The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 15, 1914, Page 8

STAR—MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1914.—PAGE 8, er _ THE CHARTER City of Seattle | | PREPAnED AN nD BY THE PRemHE beoThp MARCH 8 bors, GENERAL row aaron i Sthe ‘city of and ate Betis, ‘a: by Petual s 3 RS VERS OFT Ate limits Purchase, on ind devis« ease, morts Bame for ( May ree and donati erty within = OWN use ie charit with full sof sv eonstruct Ferulate jences a ORIDIT, abate me Mth = health, morals. « Yenlence and welta fants of the city, ar @nforce local, poll oth regulations, things expedient Bnd promoting the pea @rament. health and wel ity and of the inhabits and for pert a unictpal t we and jonas, rig reafter jive p 4 1 xe Municipa! Mer and de«r ed or n tution ar Washing Section rticular owe Bhall not ve exclusive. wers en reby. or we thereot may exerci» under the con State of competer ly to er assume, hb v Bection 3. The @hall be divided int He districts, whic tle as they exist 88 follows University Distrtet. Precincts one, two, nine, m, twelve, thirteen teen East Green Lake Distrte Precincts netee| twent ty-three, twenty-four, twenty-| twenty-six, twenty-seven and ty-elght Weat Green Lake District. pinets twenty-nine, — thirty itty-one, thirty-two. thirty-three. ¥-four and thirty-five South Greea Lake Distrtet. Precincts three. four, five, six.) Peven, eleht and twenty | f Neorthiake Distrtet. | teen. fifteen, etx y-tour, sixty-five May 1. t and Distrtet. | Precincts twenty-two, fifty y-elght. fifty-nine. sixty xty-two and Greenwood Fo. Precincts fifty -or three, fifty-four And sixty-seven ven, tixty: | fifty two ne a Ballard District West. Precincts thirty-seven, thirty ft, thirty-nine, forty-four, forty- forty-six and forty-seven. Lawton District. Precincts sixty-nine, ity-one, seventy-two, Seventy-four and t. West A Precincts = sevent | Geven, seventy-nine, elehty. Somes Stentz five, elehty-stx, a and eichty-elght East Queen Aune District. Precincts sixty-elght eventy i, elghty-two, elmhty - three. Hty-four, ninety-one, ninety-two ty-four, ninety-five and ninety- t. South Queen Anne District, Precincts elghty-nine, ninety.| y-six, ninety-seven. ninety-| ‘one hundred, one hundred and iy-five, one hundred and fo! | ‘one hundred and forty-seven, one| red and forty-elght and one red and forty-nine estinke Distrtet. Precincts ninety-three, one hun- and twelve, one hundred and| ty-three one hundred and} fwenty-four, one hundred and twen-| Ry-five, one hundred and thirt Tgeven, one hundred and thirty-eleht je hundred and thirty-nine, on indred and forty-four, one hundred nd fifty, one hundred and -one one hundred and fifty | seventy, | seventy-| neventy- elghty- eighty North Broadway District. ips Precincts one hundred and one, “hundred and two, one hundre fee, one hundred and r, dred and five. one hundred ..one hundred and eleven, dred and thirteen and and sixte, East Capitol Hit! District. Precincts one hundred and six, one hundred and eight. one hundred and| n one hundred and seventeen one hundred and eighteen. one hun- Grea and rineteen, one hundred and! twenty. one hundred and thirty and @ne hundred and thirty-one. ncoin Park District. Precincts one hundred and teen, one hundred and fifteen, one| fhundred and twenty-one, one hun @red and twenty-two, one hundred| and twenty-six, one | hundred and) twenty-seven, one hundred and) renty-elght, one hundred and} mty-nine, one hundred and| irty-four and one hundred and| irty-five. one and one and one! one hun- four th ‘thi Pike District. Precincts one hundred and thirty Six, one hundred and forty, one h Grea and fifty cy me end fifty-eiaht Fifty-nine, one ‘hy one hundred and sixt Grea and sixty-two. one hundr ixty-three, one hundred and | F and one hundred and sixty | First Hill Distrtet. Precincts one hundred and forty ene, one hundred and forty-three.| e@ hundred and sixty-elght, one undred and sixty-nine, one hundred and seventy, one hundred and seven re, one hundred and seventy ee, One hundred and seventy-four, hundred and one Bunared and seventy ne hun= red and seventy-seven, one hundred and nty-elght one hundred | and eighty-tw | Pacific Dix Precincts one two, one hundred ana one hundred and fort Grea and elenty-four., ind eighty-five. o @ighty-nix, one hundred nine, two hundred, two h One, two hundred and two Grea and twelve and two and thirteen. Walla Walla 9 Precincts one hundr seven, one hundred @ight, one hundred and one hundred and hundred and ninet and ninety-» ninety-elcht two hundred and nine ¢ two hundre nd trtet undred nd od two bur hundre elehty ninety-fl atx, one hundred Lake Distriet, Precincts one hundred one hundred and nix Gred and ninety-one, and ni y-two, o Binety-three, one hundred and ty-four, two hundred and five, two Hundred and six, two hundred an seven and two hundred and eight Water Front District, Precincts one hundr three, one hundred and one hundred and fifty-five. drea and fifty-six, one hundred sixty-six, one hundred an even. one hundred and nev one hundred and sevent hundred and elgh and elcht one @iahty-three und: teen. two hundred and hundre’ and sixteen, and seventeen, two hundred @ighteen, two hundred and ninet and two bundred and twenty Eencon Diatrict. Precincts two hundred and twenty nine fitt fifteen two b in the fot General of Seattle, 9 pwing form (or Spectal) to be held one, two hundred and two hundred and twenty hundred and twenty-te dred and twenty and twenty-seven thirty= two hundred five, two hundred and two hundred and forty-two b 1 