The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 6, 1914, Page 8

City of Seattle Prerarnep rr mp ny wOTED OWPRS OF THE Cry. The muntetpal corpora how existing and known as City of Seattle” shall remain Inue a body politic and cor by the namo of the City of and as such shall have pe succession, may use ac al may sue and be sued, acquire real and personal prop: the corpor by ne, gift and 1, convey age and of the fame for the common benefit, and MAY receive bequests, devises, gifts And donations of all kinds of prop erty within and without the city ite own use and benefit tn trust for charitable or other purposes, arry out the pur trusts acquire own, lease, @ and public utilities, conven P industries; may. define Tohibit, abate, suppress and pre ent ali things detrimental to the health. morais, comfort, safety, con fence and welfare of the inhabt t ne city, and may make and enforce local anitary and eth y do al naintaining And promoting the p sod ROY @rnment. health and welfare of the city and of the inhabitants thereof @nd for the performance of municipal f ons. The ctty shall Rave and exercise all powers, func tions, richts and privileges now or hereafter given or ranted to tnoor Porated towns and cities by the « Htution and laws of this state @hall have and owers, functions, rights and privt feges usually exercised by or which fre incidental to or inherent tn Municipal corporations of ike char Qcter and degree, whether enumerat ed or not enumerated In the conatl tution and laws of the state of Washington or in this charter Section 2. The enumeration of Particular powers by thts charte Shall not be held or deemed to be exclusive, but in addition to the owers enumerated herein, tmpited Gise thereof the city shail have an exercise all other powers which under the the State be competent for thi fically to enumerate and for to ume, bi and exerci» DISTRICTS, Section 3% The City of Beattie shal! be divided Into thirty counet!- manie districts, which shall Include} m precincts tn the City of they extet May 1, 1914,! tion “The and cc orate attic petual porate may erty within and w © tilts purchase and devise, lease, mort eonstru: regulate lences a exerc f Washington tt would charter sp he city eleven, eighteen. Fast Greea Lake District. Precincts nineteen, twenty-one, | twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-| five, twenty-six, twenty-seven and twenty-eteht w Green Lake Distrtet. Precincts twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-thr thirty-four and thirt South Green Lal Precincts three, four, Beven, elght and twenty Northinke Distrtet. Precincts fourteen, teen, seventeen, sixty-four, sixty-five and sixty-six ‘oodland District. Precincts twenty-two, fifty fifty-cieht. fifty-nine, sixty one, sixty-two and sixty-three. Greenwood Distrtet. Precincts fifty-one, fifty-two, tit- ty-three, fifty-four, fifty-five, fitty- six and sixty-seven. Ballard District Fast. Precincts thirty-slx, forty, one, forty-two, forty-three, sight. forty-nine and fifty Ballard District Weat. Precincts thirty-seven, thirty- it, thirty-nine, forty-four, torty- forty-six and forty-seven. Lawtoa Precincts sixty-nine, seventy-one. seventy seventy: three, seventy-four and seventy- it ‘West Queen Anne District. Precincts seventy-six. seventy- ty-nine, eighty, elghty- one. eighty-five, eighty-six, eighty- aeven and elehty-elent. Fast Anne Distriet. .. Precincts sixty-elght. seventy- five, eighty - two, hty - three, sighty-four, ninety-one, ninety-two. caeesr coer. ninety-five and ninety South Queen Anne District, Precincts efghty-nine, ninety, Minety-six, ninety-seven. — ninety- _s one hundred, one hundred and y-five, one hundred and forty- ix, one hundred and forty-seven, one neven, ixty~ forty- forty- seventy. je te and forty-eight and one|° red and forty-nine. Westlake Dtetrtet. Precincts ninety-three, one hun- Grea and twelve, one hundred and twenty-three one hundred twenty-four, one hundred and tw ty tiv one hundred and thirty- en, one hundred and thirty-eight, one hundred and thirty-nine, one hundred and forty-four, one hundred and fifty, one hundred and fifty-one and one hundred and fifty-two. North Broadway District. Precincts one hundred and one, one hundred and two, one hundred and three, one hundred and four, one hundred and five, one hundred and ten, one hundred and eleven, one hundred and thirteen and one hun- red and sixteen. East Capttol Hill Distriet. Precincts one hundred and six, one hundred and etebt. one hundred and mine, one hundred 4 one hundred @red and nineteen, © twenty, one hundred and thirty and one hundred and thirty-one. Lincoln Park District. Precincts one hundred and four- nm. one hundred and fifteen, one jundred and twenty-one, one hun- @red and twenty-two, one hundred 4 twenty-six, one hundred and one hundred one hundred 4 twenty -nin: one hundred and thirty-four ‘and one hundred and thirty-fiv Pike District. Precincts one hundred and thirty- siz, one hundred and forty, one hun- @red and fifty-seven, one hundred and fitty-etght, one’ hundred and fifty-nine, one hundred and sixty, one hundred and sixty-one, one hun- ed and sixty-two, one hundred and ixty-three, one hindred and sixty- ur and one hundred and sixty-five First Hill District. Precincts one hundred and forty- ome, one hundred and forty-three one hundred and sixty-elght, one hundred and sixty-nine, one hundr: and seventy, one hundred and seven- ty-two, one hundred and seventy. ree, one hundred and seventy-four, one bh ix, one hun- undred Bencres and seventy-seven, one hundred and seventy-elght and one hundred and eighty-two. Pacific District. Precincts one hundred and thirty- two, one hundred and thirty-three, one hundred and forty-two, one hun dred and elehty-four, one hundred and eighty-five. one hundred and @ighty-six, one hundred and ninety- nine, two hundred, two hundred and one, two hundred and two, two hun- Gre and twelve and two hundred and. thirteen. Walln Walla District. Precincts one hundred and elghty- seven, one hundred and aighty- eight, one hundred and elehty-nine one hundred and ninety-five, on hundred and ninety-six, one hundred and ninety-seven, one hundred and ninety-eleht, two hundred and three, two hundred and four, two hundred and nine, two hundred and ten and two hundred and eleven Lake District. Precincts one hundred and seven one hundred and ninety. one hun- dred and ninety-one, one hundred and ninety-two, one hundred and ninety-three, one hundred and nine- ty-four, two hundred and five, two hundred and #ix, two hundred and seven and two hundred and eight Water Front District. Precincts one hundred and fitty- three, one hundred and fifty-four, one hundred and fifty-five, one hun- dred and fifty-ix, one hundred and wixty-six, one hundred and aixty- seven, one hundred and seventy-one, one hundred and seventy-nine, one hundred and eighty, one hundred and eighty-one, one hundred and tiahty-three, two hindred and four teen. two hundred and fiftes furdred and sixteen, two t and seventeer ndred eighteen, two } nin and two hundred and twenty Bencon District, Precincts two hundred and twenty- twe ndred nd en tor! snatitution and laws of |within be n 4 | fin the followtn, mt ‘al (or Bpeotal) Biection, City to be held... ° t y at hundred and twenty-four, two hun: dred, and. twenty-slx, two. hundred land twenty-seven, two hundred and Ithirty-four, two hundred and thirty five, two hundred and. thirty-atx |two' hundred and forty-two and two hundred and forty-three. | Mount Raker Distrtet, | Prectnets two hundred and