Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-31
CITY ADvERTls EMENTs.
Am ORDINANC CE

To create thc Office of city surveyor,
10 Provide for Filling said Ofhce,
nud Prescribing the Powers anu
Duties OF such officer.
TIE Mayor and Common Councd Of The CITY o.
Los 4ngeles do OTIdin as JOttO1DS:
SECTION |. That there be and hereby is Gre
ated the office 10 be known and called the
Office of City surveyor.
filled by appointment of some suitable person
to be selected by the Common Council OF SAID
city, and who shall hold said office for ana
during the pleasure of the Common Council.
SEC. 8. Whenever the Common CouncI
shah appoint any person to the position OF
City, Surveyor, 1t snail pe th9 uu.y 1i ,,s one
and deliver to such appointee certlhcate oi
such appointment, in writing, and thereupon
such person so appointed shall within ten (lUl
days after receiving such certificate OF his APP
pontment qualify by taking aud subscribing
to the constitutional oath of Office, ANA by exc
cutting to sad city an official bond in such
amount as the Common Council shall pre-
scribe, with two more sureties, condl-
toned for The faithful performance by him OF
all he duties of his said Office. The bond
shall be approved by the Mayor, and when so
approved shall be, together with the affidavit
containing the oath OF office so taken by said
officer. deposited with and remain in the
official keeping OF the CLERK OF the common
Council.
veyor to make all surveys, maps and plans
required by said city; to make out all assess
ments of the cost or probable cost ofany work
| uODt OF 10 Dc uOnt, anu " Suptli thC
making of all public improvements; to keep
| a record, in books to be provided by the city,
! of the field notes ofall surveys made and maps
of The same, and full, true and correct ac-
| counts and memoranda of the cost and ex"
| penses of all public works and Improvements,
| and to Keep posted in his office all plans and
| specifications of work to be done Tor the In
| spection of all parties desiring to examine the
| same, and to do and perform any and all other
matters and things which may be required or
| him by any ordinance of said city or by any
| resolution other order of the Common Couu-
| Gil of said city.
| Sec. g. The City Surveyor shall receive no
| salary, but shall be paid from time to time as
| full compensation for all services rendered
| the city such fees as may be prescribed by the
| Common Council.
| See. 6. 1t shall be unlawful for the City Sur
| veyor to become or he in any way directly or
| indirectly, interested in any contract made or
| to be made by said city with any contractor or
| other person for making any kind of i'm prove
| ments in said city; provided that the pIovis-
| as to prohibit the said Surveyor from charg-
| ing and rece wing the fees allowed by the
| Common Council to be charged by him as
| aforesaid.
Sec. I. This ordinance shall take effect and
| be in force from and after is passage, approval
| and publication, and all ordinances ana parts
| of ordinances i'll far rs they conflict with
| this ordinance shall be, and the same are,
| hereby repealed.
! Approved in the city of Los Angeles, Cal .
| July 20, 1874. j. k. TOBERMAN,
Mayor.
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance
| was adopted by the Common Council at its
| session ofJuly %, 1874. M. KREMER.
iy2S 90 City Clerk.