The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 16, 1914, Page 8

two hundred and twenty jtwo hund dt and twenty-three, jhundred and twenty-four, | twenty -alx, two hundred and two hundred and thirty twenty-seven. two hundred and forty-two and two hundred and fort PREPARED fm FREPHOL, MOH AB, Lord, Prectnota two hundred and twenty GENERAL POWRRS OF THE CITY,» municipal corpora @nd continue a t the name of tle, and as such sha politic and cor sue and be sued, i and perso: ¥ acquire re: erty within an hase, eminent domain Prectnets two. ndred and forty two hundred and forty mortgage and receive beque @onations of a within and Own use and ben ‘With full power to « kinds of prop- without the city or tn trust purposes, jan ry out the pu acquire, |weven for/two hundred and fifty Precincts two two hundred and fifty detrimental h, morals, comfort, safety, con- joe and welfare of the inhabt- and may make and hundred and atxty te of the o! hundred and sixty-three her remulatic ‘things expedient Promoting the hundred and two hundred and AIKE Distrte Precincts two hundred and sixty ndred and sixty-elaht ndred and hundred and nhabitants thereof the performance Intcipal functions. We and exercise all d privileges now ifter given or «ranted to incor and cities by the s of this state, and and of the The city shall two hundred leroy Distriet. undred and seven Preetnets two } two hundred two hundred and seventy-seven. two hundred and hundred and seventy-nine and two tand el@hty. city counetl pwer in the year nineteen hu orporations of like char- wenty-elmht. ‘Or not enumerated in the consti. ington or in this charter The enumeration cular powers to redistrict ar thereafter, deemed to be Rearly equal in as geographically » any ordinance for earotee al! ott redistricting the constitution and State of Washington mpetent for this charter spect- o enumerate and for the city have and exercise, City of Seattle de divided into thirty counct!- manfe districts, which shall include 'e tn the City of ig es, they oxiet May 1, 1014, ws Untverstty days preceding election held the city for muni Whenever any new ter ty the same 4 be a part ning thereto: and djoin more ritory te ad: of the district ad to and be made a part of the dis trict adjoining thereto t the smallest vote at Tegular municipal election Inst pre- Sceding such that ff the city Sasexatine att ounctl sha Green Lake District. population of such territory to ts ninetesn, it may by © tinct district and the same shall re main a distinct clty ts redistricted. The precincts of city shall remain as at pr: vided. however, that be necessary the city counctl shall divide each district Into two or more flection precincts so that cinet shall contatn be an equi in such manner erve conventence In voting and will conform to the general Inws of the state: provided, that no alteration of auch precincts shall take effect with- in sixty days next election held tn the ctty for muntet- 1 district or state offi- twenty-nin: F and thirt Green three, four, Distrtet. ete fourteen, fifteen. teen, sixty-four, sixty-five umber of voters, District, nty-two, fifty-seven, aixty-three. four fitty-tives ft ane vallara Fant. : Mutrtycte, forty, forty- forty-three, forty- nine and sy. District West. te tw: ty-elght, fitt preceding any 0 In the boun- lary of any district ahall one: abolish any office or exclude any or other city from office before the expiration of the term for which the incumbent Was elected or appointed. ELECTIONS. A general it be held on the first counctiman . seventy-two, weventy-four” and Seige stent y-aix, otenty- tw 6, and bdtienntall All other elections rovt shall be ‘wn_as special munict Charter amendments shall be submitted only at general munictpal elections. “ ‘The manner of nomina ton of all elective officers shall be The name of any elec- seventy. -two, eighty - three, -five and ninety- by petition. tor of the city the ballot. when form hereinafter have been filed tn ht half with the city clerk. tition shall be siened by at least five hundred qualified electors the city, {f for the nomination of a for an office filled by election from the city at larme. an: at least fifty qualified electors if for an office to be filled by election from such dis Section 10. prescribed en Anne, Be or her he. ‘ ninety-seven. red, one hundred and one hundred and forty. hundred and forty-seven, one and fort: and forty. Westiake Dtatrtet. ninety-three, one hun- hundred and hundred and one hundred and one hundred and one hundred and thirty-eight. thirty-nine, one forty-four, one hundred one hundred and fifty-one jundred and fifty-two. Broadw: Distrtet. natures to nominating petition need not all he appended to one oy separate parer tached an affidavit of the circulator thereof, stating the number of sien ers of such paper and that each sle- appended thereto was made her presence, whose name it purports to be. of a nominating thelr names adding their place idence by street and number. ‘The form of the pett shall be substantially « (FORM OF PETITION PAPER) We, the undersigned, hereby nom!