The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 19, 1914, Page 14

DEPARTMENT OF POLICE. ‘There shall be # police | shall riment which f of police and as many sul twenty-two, lowing form: floers to be elected. General (or Special) Election. onee in the olty two hundred and twenty within ten d administratiy ye after the mame hall [hundred and twent THE CHARTER - City of Seattle rROPOSsSHD RY, OLDERS BLECTED ARCH & 1914, 1 POWERS OF THE be published tn two hundred two hundred and two hundred and thirty of all ordinances «rant rivilege or ap plat shall /and policewomen Ditwhed at the expense of the|from time to time by fapplicant therefor, The city counct! shall |partr: not/division under and twenty-seven, nooutive Weeks next to be printed or pom of much election t hall be th Ainance pre policewomen of th nt shall constitut Directions to voters write the fimure "1 posite the name of y dred and forty-two and Sand AN a forty-three, delivered at os the time fixed by law for oth opening of the ¢ f cach election late charke nrwisu, tO carry Into exec the day|jof the powers given kw |Hoattie by the constitution f the State of Washingt a two hundred and twenty and operation th to the City © tad, operation | laws | sergeant nd all direction of th: by/have the care nf munteipal cor f like char You please by writing the figure * How existing of Seattle” continue a body politic the mame of the City ttle, and as such shal and known tie state for holding such| ‘and shall e r hundred and 1 dred and thir nal thirty-three. Subiiiaien. saad thirty-seven. cortifionte ef elec shal be prima facie evide the facts therein at nell mhall decide all lifieations an Iporationa © miniatrative depart wing divisions {xton of con 1p the name ¢ other person all powere which now are or which eations as|muy hereafter he conferred upon tn towns and eftier two hundred an bearing the| te auch person or election of |¢ casos |conatitution floaland alxo all the powe f Seattle which ay nearly an\hereatter be May acquin ty within and with ate limits of the City hase, eminent domain, real and personal prop pollcemen, who shall bh and sewers dincharwe t re until th t meeting of the counct except by ¢ uch appoint made from fled list when stoated electle re than one num ontest hall be deotd: site the same neme tear It acroam once nd forty-six lease, ift ar forty-eight pose of the forty-nine mmon Denefit, and|titty-one receive bequests donations o y within and apoll this bat yate shall be nervice clanst except an otherwine denignn sched (Vote tn this|miniatrative or executive (Domletle Address) the legisiative hundred and fitty vunytred and fifty-two. ‘OWN tse and benefit, or tn trust/drea and fifty-thr The mayor ot police and The division anes and supplies shal data relative (Ovoupation) Richard Roe . or privilere ne of any atrect, or other publ anted for the 1 power to y or highway from the classified civil serv of such trusts be removed for and |cetve bide therefor, and keep recor acquire, | seven make all pur operate and hundred and fifty-| yamen Roe . elty counct! shall|former position tn such se tribute all supplies for the and tndustries Q suppress and i things detrimental two hundre two hundred and fifty-four. subordinate lonm exprossly authorized by respectively on-lhundred and sixty nd welfare of the tnhabt city, and m for county to be voted of that the clty counct! may to any Inetitution polles | fatr competition. of! plies mhall be purchased in bulk and All standard #up nd wixty-thres, the chief peace sanitary and shall serve and exec ‘clerk hall | a sufficient number of offic be printed, hundred and sixty-fiy d the method of such and sixty-six and two hundred and apecifieall Vided by this charter or by M charity the free use of elty able or expedient in the judgement maintaining arter or any of the city manager be the keeper of the elty Promoting the 0 debt or obligation ected to the proper accounte; # lkoep a record of all. officers tnd employes of the elty; shall hold alt bonds miven to the elty, except his own, which shall be held by the poration counsel, and shall tm- Aintely report any bregch of the litions of said bonds to the cor- poration counsel; shall iasue all ie cennes, and perform such other duties’ an may be prescribed by hall shall com innel and employes. n counsel shall be the city counell, sub- pointed the corpora unwel bject to re- The corporation coun- h assistant corporation ounnel all be an ad- tted and qualifi to 4 ctle in the supreme court of the ate o hington, and sha ve prac. 4 hin profession in the City of le for at least four years prior ont. 9%. The corporation coun. ll have full supervisory con of all Jitigation to which the ity 1s « pafty, or in which the city any 6 ite departments 1, initiate and prosecute fons in favor of the city, cute all violations of the ordinane the etty, examine and |the form and execution tracts and obligations to be exe or in r of the city, aavi the elty counct! and all departmen' of|on all legal matters relating to the me shall be submitted at other powers uperintendent dution om mball be preseribed by ordl-| wh recinets two hundred - two hundred and sixty-eleht, hundred and hundred and seventy, and of the Inhabit the performance intetpal function: ve and exer he created by the elty o by ordinance specttyir h expenditure unell except respective voting pi the amount The city shal wixty-nine, Section 26. holder bf any receive and |surveying and engineering work elty and {te affaires, and perfor such other duties as are or shal be prescribed by ordinanc The as- otherwise |sistants corporation. counsel shall his official property and money proposition bonds for any r improvement rights and privileges now sample ballots, but otherwine the ballot to be u office by recall as 5 CITY COUNCIL. The legislative pow- volving the Issue o: pubite uttitt he submitte detatied estimate of the coat there ovided by law seventy-two, of nil public seventy-four and : ted towns and citie hundred and ition and laws of this sta have and exercise all rights and privi- Waually exercised by or w PARTMENT OF thelr improv on determined by rks and recrea control and rand water Nevardn afte oy Dtatrtet. vards after Precincts two hundred and seven- \ty-three, two hundred and Ix, two hundred and seventy two hundred and seventy-elght. two venty-nine and two aeenn walies ed)as reserved to the pe voter at least seven days before the| charter, shall he ¥ and city counetl. The ctty counct! shall ened of one member elected eh counclimanie district of Rection 29, to canvass! eligible for ete, total _num- ber thereof on the tally sheets pro- ople by this ed in a mayor|the city manager and adopted hy the INITIATIVE AND RErERENDUM, Bection 61 ay be submitted to the city partment of f management commiarioners tr yor for the|front be minder th Immediately after the be minder ¢ closing of the polls. Inapectore of election sha’ without removing the b box from the place where the by lots were ¢ % entering ¢ |remulation of th cipal corporations of Itke char- Ds ‘and degree, whether enumerat- ot enumerated tn the conati- and laws of the ington or in this charter ction 2% The enumeration Hcular powers by this charter be appointed by hundred and term of three years an hundred and rds of the city The divisto Jutilities shail enforce ‘city counet! shall gineering rec have power tn the year nineteen hun- hteen, and tn fourth year thereafter, to redistrict ® person shall istered voter fn number t oieht per cent of the total preceding year i be for the ter three Years citizen of the T ki the powers of deputies, and shall perform such duties as’ shall be required by the corporation counsel DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, Section 94. There shall be a de. partment of finance under the man- |agement and control of # eity treas- urer, to be appointed by the city counct! for the term of feur years, and subject to removal by St. He may appoint from the employes of in department such deputies as he |shall deem expedient, and revoke and|any such appointment. tittons ctroulated with reapect to any proposed ordinance sha uniform tne! correctional and reformator I not be held or desmed to be he tally sneets Pine In addition enumerated herein, riate to the exer: |q thereof the city shall have and all other powers which constitution and laws of of Washington tt would In any re-|vided therefor Beartle, dnd slecte Of Seattle or annexed ¢ & continuous pert year next prior to his into districts. the districts shall nearly equal in population compact as possible, nor shall any ordinanc the city take jusive, but erritory. for jation of all public f at least four and further chotce votes for each ineets, and » or controtied by | corp: pt much as are placed er the contro! of |m ordinance tn ¥, OF appre) candidate on, se certified and f a C | Teturn thereof shall be sianed/ members elected e |guerum, but a lew Jed, and|journ trom day redistricting within sixt lective offices, Section 95. He shall receive, keep jand pay out all money belonging to city and keep an accurate ac- count of all receipts and disbur ments, and do all o things jauired of him by law, He shall not pay out any money except on legal ne| demands, duly allowed and audited. « of| He shall make such reports of re and |ceipts and disbursements city for mun!- veloped and county, district or state of- delivered to of hel imber. ree iene ta election. officers, y on the tally hall have charge vately owned p repair and clenr ment and entertainment make research tion held in. th ennttity clerk nt for this charter spect- ate and for the city and exercise. of the next within twenty days after t oh petition plency of the alenature finds the same to be Ineuffic: he shall forthwith notify the person rany new t the causes city the same tached to and be a part thereto: and m [absent membe in the efty, and of all public e the councl! probleme and sha tion and under# ing of the community tn matters of public welfare consplevou sheets furnished by ¢ ‘On the first Friday hy the city counct telat o'clock p. m., meet ered to cany department. charge of the collec- ownl of garbage. The division o charge of t 4 maintenance of the tion 3. 