forty-three wker Distr hundred and twenty tred and twenty ed and thirty twenty-two, three, two ar, two hun two hundred hundred and 1 thine mix two Hleotion, City two Oftiotal nation of stamped) Directions to andidates, write posite the name for ffice, You as additional writin ballot preetn for use in (4 iF t to be printed thirty and To vote for flmure “1” op firat ehol nay expr ficure vote DP the tte third ted pr ehol be hearin ach pe if and off! 2 fifes titty and h two hundred a amish District and ¢ De te twen four tw et and}! sixty. jit two ll red and Preotr 4 t uM onap tri 4 1 t A stx ve Ne six and two ATKE Diatrtet therw day before the Fauntlerey Db signed 04 ere, tn he ta « evening after t! shall pr tt Whenev ° ed t ad) © distrl dist and E trict adjoining Dave cast the regular munt ceding y that if ¢ declare 2 Sane meet & thereto rs thereupon A “ t marked with ® one name. be treated marked W the same croam opposite ark, shall had been ppasite p x count a rs r ma the mame ¢ ting preference sball the/for either re than ain a iT y in redistricted } Section @ The f ty shall remain as vided. however. that be neces the elty divide each district Into two « elec t that not recetving @ ma holes votes cast ted jority ¢ for the dates for a no candida ffice tn qu on be ma te recelved Offices. as may ot a be onan of b The “t more ion precin: pre n shall contain as 5 val number of manner as will serve conventence In ¥ onform to the general state: provided, that no alt Precincts shall take offs sixty next preced tlon the city ft district or state tors, andle beat wub-ly ting and willl» laws of thelcholce votes ation of|then > t with-|quottent @ anyladded t munict-laeivod by oft! date teeolve he an « t ho Solel of second of each candidate shall vided by two and the disregarding — fractions) who by su ton a majority first one-half val in A he of al at ein the boun ce or ther fice before the exp term for which the In was elected or annotnted ELECTIONS, then Section & A general muntetpal| yo flection shall be held on the first |aatd oft Thesday after the first Monday In|vot March. 1915. and bienntally there-|ehall the after. All éther elections held un-|the quotient (disregarding fractions) der the provisions of this charter|added to the combined first and seo shall be known as apectal muntct-lond chotce votes for such candidate, pal elections. Charter amendments land the candidate who by such add! shall be submitted only at generalltion shall recetve a majority of all munictpal election firet, second and th holce vot Section 9. The manner of nomina-|(counting second choles votes at n of al ctive officers shall belone-half value and third chote petition. The na ele toa at one-third) shall be elected. tor of the city shal Tf no candidate receive a ma the ballot. when a by add firat, 90 and form hereinafter holee ¥ Sirected in the have been filed preceding subsections, the half with the clty clerk. Such ‘ct adding the next lower tition. shall be siened by at least ipreterence shall be thus continued five hundred qualified electors of|until some candidate has @ majority the city, If for the nomination of alot ‘office ndidate for an office filled bylin questl election from the city at large. and| votes at by at least fifty qualified electors | vo of the district. 1 for an office tolchatce value, an he filled by election from such @is-|s0 on to the lowest preference = pelted m pressed for any candidate for the Section 10. The astenaty office In question.) nominating petition need n (4) If no candidate apnended to one paper, but by nting. first, second nrate paner there shall and all turther choices dow tached an affidavit of the ctr lowest preferences expressed thereof. stating the number of : tion, as direct ers of such or and that each ting subsecti nature appended thereto was D recelve his or her presence, and er of votes by #U genuine slenature of | the the. preferences whose name it purports to be. All|pressed shall be elected. signers of a nominating petition| (#) A tle between two or m shall sign their names tn ink orlcandidates shall be decided in fa delible pencil. adding thetr placelof the candidate having the of residence by street and number. lest number of first chotce votes Section 11. The form of the pett-|this does not decide, then the bigh tion papers shall be substantially aslest total number of second choice follows |¥otes shall. determine the result. If (FORM OF PETITION PAPER.) |they are equal in that reap: We. the undersigned, heret then the enn of paring ¢ nate next loem be contin rea ted elected andidate adding firat as directed tn baection, a cany de of the third chotee received by the candidates for fice. The total of third chotce recetved by each candidate be divided by three, and ex ity recely . nd next ata or 1¢ tien of|mafority by mbent | cho Iprece: . eof an be printed petition tn preseribed hie b thely allie be-| next pe- | proces: rity in one-half value, one-third value, at on at one-fourth value, and to alt at t he ive mm h jority hird be ft ste-led tn made|ther te thelhichest nur person|dition of all t ne next pre the candidate w “° #hall Iidates fence is the for the to oot ted eth oattle tor City ‘at 19 certify we| board. for candidates! | (f) and that welsholl be ma other petition aident 6 unetl and candidate ae the lerk, whe and for ste A statement of such canvass qualified to i simned byt the above office not signed an nting any oth offien, filed within make ate prese ¢ the sald Name Street and Numb (Space for (Here insert er three days thereafter, sb st and cause to be delivered t so elected a certif’ n tlon « rr person Signatures.) elect! affidavit of ctreu-| 4! 