointed. ELECTIONS, Ken: slection shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In and pasteny election: ve spec! Charter amendme: shall be submitted only at general Section 9. The manner of nomina- tion of all elective officers shall be ‘The name of any elec- prescribed = sha’ half with the clty clerk. Such p five hundred qualified electors the city, If for the nomination of « The stenatures ton appended to one paper, but te each there tached an affidavit of the ctreulator thereof. stating the number of #len- h paner and that each si pended thereto was mad er presence, and ts the whore name it purports to be of a nominating of residence by streat and number ‘The form of th: We. the understened, hereby nomi- Seattle, for the office of to be voted for at alified to vate for candidates siened any other petition! (Space for Signatures.) affidavit All nominatin comprising 9 petition es days prior to the date of the elec- tion with respect to which such peti- dorne thereon the date of its presen- examine the kame, file he shall In writing on sald be filed, and with- in three days thereafter shail return the defective petition, personally or the person presenting the returned be amended and again presented for filing within five days of its retu compensation than ten @ ance of such candidacy, containing’ of any ganization, not Inter than the filing cepta date may withdraw from nemination withdrawal, attested by a No ballot used tn eleo~ thereon any party or politi ing & candidate's views or opinions ‘The ballots hall contain, a ¢ FORM OF BAL two, two han od three, tw bund four, x, tWo deand thirty and thirtyostx ty-fwo and twe Aree ' Het. red and twenty 1 and twenty and thirty, two one, two hun » two hundred hundred and fred and thir ed and thirty and forty and rty-one. p for as dived and forty and forty-five two hun hundred and and mn, two o hundred » hundred and fifty two hun two hundred hundred and red and. fifty dred and fifty y-two, dred and twe and titty r fifty-nine, two wo hundred and and sixty sixty -three, y-four, tw two bundred hundred and lot) ve here wixty-lt elgnt dred and and sixty sixty-nine, two y hundred ny red and hundred = and hundred and ° w 1 seventy enty-elght seven twe two counet! shall and In every or, to redivtrict te In any re rlets shall be in population Hy tone ° for ty take effect preceding any elty for munt or state of by by or any new ter wo city the m and be a part tng therete adjoin ah oft sha vote at the ection last pre provided. nett shall deem eh territory to et t ma territory a dis- until the the nt: pro~ as often that each pre- rly as may of voters, an will beet eub- voting and will no pri or state offi- operate to xelude any officer he expiration of the Incumbent whe eral municipal there- 1d un~ charter i} munte of th firet. vo he printed upon petition in the | jorit thir his or her b ea by at least of fice filled by city at large, and at least fifty qualified electors {f for an office to from such di pres need not all be jorit third shall bes ‘of the person All petition mes tn ink or ing their piace ett substantially as 1ON PAPER.) ent th next ued . whose tree the the City of Se- of 19 certify that w uh the and that we r candidate for of ctreu- papers hall be with the city nt, not earlier ater than thirty |, clerk shall en- resented, and piles with this the mame at state im- ets petition may no cane re the elect to comply with be filed. The etition of nomi per cent of the! mt but | flee or him uestion lar’ person whom mitted for can- h petition lerk an accent in s not a nominee political of hin and in the the name Il not appear on er than fifteen tion any eandt ton, Ing city clerk a re- over his own tary e 80 withdrawn n the ballot @ authority of have printed Mine Indien: ythin t nything Indient-|ppe fete and for Aer in ram another, ex- provided by law} the mi 0 be’ tilled, candidates arranged 4 alotat 1 atl by riot ave ws pr OT. 7. POE PERSIE RE Oftiotat ation atamped) Direct andidat poalte nk vote, print De not bor opposite spotl this bat turn mot another tle, to be ballot ft prpeine * tov writ any office. the na the flary ft your You may apace pre p the na kaon f attach a d name of th write the rt to th ame) if any tate a co Section use a sufficient numb ballots ¢ ample ferent color th ection. sample there box from lots were the votes ber ther vided ther ber of ed 4 curely pr thw one of their number Direett formity be printed sheets furnished On the first Friday evening after the city eounel! meet and pro the election, at eight o'clock p ceed to cany election and # the r placed opps didate fiteting preferen tor either. May | jority of all fi shall ir any office shall b no candidate receives a the first chotce votes office In question, a canvass shall then be made of the second choice | ential voting provided by this char. votes received by the candidates for|ter for popular election cholee vot then be quotient y |added twead ndidate said office. votes ri shall the the quotient (disr added to the combined first and sec- ond chotce votes for such candidate, and the candidate who b: thon shall recetve a ma. (ey next process of all the vo (a) to the dition of all pressed (*) candidat of the ext number of fi this does not decide, then the high wecond choice the result in that r total es whall they are al n oxpre' cerne: its (ft) shall be made out and siened by the president the counetl with three and cause to Section 18 ducting invalidate been stantial quirements of law Section or Aiatrict t mating No candidate, sociation or organization on his be- half, directly or indirectly, shall pay or cause any person cash ducement, the polls ‘on election day A violation sions of this section date, orgentization with his knowledge, which o|clerk an | violated any thin section pall) sec itie nection, plete itemized statement of expendi- tures of money ip such election, and of the Kiving of eration any other ection |prior to any. ot Jf shalt designate one place of vot ach utred state for # Beetion vote whall be by ballot, and the polls hall eight o'clock # m, and cle The manner ing at elections under thin charter, opening and closing of polls, kenp. the votes, tying thane via 1 ection 7 | what! posting at . a notice of the time and pla pity, be substantially|of holding oach election, and the o! Richard Roe Henry James Roe William Coe ditional writing the flieure (or In the following form General (or Npectal) Mlectton, held for ot eters the You pr ne of nine als rvided any w whom y paster any au tear lection (Domitetie Address) use t to be p opt rite bel other n (de printed vo! figure Ite the name of your frst oh mip y exp! walt bearing person or propositions and other to be vo Mrection teuou 1 be pr preseribed. n offt tive ¥ city ba wuft ous bat the ballot and sh ballot t t least sey election Section wing of ¢ 16. ope tora of elec without cant entert sf on th the further chol fdate on ral an uch ¢ return ther he judges enveloped na to with nept A been opposite number or ite more than one ame office, such shall Th: divided (diane by such who and second choice second choles vote: we) shall (>) majority by be elec If no ved value at on If no cand’ by adding chotee votes, preceding The rer the place proceed ft of ench the first candida te, of adding Preference shall be until some candidate has a majority = cast for the office on. witlo: elty wi voters A, if neparate matt th prin City mi er A each nerwon desire more than one pum same ne me. ft aorom you ore, appro ated clerk hall tn f offi form ehal ae and distributed to fo sha ma en é nM tlon ab wh ne the ce vot 4 tally anve Ca t lection cuounl by m rw nN) nu Immediately the coving the re te te mber r of ident at after then ba the tal the ting precincts throug? air tea the auch registered ayn before the the judges and and Hot bale canvass num sheets pro They shall « a Inspe ter nd, th for © omp’ ole ore, he city officers: this section, # om the tally the return the clerk of the nird ach and let ned and “elerk tn hn} 1 uch 1 thereupon declare od exe not n mark tly | trom marked with the the same me is ry on recetving & ma t choles o tote by ¢ riding choll by # ate ted vot elected. Jority of t for 1 wo ch vote one votes and © If| shell have no vote andidate shall a t fraction re- the|a Vaca addition | he shall recetve a majority of all first (counting if ¥ ing first and secon: chelce votes, as directed In the next receding subsection, hen be made of ¢ votes received by the candidates for ‘The total of third cholce @ canvass shall he third choles by each candidate and idate firet. be divided by three arding fract and lon) such addi- rity of all second and third choice votes {counting second choice one-half third votes cholee third) ehall be elected ecatve a ma second and wubsect! directed tn the thus continued tion (counting second choice third chotee ne-halt third value, s0 on to the lowest i for any candidate Office In question.) If no candidate recetve a ma firet, cholees down b an count A Ue bet the proce: lower ¢ down to ed for and if thi i be 4 direction the board. all further jowest preference for the office in quest ed tn the then the candidate wh hishast number of votes by such ad- the. preferenc all be elected r of equal the value. Di ing ween for nece t choice votes. mine fourth the ond, two or more shall be decided in favor ndidate having the high i pect of comparing the oles shal! fw wtitl ided by 1 of the be contin- it preference candidate n- Tesults in a cany under A statement of such cany of the days ther: muntet ps the # conducte conform! 19. n behalf clty ¢ lerk, after, wh wh and fi Hed within ¢ delivered to ertificate ity wi of any informalities in elections me, if fairly and in the alee nh of n- hall they have aub- re The total expenditure one candl- whether directly or Indirectly, five hundred dol- naidate elected ndred dollars | nor or by any for we of or by any from holdin shail, witht the cost froulars to voters. nor any oe of a candidate elected ‘This shall not include Ming of printing an: person, other material k In his behalf at any ite G from in- the provi- by any candi- association behalf and shall disquality the office he ts ao candidate. Every candidat for for an elective of. five days after lection, make and flie with the he has not the provisions affiday: ot wht ly and sha r prom! person 20, At In each prec a A by t 21 be opened eat the poll the rete aa provid for the # therein Ain tht direction of give thirt each uta Hints, it that eh u ny hy least tie Inet a” bh the ¢ na |polnt such judges and ina lace of voting a# may tawa count t all at elent In ac im or in his behalf, nty 4 ity eo shall etors be of elect! of shall enumerate the prohibitions contain thie ‘om other consid. by dnye oun ap- for res the one, elections the ore! nek Dp, m. ucting and vot- wens, «hall canvansing: declaring the reault and be core the hy the Jaws of thin charter elty the y day voting ele elty anty elec otherwine rk, un cow notle In na nell hy the | eh once, | may officer and | re ) from | I by marked with |ters, ¢ count | cory | } | polntments | |counctiman shy THE STAR—FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1914, once in the elty offleial n aye after the © a law, The rdinances granting any floorn to be elected, or menaure tol be submitted, and fn atl cases no-| within te tees shall be published tn the elty|lave bec offictal nea each week [tion of ail for tw weeks next pro-|franohine or private privilege or ood # thie, proving oF vacating any plat shall place pe lection, |he published at the expense of the Section 23. Tt shall be the duty of applicant therefor. city clerk to to be made| Rection 46 © elty counetl shall and deliver h voting |have power, by ordinance and — n¢ by the time fixed by law for/othorwiny, to carry into execution all ning of the polls the day |6f the powers given to the City of h election asary books|Meattlo by the constitution and fawn rod Hate re woneral lof the State of Washingt nd all laws of the holding #uoh | oth wers ly by election le " Section 24. A certificat de Hon shalt be prima frete evid of|eree with the City and the facts thoretn atatod, but the ettylall powers which now whieh coune!! shall decide all questions aa|may hereafter be conferred upon tn to the qualifications and election of |corporated towns and elties by th its own members, and In all cases|constiCution and fiw of this atate, of contented