- one hundred and four, one one hundred and/|*! and thirteen and one hun- Sant Capital HUN Diatriet. one hundred and six. one ight. one hundred and ind eighteen, one hun- and nineteen, one hundred ty, one hundred and thirty and Indred and thirty-one. Lincoln Park District. one hundred and four- one hundred and fifteen, one and twenty-one, twenty-two, one hundred hundred and bikes ed for at the jection to held tn the City of Se. attle on the : ps and we individually certify that we are qualified to vote for candidates for the above office, and that we have not signed any other petition presenting any other candidate for the sald offic Mrty-four and one hundred an ty-five. f ndred and thirty- ind forty, one hun- one hundred one’ hundred one ‘hundred and sixty, hundred and sixty-one, one hun and sixty-two, one hundred and one hundred and and one none First District. Precincts one hundred and forty- one hundred and fort: hundred and sixty-eight. andred and sixty-nine, one hundred neventy, one hundred and seven- -two, one hundred and seventy- ‘one hundred and seventy-four, and seventy-five, ed and seventy-six, A and seventy-seven, one hundred seventy-el@ht and (Space for Signatur: ‘one hundred Insert affidavit of cireu- red and fifty-seven, fifty-eight. Section 12. All nominating papers comprising a petition shall be as-| filed with clerk, as one instrument, not earlier than sixty days nor later t days prior to tion with respect t the date of the elec which such peti-| The clerk shall dorse thereon the date of its presen- resented, and h examine the same. If the petition complies with this charter he shall and sixty-five. tation and b mediately in writing on sald peti- nnot be filed, and with- thereafter wh the defective petition, personally or the person presenting the petition may be amended and again presented filing within five days of ita retu tion why It e1 in three day one hundred Pacific District, Precincts one hun 0, one hundred and thirty-three hundred and forty-tw. red and thirty than thirty days before the election, eighty-five. one ghty-six, one hundred and ninety- ..two hundred. two hundred and ‘two hundred and two, two hun- and twelve and two hundred Walla Walla Distrtet. Precincts one hundred and elghty- it, one hundred and elehty-nin: dred and ninety-five, dred and ninety-six, one hundred MMriety-seven, hundred and fee for filing such petition of nomi- nation shall be one per cent of the alary of compensation at- the office in question, but than ten dolla person who: name has been submitted for can- any such petition in no case ley ance of such candidacy, containing a declaration that he ts not a nominee representative party or organization, not later hundred and ‘et two hundred and three. m bundred and four. two hundred nine. twe hundred and ten and|hetition of nomination, of much aeceptance the name one hundred and seven. Not later than fitter and ninety and ninety-one, ninety-two, one hundred a ir. two hundred and five, two two hundred and and two hundred and eight. ‘Water Front District, Precincts one hund Mhree, one hundred and fifty-four, Hundred and fifty-five, one hun- six, one hundred and ty. and sixty- even, one hundred and seventy-one seventy-nine, yrds days before the election an date may withdraw from n by filing with the ¢ quest for withdrawa signature duly attentes public, and no name # shall be printed upon the ballot. No ballot used In elec- under the authort ity clerk a re- over his own by a notary ed and six, withdrawn and fifty- y party or political dewig- nation or mark, or anything Indicat- ing a candidat The ballots shall contain @ cor of the offices views or op! p Tpued and to be filler, elehty -one, Hehty-threr mndred and two hundred and four- and fifteen. papers. shalt Aistinguishable ¢ matters provided to be printed thereon. FORM OF BAL eighteen, two hundred and nineteen, and two hundred and twenty. ft Beacon District. _ Precincts two hundred and twenty- tn the following form a eral Cor Spectal) I ttle, to be held Oftiotal ballot for use in (deste nation of precinct to be printed or stamped) Directions to voters: ‘To vote for| candidates, write the fmure "1" op. | the elty Ite the name of your firat choloe ny office, You may express ny additional preferences as please by writing the fmure hotee, the fleure “S" opposite the name of your third cholce, and so| elections uu may also write In the on, Y DIAnK space provided below each group the na ny other person persons De not write more than one num spoll thts ballot, tear It across once. return to the election officer and| regulating wet another (Name) (Domietle Address) John Doe ....5 Richard Roe ... eaasecee Henry Poe . James Roe Wiltam ort here for on separate ba’ lot) propositions and other matters. if any, to be voted on, with appro priate’ directions to voters printed| AA conspicuous posttton Seot 18. The city clerk shall ent number of offictal ballots to be printed, tn form as herein prescribed, and distributed to the election officers for use in the), respective voting precinets through out the city, He shall also have printed sufficient. number of] elective office may be remov office by Fr sample ballots, upon paper of dit ferent color, but otherwise Idention with the ballot to be used at the election, and shall mail one such | ore ballot cach registered | a t least seven days be ction 16, Immedtately closing of the polls, the Jud inspectors of election shall then there, without removing the ba box from the place where lots were cast, proceed to nYASS | eligible for the votes, entering the total num ber thereof on the tally sheets pr vided therefor, They shall enter the number of the first ‘ond, third 4 further choice votes for each ndidate on said tally sheets, and as fh as auch canvass ts complet: ed & return thereof s tha by the judges and inspectors, s° curely enveloped and ed, and forth wit tered to the city clerk |time of th by_one of their number. *pirections to election officers 1n conformity with this section, sha be printed conspicuously on the tally sheets furnished by the clerk nm the firet Friday evening the election, the city counct! Jat elmht o'clock p.m. meet and ceed to canvass the retur élection and shall thereupon declare the result Rection 17. A ballot marked with & cross opposite one name, with no other mark. treated exactly an if it ha rhed with the figure “ the same pame. If the or or mark te placed opporite more th o can: didate for the same office, such con: fileting preference shall not count