12 xa and not papers |inva rist be an-|been, au sembled tile lerk, as an sixt Section by or or date, whether ‘ali not exceed Sh-llare in case of at large, nor one and lcase of a candida riet. Thin shall no nor the cost of printing ing circulars to voters 9 candidate, nor an sociation or organization half, directly or Indirectly, shall pay or cause any person to be pald, tn leash or any other material’ in duceme work in his ater than thir he date of the t Jay« prior to tion with respect to which suct tion is filed. The clerk shall lorae thereon the date of its pr tation and by whom presented, shall forthwith examine the If the petition compiles w charter he shall file the once; if not, he shall nediately in writing on said p tion why It cannot be filed, and with- n three days thereafter shall retura| ve petition, personally or person presenting t again prenente hundred candidate elected ndred dol ected fr a tly ft ® hy same thia| 4! At | fen im. | J and same state t nizatt know Y date, or ore: hie from he tn candida 7 within thy ke and It that the ode be filed. tion of f ound t sha r filing such pe shall be one per ry oF compensa e office in q ss than ten Any person wh submitted for car any such petition shall the city rk an accept candidacy, containing that he Im not a w butline election, 1 nattian ted any ¢ Ain this section, which shall en vr Nemised ota the wi t tached to t in no cas Section Mi by file witt an da file with has not mn of umerate in thie of expand and ‘ the ork 1 been nominee | P' ment " At least ndidate 5 t, Not before the nay withdraw fron sy filing with the eft quest for withdrawal | ture duly attested and no name #0 he printed upon the t pri inet and 0 ing the general Ia Withdrawn! vote shall be by ballot. and the polls | ‘ shall be opened at elght Bection 14. No ballot used In elec. hal A tions held under the authority of|m. and close at elaht ofl charter shall have printea|The man ved D aoe ne party or political desig-|ing at elections under thi or mark, or thing Indieat.|opening and closing of po ling » candidate's views or opinions |!ne the poll canv asain The ballots #hall contain a complete) Voter, declaring remult and list the offices to be fil vna|titying the shall be ‘th t { the eandidat Jame an prov the Jaws of this 1) be arranged tate for the 1 county eof In alphabet tions theretr as othe } pallet. papers. shal provided in this charter tinguishat Becton e city las to matters provided the direction of the « to be printed thereon shall give thirty days’ notice by FORM OF BALLOT peating teach, voting place in the The ballots shall be substantiallylo¢ holding cach election, s election judge Inap over of In [anal ec and the urns, 1 by office t 1a city coun rh 11 the | behalf at! | floere to ]be aubmi | tom hall yffiotal n * ton pent of t» 1 t eq (Domtetle Address) ntented ton niet the hart and membe ff tet x pointr iby the co - Seetio from pres fi the In Ip deter ential vot |ter for p lexcept as potntmen a ay be made and shalt to be nting |time fixed for such election or ntmen uneiln andar the Je thre same jing mm: | | off t lot shall of the el immediat Section Piret condinen ceedings to be put jand nay [mand of ter | Third tte membt terly « havior tn for such jany mem of not in members expulsion Fourth: and which eh attendane ction 0: them meet on day, then legal holt other tim provide dent « abe or any special f lthan tte | Section of anid Every e|titied and shail contain but one ant fort * tit Section wrdinn sage at and the nays, and tng for « tered tn No or |nan or shall not meeting. tt Jot f fanned w ntroduct of the cit ft nt |which sh: passage the imm |pubtic pe autres tt eatin shalt In | ident in in shal t to nage dent councl) about ber #0 read at to Itn ce ny mem not th und pasm passed president and nd aign edn to Bection general ture and ture and the of-talty or forfeiture shall be published| Washington, the y an aby second and third preference for office tn question, otherwina his bal. |tion. Second — the mame tn *¢ committees of tte members |month, or If that day be « lewal hol! the or Almaty be elected. tted, and be pub ewapaner eh purp euch It whall be th clerk to caune delivered the time ne of the lection, a required atate f orn in all tehed Litlve week t canes tn the eneh s noxt the j | sect ate. oft elt week pr thy u duty voting the f yt 4 wer ting In r becom ofa hise or priv ing or va bitahed 4 orwine, to the pow fran rt t plat fixed p it , day ke 24. A certificate of ole allfiont! : th n Ke tt off shall edt the make . 48 approy 6 elt tation 1! aid pe rized of the state coune!) may which {| shall part bylthe of elty|r of-| Ided, wrant * lay the efty tnatitutton whole or tn the free use tions for county pr that to any rted tn oharity be ity Whenever be mubmitted ¢ t any ques * the ke tlon 49 kind created by ordinance beet te No Aebt or obiieation aeainat the elty shall the elty counc!l except specifying the amount|nance f much expenditure Bretton tnaue all utility or a tted to mitted at y RECALL Ider of an od tr by law nm tn-lbe for ® h|fer pre A Ne the people slled entimate of the cont shall have firat beer ity manager and ad ATIVE AND TuCrEeneNDUM. tion 61. Any proposed ord! may be submitted to the elty | term by. petition by reg: |rem voters equal amber to|n elaht per cent t two Intration of the year, | They All petitions ctroulated rrreet! to any prop ordin tutt uniform in character, shall hath the proposed ordinance tn full, and|tution |ahall be signed, certified and flied|the city lin the manner required by this char-|by this ch ter for petitions nominating candl-|some |dates for elective offices: all Rection The city clerk shall in twenty daye after the filing such petition, verify the suff! loney of the signatures thereto. If he finds the same to be insuffictent he shall forthwith notify the person filing the same and an additional twenty days shall be allowed tn which to complete such — patition When such petition fs found puff clent by the clerk, he shall forth- lwith tranamft the same, together and in all other mat.