1 1] divided mote the edu tricts, which shall tneludeli¢ such recinets In the City of|than one district tt ey exist May 1, tlet adjotnin The mayor shall be twenty days councl! and a! rform the wi ‘There shall be a fr employment office which the supervision and nm auch petition ts found suffi- works shefl he trict edjoink he shall forth- cast the sma pon declare of officers i other mat- r buildings and grounds and the ntendent |erty right-of-way his report thereon, which mhall take final act! NpON such proposed ordina thirty days to the city & superinten annexation: A ballot marked with the lett’ counctl the population of Putour, twentys |e eer enty-siz, twenty-seven and | sg nennguag eerie ‘est Green Lehe twenty-nin: The counc! its member: hall be presiding of- during the ab- of the mayor, ‘The division of Maeht- of labor in the city, |ing shall have charge of the opera- for |tion and matntenan: apply therefor, or conditions to constitnt: atatintion relating may by ord! ch territory a dis * same shall re. strict unt! The city counctl may OF reject any initiative ordi- ut shall not amend or modi- the city co lect any much ordinance, or thin thirty days after re- cotpt thereof fall to take firal action same shall the people for their ap- proval or rejection at the next rem or at & spec’ various branch: obtaining emp! al] persons who ma keep tn touch with tm In Reattle and vicinity and tnform those sesking employment Inspect and private employment agencies tn the city and require them t soking employment conditions, including the places where em- of the lighting cn ae “faciedion aij bulldings and grounds. The division of bulld- ingn shall have charge of the con- and mainten- ance of all the public buildings of city, except as otherwise in thin 4 main a distinct city comptrot irty.lolty ts redistricted. ree, Section &. The. pi city shall remain as jed. however, that as often ry the city counct! eha' divide each district Into two or more recinets #0 that ea #5 |cinct shall contain as nearly as mi sixty-five) be an equal number of voters, an in such manner as will beet eub- serve convenience tn voting and will conform to the ff th: provided, that no alteration of ‘ecinets shall take effect with- fn the elty for muntet- “|pal. county, district or state offi- cers. Section 7. No chanme tn the boun- rtet ehall 0 ite to ce or exclude or other city from office before the expiration of the term for which the Incumbent was elected or appointed. sm preference shall not count Green Lake, Di Candidates recatving a ma-| jority of all firat cho! + | for any office shal ho candidate recety the first cholee vot office In qu Disertet. oe 4 notify those | All elections and the council shalt ¥ the ayatem of prefer- Provided by this char. election of office 4 otherwise provided tn thi All auch elections an: shall be determined fixed by the coun id with! & vacancy “occurs. Nominations eee made orally by any close one week before th: d for such election o allot cast by lar election, called for that purpos etition shall charge of the tesuing of all bullding permite and work done thereunder intments by termined b; ential voting * for popul prevailing. # ployment ts offered DEPARTMENT OF PARKS RECKEATIO’ of parks and recreation of five non-sal jorthinke Diet: Incts fourteen, fifteen, anvass ® teen, sixty-four, ter the © atx. he second chotce Votes received by the candidates for |t be alaned by of the en- voters equal in number to at least fifteen per cent of the total registration of th or shall at qualified slenatures the coynell shall pro- votes received by such office. cholee votes of each candl: and plumbing ordinances of the city, inepection of boflers. this diviston there shall be a board ppeals consisting of three non- eniaried members appointed by the one member to be a com- petent architect and petent butider wo, fifty-seven, 1 be a de- ‘sixty, sixty- “two and sixty-three. — Raa aT thirty-six. forty, forty- =two, forty-three, forty-| 4), -nine and fifty. Distrtet W: which shall conat aried cor.missioners, subordinate of- ficers and emplo & meeting to ded to the first cholee vote neived by such candidate, and the candidate who shall recetve majority ‘of, all first and second choice votes second cholee vot a, at one halt val- ) be elected. lp) “te m0 oeneitate Le yh | by adding first an tholes ‘votes “Ss Gitected In the next tion, a canvass shall ade of the third choice ed by the condida: for tal of third chole sald office. The tot a aaaty 4 by three, and ding fractions) ‘added to the combined fi nat ond chotee rot election hel: vote of the pe election to be het from the certification by t pointed by The members of the peals shall con- in office for the terms ppointed and their to remoral by him. toners of th f parks shall which they we artment for counctiman shall id & record of the the journal, three or more nom same offic Ing must expr second and third y tion Is to be held by within which the City of & included within three mont such last ebove named certifi then much spectal held on the da! counctiman The members be subject to vote entered tn e three of such board sha 2 ‘est. thirty-seven, removal b: ty-nine, forty- -atx and fort eh counciiman