for either. (a) Candidates recetving 9 me jority of all first cholce vo! Ber Yny ottice shall be elected. If no candidate receives a majority of the first chotce votes cast for the office In question, a canvass shall be made of the second choice Tecelved by the candidates for such office, The total of second chotce votes of each candidate shall then be divided by two quotient (disregarding fractions) ded to the firet chotce votes re ceived by auch candidate, and the candidate w by such addition hall recetye a majority of all firet and second votes (counting 4 chotce vot half val- recelves $ jority by adding first and secon Choice votes, as directed In the next receding subsection a canva Then ‘be made of the third choice votes received by the candidates for naid office. The total of third cholce votes recelved by each candidate shall then be divided by three, and the quotient (disregarding fractions) added to the combined first and seo- ond cholee votes for such candidate, and the candidate who by much tion shall receive « majority o firat, second and third choice votes (counting second choice votes at one-half value and third chotce votes at one-third) shall be elected. fe) If no candidate receive s ma- jority by adding first, second and third cholee vo! 4 directed In the next preceding subsections, the process of adding the next lower preference shall thus continued untll some candidate has @ majority of all the votes o for the offic in question (counting second chol Al votes at one-half value, third choice vot at one-third value, fourth choice votes at one-fourth value, and 20 on to the lowest preferences ox- pressed for any candidate for the office In question.) (da) If no candidate recetve a ma- jority by counting first ond third and all further chole to the lowest preference: for the offic ed in the next preceding sul then the candidate who fF hichest number of votes by such ad dition of all the preferences ex od ahall be elected A tle between two or more shail be decided in favor of the ¢ aving the high eat number of first choice votes. this does not decide, then the high- eat total number of second choice votes shall determine the they are also equal in that respect then the process of comparing the next lower choices shall be contin- ued down to the lowest preference pressed for the candidates con- cerned, and If this still results In a tle it whall be decided by lot under the direction of the canvassing (f) A statement of such canvass shall be made o and signed by the president of the counc!! and filed with the city clerk, who, within three days thereafter, shail make out and cause to be delivered to each person so elected a certificate of election. Section 1%. No informalities tn con- ductin municipal elections shall invalidate if they have been cond! y and in sub- stantial conformity wt the re- quirements of law. Section 19. The total expenditure by or on behalf of any one candi date, whether directly or indirectly, shall not exceed five hundred dol- lars In case of a candidate elected at large, nor one hundred dollars in case of a_candidate elected from a district. ‘This shail not include filing fees nor the cost of printing ani mailing circulars to voters. No candidate, nor any person, as- rociation or organization on his be- half, directly or indirectly, shall pay fr cause any person to be paid, in cash or by any other material in- ducement, for work in his behalf at the polls on election day. ‘A violation of any of the provt sions of this section by any candi fate, or by any person, axnoctation or orgenization in his hehalf and with hie knowledge, shall disqualify him from holding the office for which he ts a candidate, Every candidate for an elective of- clerk an affidavit that he has not section, and shall contain a com lete itemized atatemont of expendi- nominee |Plete of money in euch eloction: and political | oF er a giving of any, other conaid Wikleration or promise, by him or by any other person tn hie behalf, |prior to any election. the city cou Jef shall deatenate one place of vot ing in each precinct, and shall ap tach piace of voting as may be ra. quire state for state and county elections vote shall be by ballot, and the poll shall be opened at sight o'clock a nd clone at sieht o'clock p.m. ing at elections under thin charter state for the state and county elec tions therein, except am otherwinc |provided In, this charter. Keetion 22. The city the direction of the city councll | floors to be ele tolonee in the elty official new ection, City | be submitte toon shall Newapapar itive weeks next me of such el the time fixed of the polls, j of each election ecensary books|Soattle by the constitution and laws| opposite the na f your secondland the state for holding rtiffoate of elec shal be prima ftaole evid the facts therein stated. OF persone fe you deatre to|« vote, or att or bearing the/to t printed name of any euch person or| its of contested election the content ber opposite the same name. If youlctty but the city [all dectded by an nearly as|hereafter be adopted and enumerat atateled In the elty ch counell according. proceedings (Vote in this (Occupation) ed elections for cor Section 28. Whenever any ton te to be submitted to the el by this chart me shall be « eneral of apecial election ative pow in @ mayor The etty counct! ahall oned of one member electe: counctimante person shall of the United St f Reattle or rior to his election. A majorit nbers elected ‘anni ps ne wigned be signed | onatitute « umber may nt members tn under such penaith ball presert Section a1 5 the counell mayor shall ounetl and M perform the uaual of & presiding officer, but ho Vote In al jolntments and removals + tha aseeah of officers and tn all other mat he council # ” Seen none, qT unctl shall elect |fleer of the co ence or 4 Section 33 ity comptrote ‘orporation the mayor elty treasurer and puree! shall he the city council and may 1 have no vote. All elections Dotntments by the o determined by tt ential voting provi for tor popeien eet By thie char fon of officers Provided tn this h slections and ap determined at to be fixed by the coun- eld witht ad civacaney accu fn sixty days afte be made orally b: and shall close one wee time fixed for potntments ounctiman. one week befor *uch election or counciiman shall be signed by him. of the vote the journal counciiman vot at his firet ‘erence for th: 4 office tm question, oth G all not be counted. Th: of the electt Pf ths, slection shail be an Firet—Batabd: Second—Keep The city oo: lish rulee for ita mre. & fournal of tt» pro- low the proceedings and take the y any question on 4 of any two members and en- ter the mame in the journal. y to punted * for Aisor- to be published, tte pnw yt td and other in tte presence affirmative vote than two-thirds of ing In the order of ; power to compel and the pro things before The city o: |meet on the firet Mond month, or if any member by the expulsion ¢ which shall attendance of witn: duction of papers a The mayor, the vice pre of the counct! ot th mbility of the may uneiimen m special meeting of the counctt sions shall shall not adjourn to absence or DY other place ‘a place of meeting. Every lemisiative 14 city shall ~ Every ordinance hall . yer] orgies shall be clearly en- I contain but one sub. ject, which shall be clearly expres The enacting cinus inanoe shall in tte tithe of Seattle bill shall become on ifm final pas © taken by yan © names of thone vot- ‘ agefnet the same be en- ‘o ordinance, other than an ordt- nance providing for ap; ropriations for salaries or od on ite fina) readin ng at which It is intro: No ordinance shall be or amended but the oral re-enacted reference to Its title ae ee ys on hd re-enacted he nection thereof amend be re-enacted at Sterna or amended Section 40. upon Its final passag When a bint and falls to made to rs Yoke upon such motion aken before meeting of the counct) weepigense Section 41. No bill for the thirty dayn troduction .nor pea heen published in the official newepape Bf the city at the expense of the hee ce each week for tion to be within ten days after its ordirances aby take effect days ntter thett ordinances nauroe approving local tmprovement ament rolls and authorizing the isnuance of local improvement bonds take effect upon ce and authentication, immediate preservation of the or safety re. q hat an ordinance shall be: come effective tmmediately the creating the necessity and emergency fice shall, within five days after the election, make and file with the violated any of the provisions of|which shall this section, which shall enumerate apectfically ‘the prohibitions In this shall not become ection 26. At least twenty dayal immediately two-thirds of all the members of the council vote In itn favor point such judges and tnapectors for hy the general Jawa of the president of the council in open aaa. ic Sotient ation 8%, . \~ n signing such bill the preai- hall eall the attention to the bill 4 Be: equent, th length ‘for flection 21, At all elections the that he is m. The manner of conducting and vot- f any mem- opening and cloning of pollm, keep: ing the poll lists, canvassing the votes, declaring the result and cer- tifying the returns, shall he the aame as provided by the laws of this information Wan enrolled any member object that the bill ts considered and passed, if sustained clerk, under shall give thirty days’ notice by posting: at each, voting place tn the city, a notice of the time and pine ‘The ballots shall be substantially |o¢ holding each election, ard the of- 6 Imposing a fine, alty or forfeiture shall be pub TAR—TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1914, PAGE 8. _ THE CHARTER City of Seattle AND rrorost within ten days after the ema ahall the elty|h become a law, The publica tion of all ordi on eranting any franchine or private privilege or ap rhe elty council whall have power, by ordinance therwins, to carry Into execution all f the powers «liven to the City of of the State of Washington, and all hlother powers usually exercised by Jlegisiative bedtes of munteipal eor- porationa of like character-and de fe of|eree with the City of Meattle, and were which now are or which | hereafter he conferred upon tn porated towna and cities by the titution and laws of this atate, and also all the powers of the City f Seattle which now are or t Hection 46. ‘The city counct! shall neither have n ministrative or exec Aintingulehed tre Hection 47, No exclusive franchine or privilege #hall be granted for the wo of any street, alley or highway or other public place or any part thereof Kection 4%, The elty counct! mhall make no appropriation In ald of any corporation. person or society unless expressly authorized by thin parter or the laws of the ata provided, that the elty counet) may grant to any Inatitution which tn orted in whole or in part by public charity the free use of city water. Bection No febt or obimation of any kind against the city shall he created by the elty coune!l except by ordinance specifying the amount and object of auch expenditure Section 60. No proposition in volving the tsaue of bonds for any public utility or Improvement shall he submitted to the people until # detalled entimate of the cost there hall have firet been made by ity manager and adopted by the ett INITIATIVE AND REE RRENDUM. fection 61. Any proponed ordi nance may be submitted to the city nell by petition signed by reg istered voters equal in number te at least elaht per cent of the total |regintrat f the preceding year All petitions circulated with respect to any proposed