election for any office|and also all the powers of the City the contest shall be dectded by thejof Seattle which now are may city counct! according, as nearly an|hereafter be adopted and en rat to the Iawa of the stateled tn the etty charter wiating proceedings In cases of| Rection 46. ‘The cit ———— — neither have nor exerci minintrative or executive distinguished from the power Section 47 rivilege shall be gra of any street, alley ther public place theres Rection mak wapaper me shall publica and 1° f¢ antetp ter of & ot © he. . coune! shall any ad power as (Vote tn this (Occupation) column) No exclusive franchise ed for th ov highway eny part use 48. ‘The etty counci! shal! no appropriat in ald of corporation. person or society unless expressly authorized by this f-jeharter or the laws of the state vided, that the city councl! may td any titution which tm 1 in whole in part t charity the free use ef et elect! teer Beotion 2h. ted ne for county y «rant support pul water, Section 49, No debt or obitgation any Kind amainat the olty shall he created by the city council except by ordinance specifying the amount and object of such expenditure Reetion 50. Itton ving the for public attlity or t shall be wubmitted te until « detailed estimate of the coat there of shall have first been made by the clty manager and adopted by the counet! INITIATIVE AND it Section nance may Whenever an tion te to be submitted to the electors f the city and the method of such submit n Is not specifically pro vided by thie charter or by general law, the same shall be submitted at A Keheral or special election { V Bection 26 elective office office holder rer | as provides yOIL, ogislative pow of Reattle, except the people by this vested In a mayor of any] ‘ed from by law tn any of the ne reserved to charter, ahall be and eclty counell Section 24. T ty eounel! shalt be com: d of member elected each counctimanic @istrict of the elty Rection eligible counell a a of & City NpuM, Si A ordi » the elty net) by signed by reg tered voters equal in number to jat least eight per t of the total one he shall have heen|Tegistration of the preceding year. eltinen of the United States and |All petitions ciroulated with F resident and elector of the » any proponed ord’ Seattle annexed territe piform In character, shall contain nuinuous pe at le the proposed ordinance tn full, and next prior ia election. shall be wlened, certified and file ction 40 asority fn the manner red by thin char embers elected ahall ter for petit hominating eand! oF but a leas number may dates for elective offices. ro from day to day, or tit the, Section 62. The city clerk shall Ume of the next regular meeting. |Within twenty days after the fling and may compel the attendance of (of much petition, verify the sufft absent members in such man clency of the signatures thereto. If under such penalt he finds the same to be tnsufficlent aball presertbhe be shall forthwith notif person ction 31. ‘The mayor shall belfiling th me, and # Aitional ex-officio president of the city |twenty ll, be allowed gounct! and shall perform the umual|which — to te much patiti functions of « presiding officer, but| When such petition Is found shall have no vote tn elections. ap-|clent by the clerk, he shall vintments and removals of officers| With transmit the same, tomether the couned!. other mat-|With his report thereon, to the city nly in « fa tie counell, which shall take final Section ounct! shall elect upon * amo members «a wie |thirty nt who shall be presiding Bectic fleer f the counel! during the ab sence or disability of the mayor. Bection 33 The city manager, clty comptroller, elty treasurer ‘ation cow | ehall have « in the city council part im all @ thelr respective 29. person shall election to the _etty » tthin presld elty counet! may ject any initiative ordi shall not amend or mod! me. If the efty counct! any such ordinance, of jeball within thirty days after re- ipt thereof fail to take firal action thereon, the same shall be sub- mitted to the people for thelr ap- lor rejection at the next remu- ection, or at a special election ealied for that purpose. If the tnl- tative petition shall be elgned by ualified voters equal in number to at leant fifteen per cent of the total registration of the preceding year r shall at any time be raleed tn ified stenaturen to much ¢ counc!! shall for the submiasion of the same f the people at a special election to eld within forty days from the certification by the clerk f the sufficiency of the atanatures provided. that If any general elec- tion In to be held by the sta Hy political subdivision thereof within which the City of Seattle tx included within three months after such last above named certification, then such special election shall be held on the date of such other elec- tion. If prior to the date departments, Section 34. All elections and ap- polntmente by the council shalt be jstermined by the ayatem of prefer ft officers provided in thi leetions and ap determined by the coun- held within sixty days occurs. N ™ ally by any counctiman. and shall clone one week before the time fixed for such election or ap- pointment. The ballot cast by each Mb ned by him. and ® record of t it rr the journal. Wheneve there bree or mor hominees for the me office, each councilman vot ing must express at lent his fire accond and third preference for the office In question, otherwise his bal lot shall not be counted. The result of the election sh be announced Immediate! s otherwin All such Bection 64 when any ordinance shall tal f- foot @ petition sianed by a Sslectors equal in number to counct shat) X per cent of the Establish ru for Ite pre- ceding Second—Keep a journal of ite pro. ceedings and atlow the proceedings to be published, and take the yeas and nays on any question on de mand of any two members and en- ter the same in the journa Third—Have authority to punteh tte members an: for disor- ly oF ctherwise contemptuous be- havior tn Ite presence, and to expel for such behavior In its presence any member by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of its members, specifying in the order o expulsion the cause reof. rth ve authority to create and use committees