twenty Jeteht, two hundred and twenty ning, two hund and thirty, two hundred and th one, two hun dred and thirty-two, two hundred and thirty-three, two hund and thirty-seven, two hundred and thir |ty-elght, two hundred and thirty nine, two hundred and forty and two hundred and forty-on H | Valley Mtatrte: vote | Prectnots two hundre printed name of any jfour, two hundred and persona |two hundred and forty-six, two hun-| > Do not dred and forty-seven, two hundred [ber opp and forty-el@ht, two hundred and h forty-nine and two hundred and/return to fifty-one, get another | Ratater Dintrtet, Precincts two hundred two hundred and fifty-two. dred and fifty-three, two and fifty-five, two hundred fifty-six, two ‘hundred and and two hundred and ballot for use in (deste nation of preoinet to be printed or stamped) Directtona to voters: To vote for candidates, write the fteure “1" op ponite the name of your first choice | for any office, You may express | As many additional preferences as you please by writing the fleur opposite the name of your nd choles, the figure "3" opposite the ur third choles, and ay also write in provided below group the name of any other persona for whom you deatre or attach a paster bearing such person or rty soe name ‘of y on, You blank apace the the ‘and forty forty-five write ite the samen » ballot, tear It a the election office more than one num me. If y an¢ and fifty (Domictie Addr two hur hundre and fifty titty (Name) John Doe Richard Rf Henry Poe eteht James Row Seana Wiliam Prectnota two hundred and twen ty-five, two hundred and fifty-four, [two Hundred and fifty-nine, two hundred and atxty, two hundred and sixty-one, two hundred and sixty two, two hundred and aixty-three two hundred and. sixty-four, two hundred and sixty-five, two hundred jand sixty-six and two hundred and elghty-one. | Alki Disertet | Prectnets two hundred |xeven, tw dred and sixty-olxht, [respective voting precincts through -| two hundred and sixty-nine, twolout the city, He shall also have! hundred and seventy, two hundred|printed a sufficient number | of and seventy-one, two hund andisample ballots, upon paper of dit enty two hundred and/ ferent fr, but otherwine identical y-t and hundred and lot to be w the} shall m 0 each wen days befor Insert here Cor on lot) propositions and other matters, | if any, to voted on, with appro.) priate directions to voters printed ina conspicuous position. Section 1h city clerk shall a suffictent number of offictal o print in form as ribed, and Atetributed te officers for in the) herein pre and sixty-|the election ot ballot least election, sample voter Section 14, Immediately after the closing of the polls, the Judges and) inspectors of election shall then and there, without removing the ballot) counct! shall|box from the place where the bal nineteen hun- lots w cast, proceed to canvass 4 in everyithe ve entering the total num to redistrict ber thereof on the tally ah pro In any re-lvided therefor, They shall enter the Gistricting the districte shall belnumber of the firet, second, third |made nearly equal tn popuiation/and further choice votes for each and as geographically compact as|candidate on eald tally sheets, and bie, nor shall any ordinance forjas soon as such canvass is comp districting the city take effectled @ return thereof shall be sten sixty days preceding any|by the judges and inapectors, # fon held in the city for munt-lcurely enveloped and sealed, and county, district oF atate of-|/forthwith delivered to the city clerk) by one of their number Directions to electio conformity with this section be printed conspicuously on the tally | sheets furnished by the clerk On the firat Friday evening aft tion, the elty council shall. | at eight o'clock p.m. meet and pro-| ceed to canvass the returne of such election and shall thereupon declare the result Section 1 Toss Oppe er mark if tt he Fauntleroy Distrtet | Precincts two hundred and seven ty hundred and seventy six, two hundred and seventy-seven, [two hundred and reventy-eleht, two hundred and seventy-nine and two hundred and elehty Section 4. The have power In the year t and el@hteen, a urth year thereafter elty into districts ity r 4 cipal floers. Section 5 Whenever any new ter ritory Is added to the city the same shall be attached to and be a part of the district adjoining thereto: and if such territory shall adjoin more |than one district {t #ha ded to and be made a part trict adjotning thereto which shall have cast the smallest vote at the regular munictpal election last pre- ceding such annexation; provided, that If the elty coune the population of # be sufficiently large to constitute eparate district It may by ordt nance declare such territory a dts tinct district and the aame shall re main a distinct district until the city ts rediatricted Section & The precincts of etty shall remain as at present vided, however, that as often as may ceasary the city counct! shall Aivide each district Into two or more election precincts #0 that each pre inet shall con be an equal numb: in such manner a verve convenience In voting conform to the general lawe of the state: provided, that no alteration of such precincts shall take effect with- in sixty days next preceding any election held In the elty for munte!- pal. county, district or state offl- cers. Section 7. No cha tn the boun- Gary of any district shall operate to abolish any office or exclude any counctiman or other city officer from office before the expiration of the term for which the Incumbent was elected or appointed. din- A ballot marked with | Ite one name. ith no shail be treated exactly | been marked with the) apposite the same natne. | a amber or mark fs {te more than one can didate for the ea! ffice, euch con filcting preference shall not count) for either. (a) Candidates recetring } jority of all firet choles ¥ east for any office shall be elected. 1 no candidate receives a majority of the firat choice votes cast for the) fice tn question, a cany aball be made of the second cholce| received by the candidates for The to of each candidate eh divided by two and the! (dleremarding fractions) | cholee votes re tltate, and the hb. addition | bh territory to as itd the pro ma- th vot auch office. eholce vot then be quotient added to the first ved by such can eandidate who by nil fecetve a majority of all firet 4 second chole ea (counting | second choice votes at one-half val-| ue) shall be electe | (ob) If no candidate recetves a| majority by adding first and second | choice votes, as directed In the next preceding subsection, « canvass shall then be made of the third choice 4 by the candidates for The total of third choice Tecetved by each candidate shall then be divided by three, and the quotient (disregarding fractions) added to the combined first and se ond cholee votes for such candidat and the candidate who by euch addi- tion shall recetve a majority of alt first, second and third choice votes (counting ond choice votes at ¢ ue and third choice! ‘At one-third) shall be elected. If no candidate recetve » ma- by adding firet, second and} third chotee yotes, as directed in the! next preceding subsections, the Process of adding the next lower! Preference shall be thus continued until some candidate has a majority | of all the vot for the office | « second choice third chote fourth | firet Tuesday « the first Monday tn March, 1916, and peeeatelty there. after.” All other elections held un- der the provisions of this charter shall be known as spectal munict- elections. Charter