Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-05
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
AN ORDNANCE

To Create the Onice OF city Surveyor,
TO rrovido for tiiiing said Office;
Raf Resembling the Powers aud
Duties Of such Officer.
The Mayor aud Common Council Of the Cltp Of
Los AaQcJeS do 0rdJin as JOJ{OUs.
SECTION l. That there be and hereby Is cre-
Office OF City surveyor.
SIC. .. The office of City Surveyor shall be
tlled by appolntment of some suitable person
o be selected by the Common Council of said
city, and who shall hold said office for and
turing the pleasure of The Common Council.
SEC 3. Whenever the Common Council
shall appoint any person to the position of
CITY Surveyor, 1t shall be the duty OF the
Cle,k of the Common Council to make out
and deliver TO such appointee n certificate of
such appointment, in writing, and thereupon
uch person 50 appointed shall within ten (l0l
lays after receiving such certificate of his APP
pOntment qualify by taking and subscribing
70 the constitutional oath OF otiice,a by exc
cutting TO SAID city an othc al bond in such
amount as the Common Council shall pre-
scribe, with two or more sureties, condi-
toned for the faithful performance by him of
all he duties of his said office. The bond
shall Ue approved by the Mayor, and when so
approved shall be, together with the affidavit
containing the oath oil Office SO taken by said
officer, deposited with and remain in tho
Jificial keeping Of the Clerk of the Common
Council.
SEC 4. 1t shall be the duty of the City Sur.
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
done or to be done, and to superintend the
uldhllls Ol All puDllC Improvements, 10 keep
Il record, In books to be provided by the city
of the field notes ofal surveys made and maps
of 'he same, and tuli, true and correct ac-
coun s and memoranda of the cost and ex-
penses of all public wOi ks and i'm Improvement
and to keep posted in his office all plans and
| specifications of woi to be done, Ior 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 of
him by any ordinance of said city or by any
res lutlOn orOther oruer OF the Common Coun-
| ell of said city.
Sec. s. The City Surveyor shall receive no
salary, but shall be paid from time to time as
| full compensation for all services rendered
he city such fees as may be prescribed by the
| Common Council.
sec. g. 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 improve
ments In said city; provided that the plovis-
| Ions OF tbs section shall not be so cons rued
as TO prohibit the said Surveyor from charg-
ing and rcce wing the fees allowed by the
Common Council to be charged by him as
aforesaid.
Sec. T. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after Is passage, approval
and publication, and all ordinances ana parts
of ordinances in SO far IS they conflict with
tkis ordnance shall be, and the same are,
hereby repealed
Approved in the city of Los Angeles, Cal :.
July 70, 1874. j. X. TOBERMAN,
Mayor
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance
was adopted by the Common Council at its
| session of July %, 1874. Nj. KREMER,
IyES IT,. City Clerk.