of Its members which shall have power to compel attendance of witnesses and the pro- duction of papers and things before om, Section 36. The city council shat meet on the firat Monday of month, or ff that day be a legal jay. then upon the next day ni legal holiday thereatter, and at other times as it may by ite rul provide. The mayor, the vice prest dent of the council fn case of the absence or disability of the mayor. or any five counciimen may call a special meeting of the council, All ite sessions shall be public, and it shall not adjourn to any other place than Its regular place of meeting Section 37. Every lemtslative act of said city shall be by ordinance. Every ordinance shall be clearly en- titled and shall contain but one sub- joct. which shall be clearly expreased in its title, The enacting clause of every ordinance shall be: “Be it or- dained by the City of Seattle a follown:” Section 38. No bill an ordinance untem F shall be tiled with the clerk and verified as to suffictonoy of signatures, as in case of an tntilncive ordinance, such ord! nance shall be suspended from tak~- Ing effect and the counct! shall tm- mediately reconsider the same, and if tt do not repeal such ordinance submit it to the people for approval or rejection at the { municipal election or at a spe- cial election called for that purpo sin case of Initiative ordinances, Section 85. The council by Its own motion may submit to popular vote for adoption or rejection at any elec tion any proposed ordinance tn the me manner as provided for their submission upon petition Kection 66 If a majority of the Qualified electors voting upon any Initiative or referendum ordinance shall vote In favor thereof, the same shall take effect five days after the election: provided, that If the city counct! shall, after the rejection of n Initiative ordinance, have pa different ordinance on the same subject. they shall submit ft, togeth- er with the initiative ordinance, at the same election, and the ordinance receiving the highest number of votes, provided that be a majority shall be adopted. All initiative and referendum elections shall be con- ucted In all respec elections submitting proponition: the peo- ple. Initiative ordinances shall be published once each week for two successive weeks In the city official newspaper immediately prior to the election at which the same ts #ub- mitted. Section & by the vot No ordinance enacted of the people shall be amended or repealed by the city nell within two years after its enactment, and then only by a three- fourths vote of the entire city coun- ell. CLERICAL DEPARTMENT, Section 58, There aball be a clert- cal department which shall consist f a city clerk, deputies and em- The city clerk 1 be a the city council tor the term of four years subject to moval by !t. ‘The city clerk sha! have power to appoint from the em- Section 39. No ordinance shall be yes of the clerical department revised, re-enacted or amended } ch deputies as he shall deem ex- reference to Ite title; but the ord!-|pedient and to revoke any such ap- nance to be revined or re-enacted or|pointment. the section thereof amended, ahali| Section be re-enacted at length revised |clerk of the city council, all at- or amended. tend all meetings thereof and keep Section 40. When a bfll_ ts put/complete records of its proceedings: upon ite final passage and falls tojhave the custody of the city seal, Pass, and a motion is made to re-jall public records, except such are consider, the vote upon such motion |jentrusted by this charter to other shail not be taken before the nextlofficers, and all papers and docu- meeting of the counet!, ments relative to the title of city Section 41 No bill for the @rant|property, shall have general charge of any franchise shall be finallyjof all elsctions and of all matters assed within thirty days after ite|pertaining thereto; shall attest by ntroduction nor until ft ha n{his signature and the city seal all published tn the official newspaper|public instruments and acts of city of the city at the expense of the ap-lofficials requiring attestation, and shall certify under his hand and the city neal all copter of original docu- ments, records and papers in his office’ as may required by any officer or person, and charge the: for such fees for the une of the city © or may be provided by ordi- 4 shall perform such other rescribed by ordinance. THK MAYOR. Section 60. The official head of the city shall be a mayor, He shall be at least thirty years of age, citizen of the United States a the State of Washington, qualified elector of the city at t time of his election, and shall have been a citizen and ‘taxpayer of the city for at least four years before the date of his election, Section 61, ‘The mayor shall (a) Be recognized as the official head of the elty for all legal and ceremonial purposes (b) Execute for the City of Se- attle all deeds, conveyances, con 4 bonds, excent an’ othe ly ‘provided in this charter (oc) Bo the head of the police de- partment maintain peace and good order in the city, Section 62. In case of the at ability or absence of the mayor from the city, the vice pre: counell ot as mayor, In of @ vacancy In the office of r, the vice president of the olty {i shall become mayor and shall hold office until the next gen- eral election. Section 6%. ‘The mayor shall not have nor exercise any executive, ad ministrative or legislative power « rept uch As are expressly given ¢ hing by this charter and the consti. tution and laws of the State of Washington, shall becom on its final pas sage at least a majority of all the members elected vote In tts favor and the vote be taken by yeas and nays, and the names of those vot- ing for and against the same be en- tered In the Journal. No ordinance, other than an ordi- nance providing for appro: for salaries or current shall be passed on ita final at the meeting at which It t= Intro- duced ployes. pointed by The city clerk shall be plieant once ench week for two con- secutive. weeks, the first publica- tion to be within ten days after its Introduction, @ection 42, All ordinances ahall take effect thirty days after their panne and authentication, except emergency ordinances and ordi- nauroe