amendments © be submitted only at general muntetpal elections. Section 9. The manner of nomina tion of all elective officers ahall be by petition. The name of any elec- tor of the city shall be orinted upon the ballot. when a petition fn the form hereinafter prescribed shall have been filed In hin or her be half with the city clerk. Such pe- titton shall be siened by at least five hundred qualified electors of| the city, If for the nomination of « didate for an office filled by election trom the city at Im and by at least fifty qualified electors oF the district. If for an office to be filled by election from euch dis trict. Section 10. ‘The stanatures to a nominating petition need not all be appended to one paper, but to each separate paper there shall b tached an affidavit of the circu} thereof, stating the number ers of such paper and that each sie nature appended thereto was made in his or her presence, and ta the genuine stanature of the person name It purports to be All of a nominating petition forit at chotee yotes at one-fourth #0 on to the lowest preferences ex pressed for any candidate for the office In question.) (4) If no candidate recatve a ma- fority by counting first, second, third and all further cholo to the lowest pref: for the office tn 4 ed In the next preceding su then the candidate who rec highest number of votes by such dition of all the preferences pressed shall be elected fe) A tie between two or more sign their names In ink orlcandidates shall be decided in favor indelible penct!, adding thetr piacelof the candidate having the high- of residence by street and number. est number of first choice ¥: Aid Section 11. The form of the peti-|this does not decide, then the high- tion papers shall be substantially asiest total number of cond cholce follows vo shall determine the result. If (FORM OF PETITION PAPER) |they are also equal in that respect We. the undersigned, hereby nomt-|then the process of comparing the nate whose|next Jowar choices shall be contin- idence is . street.jued down to the lowest preference Seattle, for the office of... expressed for the candidates con- to be voted for at the! cerned. na if th } resuite In a sisction to held tn the City of Se-|tie it shall be decided by lot under attle on the day of 19 the direction the canvassing and we individually certify that welboard. are qualified to vote for candidate (ft) A atatement of euch canva jfor the above office, and that we|shall be made out and atened by the |have not signed any other petition|president of the council and filed |presenting any other candidate forjwith the city clerk, who, within | 1d office. three days thereafter, shall make Name t ssessccecesesfout and cause to be delivered to each Street and Number mopecenets to 0 elected @ certificate of (Space for Signatures.) elect Section 18. No informalities in con- racigre insert affidavit of ctreu-laucting municipal elections shall Section 12 invalidate the eame, if they have ‘o7 been conducted ‘airly an nm sub ae Te tee rete” city |atantial conformity with the re clerk, as one instrument, not earlier te Paglt an sixty days nor later than thirty 18. Tp e jetel empanaitare days prior to the date of the elec oF whether directly pr indirectly, tion with respect to which such peti-|@ate, whether directly Or only dorae thereon the date of Ite presen: | of a candidate electe 07 07 at large, nor one hundred dollars in tation and by whom presented. and|Oi seae'a candidate elected from a istrict. This shail not include filin Charter "he shall file. the “aar fees nor the cost of printing. an once; if not, he shall state mailing ctreulars to voters, mediately in writing on said peti-| No candidate, nor any person, tion why It cannot be filed, and with-| sociation or organtnstion om nall in three days thereafter shail return |Dalf, directiy or indirectly. shal) pay the defective petition, personally or|OF cause any person to be pala, in by mail, to the person presenting the|ca#h or by any other mi n Zme ‘Such returned petition may |aucement, for work in his behalf at e amended and again pre’ the polls on election day fhing within five days of ite return|_,A Violation of any of the provi- by the clerk, but In no case later|sons of this rection by any candi- than thirty days before the election, |@ate, OF by any person, association and if then found to comply with|? organization In his behalf and \this charter it shall be filed. The| With his knowledge, shall disqualify | for filing such petition of nomi-|him from holding the offic for |nation shall be one per cent of the| he in » candidate, annual salary or compensation at- candidate for an elective of- are sthios te enaations E shall, within five. daye aftor Cee ne eis en tek dollata. ot |the election, make and file with the Section 13 n erson whonelclerk an affidavit that he has not name hes been submitted for can | violated any of the provisions of fidacy by eny euch petition. shall|this section, which shall enumerate file with’ the city clerk an aceapt-|specifically the prohibitions in this ance of such randldacy,containing, alsection, and shall contain a com- declaration that he ts not a nominee (Dieta itemized atatement of expendi. oF representative of any political| tures of money in such election, and party or organization, not iater than |of the «iving of any other conald- Reven days after the filing of hisjeration or promise, by him or by petition of nomination, and tn the|@ny other person In hin behalf absence of auch acceptance the name| Section 20. At least twenty f the candidate shall not appear on|Prior to any election. the city |the ballot. Not later than fifteen|¢!! shall designate one place of vot days the election any eandi-|!ne@ In each precinct and aball ap fate may withdraw from nomination | Point such judges and Inapectors for by filing with the city clerk a re-|¢ach piace of voting as may be re quest for withdrawal, over his own|auired by the Kenernl luws of the Signature duly attested by a notary |*tate for tate and county elections public, and no name so withdrawn etion 21, At all elections th shall be printed upon the ballot. |vote shall be by ballot, and the polls fection 14. No ballot used in elec-|#hall be opened at eleht o'clock a tions held under the authority of|m. and close at elmht o'clock p. m. this charter shall have printed|The manner of conducting and vot- thereon any party or political 4 ing at elections under this charter, nation or mark, or anything ind opening and closing of polls, keep- ing @ candidate’n views or opi ing the poll lsts, canvassing the The ballots #hall contain a c |votes, declaring the result and cer- Hat of the offices to be fill ti\titying the returns, #hall be the the names of the candidates’ ‘for|same na provided by the laws of thi such office shall be arranwed under|state for the state and county elec Ve All} Ai pr distingulel a not cept ast ided to be printed FORM OF BALLOT, The ballots shall be substantially | of All nominating pai days coun before ir er, by Inaw) he mune notice by] place in the ¢ and place! tt city, a notica of the tin parate bai-|- |membera elected |polnee }legal hotltay cr floere to elect toes shall be publishe offloial newspaper once each week for twe consecutive weeke next pre ending h election. of the thine Place and purpose of auch election Heotion 2h, Tt shall be the duty of the clty clerk to cause to be made out and delivered at each voting place, by the time fixed by law for the opening of the polls, on the day of each election, all