|With his report thereon, to the city ase of a tie jcounetl, which hall take final action The i shall elect|"pon such proposed ordinance within tts be a viee|thirty days 0 sha iding of-| Section 6% ‘The city counct! may the ab-|@nact oF reject any Initiative mayor. |Dance, but shall not amend or mod! manager,|fy the same. If the city counet! irer and |ahall reject any auch ordinance, or ave weatelshnll within thirty days after re may take|cetpt thereof fall to take firal action ating to|thereon, the same shall be wt departments, but |Mmitted to the people for thelr ap 4 the ' ont shall|¢ until « there by the exiniative pow eubr D by th! ed Beetion partment ade ted by net! i) nar ft al and ¢ the total year respect | shall be contaln Ot al or ay ad four hel Inep. f [make verty uno! other mote the [ing of th public Re: employmer the hoard of managed ' a ° President be urue may of perform residing removals ‘tt © whatl the the ffi a2. mer attre al! var aasiat tn |keep tn tn Kea thone He shal private er |proval or rejection at the next reen-|secking f election, or at a apecial election |inbor con called for that purpose. If the int-|prevatiing |tiative petition shall be signed by| ployment |quatitied voters equal in number to at least fifteen per cent of the total |remistration of the preceding year, shall at any time be raised tn A stenatures to such per-|which sha entage, then the counct! shall pro-|aried cor vide for the submission of the same|ficers and to a vote of the people at a special |sioners # ction to be held within forty daya| mayor for the certification by the clerk|an4 be su afficiency of the signatures: |The 4, that tf any general elec. |depar tle to be held by the state or|commiam Any politteal subdivision thereof|the terms within which the City of Beattle {s|pointed re: More nominess for the|included within three months after) Section tee, ich counctiman yvot.|such last above named certification, SXproas at least his firet. (then such spectal election shall be held on the date of such other elec- slections and ap fy lhe of officers vided In th * and ap-| determined at! days after ing pr pular orwise pr All such t# aha Section tt or partment » be fixed 4 within atx occurs. Nomination orally by any close one week he time n. hefore t. The ballot cast by It be staned by him. the vote entered tn Whenever there are jinte all perk ways oh w shall Innds to such pur} without ¢ comsions a reven not be counted. The r: ection ehall ae he city counct! shall Establish rules for tte pro- Section 84. If prior to the date when any ordin shall take ef. fect a petition signed by qualified electors equal in number to at least ix per cent of the total reetstration of the preceding year shall he filed with the clerk and ified to sufficiency of signat sin case of an initiative ordinance, such ord! |pance shail b pended from tak- ing effect and the council shall tm- ourmal, mediately reconsider the same, and Have authority to puntah|if tt not repeal such ordinance pers and others for disor. {it mit It to the people fo therwise contemptuous he.|thelr approval or rejection at the its presence, and to expel|next municipal election or at a ape behavior tn Ita presence|cial election ed for that purpose ber by the affirmative vote|ae in case of Initiative ordinances ae than two-thirde of {tal Section 8%. The counell by It specifying In the order of|motion may submit to popular vote the © thereof, for adoption or rejection at any elec- -Have authority to create|tion any proposed ordinance tn the ame manner as provided for their submission mpon petition. Section 64 If a majority of the qualified electors voting upon any linitiative or referendum ordinance shall vote In favor thereof, the same |ahall take effect tive days after the election: provided, that !f the city counc!! shall, after the rejection an initiative ordinance, have passed a different ordinance on the same subject. they aball submit tt, toeeth er with the Initiative ordinance. at the same election. receiving the highest number ofjaues and votes, provided that be a majority. |property shall be adopted. All initiative andjowned in referendum elections #hall be con-|tlon purpe ducted tn all respe sbmitting proposltte the pe ple. Initiative ordin # rball published once each week for two recesnive weeks In the city official per Immediately prior to the at which the same ts sut ult be announced prov b ro. procesdings take the y question on de members and en- Keep a journal of tte and al h hitehed. on any |toxteating any tw | |used upon Juriadietio without t not then t poses for stoners ah all have power to campel of witnesses and the pro { papers and things befe any on for apart of t |tion |tund, to park Joonsiat of vin | purposes recetpts The city council shat the first Monday of ‘each » upon the next day not « tay therentter, and