approving local Improvement assessment roils and authorizing the Irsuance of local improvement bond« which shall take effect upon their age and authentication, When immediate preservation of the public peace, health or aafety r quires that an ordinance shail. b no effuctive Immediately the facts ting the necessity and emergene cy shall be stated in the ordinance and such ordinance shall not become immediately effective as an. er reeney ordinance unless on ‘Ste final passage at least two-thirds of all the members of the counctl vote in its favor Section 43. Every bill, after it has passed, shall be signed by the president of the counctl in open wa: Blom, In authentication of Ite’ pn sage: in signing such bill the presi. dent shall call the attention of tho councll to the bill and that he ts about to wign it, and If any me: ber so request, the bill shall be read at length for information aa to Its correctness as enrolled. If any member object that the bill tm ot the same as when considered nd passed, such objnection shall be passed upon, and If sustained the president shall withhold his signa ture and the bill shall be corrected and. signed before the council pri 4n to any other business, ection 44. All ordinances of a general, public or permanert ni Ture and those imposing a fine, pen- alty or forfelture shall be published legtalative| fi | DP ARIMENT OF Por Kection 64, There shall be « police |department which shall consiat of a lehlef of police and as many subor nate officers, ¢ tives, policemen nd polloewor the council may eto time by ordinance pre icawomen of the de Il constitute a womer the immediate chare officer with rank and lpay not than that of a police reeant, Thin division, under the direction of the chief of police, she have the care and protection of Women and girls and the custody of female prino: ntl after vietion, ‘The mayor may, when th |pubiic ‘safety requires It'in case of jomergen to be determined by him, Jappoint any number mergoney |pollcemen, who shail hold tuelr port |tlons and’ discharge thelr du at {hia ple re until the conclusion of the 1 meeting of the counell and no longer, except by consent councll Buch appointmants sh made from the olytl service ¢ fled list when available fection 66, The mayor shall ap point the chief of police and remove him in hin diseretion, In case the ehief of police shall be appointed from the classified civil service, and shall not be removed for caune shall Upon retirement resume his former position In such service, and last appoint in positions nate thereto shall resume former positions respectively ol civil service Bection he chief of police shall he the chief peace officer of Ithe etty tl merve and execute al! process Innued under rity of |thia charter or any ordinance, ball Ibe the keeper of the city and shall have such other powers and Jution as aball be prescribed by ordi Ome division of a wor le jail et recetye and official bond mo taken | He shatt nis and tion reapo on DEPARTMENT ¢ wee vant 68, There PobL 8 shall be a de of public welfare whteh under the management of n-salariod commissioners to appointed by the mayor for the of three years and subject te novel by him. The first ap ments shall be for the term of one. > and three years respectively shall manage all charitable correctional and reformatory Innti- tutions and aencies, lodging houses, hath houses, farms and similar trast! tutions belonging to or controlled by the elty, except much as are placed by this charter under the contro! of nome other officer or board, They shall inapect and regulate all pri- vately owned places of public anv ment and entertainment. They shall make fenearch into the causes of erty, delinquency, crime and other a6¢ial problems and shall pre mote the education and understand- ing of the community In matters of public wolfare Rection 69. tlon partment shall be three n be ter There shall be a free employment office which ubject to the supervision and control of the board of public welfare, shall managed by & superintendent pointed by ft The shall collect, arrange and syeterr atize al! statiaticn relating to the various branches of lab in the efty ist In obtaining employment for all persons wh may apply therefor keep In touch with labor conditions in Beattle and vicinity and inform those seeking employment thereof. le ahall an recuiate all prt *¢ emp the elty and require them to notify those secking employment of th tru labor conditions, including strikes prevatling at the places where em- ployment ts offered DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECKEATION. Rection 70 ‘There shail be a de- partment of parks and recreation which shall consist of five no ml aried cor.miasioners, subordinate of- ficera and employes. The commis sioners shall be appointed by t mayor for the term of five years and be subject to removal by him The commissioners of the © partment of parks shall mnmissioners of this department for the terme for which they were ap- pointed respectively. Bect . This department mall manage, control, Improve and regu- late all parks, play and recreation grounds, public squares, park drives. rkways, boulevards and bathing Senen of the city, except as other~- provided in this charter, and shall have power to designate the nde to be acquired and used for such purposes. whether within or without the city, and to grant con- censions and privileges therein, the revenue of which shall go Into the city park fund: provided, that no tn- toxicating Uaquors shall be sold or used upon any property under the jurisdiction of this department Section 72. Whenever the United States, State of Washington or any political subdivision thereof, «halt own any real property within or without the City of Seattle, and the same or any Interest therein shall not then be necessary for the pur- poses for which the same war acquired, the board of park commis- sioners «hall have power to enter Into an agreement to occupy and any such public property or Inte therein, and to expend money thei on for the Improvement thereof as & part of the public park and recrea- tion ayatem of sald city Section 73. There shall be a park fund, to be expended solely by the park comm: which ap superintendent