neosasary books snd Hate required hy the mreneral inwa of the atate for holding such tone, A certificate of ele te evidence of ein atated, but the city Nectde all questions as to the qualifications and election of ite own members, and in all of contented election for ar the contest mhall be decided elty counell according, a ne may be, to the of the rtate rogulating In canes of (Vote tn thie inet! shall office yt rly as (Occupation) contested elections for es Section 2%. Whenever any ques- tlon Im to be aubmitt electors of the efty submiasion fleatly vided by by gener law, the binitted at A meneral or special election acs « MMEAL ve The der of an elective office may be removed from office by recall as provided by law ITY COUNCH T city or “he to ple by be vested In county o! Rection ors of the As reserved harter, ball 4 city counc Section The otty counct! #hatl be composed of one member ¢} from each counctimanic district Section 29 eleible for ecounell unl ° & citizen of the Untted Stat & resident and elector of the of Beattle or annexed territory for & continuous period of at least four year next prior to his election ection $0, A majority of aball coratitute number may ad fc from day to day, or till the me of the next regular meeting and may compel the attendance of baent members tn such manner and under auch. pe: 1 rar tuch Penalties as the council Section 31. ‘The mayor shall be x-officlo president of the city council and shall perform th functte shall by oft shall the be city been nd City quorum, bur Journ re a of officers 4 in all other mat a tie counel! shall elect members oa vice all be presiding of punetl during the ab- Milty of the mayor The city) manager, roller, elty treasurer a m course! shall have seats ¥ council and fc. n Cy fone re vy ag respective departm shall have ne vote eer menes Bection 34. All elections and potntments by the council 4 determined by the system of p ential voting provi | ential voting provided by tt tere. s from among ite president who sh Ficer of the tou sence or ection elty com corporatt in th br) r* rwise provided tn this uch elections and ap- pointments shall be determined at & meeting to be fixed by the coun- cil, to be hela within alxty days after wh atgnt may be made orally by any counc And shall close one week petore the time fixed fo such election or ap- pointment, The ty t by counctiman shall signed by him. and a record of the vote entered In th joarnal. Whenever there are three or more nominees for the same office, each counciiman ve Ing must expr. ati t his first second and third preference for the office in question, otherwise his bo|- lot shall not be counted. ‘The reault ection $e tt, cleat shall be announced Rection The ct Firet—Eatablieh ru cosdings, econd—Keep a Journ cosdings and ailow the precsss to be published, and take the yen and nays on any question on 4 mand of any two members and en ter the same in the fournal. Third—Hay, authority to punteh its members and others for disor- lerly or <therwise contemptuous he bavior tn tte presen, and to expel for such’ behavior tn ite preacnce any member by the affirmative yor of not le two-thirds of ite members order of cause thereof, ah ei? to create comm of tte me ehall have power te sompol Attondance of witnesses and the pro- counct! shal! ion tor Ite pro- ro- proceedings |duction of papers and things before them. Section 86 ‘The city counett meet on the firet Monday. of e month, or If that day b. day, then upon the nex h " each lemal holt day not « ° yg Fs ane et such * may by Ite rules The mayor, the vice pres! dent of the counct! in case of the absence or Aieabiiity of the mayor. any five counctimen may call « special meeting of the counefl. All te seme shall be public, and shall not adjourn to any. other piace than ite regular place of meeting Section 37. Every lemisintive act mid city shall he 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 shall be it or dained by the City of Beattie aw follows:” fection 28. No bitt rdinance unlow ange at leant other tier provide shall become on ite final pas majority of all’ the members elected vote tn tte favor, and the yote be taken by yeas and pays, and the names of thoes vot- ing for and against the same be en- tered tn the journal No ordinance, other than an ordt- nance providing for appropriations for salaries or current expenne: shall be passed on ite final reading at the meeting at which it ts intro- uce Section 29. No ordinance shall he revined, re-anacted or amended }y reference to Itw title: but the ordi nance to be revised or re-enacted or 3 thereof amended length as revi When a bill te pu upon ita final passage and fate te pass, and a motion is made to re- conaider, the vote upon auch motion shall not be taken before the next meeting of the counct!, Section 41. No bill for the of any franchise shall be sed within thirty days after it introduction nor until ft hae been published in the official newspaper of the olty at the expense of the ap- piicant once each week for two con- secutive weeks, the first publi tion to be within ten Gaye after { introduction, ection 42. All ordinances aball take effect thirty days after thelr pasasee and authenticat except emergency ordinances and ordl- * approving local improvement easment roils and authorizing the inanance of local Improvement bonds which shall take effect upon thelr Pansnge and authentication, When the immediate preservation of th public peace, health or safety r qnires that an ordinance shall b. como eftuctive Immediately the facts crouting the necessity and emerger cy shall be stated In the ordinance and such ordinance shall not become immediately effective as an em- ergency ordinance unless on final pasmage at least two-thirds of all the members of the council yote in ite favor Seetion 4% ivery bill hae passed, aball be slene president of the council In open wow sion, In authentication of its pas sage; in signing such bill the presl- dent shall call the attention of the council to the bill and that he ts about to sign ft, and If any mem ber so request, the bill shall be read at length for information as to its correctness as enrolled, Tf any member object that the bill te not the same as when considered and passed, nuch objection shall be passed up and if sustained. the premide withhold his sien tire and shall be corrects Hection 44, All eral, publle and tho a or amended Section 40 rant finally 7 after by n, abel the t ved any « business ordinances of a or yrermanert na ‘ ture Imposing a fine, per of holding each election, and the of-'alty or forfeiture shall be published | W oF measure to be submitted, and fn all cases no-~ in the city column) | a mayor |th ted! the! a DAY, JUNE 6, 1914.