at such new as it may by tte rules The mayor, the vice presi ounci!' in case of the ty of the mayor counctimen may call a ting of the council. Alt shall be pubic. and tt Adsourn to any other place reqular place of meeting. | 37. Every legisiative ac ity shall be by ordinan dinance shall be clearly en Ive 4 therefor tax levy be lens ~~ be | t h shall be « P The he of City Liman Section jpudt enacted land contr: belof five tr city |pointed. by fta|ment of ¢ term of f to remova | members runtees pired Re | Seattle the tlon |by the vote y as 57, No ordinance of the people shall amended or repealed by the unc! within two years after enactment, and then only by a three- fourths vote of the entire city coun et No Mil) shall become one on itm final pn ken favor, ean an acte tn 4 by ot be 6 be er © Sect! eal HRICAL DEPARTMENT, n $8. There shall be a clert department which shall conslat a city clerk, deputies and en yes. The city clerk shall be ap nted by the elty council for the ¢ four years «ub to by it. The ¢ * of the deputies to bh net term urnal ther thar vidine ° ap ordi fr appropriations Irrent expenses final readin © which it te Intre which th spectively bere shall oft pi ing ter t rk shall belt ended hy the ordf re-enacted or|pointn shall] _ Sec revined [clerk of |tend all shall any lenartment me suck as he revol edient and hap Jetty tr 9. ‘The city clerk shal! bellicenses put|complete records of tts proceedings aile’to|have. the custody of the city seal to re. [ail public records, except such as aré notion jentrusted by this charter to other nextlofficers, and 1 papers and docu-j|ministra Iments felative tothe ttle. of city lconsiat property; shall have meneral charge |inate liy|oe ail sisctions and of all matters|city mans its|pertaining thereto; shall attest ‘by |known. aa nihie signature and ity seal alljexperience late requiring mand {United Stn hall certify and the lot the Unit jore i be ap the us of the city!to re provided by ord! | thirds vote perform ich other/acting TH MAYOR p e m. tt tr length as counc at When a passage bint made final city a motion in the vote upon euct he taken before f the counet) “1 > DIN) for ranchise shall ithin thirty fon nor in the f shal! 4 Section the . of the grant offic be tin: dayne afte until ft has ffietal h be th newspape of the firet bite Jays after and att under his hand len of nd rda 1 or nance, and duties as are y be person es for 1 ordinar P after ation and th ordi 1 impr vent and authorizing the| f local Improvement bonds | Section 60. The offi all take effect upon their|the city shall be a mayor. He shal and authentication. When|be at least thirty years of age, # ediate preservation of thejeitizen of the United States and’ of ace, health or safety re-(the State of Washington, and althe previo iat an ordinance shail be-|qualified elector of the city at. the|counell abn tive Immediately the factaltime of his election, and shall havelpetition, d the necessity and emergen-|been a citizen and ‘taxpayer of the| manager b in the ordinanceleity for at least four years before|tion of his ordir hall not become|the date of his election ' be Wingieartive as an em-| Bection 61. The mayor shall time provi dinance unless on ‘jta| Va) Be recognized as the offictal|initiacive me at leant two-thirds of|head of the city for all legal and|jority 0 nembers of the council vote|caremonial purposes shall be tb or the City shall be after it|attle conveyances |fice. Dur , ah wefikned by the|tracts and bonds, excent ax ability, of of the counctl in open soa-jwise expressly ‘provide 5 authentication of itm Charter! - e signing such bill the pe () the attention the bill and that sign it, and tf any mem request, the bill shall be length ‘for Information a orrectness ax enrolled. Tf ber object that the bill tm fame as when conaldered h objection shall be pon, and If sustained. the abot withhold hin sen the bill ahall be correct ed before the counell pro any other busines ot et thirt r nd auther sroving | is ounctl petition signed by up al head of f r of Se con. other this 43. Fivery bill. ehall be algened 1 coun erly t fe the head of the police de partment ard matntain peace and good order in the city Section In case of the din- ability or absence of the mayor from the city, the vice president of the city counell shall as mayor, In cane of a vacancy the office of |mavor, the vice pr nt of the city council shall become mayor. and all hold office until the next gen- ‘al election Section 62. ‘The mayor shall not [have nor exercise any executive, ad ministrative or legislative power ex 44. All ordinances alcopt such as are expressly wiven to f ubiic or permanert na-|him by this charter and the conati- hone Imposing a fine, pen-|tution and laws of the State of #1 ~ of the he in 1 call p office. Th th all cera of nt st manager The empl departmen be provide appointed officer tn rules tion shall bureaus of the a created he be created PARTMENT have # Auties es shall be preseribed by 0 PANT MENT except vately owned placer ¢ [ment and entertainn remen re ta od supervis by by ect ne who may kin and requ DEPARTMENT commissioners manages, control parks grounds, public squares, park dr! have po F any 72. mm! made of and the ordinance |penaities and licenses Mbrary under t the expiration ADMINISTRATIVE ma jority number, to the registered voters of the city for In case the city of a vacancy 64. There wha reriia) rettrer sition tn appoint th ivi he chief of mi fle 0 hall nued ehle rve and the ef oper ‘7. We sible on pr shalt and r on of