yot- Lawton at least his first In cane a member fs disqualt- fied by Interest or unab’ jt be held on the first ich other elec- the firet Monday tn seventy-two, seventy- four and and Dlenntall lot shail not be of the election shall t Immediately. Rection 35. ecotved by If prior to the 4 ordinance shall petition slened by au electors equal in number of the city, « rovided tn this charte ave power to design: nd used for nen. whether within or be announced The city counct! Estabiiah rules for tts pro- eep @ Journal of tte \- proceedings f hear and determine all appeals from rintendent of bulldings ding matters, other matters with relation to con. d new methods and a may be brought to f rf such candida’ {who by such addi: & majority of all third choice votes (counting second cho! pown spectal munict amendments only at general /t nd also such Jections. C) fotoal alections. migect! "The manner of n lective officers: ceedings an. a Publish hich shall go into the . pilances # elty park fund: provided, th th, od, and ta: revenue of Any question quired by the elty comptr consist of the city manager, city comptroller and the cor- poration counsel. The board shall old such regular meetings as It may determine, and such spectal meetings as it may appoint or th ¢ man may call. All meeting! shall be ublic, at a stated place, and a majority of all members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. The board shall award all contracts; adjust, allow and certify for pay- ment all, bills, pay rolls and clalms: ause to be prepared and certify to the city counci! all ment rolls for local improvement bear and determine all applications for per- mits not otherwise provided for by law; fix the amount of and approve the ‘sufficiency of the sureties on all bond: except as otherwise pro- vided by ‘law; and at least once in every six months examine such bonds and determine the sufficiency f the amount and sureties thereof and, in its discretion, require new or additional bonds; and perform such other duties as the council shall prescribe. The comptroller shall be secretary and keep a record of the procesdings of the board. CONTRACTS AND PURCHASES. Section 97, All public works, provements and purchases, the of which ds three hundred lars, and improvement: 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 rds and ad- justments, or, in the discretion of said board, sald works and tmprove- ments, or = part pete f may be done under the direction of the city manager by day labor. Where the cost of any proposed work of }|chase shall not exceed three h The/dollars, the same shall be yh rules govern-|under fair competition in the meetings and hearings of|market. Bids may be called for hall be sold or erty under the Da er the United State of Washington or subdivision hall be suspended fi fect and the mediately reconstd: if ft do not repeal such ordinance 1 submit It to the people for or rejection at the toxtcating liquors rescribe the meth: used upon any juriadiction of ‘alue and one-half vi od votes at one-t! hall be elected. te recelve « ma- directed in the subsections, by petition. The name of ai tor of the city shall be print the ballot, when a petition fn she heen filed tn his or her ith the city clerk. Such pe- two members i the ere authority to arity {0 punish derty or ctherwit havior tn tt the same, and chotes votes, as vision of fire| vision of any i a thelr appro protection shall have charge of the|no contract ‘siantyonine. minety. process of received for all or any part or di- and sublet, 1 fires, the con-|for the furnishing of material, wii nee, and to expel ts ¥ member by thenttirmative vote next municipal election or at a ape- } election called for that purpose In case of Initiative ordinances. property within or extinguishment of without the City of Beattle. and the own any reat fire etations and all be thus continued |for such by ee vecin une benered and Qualified electors out the previous consent of the paratus, and the enforcement of all|counctl; provided, that th prevention of|/may by ordinance determin: ee name or any Interest therein shall are faery en not then be necessury for the pur- hundred and ts s . forty-nine. - Dietrtet. Sy. one hun- hundred and. twen- and twen- tt bas a majority the city, if for the nomination of « t candidate for election from the city at tarce, and at least fit the district, be filled by election from 0. eat petition ‘need aper there | per tached an affidavit of the circulator number of aten= of all the vot in question (co: votes at on than two-thirds of ifytng In the order of cause thereof. ‘ourth—-Hawve authority to create mittees of its members or to compel Section $5. The counct! by Its own motion may submit to popular vote for adoption or rejection a tton any propo: ordinances for the If the superintendent of this been appointed from | sh ified civil service, he shall, unless removed for cause, resume his former position tn such service, and the last appointees subordinate shall resume their former positions reapectively In such service. ‘The division of health and sanitation shall be in charge of a commissioner of health, who shall