—PAGE once In the city official newspaper within ten daya after the same shall have me a law, The publica, of all ordina wranting any nohine of private privilege or ap [Re published at appli | "Reet have power othorwine, to the expense of the The elty council ahall| by ordinance and not| larry Into execution all of the powers given to the City of Beattle by the constitution and laws of the Btate of Washington na wlll other usually ined hy] |lewiniative bedies of cor: | rations of like character nnd de ree with the City of Beattle, and All powere which now are or whiet muy hereatter he conferred upon tr corporated and cities by. the constitution and laws of this atate, and All the powers of the City | of Seattle which now are may hereafter be adopted and enumerat odin the elty Hen 46 |nelther have miniatrative Misting ulehed muntelpal eharte The city cou nor exercise or executive from the 11 whall| any ad power eal leginiative Section 47. No excluatve franchise privileme shall be granted for the of any atreet or highway other public or any part place The elty counct! shal! no appropriation in ald of operation, person noclety exprossly authorized by thir or the lawa of the state:| vided, that the etty counct] may @rant to any tnatitutton which ts ie orted in whole or in part by! ty the free use of ety ton 44, ection No feb? or ¢ Jot any kind awatnat the he created by the city cou \by ordinance specifying the and object of much expenditure Rection 60. N Iving the teeue of pubite utliity or tmprove he itted to the people detatled entimate of the coat there ve firet been made by ager and adopted by the | lv INITIATIVE AD ° $i. Any nance may be su counel! by pet{tion tntered voters equal in number to |at least efght per cent of the total! reg tion of the preceding year. | All petitions etre: to any proposed niform tn chara |the proposed ordinance tn shall be signed, certified and filed lin the manner required by this char- ter for petitions nominating cand! daten for elective office | fection 62. The city clerk sh Jwithin twenty days after the fil Jof such petition, verif cloncy of the signatures he finds dhe same to be ineuffictent he sball forthwith notify the person | [filing the same, and an additional |twenty daye shall be allowed tn Jwhich to complete such — petitton When such petition f* found suffl- Jetent by the clerk, he shall forth- with tranemit. th me, towether with hts report thereon, to city counet!, which ehall take final rection | Japon such proposed ordinance within jthirty days. Bection 82 enact ReErERENDUM, proposed ord! Itted to the city signed by reg rain ter, shall ‘The city counct! may OF reject any Initiative ord! but shall not amend or modi fe tt elty unetl woh ordinance, oF thirty Gaye after re loetpt thereof fail to take firal action thereon, the same shall be sub [mitted to the people for thelr ap- proval of rejection at the next regu- lar election, or at a special election called for that purpos If the Int- tatiy tition ehall e signed by qualified voters equal in number to leant fifteen per cent of the total registration of the preceding yanr, or shall at any time be raised tn qualified slenatures to euch per- centage, then the counc!! ehall pro- vide for the submieston of the eame to a vote of the people at a epectal | tion to be held within forty days |from the certification by the clerk | of the sufficiency of the signatures |provided, that If any general e |tion te to b held by the estate or! ny polttical subdivision thereof [within which the City of Seattle ts Included within three monthe after | last above named certific jthen euch espectal election [held on the date of such oth tion. Tf prior to the 4 y ordinance shall take ef- fect a petition signed by qualified equal in number to at least r ernt of the total registration preceding year shall be filed with the clerk and vertfied sufficiency of at ative from tak- the council shall tm- mediately reconat the same, and if ft do not repeal such ordinanc it whall submit tt to the people for their approval or rejection at the jRext muntetpal election or at a ape tal election called for that purpo jam in case of initiative ordinanc | Section 65. The council! by It motion may submit to popalar vot for adoption or rejection at any tion any proposed ordinance tn the me manner as provided for their submission upon petition. Rection 64. If a majority of the qualified electors voting upon any initiative or referendum. ordinance vote in favor thereof, the ys af , election; provided, that {f the cit punetl shall, after the rejection of an initiative ordinance, have passed & Aifferent ordinance on the same subject, they shal mit it. tegath- er with the tnitiative ordinance, at} the name election, and the ordinance jreceiving the highest votes, provided that be a majority, shall be adopted. All Initiative and | referendum elections shall be con ducted in all respects as elections) sabmitting propositions to the peo- ple. Initiative ordinances shall be published once each week for two coanive weeks in the city official newspaper immediately prior to the election at which the same te sub- mitted Section $1. No ordinance enacted by the vote of the people shall be) amended or repealed by the elty) counct! within two years after ite enactment, and then only by a three- fourths vote of the entire city coun- ofl. DEPARTMENT. Sectic 68. There shall be a cleri- cal department which shall consiat of a city, clerk. deputies and em- ploy he city clerk shall be ap- pointed by the city puncil for the term of four years subject to re moval by it. The city clerk shall have power to appotnt from the em- ployes of the clerical department nuch deputies as he shall deem ex- pedient and to revoke any such ap potntmen Section ° ¥ number ot] The city clerk shall be clerk of the efty council, shall at |tend all meetings thereof and keep jcomplete records of Its proceedings: | have the custody of the city seal Jail public records, except such as are entrusted by thia charter to other officers, and all papers and doou- ments tive to the title of city preperty, shall have general charge of all eloctions and of all matterr ertaining thereto; shall att is signature and the olty public Instruments and acta of cit officials requiring attestation, and shall certify under hie hand and the city seal all copies of original doci ments, records and papers tn his office as may be required by any| er of person, and charge there h fees for the une of the city ne provided by ordi , and shall perform such other duties as wre preseribed by ordinance THE MAYOR. Section 60. ‘The official the city shall be a mayor. He shall be at least thirty years of age, a citizen of the United States and’ of the State of Washington, ain qualified elector of the city at the 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 Hection 61, The mayor shall (a) recognized as the offictal head of the elty for all legal and ceremonial purposen | } for the City attle all conveyances, tracts and excent a jwise expressly ‘provided tn this Jeharter: head of (c) Be the head of the police de- partment ard maintain peace and good order in the clty, ‘Section 62, In case of the dis ability or absence of the mayor from the city, the vice preaident of the city council shall act as mayor, In cas pancy In the office of tavor, the vice president of the city Council shall become mayor and shall hold until the next gen oral electh Section The mayor shall jhave nor exercise any executive, ad ministrative or legislative power ex Cept such aa are expressly given. tc |him by this charter and the const! |nate ‘oving, oF vacating any plat shall/@nd polleewomen as the council may | |ment and entertainment lin [tion purpose: bureaus, divisions and other br DEPARTMENT OF POLICE. Seotion 64, There shall oT department which shall consiat of # chief of police and as many subordl officers, detectives, policemen from tUme to t by ordinance pre- jeawomen of the de- constitute a women's the Immediate chars of a woman officer with k and not less than that of a p sormeant, This division, und direction of the chief of polles, shall have the care and protection of all women and girls and the custody of female prisoners untll after Vietton, ‘The mayor may, when the public safety requires tt'in came of emergency, (0 be ined by him, int any emergen Hicemen, who