arted The fi three ' pont! LB respective! f of police officer of ity of shall and and a 1 elye and ta} bond oney taken Lie wre 1 be a de fare whic onp charit reformatory hounes, farm longing t such as arter r officer ect and or bt tp ent the 4 in ent! unity There shal office which publte A superin The sup arrange & statiation relat hen of labor {ning emp! ap: labo inity tt oh ueh with fn 1 and agen Insp) re ployment yment Includt places mp) Attiona. at the te offered or ors RECKEATION 10 There sha of parks and employes all be appol the term of of t parks tof nere of this spectively 71. This depar impr pinay and houlevards a of the city, except 1ded in this c' er to de pe equired an onen. whether o city, and to nd privilewes tn of which shall ty park fund: provided, Iquora shall property thin depa Whenever ¢ f Washington Aiviston proper th te interent pe necesmary wht the all have property Improvement he public park of sald city There shal expended » ners, w all gifts, beau for n per cent o the elty fror th profits derive which may b trust for park wen: much tax provided ‘or this han three-qua that ARY Der 74. There eh: 1 of a non-nal ustees, who fh the mayor wi he city coun ve years and of the aving na shall of ey were and the other retire upon his charter There which #) present the lon hold the 4 of eatd fines rents, | any om prope keeplowned tn trust for sald Mbrary levies and appropriations as the therefor. male r 6. There shal © department a city manag cers and emp. ger shall be ministrative a xecutive tex: he ed States apac 1 n resi The ef aby fe t fat the f the e its own rf on asking for qualified ¢1 twenty-ft t ote us year nil, upon the fil line to remo it shall submi removal to a the manner ded for au ordinan ar the votes in favor of med r ine the the clty tn de! abser man cll may qualified persc jerform the du: 6 commissione i administrat appointed uubject to rer nye of the adn t, in such num a hy ordinanc by the charge under 17. The {ae control sions and oth Aminiatrative rein and except regulate L probleme and shall oyment therein park and depart by the mayor. appoint shall responstbl the filing with per A office, knato superint tty are p under the cont ard all bite an They causes ert and ratand of matters be a free he erintendent na ing fr yment y th cond and inf there tr 1 endent to the the city. the wulat re them to notify thome of ne atrik where em nKS ih be mn ae recreation AND missioners, eubord The ted five al he tment shall! recreation nd bathing other- nd 4 for within or grant con the go Into the that no tn- be sold under rtment the United or any ereof, shall within or and the nerein #hall the pur- same owas barter mignate 4 the acquired, the board of park commia- power Into an agreement to occupy and use ich pubite therein, and to expend money ther the to enter or interest thereof and recrea- 1 be a park lely by the hich shall ts and de- ecreation ¢ m all fin He rents, tm 1 from any held or or recren levies and Gactioeslappreprintions as the city shall make f > annual t shall rteres of a n arigement ried. boa All be ap th the con 11, for the Be_subject The five board of est unex. office until terms for A te mem- taking the ad t ps and profits rty held or such ARTMENT. 1 be an ad- which shall er, subord- ve. The person of bility, with nd tm in the eltizen need not b ty. manager etty 1! ars t ty ty ity oun sul a two coune!) and by ntire elty tt of a 1s removal ors equal in cent of ing of such ve the city t the ques vote of th and witht br 1 iaaton if a ma thered moval from f of als or in the tempor of the superin a age thes ra, tendents and other subordinate offl Ive depart by the etty wal by him ministrative ber as shall ©, shall be indent oF civil service manager over all er branches department or that may hereafter 8 otherwise -| ma. the gross| prenaly provided in tht q full admintatr pite 4 to all pro 1 keer make all of ar r the elty have charge of ftabl therefe tt che of the tribute « and bi tial “eo ont 1 have 1 the ding surplus All purch fair com pilew hal material and artic en whall be made un tition, All standard # purchased in bulk dient In the Judgment | tston. of intendant charge of - work other and en of of tne id an ening 1 public works ovided 4 mined by {ter thelr impro kn 4 of pa of the enfor 1 weights , and rervice under anchises on of and erintend al) street railways oper- City of BSeatt The division of streets and sewors shall have charge of the repair and cleaning of ote Jewalks, sewers and the city, and of public the charge of which f* some other department have charge of collec tion and disposal of earbage Seette The division of water rks shall have charge of the oper tion and mainter ? the water lidings and grounds and the prop erty mequired for watershed or right-of-way purposes Rection #4. ‘The division of Meht- ing charge of the opera tion and maintenance of the itabting of the cit luding all nes and « i Bection #5. The ance of all the public bulldings of the city, except as otherwise in thir ovided. Tt shall have haree of the tesuing of al! building permite and the Inspection of all work done thereunder, of the en forcement of all building, wiring imbing ordinances of the city ection of boilers, In |this division there shall be a board of appenis consisting of three non- salaried members appointed by the wer member to be a com [Beene sanigie’ rhe memivars of the lexisting board of appeals shall con- tinue In e for the f which they were appointed and their * re shall be appointed for terms of