loners, shall Alconsist of all gifts, bequests and de- vines made for park and recreation purposes; ten per cent of the gros receipts of the city from all fine: penalties and Heenses: the rents, | sues and profits dertved from any Property which may be held or owned in trust for park or recrea tion purposes; such tax levies and appropriatios the city shall make therefo: rovided, that no annual levy for this department shall less than three-quarters of a HRARY DEPARTMENT. ection 74. There shall be a free public brary under the maragement and control of a non-salaried board of five trustees, who shall be ap- ointed by the mayor with the con- t of the city counctl, for the term of five years « be_subject to removal by the ma ‘The five members of the present board of trustees having the longest unex- pired terms shall hold office until the expiration of the terms for which they were appointed re. apectively, and the other two mem: vers shall retire upon the taking effect of this charter. Section 75. There shall be a Mbrary fund which shall conaist of all gifts, bequests and devises made for the benefit of said Mbrary; ten per cent of the eross receipts of the city from all fines, penalties and the rents, issues and profits from any property held or owned In trust for sald Ibrary: much tax levies and appropriations as the city shail make therefor. ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT, Section 76. There shall be an ad- ministrative department which shall consist of a city manager, subord- inate officers and employes. The city manager shall be erson of known administrative abfiity, with experience in responsible and im- ortant executive capacity tn the Inited States: he must be a citizen of the United States and need not be. when appointed, a resident of the City of Seattle.’ The city manager shall be appointed by the city counct) for the term of four years, subject to removal as follows: Ry a twg- thirds vote of the entire city coundl acting on {ts own Initiative, and by ‘a majority vote of the entire city councll upon the filing with tt of a petition asking for his removal signed by qualified electors equal tn number to twenty-five per cent of the registered voters of the city for the previous year, In case the city council shall, upon the filing of such petition, decline to remove the eft manager, {t shall submit the que tion of his removal to a vote of the people in the manner and within time provided for the submission of initiative ordinances, and {f a ma- jority of the votes cast thereon shall be tn favor of removal, he shall be deemed removed trom of. fice. During the absence or. din- ability of the city manager, or in case of a vacancy in said office, the elty council may designate some properly qualified person tempor- arily to, perform the duties of the office. e commissioners, superin- tendents and other subordinate oftt- core of the administrative depart- ment shall be appointed by the city manager subsect to removal by him The employes of the administrative department, in such number as shail be provided by ordinance, shall be appointed by the superintendent or officer In charge under civil service rules, Section The city manager shall exercise contro! overall bureaus, divisions and other branches of the administrative department created herein, or that may hereafter be created, and except as otherwise * mill be! recor proper accounts; shalt of all officers and hold all his nr t provided in thin charter, shall have full administrative con trol over, and responsibility for administrative activities of the and have the custody ment of all property ronal, and all public places own ponmenned, used or controlled ity, shall supervise and direct care, Une, maintenance, Improv nd operation thereof, shall superin tend and earry on ail public works uullities enlences, industrie and administrative affairs of th etty, an ount therefor Heotle 4 in the ad nt whall be th shall except held. by ‘and shall report any breach of wad bonds t counsel; #hall | 1, iwen, and perform o duties an may be prescribed rdinance LAW Bection 91 Aepartment which shall a corporation counsel, forporation counsel and employer nt whall be in| The corporation eounsel shall Lee oe ai. [appointed by the weit eounctt, wut vision of. en fing: division of|Ject to removal by Aaaiatant pubiie atiiitiee, division of strests| corporation counsel, in such pusber and we fom vie On tor works, (as whall be provided by ordinan mpd meworn, division of witvieion, of|sball Le appointed by the corpora Cee di enn a protection; |ton counsel, and be subject to re a ee: ie een wanitation.| moval by him at his pleasure, heads of the various divisions,| | Section 92. The corporation coun. herwine ¢ ‘ated here. |nel and each assistant co . otherwine designated here: counsel shall be an attorney ad agai mitted to and qualified to practice in the supreme court of the Btate of Washington, and shall bave prac ticed his profession in the City of Honttle for at least four years prior to his appointment Section #4. The corporation ¢ bs | corporat 4,| mediately the | condition the | poration ANTMENT. bea conmat of ansiatants De eon Ther Includ 6 departn | following divisions |tracts, purchases tondente | Hection 79. The aivinton |tracts, purchases and supplies shall ble data relative to all pro poned contracts, advertine and re eive bids therefor, and keep records | of the sam ail make aj] pur hasan, inve. cbarne. Mt ‘and. ‘din. (nels have full supervisory « t and) o ie, fon to which tribute all supplies for the city ang|trol of jail Mtigation to, whic OF wurplue inaterial and articles. [osted, initiate and prosecute | all All purchases shall be made under tona in favor of the cl 7, prose. fate Morapetition All standard sup-|cute all violations of the on : Piles shall be purchased in bulk and|of the city, examine and approve ‘ ee ox as may be prac-|the form and execution ¢ fi con Tnatle op expedient tn the Judgment | tracts and pbligations to be execu od »y or in favor of the ¢ Of che city anaes of en-|the city council and all departments igharine tee ome of|on all legal matters relating to the Witch shall be known. as city|clty and {te affairs, and form