shall hold their port on and discharge thelr duties at hin pleasure until the conclusion the next meeting of the counel! and longer, except by consent of the council, @uch appointmants shall be made from the olyil service class fled Hat when available ection 65, ‘The mayor shall point the chief of police and rem him in hin discretion. In en chief of police shall be app from the classified civil service shall not be removed for cat shell upon retirement resume his former position in much service, and the In Appointers tn positions ihordinate thereto shall resume helr former powit respectively Ih the claasified ctvil neryice tion 66. The chief of police shall be the chief peace officer of the efty, shall serve and execute al! procens isnued under authority of this charter or any ordinance, shall be the keeper of the city all, shall have euch other powara and Jutien pa ahall be prescribed by ord Keetton be for DEP AHTMEN The p partment wheal division er fr ap. Inted and nd bond taken 67. wible propert receive offictal money He what his and n or PUbLIC rane fection 6% Th nent of put un salaried co! od by the wre be a de welfare which management of vmiasioners. to mayor for the term of three years and subject to removal by him o firet appoint mente shall be for the term of one two and three vears | respectively They shall manage aj! charitable correctional and reformatory Inatt- tutions and aeenctes, lod: hath houses, farma and # tutions belonging to or contro! the eclty, except such as are pls by this charter under the contr some other officer or hoard shall fhapect and rewulate all vately owned pincer of public ar They research into the causes delinquency, erin and ‘and shall pro and understand- in matters of pa Ne hall hree ne be appe shall make noverty other social problem mote the education ing of the community public welfare. Bection 69 employment office which the supervision and control board of public welfare, stall be superintendent ap rintendent There shall be a free ject to collect all ata varjous branches of Iabor tr Aeniat in obtaining employment for all persona who may ar therefor, keep in touch with Iabor conditions Ronttle and vicinity and. inform those seeking employment thereof He «#hall inspect and reevinte # private employment agencies In the city and require them to notify those ecoking employment of the true labor conditions, including strikes prevatiing at the piaces where em- ployment {# offered DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION fection 70. There shall be a fe partment of parks and recreation which shall constet of five non-sal- arted cor.mianioners, eubordinate of ficore and employes. The commts- sioners shall be appointed by the mayor for the term of five year and be subject to removal by him. The comminstoners of the existing department of parks shal) serve @ missioners of this department fo the terma for which they were ap- pointed respectively. Section 71. This department shall manage, control, Improve and rei late all parks, play and recreation grounds, public squares, park drives. parkways, boulevards and bathing beaches of the city, except as other w rovided in this r, and shall have power dente lands to be acqui nd used for such purposes, whether within or without the city, and to grant con- ceasions and privileges therein, the revenue of which shall) go into the city park fund: provided, that no in- toxicating liquors shall be sold or used upon any property under the juriadiction of this department fon 72. Whenever the United States, State of Washington or « political subdivision thereof, shalt own any real property within or without the City of Seattle, and the me or any interest therein shall not then be necessary for the pur- poses for which the same wa: cquired, the board of park comm! sioners shall have power to enter into an agreement te occupy and o any such public property or Inter therein, and to expend money ther on for the improvement thereof « &@ part of the public park and recrea- tlon aystem of sald city Section There shall be a park fund, to be expended nolely by the commisstoners, which shall ll gifts, bequests and de- for park and recreatio: purposes: ten per cent of the er Teceipte of the city from all fine penalties and licenses: the rents, fe sues and profits derived from any property which may be held or owned In trust for park or recren- such tax levies and appropriations an the city shall make therefor; provided, that no annual tax levy for this department shall than three-quarters of @ HNARY DEPARTMENT. Section 74. There shall be a fre public Mbrary under the management nd contro! of a non-salarted board who shall be ap- or with the con- council, for The five shall ate of five trustees, pointed by the ma sent of the city term of five ye to removal by the mayor. members of the present board of trustees having the longest unex- pired terms shall hol office until th expiration of te terms for which they were appointed re- spectively, and the other two mem- bers shall retire upon the taking effect of th or ection ere shall be a Mbrary fund which shall conalst of all gifts, bequests and devises made for the benefit of maid Ibrary; ten per cent of the gross recetpta of the city from all fines, penalties and Heenses; the rents, {esues and ‘ofits derived from any property owned tn trust for sntd Ih tax levies and appropriations as the elty shall ma there ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT, Section 76. There shall be an ad- ministrative department which shall consist of a city manager, subord- inate officers and emplo The city manager shall be a on of known administrative abtitty, with experience In responsible and itm. ortant execttive capacity In th: Thited 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 council for the term of four years, subject to. removal follows: Ry a two- thirds vote the entire efty counct! acting on {ts own Initiative, d by a majority vote of the entire city council upon the filing with it of a petition asking for his removal ened by qualified electors equal in number to twenty-five per cent of the regintered voters of the city for the previous year. In case the cit council shall, upon the filing of auc petition, deciine to remove the elty manager, it rhall submit the ques- tion of his removal to a vote of the people tn the manner and within time provided for the submission of initiative ordinances, and if a ma jority of the votes cast thereon shall be in favor of removal, } shall be deemed removed from of- fice. During the absence or dis pility, of the elty manager, or in of @ vacancy In said office, the council may designate some properly qualified person tempor- Arily to perform the duties of the dffice. The commiasioners, superin- tendents and other subordinate offi. cers of the administrative depart. ment shall be appointed by the city manager subject to removal by him The employes of the administrative department, tn auch number as shall be provided by ordinance, shall be appointed by the superintendent or officer in charge under civil service ruler. Section 77. shall exerciae The clty manager contro} over all nohes of the administrative department tution and laws of the State of hington, created herein, or that may hereafter be created, and except as otherw of and! of| f the! exprens): shall have full administrative oon rol over, and responmibility for alt administrative activities of the city, and haye the custody and manage ment of all property, real and per sonal, and ali public places