be a graduate in medicine, and had at least five years tn active unting second choice half value. third choice acquired, the board of park commin- ave power to enter Kreement to occupy and use public property or Interest therein, and to expend money there- on for the improvement thereof as ® part of the public park and recrea- tion system of wald city ‘There shall be a park fund, to be expended solely by the led electors for an office to ordinance tn the same manner as provided for their submission upon petition. Rection 56. urth value, and stoners shall lowest preferences ex- for any candidate for the choice voles at on 0 on to thy upon retirement If m majority of the qualified electors voting upon any Initiative or referendum ordinance shall vote tn favo: shall take effect five day election: provided. coune!l shall an initiative ordinan ordinance ‘on subject, they shall submit {t. toeat er with the Initiative ordinance. the same election, and the ordinance the highest number votes, provided that be a majority, shall be adopted. All initiative and elections shail attendance of wit tures to « a The city counet! shat et Monday of each it day be a leeal holl- upon the next day not w= therenfter, and at such ait may by its rule The mayor, the» Le nt of the council meet_on' the. fie thereof, the month, or if tha Section 87. irty-nine, one -four, one hundred one hundred and fifty-one undred and fifty. North Broadway District. hundred and one, on ed two, one hundred and A hundred and|*ieners sone hundred and sii, eight. one hundred and | follows: if the elty thereof, stating t after the rejection of ers of such paper and that nature appended thereto wi in his or her presence, and genuine sinature of the person whose name it purports to he. All of a nominating petition o sign thelr names In indelible pencil, adding the'r place of residence by_street and number. ‘The form of the peti- one|tion papers shall be substantially as for the office od in the next preceding then the candidate wh hichest number of vot dition of all pressed ahall be elected. A tle between two or more shall be decided tn favor of the candidate having the high- est number of first choice votes this does not decide. then the high est total number of secon shall determine the result they are also equal in that respect of comparing the shall be contin- vation, as direct consist of all gifts, bequests and de- ark and recreation ten per cent of the gross receipts of the city [penaities and loenses xues and profits derived vines made for .| work Immediately prior to «: the rents, is and regulations relative sessions shall be public the preservation and Promotion hall not adjourn to any other place ular place of meetin, very legislative owned In trust for p nm purposes of the publi nd restriction of disease, tement and levien and the city shall make referendt Section 11. rin ubmitting proposition Initiative ordinances shall each week for in the city official per immediately prior to the me is sub. of wald city of nolsane Every ordinan titled and shall o which shall be ¢ in ite title. every ordinance shall be meee Precincts and ‘or this department one hundred three-quart RARY DEPARTMENT, There shall public brary unde nd contro! of a (FORM OF PETITION PAPER.) ‘We, the undersign na tesidence i. o.oo 2... e, for the office of. .to be voted jection ‘to ‘held tn the City o i we individually certify that we @ qualified to vote for candidates ‘aifor the above office, and that we ajhave not sisned any other petition |p: fing any other candidate for shall be clearly contain but one loarly expr tion, trans- ale of food the sanitary super- vision of the elty water supply and inspection of garbage. manage all sanitariums that are esi maintained cause a complete and accurate sy: statintion to cor threatened ft shall make and enforce quarantine supervision of the produ portation, storage and 4 food stuf! then the proc next lower cholic ued down to the lowest expressed for the candidate cerned, and if this still resu! tle it shall be decided by lot under the direction hundred and thirty ai hundred and thirty-one. Liacein Park Diseriet. ‘ ‘Precincts one hundred and four-|¢ hundred and fifteen, on: and twenty-two. che hundsed y-two, one twenty-six, one art m at which win ness dene the sanitary for at the No ordinance enacted of the people shall be or repealed two years ufter {tw etment, and then only by a three- irths vote of the entire city coun- . DEPARTMENT, ‘There shal jepartment which ah city clerk, deputie The city clerk shall be ap- unctl for the canvassing Yo bill shall rdinance unless on It sage at least a majority o rh mambers elected vots In itn tava and the vote be taken by y nays, and the names of those A neoinst the - tered In the Se Veamatesal se No ordinance, nance providing for appropri the mayor with th A statement of such canvass and signed by the of five years and to removal by of the present shall be made o ident of the clerk, who. three days thereafter, . une to be delivered to each person #o elected a scertificate of time of epidem pired termi make research 4 hundred and|Name the expiration r than an