ISnwinect, abail have charge of all|such other duties are or shall our ey! na ineering work of) be prescribed by ordinance. The an- the rad na “4 otherwise |sistants corporation unsel ~— vided, the’ designing and the powers of deputies, and on of all public works, includ rm such @utles as shal the construction of park drive quired by the corporatio and boulevards after thelr improve mont shalt have hoon determined b | T OF FINANCE, the department of parks and recres Hon and shall have the contro! and | part Fondlation of the harbor and water-|agement and control of a eity treas: Peeulation of the barter thal make|Urer, to be appointed by the city! front of the city. ody ‘of all en-|counci! for the term of fwur years, sincering records of the city. and subject to removal by it. He Wises "division of public| may appoint from the employes of utilities shail enfore bin department such deputies as he of all francht an shall deem expedient, and oke Jot the ina of any such appointment. ene ieee have charae of| Section 9b. He shall receive, keep reculation of all public service|and pay out all money belonging to ma under the franchises |the city and keep an accurate ac- Moe cae ct the city, and|count of all recelpts and disburse- jnuperintend afl street rallwoys oper-|ments, and do all other things re- DT ine City of seattle, quired of him by law. He shall not Raction 2. ‘The division of streets | Pay out any money except on legal and sewers shall have charge of the|demands, duly allowed end audited. maintenance, repair and cleaning of|He shall make such orts of re- all streets, ‘sidewalks, sewers andjceipts and dij \4@ tn the city, and of all public quired by the city places the charge of which is not BOARD OF AWARDS AND Vested $n some other department ADJUSTMENTS. it shall have charge of the collec-| Section 96. There shall be a board 1 of garbage of awards and adjustments which ¢ division of water| shall of the elty manager, l works shell have charge the oper-ithe elty ptroller and the cor. ation and maintenance of the water | poratt nel. The board shall system of the elty, including all/hold such regular meetings it Dulldines and grounds and the prop-|may determine, and such special erty, acquired for watershed or| meetings as it may appoint or the right-of-way purpones chairman may call All meetings Mertion #4. ‘The division of Mebt-|shail be public, at a stated place, ing shall have charge of the opera-|and a majority of all members shali tion and maintenance of the iighting| be necessary to constitute a quorum. Jaystem. of the city, including 4l!i| ‘The board shall award all contracts; buildings and grounds adjust, allow and certify for pa Section 85. The division of bull4-| ment all bills, pay rolls and claims lings shat! have charge of the con-|cause to be prepared and certify to struction, operation and mainten-|the city council all exsment roils of all the public buildings of}for local improvements; hear and ‘city, except as otherwise in this [determine all applications for per- | ter’ provided, It shall havelmits not otherwise provided for by Shares of the issuing of all butlding|law; fix thé amount of and approve permits and the inspection of all|the sufficiency of the sureties o work done thereunder, of the en-/all bonds, except as otherwise pro- forcement of all. bullding, wiring | vided by ‘law; and at least once in and plumbing ordinances of the city. |every six | months examine and the inspection of botlers. 16 |bonds and determine the suffictency thin division there shall be a boardlof the amount and sureties thereof of ating of three non-land, tn {ta discretion, require new salaried appointed by thelor additional bonds; and perform Tanager, one member to be a com-|such other duties as the council petent architect and one a com-j|shall prescribe. The comptroller etent builder. hall be secretary and keep a record existing board of appeals of the proceedings of the board. ee eRe ferme tor CONTRACTS AND PURCHASES, which they were appointed and their] Section 97. All public works, ime be appointed for|provements and purchases, the cost 6 members |of which exceeds three hundred dole be subject to|lars, and all local improvements, the ai by the manager for rmal-|funde for the making of which are ‘ance, incapacity or neglect of| directly or indirectly to be derived, duty. In case a member is disquali-|in whole or in part. from asness- fied ‘by interest of unable to sit in/ments upon the property benefited a particular case the manager shall |thereby, shall be made by contract appoint a substitute from the same|to be let to the lowest bidder there- class. The board of appeals shall/for by the board of awards and ad- hear and determine al) appeats from |justments, or, in the discretion of the superintendent of bulldings as to|said board, sald works and improve. Ail puhiding matters, and also such|ments. or any part thereof, may b other tters with relation to con- ate - nd hew methods and a shall be rm counsel, EP ATT ME Section 94 shall be w 4 nt of finance under the man « hi tion weights and done under the direction of the city manager by day labor. Where the cost of any proposed work or pur- chase shall not exceed three hundred dollars, the same shall be made under fair competition in the open market. Bids may be called for and recetved for all or any part or di- vision of any Me geome contract. no contract shall be sublet, ex for the furnishing of material, wi out the previous consent of the city paratus, and the enforcement of alljcouncil; provided, that the coun ordinances for the prevention of|may by ordinance determine wheth fires. If the superintendent of this|an improvement, or any part ther 4ivision has been appointed from|shall be made by contract or other: the classified civil service, he shall, | wise. upon retirement, unless removed for| Section 98. Before any contract caune, resume his former position in|shall be awarded, a call for bids such service. and the last appointees (shall be published once each week in positions subordinate thereto |for two consecutive weeks, inviting shall resume their former positions |sealed proposals to be filed in the respectively in such service. division of contracts, purchases