owned |Possensed. used or controlied by the olty, shall aupervine and direct the care, Une, Improvement and operat shall superin tend ca public. works, utiiities, con industri and gdrministrative aftaire of t city, ‘and aball_ascount therefor | ection “7k, Inciuded in the ad ministrative department shall be the [following divisions: Division of eor |tracts, purchases and supplies; di Vision of engineering: a! of publio utilities division. ¢ and sew inion of water works division \ghting; division of butia Aiviston of fire pre v Aivinion of health 4. wanitn The heads of the 4 except as otherwise designated be in, shall be known as supe tendentn fection traetm aasembl poned bealve bi of, n all ences, 19. The divinton of urchaser and supplies shall data relative to all tracts ertine and re # therefor 1 keep records of the same. It wall make ail pur chases, have ch of and dis tribute all supplies for the city and ita departments, and have charge of and the dispowal of all unsuitable or surplus material and artic All pure * mhall be made u fair com fon. All standard piles shall be purchased In bulk and carried in stock as may be prac ided in thie charter, | lected to the a poe accor tt fs keep @ record of employes of the city; bonds «liven to the elty, own, which shall be corporation counsel, and shail 4 ly report y breach of th conditions of said bonds to the eer poration counsel; shall tasue all Me connen, and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance AW rv, be 6 pErAnrM nr Becti nha department a corporativr The ecorporatio appointed b ject corporation « the 7” of inect in suck wr ce rae re ed by the pr nel ach coun aball mitted to and tn * Washington, and ticed hin profe attle for to his ay Section nel hall have fu trol of all Mttgatt city em party, or tr or any of its Gepart ested, Initiate and actions in fa cute of the the f n coum be orr nd~ fled to practice t of the Btate of have pride City of care prior the supreme cu ntme 3 T ‘ation coum visory con which the which the eity proses # of the ordinances ne and n of & teable or expedient In the Judgment | tracts an of the city fection ager The dtviston cineering. superintendent which shall be known as the 1 have charge of al engineer, mhall { surveying and engineering work of ox an the city, and provided, the designing struction of all public works ing the cons n of park and boulevards after their | ehall b the department ¢ tlon, and aball } regulation of the front of the city and have the cust neering 1. the of en oft n A n tnd on prove fetermined by ke the harbor and water Tt shail make 4 f all mer o be of all fr of the tnepec measures, It @ reguintte corporations and Inances and nehines, of and treet railways oper The division of strest have charge of th air and cleaning of| He shall sewers and public sidewalks. ‘and of all charge of which {# not some other department have charge of the collec- ton and disposal of garbage Section 8%, The division of wat works shell have charge of the op’ ation and maintenance of the water system of the city, including all buildings and grounds and the prop- erty acquired for watershed or ight-of-way purpores. Kection #4. The division of lent & rhall have charge of the opera tion and maintenance of the Mehtin system of the city, including all bulldings and grounds ection 85, The division of butl4- ines shall have charge of the con- struction and mainten- ance of public buildings of the ety otherwise in thir barter provided. It shall have charge of the tesuing of all butlding permits and the inspection of all work done thereunder, of the en- forcement of all building, wiring and plumbing ordinances of the city. and the tnepection of botlers. In thie division there shall be a board of appea ing of th non- salaried members appointed by the manager, one member to be a com- petent architect and one a com petent bullder. The members of th existing board of appeals shall con- tinue {n office for the terms for which they were appointed and thetr successors shall be appointed for terms of three ye © members of such board ab subject to removal by th ¢ for mal- fensance, Ineapacity or neglect of duty. In case a member ts dinqualt- fled by interest or unable to sit tn a particular case the manager shal! appoint a substitute from the same board of appeals shall peals from tn the city. all bullding matters, and also such other matters with relation to con- struction and new methods and ap- pilances a y be brought to {ts Ritantion” The clty council shall prescribe the metho of appeal. The oard shall establish rules govern- tng thelr meetings and hearings of appeals lection 8@. The division of fire protection shall have charge of th: extinguishment of all fires, the con- trol of all fire stations and ap- paratus, and the enforcement of al! ordinances for the prevention of fires. If the superintendent of this division has been appointed from the classified civil service, he shall, upon retirement, un’ removed for cause, resume his former position in nd the } ppointees tn Sie ball r mbordinate thereto reapectively in such service. ‘Section §7. The division of health and sanitation shall be in charge of a commissioner of health, who hall be a graduate in medict and have had at le five years In active practice of medicine or sanitary work immediately prior to appoint- ment. It shall enforce Ho laws, ordinances and regulations relative to the preservation and promotion of the public health, the prevention and restriction of disease, the pre- ention, abatement and suppression of nulsances and unsanitary butld- ings, the nitary inspection and supervision of the production, tran portation, storage and sale of food and food stuffs, the sanitary super- vision of the city water supply and the sanitary Inspection of marbade. It shall manage all hospitals and nitariums that are established or maintained by the city. It 1 cause a complete and accurate tem of vital atatisticn to be kept In time of epidemic or threatened epidemic, It shall make and enforce Quarantine and tsolation regula- tions. It shall make research into the causes of disense in the com- munity and shall promote the educa- tion and understanding of the com- munity in matters of public health. The commissioner of health shall ap- point such medical assistants and nurses as are preseribed by ordi- nance. Section 8 The city counc!l may, by ordinance, upen th recommend: any bureau or division ministrative department and determine, combine and dis- tribute the functions thereof, but the division of contracts, purchaser and supplies shall not be so dis discontinu: f the a otherwise provided tn this charter, employes of the admint epartment and define and res er Revsnall deem it_expedient and. for the betterment of the service, may one department to another. DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND Section 89. There shall be a a partment of audits and accounts troller, deputies and employes, The comptroller shall be elected by the removal by it. No person shall be eligible to be city comptroller un- States, a resident of the City of Seattle and shall have had at least He aceountant, auditor or stmflar of- ficer. He shall appoint @ chief dep by him, and may appoint from the employes of the department such and revoke such appointments. Section 90. The clty comptroller ver the financtal affairs of the city. shall keep all its accounts, and all city shall be subordinate to him tn all matters of accounting; shall all records and files of all depart- ments and other offices