ordi. Nl promote the educa- munity and ng of the o tion and understan in matters The commissioner of health shall ap- assistants and (Space for Si (Here insert affidavit of cireu- Pike Dist) A th ne Precincts one hundred and thirty- Section 18. No informalities tn con- and the other t pointed by the etty Yoara subject clerk shall have power to appoint from the em- department « he shall deem ex- pedient and to revoke any such ap- ed on ite final reading if they havelat the meeting at which 2 been conducted fairly and it ts Intro- conformity with quirements of law. The total expenditure by or on behalf of any one candi- whether directly or indirectly not exceed five hundred dol- in cane of @ candidate elected or one hundred dol of a candidate elected from a IT not Include filing: t of printing and majling circulars to voter No candidate, nor any person, as- sociation or organization on hi ectly or indirectly, shall pay any person to be or by any for work in his the polls ‘on election day. A violation of any of the provt- sions of this section by date, or by any or orgentization with his knowled@ from holding ia a candidate. Every candidate for an elective of- within flye dave after the election, make and file with the clerk an affidavit violated any this section, which specifically the All nominating petition shall filed with the clerk, ax one tnatrument, not earlier hundred and |than sixty days nor later than thirty days prior to the date of the elec- tion with respect to which such peti- ‘The clerk shall dorse thereon the date of its presen- resented, and h examine the same. 4\i¢ the petition complies with this even-|charter he shall file the same at 1 four.| mediately in writing on sald peti- one ition why it cannot be filed. we tawiteele three days thereafter shall return the defective petition, personally or one hundred |»y mail, to the person pr . Such returned petition may be amended and again presented for within five days of its return but in no case later than thirty days before the election, and if then hundred and|tiis charter {t shall be file for filing such petition of nomi- ion shall be one per cent of the ary or compen: tached to the office in au in no case less than ten dolla Section 13. ‘one’ bended Section 12. hundred and sixty-one, one hun- Ubrary fund which shall constat all gifts, bequests and devises made for the benefit of sald Itbrary per cent of the «ross receipts of the penalties and the rents, issues and profits derived from any property owned tn trust for sald ibrary tax levies and appropriations as the make therefor. ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT, ‘There shall be an ad- ministrative department which shall consist of a city officers and manager shall be a known administrative ability responsible executive capacity he must be a citizen of the United States and need not be when appointed, City of Senttle nurse re No ordinance shall be nurses as @ or amended hy The city council may, Wut the ordl- by ordinance, upon the recommenda- manager, create or bureau or div department combine® and the functions the division of contracts, purchases and supplies shall not be so discon- tinued. The city manager. except as vided in this charter, shall supervise and control the offi- cers and employes of the adminis- trative department and define and prescribe their duties, and whenever he shall deem It expedient and the betterment of the service, may transfer any officer or employe from AUDITS AND There shall be a de- reference to its title ch deputies nance to be revined or re-enacted or ed and sixty- the section @ hundred and sixty-five. it Disertet. ar First AM Precincts one hundred and forty- one hundred and fort and sixty-el« and sixty-nine, one hyn one yupsred and a one hundred and seventy-five, red and seventy-six, and seventy elghty-two. ighty incts one hundred and one hundre th: - ‘two, one hundred and thirty three, hundred and forty-two, one hun: and eighty-four, o bh ser Roe i ne hundred -six, one hundred 6, two. hundre: coon) ‘two hundred tion of the city discontinue any administrative Section 59. The city clerk shall be clerk of the city council, tend all meetings thereof and keep complete records of {tx proceeding: have the custody of the all public records, except such as are by this charter to other papers And docu- ments relative to the title of elty shail have general charge eloction# and of all tion is filed. or amended. Section 40, When a pitt upon its final passage and fale to pass, and a motion ts made to re. consider, the vote upon shall not be taken befo: meeting of the counct}, No bill for the grant cthree.jtation and b: one|shall forthw Section 76, within thirty day: troduction “nor * after itm published tn the official newspaper of the city at the expense of the ape t once each week for two con. secutive week tion to be within ten days after tts All ordirances daye after thelr authentication, ordinances approving local Improvement Assessment roils and authorizing the ‘emant bonds his signature and the city public Instruments and acts of elty officials requiring shall certify under his hand and the