ordinance shall be untform | racter, shall, contalr the prop ordinance in full, and shalt d, certified and filed in the manner required by this char ter for petitions nominating candi dates for elective offices Rection 62. The city clerk shall within twenty days after the filing of such petition, verify the euffl jency of the slanatures thereto. If he finds the same to he insufficient he shall forthwith notify the pers filing the same, and an additions twenty days shall be allowed tn which to complete such petition When such petition ts found suffi clent by the clerk, he shall forth with tranamit the same, tomether |with his report thereon, to the city counctl, which ahall take final aetio upon such proposed ordinance within thirty days ection 68%. The city counct! may enact or re itiative ord! nance, but shall not amend or modi fy the same. If the city cou shall reject any such ordinance, shall within thirty days after leetpt thereof fall to take firal action |thereon, the same shall be aud mitted to the people for thelr « |proval or rejection at the next rem lar election, of at a spectal election led for that purpose. If the tnt the legislative vot qual in number to fifteen per cent of the total f the preceding year any time be ralsed tn qualified stenatures to hh per- *. then the counci! shall pro- |yide for the submisston of the eame to a vote of the people at & special ection to be held within forty da from the certification by the clerk! lof the auffictency of the signature | provided. if any general tion te to held by the state or! jany | polftte subdivision thereof within which the City of Beattie ta lincluded within three months after |such last above named certification, then such spectal election shall be held on the date of such other elec- tion, ection $4 If prior to the date when any ordinance shall take af- fect a petition signed by qualified sectors win - ernt of the tot regtetration of the preceding year shal! be filed with the clerk and verified to sufficiency of stenatur an in case of an Initiative ordinance. ch ord nan shall b pended from tak- Ing effect and the counctl shall tm- mediately reconsider the eame, and ff tt do not repeal such ordinance ft shall submit it to the people for next muntetpal election or at a spe 1 election called for that purpo of Initiative ordinance: Section 85. The council by ite own motion may submit to popular vote for adoption or rejection at any elec- tion any proposed ordinance In the me manner as provided for ¢ bmiasion upon petition. fection $4 If a majority of the qualified electors voting upon Initiative or referendum ordi hall vote in favor thereof, the same each |#hall take effect five days after the @ teal holt day not holiday thereafter, and at auch election: provided, that If the elty A different ordinance on the same subject, they shall submit it, toeeth- er with the Initiative ordinance, at the e election, and the ordi receiving the highest numb votes, provided that be « ms 11 be adopted. All infttat! ferendum elections shall be ducted in all respects as elect submitting propositions to the ple. Initiative ordinances published once each week for succensive weeks tn the city official newspaper immediately prior to the election at which the same is sub mitted. Section 67. No ordinance enacted by the vote of the people shall be amended or repealed by the city council within two yoara after tts enactment, and then only by a three- fourths vote of the entire city coun CLERICAL DEPARTMENT. Section 58 There shall be a clert- cal department which shall consist of am city clerk, deputies and em- ‘The clt¥ clerk shall be ap- by the elty councll for the term of four years subject to rm moval by It. The city erk shall have power to appoint from the em ployes of the clerical department such deputies as he shall deem ex- pedient and to revoke any such ap- pointment Section 59 The city clerk shall be clerk of the city counctl, shall at- tend all meetings thereof and keep complete records of Ite proceedin have the custody of the city all publig records, except such as entrusted by this charter to other officers, and all papers and docu- mente relative to the title of city Property: shall have general charge of all eloctiona and of all matters ertaining thereto; hall attest by ie signature and the city seal all public instruments and acts of city officials requiring attestation, and shall city men office as may be required by any off! ror person, and charge there- for such fees for the use of the city as are or may be provided by ord!- nance, and shall perform such other Guties as are prescribed by ordinance. THE MAYOR. Section 60. The official head of city shall bea mayor. He shall be at least thirty years of age, a citizen of the United States and’ of the State of Washington, and a qualified elector of the city at the time of his election, and shall have been a citizen and taxpayer of the clty for at lenet four years before the date of bis election. Section 61. The mayor shall (a) He recognized as the offictal head of the .city for all legal and ceremonial purposes (b) Execute for the City of Se- att nll deeds, conveyances, con- tracts and bonds, excent an’ other. eal all copl thi charter; (c) Be the head of the police de partment ard maintain peace and good order in the city, Section 62 In case of the dis- elty counell shall act as mayor, In ‘or, the vice president of the city 1 become mayor and flee until the next gen- ms ouncli aba hall hold ¢ ral election. Section 63. The mayor shall not have nor exercise any executive, ad- ministrative or legislative power ex cept such as ar There shal t which shall con ef of polloe and anf nan the counct ordinance pre yiicewomen of the de natitute a Ww the Immedia and polloow vacating any plat shall) from Ume t