three years. The nf much board shall he subject to removal by the manager for mal |fensance, incapacity or neglect of duty. In ease a member ts disqualt- fied by Interest or unable to sit in a particular case the manager shall appoint a substitute from the same Ps The board of appeals shall hear and determine all appeals from the superintendent of bulldings as to all buliding matters, and also such other matters with relation to con- struction and new methods and ap- pitances as may be brought to {ts attention. The city council shall prescribe the method of appeal. The hoard shall establish rules govern- ing thelr meetings and hearings of appeals Section 88. The @ivision of fire protection shall have charge of the tingulshment 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 @ivision hi been appointed from the classified civil service, he shall upon retirement, unless removed for cause, resume his former position tn such service, and the Inst appointees in positions subordinate thereto shall resume thelr former positions pectively tn rervice ection & sanitation shall be In charge commissioner of health, w shall be a graduate In medicine, and have had at sin active practice of me or sanitary work immediately prior to appoint- ment. It shall enforce all laws. ordinances and regulations relative nm and promotion h. the prevention jand restriction of disease, the pre- vention, abatement and suppression f nuleances and unsanitary bulld- nen, the sanitary inspection and ervision of the production, trans- tation, storage and sale of food J stuffs. the sanitary super- of the city water supply and sanitary Inspection of garbage. shall manage all hospitals and nitariums that are established or maintained by the city, It shall cause a complete and accurate sys- tem of vital statistics to be kept In time of epidemic or threatened epidemic, it shall make and enforce Quarantine and fsolation recula- tions. It shall make research into the causes of Ainease 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 a point such medical assistants and nurses as ere prescribed by o: nance Section 88 by ordinance, publ t Arain vented It what * o tr bu unde Aiviston of butld n and p and the (ner the publi It The city counc!! may upon the recommenda tion of the city manager, create Aiacontinue any bureau or division of the administrative department and. determine, combine and dis tribute the functions thereof, but the division of contracts, purchases and supplies shall not be so discon- tinued... The city manager, except as otherwise provided in this charter, shall supervise and control the offt- Sere and employes of the adminis- trative. department and define and prescribe thelr duties, and whenever fhe shall deem. ft expedient and for the betterment of the service, may transfer any officer or employe from tt anot auprTs vr AND 89. There shall partment of audits and which shall consist of a troller, deputies and employes, comptroller shall be elected by the city counctl and shall be subject to removal by {t. No person shall be eligible to be elty comptroller un- fons he be A citizen of the United States, a resident of the City of Seattle and shall have had at least five years total experience as a pub- fio accountant. auditor or similar of- ficer, He shail appoint a chief dep- tity who shall be subject to remov hy him, and may appotnt from employes of department jenuties as he shall deem ext and revoke such appointments, Section 90. The city comptroter il exercise general supervisior over the financtal affairs of the city shall keep all its accounts 1 departments and other offices of the tty shall be subordinate to him In All matters. of accounting; shall fomt-annually, examine and verity ail records and files of all depart ments aad other offices of the city And, whenever required, shall report fo the city. councl! and the. city manager as to the condition of any apartment or other office: shal} kK all claims and demands inst the elty, and all {ts obliga it expenditures and pay. rolls Ai reauire all claims and demands veainst city to be verified. and Keep a record thereof; shall Issue tii warrants, Keep Inventories the property| of the city, and other public and non-taxabl¢ erty. within. the elty: shall check the daily balances of the city treas urer, and apportion all moneys col- be a ac ity de- pounts »mp The Section such tent the al ‘The division of health! ted keep the pro; record of ne LAW DEPARTMENT depart favor of tions of examin and exe ‘obliga favor 1 affal ite and are fons to he executed ments the form a tracte 4 |the elty ec ng to, perform shall and a city 6 be pre wintan ha be 4 as cribed by ordinance. were of deputies, and such duties as shal by the corporation required PARTMENT OF ion 94. There shall t of finn r t and control app on FINANCE. be a Ae. 6 ur the man- of a elty tren od by the elt of four by emp leputies and | partmern age and 1 shall the f nt . He ot as revoke * appointment 5. He ab tion 9 ceive, keep nging to pts and disburse- other things re- law, He shall not ‘except. on legal and audited h reports of re- eipts and disbursements as are re- quired by the city ptroller BOARD OF AWARDS AND ADJUSTMENTS. Section 96. There shall Jof awards and adjustmen all consist of the city manager, |the etty ptroller and the cor- poration neel. The board shall hold such regular meetings as it may determine, and such special meetings as it may appoint or the chairman may call. All meetings shall be public, at a stated place. |and a majority of all