of the city, to. the city councll and the city manager as to the condition of any check all claima and demands against the city, and all tte obliga- shall require all claims and demande against the city to be verified, and all warrants, keep inventortes. of the property of the clty, and all erty within. the elty; shall check the daily balances of the city trea shall supervine and control the offi- cribe their duties, and when transfer any officer or employe from ACCOUNTS, which shall consist of a city comp- city counct! and shall be subject to ons he be a citizen of the United five y total experience as a pub- uty who shall be subject to removal deputies as he shall deem expedient, shall exerctae general supervision departments and other offices of the semi-annu examine and verity and, whenever required, shall report department or other office; shail tions, expenditures and pay rolls Keep. a record thereof; shall issue other public and non-taxable prop- urer, and apportion all moneys col- tion of the city manager, create or | otherwine | sintanta 4 recrea-| control and | partment slhin dep «e| 4|any auch appointment | | provement {by by or the ef a city, departments relating to the and perfor are of shall 7 © prescribed by ordinance. on counsel of ae the corpora powers be required by DEPARTMENT OF 4 all A Bi corporation FINANCE. Section There shall be « Gee of finance under the mane and contro! of = elty trease be appointed by the eity for the term of fwur years, ject to removal by {tH from the employes 9 nt Jepution as he expedient, and revoke 95. Te shall recetve keep out all money belonging to and keep an accurate aoe ant of all rec and disburse. ments, and do al er thing: 9 quired of him by law. He shal ay out any money except on legs demands, duly allowed and audited, make such reports of ree celpte and disbursements as are ree quired by the city comptroller, BOARD OF AWARDS AND ADJUSTMENTS, fection $6. There shall be a board of awards ang adjustments which shall consist of the city managem the city comptroller and the gore poration couns The board sha! old much regular meetings asf may determine, and such spect meetings as it may appoint or the chairman may call. All meetings be public, at a stated and @ majority of all members shal be necessary to constitute a quorum The board shall award all contracts adjust, allow and certify for pe ment all bills, pay rolls and claim cause to be prepared and certify the city counci! all assessment Tol 1 improvements: hear ine all applications for pe mits not otherwise provided for BD: law; fix the amount of and appr the sufficlency of the sureties @ all bonds, except as otherwire vided by ‘law; and at least once every six months examine bonds and determine the suffictes of the amount and sureties ther and, in {ts discretion, require m or ‘additional bonds;' and perfo such other duties the coune 1 prescribe. The comptroll shall be secretary and keep @ rect of the proceedings of the board. CONTRACTS AND PURCHASES. fection 97. All public works, {me Provements and purchases, the cost of which exceeds three hundred dole lars, and all local Improvements, the agement urer, to and may appoint tm om Rection and pay the elt 4 v |funds for the making of which ai directly or indirect in whole or in part, from assense ments upon the property benefl thereby, shall be made by cont to be let to the lowest bidder the: for by the board of awards and justments, or, in the discretion of said board, raid works and improves ments, or any part thereof, may done under the direction of the cli manager by day labor. Where th coat of any proposed work OF pu chase shall not exceed three hun dollars, the same shall be mad under fair competition in the o market. Bids may be called for received for all or any part or 4! vision of any proposed contract, no contract shall be sublet, @ for the furnishing of material, wi out the previous consent of the cit counc!l; provided, that the coun may by ordinance determine wheth: an improvement, or any part Therese shall be made by contract or other= wise. Section 9% Before any con shall be awarded. a call for all be published once each two consecutive weeks, invitin, led proposals to be filed in division of contracts, purchases supplies on or before the hour named All bids shall be accom nied by a certified check, payable to the order of the city treasu or a surety bond, in favor of city, 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 of bond. All bids shall be public! opened by the board of awards a adjustments. No bid shall be ace cepted whieh ts not truly responsh to the call, specifications, plans ani ed therefor, but no bi rejected for informality it can be understood what fs m thereby. Upon award of cont all checks or bonds furnished wi the bide submitted shall be returns to the bidders, except that of the successfu. bidder, which shall be tained until a contract be ente: into, and if such bidder fall to enter into’ such contract within ten. days from the date he ts notified of ite award, the said check shall be fore felted to the city, and in case @ surety bond has been given, the core poration counsel shall enforce ¢ the proceeds y to be deriv collection thereof, such check or bond to be credit to the fund or funds from which t contract in question ts to be pati All contracts shall be b sufficient specification’ nied by plans and other data to ine dicate the nature of the works, ime provements, services, materials of apparatus intended to be contract for. No alternative bid shall be ‘ cepted unless such was asked for on' the baste of alternative specifica- tions, plans or other data. board of awards and adiustmen' 1 not be bound to accept any tinued. The city manager, except as(the bids submitted but may ref all of them and order the cont to_be readvertised. Section 99. No contract shall be entered into by the city until It bag been duly ascertained that funds meet full payment thereunder avatiable, or can be legally therefor, A bond running t city, as required by law, ball furnished by any party to a con! with the city, The board of awa’ and adjustments shall specify conditions of contract: Contracts shall be signed for the city by the city manager, attested by the of glerke, with th eal of the city afe fix Section 100. All contracts for public works and improvemen shall provide that at lenst fifteem per cent of the amount due the cone tractor on estimates shall be ree tained to secure the payment of borers who have performed wo! thereon, and matertal men who ha’ furnished material therefor, a: such laborers and material mem shall for thirty days after the coi letion and acceptance of the wo fave a Hen on such fifteen per co so reserved, which Men shall senior to ail other Mens, No tme shall be deemed come pleted until a written aeceptan thereof, by the board of awards ant Adjustments, has been filed with te ‘omptrolier. The etty council sh ordinance prescribe — suitabl means and remedies for the preser= vation and enforcement of the Bog ok provided for in thie section. Sud! fifteen per cent thus reserved, any part or balance thereof remat ing at the expiration of thirty a after the acceptance of auch wo! may be expended by the city mane ager in making good any defect dige covered {n such work during suck thirty days, providing the contractor has been notified to remedy euch defect and has refused. Such exe penditure by the manager shall not relieve elther the contractor or the surety of their obligation, Partl Continued on Page # ADM a sece « &