proving. or ° plea 4 at the expense of the) ty of applicant therefor. de | jotlon 46. partment aball ¢ not! tlon of the ehtet the care and amergency, to be deter emermoncy who shall b hin pleasu vext meeting may] rte whall be exercine any ad-| | 6 power ae when aval »int the chief of police and remove from the cls former position tn appointees subordinate fled civil neryice Section 66 o chief peace l nerve and execute all the etty, « 1 be the kee duties es shall be preseribed by oral Section 67 recetve and responsible DEPARTMENT OF? thres non-anlaried commissioners to appointed by mayor for the of three ye removal by mente shall be for respectively tutions and rdging houres wand almilar tnett this charter ment and entertainment slinquency, selal problema tlon and understand public welfare. Bection 69. There shall yment office which the supervision managed by superintendent serintendent | ches of-Iab aining emp persons who may Inhor conditt agencies In the n to notify thoi private emp’ ity and require the seoking emp) conditions prevatiing at PARTMENT © places where em tive petition shall be signed by/ or PARKS of parks and recreat which shall constet of five non aried con.miastoners, fleera and hordinate of The commis- appointed by mayor for to removal of the ext this department for the terms for which they were ap- pointed respectively This department shall Improve and re parks, play and recreat «rounds, public squares, park driver. boulevards and bathing the city, except as other- wise provided in this charte shall have power to designa lands to be acquired and used for such purposes, whether within or * clty, and to grant con- rivilewes therein, Ko into the ceenions and revenue of which shall city park fund: provided, that no In- toxtcating Mquors shall upon any property Jurisdiction of this department Whenever the United States, State of Washington or any be sold or under the their approval or jection at the) within or ty of Seattle, and the therein shall own any real without the ¢ same or any not then be necessary for the pur- acquired, the board of park commis- ave power to Into an agreement to occupy and use h public property or interest and to expend money there- the Improvement thereof ¢ the publfe park and recrea stoners shall he expended counc!! shall, after the rejection of| an initiative ordinance, have parsed |consist of all gifts, bequests and de- made for park and recreation ten per cent of the gross receipts of the city from all penalties and lie sues and profits derived from owned in trust for park or recren- tlon purposes appropriations as the city shall make no annual this ‘department levies and DEPARTMENT. There shall be a free public brary under the management control of a non- of five trustees, pointed by the mayor with the con- alaried board of five years and the mayor. the present longest unex- hold office be subject to removal trustees having and the other two mem- upon the taking bers shall effect of this charter, consist of bequests and devises made the benefit per cent of the gross recelpts of the Hoenses; the rents, Issues and profits derived from any owned In trust for sald ibrary tax levies and appropriations as the make therefor. TRATIVE DEPARTMENT. There shall be an ad- ministrative department which shall conaist of a city manager, subord- Inate officers and city manager shall known administrative ability, responsible and experience nited States: he must be a citizen ¢ United States and need not be a resident ertify under his hand and the| of orl@inal docu-| records and papers in his| of Seattle. [shall be appointed by th for the term of four 9 to removal as follows thirds vote of the entire city council acting on {ts own fnittative, and by. of the entire city council upon the filing with it of a By a two- a majority vote Mened by qualified electors equal in number to taventy-five per cent of the registered voters of the olty for the previous year. council shall, upon the filing of such, petition, decline to remove the city submit the tion of his removal to a vote of the In ease the city fime provided for the submission of wise expressly provided in thisl/oase of a vacancy In sald office, the jalified person rform the duties of the 6 commissioner: tendents and other subordinate off\- cera of the administrative depart. fant shall be appointed by the ofty manager subject to removal by him The employes of the administrative department, in sueh number as shall be provided appointed by the su officer in charge unc ability or absence of the mayor from the city, the vice president of the ‘ase of a vacancy In the office of perintendent or er civil service preasly given to him by this charter and the consti. tution and laws of the State of shed | Washington, bureaus, divisions and other branches administrative created herein, or that may be created, and except as otherwise department adm! and operation thereo tend « utllithes: adminiatrat! and city Be vinic public and nowers Alviaion bulldings | division The tn. tend fection tracts, annomble posed Joetve bids the f the same. cha tribu ita departmen and All fair competition plies shall be purchased tn bp carried tleable or expe of the engineer the provided. struction of all public Ing and boulevards after |ment shall have b regulation front gineering records of the city The division of pa utilities abail enforce the pre of all jor the measures. \the corpor flection #1 and all D “|tion and ai Beetion ® atton ayatem erty right-of-way Bection 84 | tion an yetem buildings and grounds. Bectl Ings shall struction ance the city, except | charter charee of the issuing of all building of the en- permits work 4 forcement and p} and this division th manager, petent architect petent bullder. for aut fie ® part point a Th: the wu struction pitance: attention appeals. lection & protection extinguishment of trol paratus, ordinances for fires the cla caune, ri Section &7. and of a commissioner shall be a graduate in medicine, and have had at leant five years in active! practice work immediately prior to appoint- ment ordinances and ing supervision of the production storage and sale of food the sanitary water supply and inspection of garbace. hospitals and anitariums that are established portation. and food sion the sanitary It shall mat on: tem epidemic, quarantine tions, the cause The commit point nurses nance Section 88. tion nf the tinued. otherw! cers ani elty counct! and removal by It. less Stati Seattle ‘years total experience as a p accountant. auditor or simflar of- He shall appoint a chief dep- uty who shall be subject to remov may appoint from the department ‘as he shall deem expedient, revoke such appointments comptroller superviston vor tho financtal affairs of the city. shall keep jepartments and other city shall be subordinate to him in accounting: examine and all_ records and files of all depart. tnents and other offices of the city. and, whenever required, shall report to ‘the manager as to the condition of any Aepartment or other fiv 1 fleer, by him. employes deputl and shall all che: against the elty, expenditures and M'require all clatms and demands Inst the city to be verified. and p tions, all the other public and non-taxable prop- erty the daily balances of the city treas- administrative itien of the miniatrative 4 following divisions tracts engineering on of fire protection Aenignated here and keep records It shall make afl for the city and unsuitable | purchases shall All standard the judgment iperintendent be known gineerin ering work determined by @ department of parks and recrea have the contre f the harbor and water franchines superintend reet railway jatea Ree and sewers mainten Aivixion of streets shall have charge of the repair and cleanin drains tn the city, and of all on vented ‘other department charge of the of garbage The division of water works shell have charge of the oper- ntenance of the wat tncluding all buildings and grounds and the ‘The division of iMeht Ing shall have charge of the opera nce of the Iighting| be necessary to constitute a quorum, including all} Avision of bulld- have charge of the con-| and mainten- of all the public buildings of|for local improvements; hear and ‘s otherwis thereunder. mbing ordinances of the city, inapection of bollers. ¢ shall be a board of appeals consisting of three non- |entaried members appointed by the ‘one member to be a com- ‘The members of the existing board of appeals shall con- the terms for were appointed and their succensors shall terms of three yi of such removal by office for he members board shall er for mal- capacity or neglect of & member ts disquall- interest or unable to sit in ular case the mana, ubstitute from t board of appesis shall hear and determine all rintendent al! bullding matters, and also euch other matters with relation to @on- 4 new methods and ap- | may be brought to its The city council rescribe the method of appeal Bora shall estabifeh rules eovern- ing their meetings and hearings of The division of fire all have charge of the stations and ap- n@ the enforcement of all prevention If the superintendent of this division has been appointed from fied civil service, he shall, upon retirement, unless removed for ume his former position In rvice, and the last appointees subordinate r former positions respectively in such service. ‘The division of health of health, who regulations relative to the preservation and promotion the public health and restriction of disease, vention, abatement and suppression of nuisances and the prevention unsanitary of the city a complete and accurate atatistice to be kept In time of epidemic or threatened it shall make and enforce Tt shall make research of disease munity and shall promote the educa- tion and understanding of the com- munity in matters of public health oner of health shal such medical 8 are prescribed by ordi- The city counct? may, by ordinance, upon the recommenda- of the city manager, create or discontinue any bureau administrative and determine. tribute department the functions the division of contracts, and supplies shall not be so discon manager, except as this charter, shall supervise and control the offi- employes of the adminis. trative department and define and prescribe thetr duties, and whenever he shall deem !t expedient and for the betterment of the service, may transfer any officer or employe from AUDITS AND There shall be a 4 thereof, but provided in department DEPARTME Section 89. partment which shall consist of a of troller, deputies and employer. comptroller shall be elected by the all be subject to No person shall be eligible to be city comptroller un- be a cittzen of the United a resident of the Cit nd shall have had at ffices of the matters of sem{-ann and all tts obliga- 7 te: LAW DEPARTMENT lection 91 ore department ‘which a corporation corporat nted t ject to ren ab all be appointed the unnel, and be t al b tm at hie ple ‘ nel and each arsistant counsel shall be an # supreme court of the Mtat gton, and ab ave fi his profession the ¢ Beattie for at least four years ection 92 he corporatior nel shall have full super ry ¢ trol of all Mitigation to h city ism party, or in which the city r any of ite departments t* inter- ented, Initiate and pr te all actions In favor of the cute all violations of the ord of the clty, © the form and e: tracts and obligatic |Iby or in favor of the city, advine the elty counct! and a artments on all legal matters relating to the elty and its affairs, and perform such other duties as are or shall be prescribed by ordinance. The am aistants corporation