members shall be necessary to constitute @ quorum. | The board shall award all contracts: adjust sw and certify for pay- ment all bills, pay rolls and claims use to ared and certify to the city counct! all assessment rolls for local improvements; hear and termine all applications for per- * not otherwise provided for by fix the amount of and approve the sufficiency of the sureties on all bonds, except as otherwise pre- vided by ‘law; and at least oni every six months examine bonds and determine the suffictency of the amount and sureties thereof and, in its discretion, require new or ‘additional bonds; and perform h other duties s« the council all prescribe. The comptroller shall be secretary and keep a record of the proceedings of the board. CONTRACTS AND PURCHASE! Section $7. All public works, im- provements and purchases, the cost { which exceeds three hundred dol- lars, and all local Improvements, the funds for the making of which are directly or indirectly to be derived, in whole or in part, from assess- ments upon the property benefited thereby. shall be made by contract |to be let to the lowest bidder there- |for by the board of awards and ad- justments, or, in the discretion of said board, sald works and Improv ments, or any part thereof, may be done under the direction of the olty 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 Junder fair competition in the open market. Bids may be called for and received for all or any part or di- vision of any proposed contract, and no contract shall be sublet, except for the furnishing of material, with- out the previous consent of the cit council; provided, that the council may by ordinance determine whether an improvement, or any part thereof, shall be made by contract or other- wine. Section 98%. Before any contract shall be awarded. a call for bids shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks, Invitin: sealed proposals to be filed in the ‘vision of contracts, purchases and supplies on or before the hour |named. All bids shall be accompa- nied by a certified check, payable jto the order of the city treasur jor a surety bond, in favor of the city, for a sum not less than five per ‘cent of the amount of the bid, and no bid shall be considered un: less accompanied by such check oF bond. All bids shall be publict opened by the board of awards ant adjustments, No bid shall be ac- cepted which ts not truly responsive to the call, specifications, plans and data issued therefor, but no did shall be rejected for informality if it can be understood what {s meant thereby. Upon award of contract all checks or bonds furnished with the bids submitted shall be returned to the bidders, except that of the successfu. bidder, which shall be re- tained until a contract be entered into, and If such bidder fail to enter into such contract within ten days from the date he ts notified of its award, the sald check shall be for: felted to the city, and in case a surety bond has been given, the cor- poration counsel shall enforce the collection thereof, the proceeds of such check or bond to be credited to the fund or funds from which the contract In question {s to be patd, All contracts shall be based upon sufficient specifications, accompa- nied by plans and other data to in- dicate the nature of the works, im- provements, services, materials or apparatus intended to be contracted for, No alternative bid shall be ac- cepted unless such was asked for on the basis of alternative specifica- tions, plans or other data. — Th board of awards and adjustments shall not be bound to accept any of the bids submitted but may reject all of them and order the contract to be readvertised. Section 99. No contract shall be entered into by the city until It has been duly ascertained that funds to meet full payment thereunder are avaliable, or can be legally secured therefor. A bond running to th city, as required by law, shall be furnished by any party to a contract with the city, The board of awards and adjustments shall specify the conditions of contracts, Contracts shall be signed for the city by the ‘ity manager, attested by the city clerk, with the seal of the city af- fixed al kee rece all t and of all and 4 | of him out an duly a« make shall | aboard which fei fon 100. All public works and Improvements shall provide that at least fifteen per cent of the amount dua the con- tractor on estimates shall be re- tained to secure the payment of Ia- borera who have performed work thereon, and matertal men who have furnished material therefor, and such laborers and materfal men shall for thirty days after the com- pletion and acceptance of the work have a len on such fifteen per cent so reserved, which Men shall be senior to all other Mens, No tm- provement shall be deemed com- pleted until a written acceptance thereof, by the board of awards and adjustments, has been filed with the comptroller, The ctty counct! i by ordinance — prescribe means and remedies for the preser= vation and enforcement of the Hens provided for tn this section. Such fifteen per cent thus reserved, of any part or balance thereof remain ing at the expiration of thirty days after the acceptance of such work may be expended by the city man- ager In making good any defect dae covered in such work during such thirty days, providing the contractor has heen notified to remedy. such jdefect and has refused. Such ex- jpenditure by the manager shall not relleve elther the contractor or the surety of thetr obliration. Partial Continued on Page ® contracts for