coples of orleinal docu- and papers office as may be required officer or person, and charme there- for such fees for the use of the city as are or may be provided by ordi- nance, and shall perform such other dutios as are prescribed by ordinance THR MAYOR. The official the city shall be a mayor. thirty years of age, a citizen of the United States of Washington, qualified elector of the city at the time of his election, and shall have been a citizen and ‘taxpa least four years before attestation, and|United States: department city seal al) resident of the| DEPARTMENT OF The city manager shall be appointed by the elty council for the term of four years, to removal as follows thirds vote of the entire elty councti acting on Its own Initiative, and by vote of the entire eity council upon the filing with it of a by the clerk, person, association hin’ behalf and Introduction, shall disquality| 4 Section 89. partment of audits Which shall conaist of-a city comp- troller, deputies and employes, mptroler shall be elected by the y council! and shall be subject to ; No person shall be eligible to be city comptroller un- a citizen of the United a resident of Seattle and shall have had at otal experience as a pub- auditor or similar o He shall appoint a chief dep- uty who shall be subsect to removal by him, and may appoint from. the the department Aeputies as he shall deem expedient, such appointments, i comptroller take effect thirt pansome and emergency two hundred and 4 two, two hun- and twelve and two hundred ‘Walla Wall Precincts one hundred and eighty- ‘en, one hundres one hundred and elghty-nine 4 ninety-five, dred and ninety-nix, one hundred <seven, one hundred and two hundred and three, two hundred and ten and fice shall, he has not removal by it the provisions nhall enumerate rohibitions In thie contain a com- plete itemized statement of expendi. tures of money in nach election, and of the giving of any other consia- eration or promiae, any other person in his behalf. At lenst twenty days prior to any election, the elty coun cil shall designate one place of vot- inet and aball ap and inapectora for each place of voting as may he re- lawn of the state for state and county electiona. erson whone been submitted for can- such petition shall clerk an accept- acy, containing a declaration that he is not a nominee any political ‘ganization, not Inter than seven days petition of nomination, and tn th absence of such acce: of the candidate shall not Section 60. Rgned by qualified electors equal in number to twenty-five per cent the registered voters of the clty for In ease the city counct! shall, upon the filing of quch @ to remove the city it shall submit tion of his removal to a vote of the manner and time provided for the submission of initiative ordinances and eighty- paseage and authentication, leas he be immediate preservation or safety re- an ordinance shail comd eftuctive immediatel creating the necessity an cy shall be stated in the ordinance and such ordinance shall not hecome effective as an ance of such cand ASE He accountant petition, deci! city for at the date of his election The mayor shall recognized as th tance the name immediately hundred and seven, ind ninety-one, ninety-two, one -three, one hundred and nine- ir, two hundred and five two and six, two hundred and seven and two hundred and : ‘Water Front District. Precincts one hundred and ftitty- one hundred and fifty-tour, Hundred and fifty-five, one hun: an six, one hundred and ts ix, one hundre: oh, orie hundred final passage at least tw all the members of the o re the election in Ite favor date may withdraw from nomination by filing with the city clerk a re quest for withdrawal, over hi qnature duly attested by an ; no name #0 withdrawn shall be printed upon the ballot. No ballot used tn elec. under the authorit nial purposes 2 for the City all deeds, conveyances, ea excent as’ other- one huntred aint h Sus hundred and Boch stees ' ffairs of the During the SR nr departments and other of; shall be subordinate to him tn accounting: examine and all_records and files of all depar ments and other offices of the olty, and, whenever required, shall renort has passed be mined by Hresident of the council in open son. in authentication ange; in signing such bill the pros. dent shall eall the attention of the tracts and © vacancy in sald of; vote shall be by ballot of its pas. ase of fn ti shall be opened at el@ht o'clock a and clone at eleht o' '4(The manner of conducting and vot- ing at elections under thie charter, opening and closing of polls canvassing votes, declaring the result and cer the returns, same an provided by the laws of this state for the state and county elec an otherwine provided in this charter The elty clerk, under and the polla Re the head of the police de- perform the dutt ve commis ents and other the administrative nt shall be appointed by the elty hanager subject to removal by him he employes of the administrative t good order In the elty. Section 62. ability or absence of the mayor ¢ about to sian it, thereon any party or political desig- nation or mark, or anything Indlent- views or opinion