nee! shall have the powers ¢ puties, and hall perform such bs ae shall pe required by the corporation ARTME: FINANCE. fection 9§. There shall be a dee partment of finance u the mans agement and control of a elty trease urer, to be pointed by the elty council for the term of four years, and subject to removal by it. He ay appoint from the employes of hin department eputies as whall deem. expe ‘and revoke any nuch appointment Section 95. He shall receive, keep and p out all money belonging to the city and keep an ace ate mee count of all receipts and dishurse- ments, and do all other things re- quired of him by law. He hall not pay out any money pt on legal demar He whe report celpte and » ements an quired by the city comptrolier. BOARD OF AWARDS AND ADJUSTMENTS. ection 96. There shall be a board of awards and adjustments whie shall consist of the city the city comptroller and oration counsel. The old euch regular meetin may determin and such meetings an it may appoint chairman may call. All meetings shall be ublic, at a stated place, and a majority of all members shall The board shall award all contracta; adjust, allow and certify for pa: ment all bills, pay rolls and claims; cause to be prepared and certify to the city counct! all assessment rolls determine all applications for per- mits not otherwise provided for by law; fiz the amount of and approve the sufficiency of the sureties on all bonds, except as otherwise pro- vided by ‘law; and at least once in every six month examine such bonds and determine the sufficiency of the amount and sureties thereof and, in its discretion, require new or ‘additional bonds; ' and pertoi such other duties as the council shall prescribe. The comptroller shall be secretary and keep a reco of the proceedings of the board. CONTRACTS AND PURCHASES, Bection 97. All public works, ime provements and purchases, the cost of which exceeds three hundred dole lars, and al! local Improvements, th 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 anid works and improv: ny part thereof, may bi nder the direction of the city manager by day labor. Where the of any proposed work or pur- chase shall not exceed three hundred oliars, the same shall be mad under fair competition in the ope 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- gut the previous consent of the city 11; provided, that the council may by ordinance determine whether improvement, or any part thereof, shall be made by contract or other: wine. Section 9%. Before any contract shall be awarded, a call for bids shall be published once each Week for two consecutive weeks, inviting sealed proposals to be filed in the division of contracts, purchases and supplies qn or before the hour named. All bids shall be accompa: nied by a certified check, payable to the order of the city treasure! or 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 or bond. All bids shall be pubitct opened by the board of awards ani adjustments, No bid shall be ac- cepted which ts not truly responsive to the call, spectfications, plans and 4 issued therefor, but no bid shall be rejected for informality If it can be understood what fs meant thereby. Upon award of contract all checks or bonds furnished with the bids submitted shall be returned to the bidders, except that of the successtu. bidder, which shall be re- ained until a contract be entered Into, and If such bidder fall to enter into such contract within ten days from the date he ts notified of ite award, the said check shall be fo! felted to the city, and in case @ surety bond has been given, the cor- poration counsel shall enforce the collection thereof, the proceeds of such check or bond to be credited to the fund or funds from which the contract In question is to be paid. All_contracts shall be based upon sufficient. spectfications, accompa. nied by plans and other data to { dicate the nature of the works, tm- provements, services, materials or apparatus intended to be contracted for. No alternatt bid shall be ac- cepted unless such was asked for on the basis of alternative spectfica- tions, plans or other data. The board of awards and adjustments shall not be bound to accept any of the bids submitted but may resect all of them and order the contract to_be readvertised, Section 99, No ‘contract shall be entered into by the city until tt hae been duly ascertained that funds to meet full payment thereunder are avatiable, or can be legally secured therefor, A bond running to the city, as required by law, shall be furnished by any party to contract with the city. The board of awards and adjustments shall specify t conditions of contracts. Contrac shall be signed for the city by the city manager, attested by the city clerk, with the seal of the city af- fixed. Section 100. All contracts for public. works and improvements shall provide that at least fifteen per cent of the amount due the con- tractor on estimates shall be re- tained to secure the payment of In- borers who have performed work thereon, and material men who have furnished matertal therefor, and such Jabcrers and material men shall for thirty days after the com=- pletion and acceptance of the work have a Hen on such fifteen per cent so reserved, which Hen shall be senior to ail other lens, 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 city counct! shall by ordinance prescribe suit means and remedies for the pre vation and enforcement of the liens provided for in 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 mood any defect dis- covered in such work during such thirty days, providing the contr has been notifted to remedy defect and has refused. Such x= penditure by the manager shall not relieve either the contractor or the suret of their obligation Partial urer, and apportion all moneys col-] Continved on Page ®