and Section §7. The division of health|supplies on or before the hour and sanitation shall be tn charge/named. All bids shall be accompa- of a commissioner of health, who|nied by a certified check, payable shall be a graduate In medicine. and|to the order of the city treanurer, have had at least five years in active|or a surety bond, in favor of t practice of medicine or sanitary/city, for a sum not less than five work tmmediately prior to appoint-|per ‘cent of the amount of the bid ment. It shall enforce all laws, no bid shall be considered ordinances and regulations relative Jed bs to the preservation and promotion of the public health, the prevention | opened by the board of awards a’ and restriction of disease, the pre-|adjustments. No bid shall be ac- abatement and suppression |cepted which is not truly responsi and unsanitary bulld-|to the eall, specifications, plans ai ra) anitary inspection and|data issued therefor, but Di supervision of the production, trans-|shall be rejected for informality fi portation, storage and sale of food and food stuffs, the sanitary super- vision of the elty water supply and the sanitary Inspection of garhare. It shall manage all hospitals and sanitariums 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, tt shall make and enforce quarantine and isolation regula- tlona, It shall make research into the causes of disease in the com- munity and shall promote the educa- tion and understanding of the com- in pilan’ ay be brought to f attention 6 city counct! shall reacribe the method of appeal. The ard shall establish rules govern- ing thetr meetings and hearings of appe: PRrction 86. ‘The division of fire protection shall have charge of the extinguishment of all fires, the con trol of all fire stations and thereby. 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 da: from the date he ts notified of ve award, the said check shall be for- felted to the city, and in case a surety bond has been Aven, the cor: poration counsel sha’ 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 tn- dicate the nature of the works, Im- provements, services, materials of ntended to be contracted No alternative bid shall be a cepted unles ch was asked for on nurses are prescribed by ordi- nance. Section 88. The city council may, by ordinance, upon the recommend: tion of the city manager, create or discontinue any bureau or diviston 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, shall supervise and control the off! cers and employes of the adminis- department and define and pr and whenever he shall deem it expedient and for the betterment of the service, may transfer any officer or employe from one department to another, DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS, Section 89. There shall be a a partment of audits and accoun which shall consist of a city comp- troller, deputies and employes. The comptroller shall be elected by the city conne!l and shall be subject to removal by It, No person shall be eligible to be city comptroller un- less he be a citizen of the United States, a resident of the City of gS and shall have had at least five years total experience as a pub- lio accountant, auditor or similar of- ficer, He shall appoint a chief dep- uty who rhall be subject to removal by him, and may appoint from the employes of the department such deputies ax he shatl deem expedient, and revoke such appointments. Section 90. The city comptroller shall exercise general supervision tions, plans or other data. The board of awards and adjustments shall not be bound to accept any of the bide 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 it 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, ag required by law, shall be furnishéd by any party to a contract with the city. ‘The board of awards and adjustments shall specify conditions of contracts, Contracts elty manager, attested by the clerk, with the seal of the city fixed. eecon Le ay public works an improvements shall provide th: at least fifte per cent of the amount due the con: tractor on estimates shall ber tained to secure the payment of la- borers who have performed work thereon, and material men who ha’ furnished matertal therefor, ani such laborera and material men shall for thirty days after the com- Jetion and acceptance of the work ave a Hen on such fifteen per cent fo reserved. which len shall |e senior to ail other Mens, = over tho financial affairs of the city,| provement shall be deemed ye shall keep all its accounts, and eli/pleted until a written acceptance departments and other offices of the| thereof, by the board of awards and elty shall be subordinate to him tn/adjustments, has been filed with the all matters of accounting: shall,/comptroller, The etty council shall semi-annually, examine and verify|by ordinance prescribe sul all records and files of all depart-|means and remedies for the prese! monte and other offices of the city,|vation and enforcement of the Hens and, whenever required, shall report | provided for in this section, Such to the elty council and the city | fifteen por cent thus reserved, or manager as to the condition of any |a: t or balance thereof rematn- Aepartment or other office: shail|inppat the expiration of thirty days check all claims and demands|aftpr the acceptance of such work against the city, and all its obliga-/may be expended by the elty man- tions, expenditures and pay rolls: |ager in making good any defect dia- shall require all clatms and demands {covered in such work during such against the city to be verified, and | thirty days, providing the contractor keep a record thereof; shall issue/has been notified to remedy. such all warrants, keep Inventories of|defect and has refused, Such ex- the property of the city, and all|penditure by the manager shall not other pabitc and non-taxable prop-|relieve either the contractor or the erty within the city: shall cheok|surety of thelr ob the datly balances of the city trons. * Mention Lantiat urer, and apportion all moneys col- contracts for (Continued on Page 9) , nforce the the basis of alternative specifica-— shall be signed for the city by the — advine & it can be understood what is meant | Upon award of contract —