The ballots #hall contain a compl list of the offices to be filled of the candidates h office shall be arranged under f in alphabetical or- All ballot papers shall be in- Aistingulshable one from another, ex- cept as to matters provided by law to be printed thereon FORM OF BALLOT. The bailots shall be substantially Information {te correctness as enroll any member object the same as and pasned, panned upon, and president shall withhold ture and the bill shall be corrected and signed before the council pro- t other business. ordinances of a ermanert hore Imposing a fin ity or forfeiture shall be pu 8 to the condition of any ing a candida department city council shall act as mayor. the office of nd seventy-one, ‘ payor, the vice president of the city fe hundred and seventy-nine, ons eighty-one, ty-three, two hundr two hundred and fifteen, two dred and sixteen, two hundred two’ hundred two hundred and ninet ‘dred against the city, and all its obiiga- expenditures and quire all claims ar y to be verifies such objection shall be if sustained ndred ang |the Bames shall hold office until the next gen- eral election. inted hy the sunerinte the title th or in charge under clvil service The mayor shalt have nor exercise any exec: ministrative or legislative pow cept such as are expressly him by this charter and the Washington, the direction thirty daye’ ach voting place in the of the time and place| ture and of holding each election, ard the ver Section 44. bureaus, divisions and other branches administrativo created herein, or that may hereafter be created, and except other public and not erty within the daily b axable prop- department city, a noth of the State the city trea Beacon District. hundred and twenty- Precinets two hu db urer, and apportion all moneys col- improvement, or any part thi I be made by contract or other- Before any con’ be award: a call for shall be published once each for two consecutive weeks, inviting sealed proposals to be filed in division of contracts, purchases supplies on or before the hour named. All bids shall be accompa- nied by a certified check, pa: le to the order of the city treasurer, or a surety bond, In favor of th 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 pubiiecl: opened by the board of awards ani adjustments. Ni be ac- cepted which ts not truly responsive to the call, spectfications, plans and Gata issued therefor, but no_ bi Shall be rejected for tnformality it can be understood what is meant thereby. Upon award of contract all checks or bonds furnished with the bids submitted shall be returned to the bidders, except that of the successfu. bidder, which shall be re- tained until a contract be entered into, and if such bidder fall to enter into such contract within ten da: from the date he ts notified of ft: award, the said check shall be for. feited 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 hond to be credited to the fund or funds from which the contract In question {s to be paid, All contracts shall be based upon sufficient specifications, accompa nied by plans and other data to in- dicate the nature of the works. tm- provements, services, apparatus Intended to be contracted for. No alternative bid shall be ace cepted unless such was asked for on the basis of alternative specifica- tions, plans or other data. The board of awards and adtustments 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 9. No contract shall be entered into by the efty until ft has been duly ascertained that funds to meet full payment thereunder are available, or can be legally secured therefor, A bond running to the city, as required by law, shall be furnished by any party to @ contract with the city. The board of awards and adjustments shall specify conditions of contracts, Contracts shall be signed for the city by the city manager, attested by the cit clerk, with the seal of the city ate fixed: Section 100. All contracts for public works and | tmprovemen shall provide that at least fifteen per cent of the amount due the con- tractor on estimates shall ber tained to secure the payment of } borers who have performed work thereon, and material men who have furnish material therefor, and such labcrers and material men shall for thirty davs after the com- pletion and acceptance of the work have a lien on such fifteen per cent so reserved, which len shall sentor to all other Hens, No tm- provement shall be deemed — co: pleted until a written acceptance thereof, by the board of awards and adjustments, has been filed with the comptroller, The city counetl shall by ordinance preserthe — suitable means and remedies for the pre: vation and enforcement of the lens provided for {n this section. Such fifteen per cent thus reserved, of any part or balance thereof remat ing at the expiration of thirty dave after the acceptance of such work may be expended hy the city ma ager In making good anv defect dise covered in such work during such thirty days, providing the contractor has been notified to remedy. such defect and has refused. Such ex- penditure by the manager shall not elleve elther the contractor or t of t nh (Continued on Page 15)