Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-08
CITY ApVERTIs EMENTs.
AN RpINANCE

To Create the Office of city surveyor,
to Provide for Filling said Once,
ant rescribl"E she Powers aud
Duties OF such officer.
The Mayor and Common Council of the CgtV Of
Los AngeteS do 0Ttiut9l as J0LtoUS:
SECTION |. That there be and hereby Is cre-
ated the office TO be known and called the
office OF Guy surveyor
SEc. 2. The office of City Surveyor shall bc
hlled by appontlnent of some suitable person
10 be selected by the Common Council OF said
city, and who shall hold said office for and
during 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
Cieik of the Common Council to make out
ana deliver to such appointee u certificate of
such appointment, in writing, and thereupon
such person SO app9 nted snail within ten (l0)
days after receiving such certificate of his APP
pointmeht qualify by taking and subscribing
to the constitutional oath of Office, and by exc
cutting to sad city an Official 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 tie approved by the Mayor, and VIII, n so
approved shi Ii 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.
SEC.4 L. 1t shall be the duty of the City sur.
vtyor TO MAKE all surveys, maps and plans
required by said city; to make out all assess
mcntS OF the cost or probable cos OF any woi X
done or to be done, and to superintend the
Iidhluh vi All puUlic Improvements, TO Keep
a record, in books TO be provided by the city,
of the field notes ofall surveys made and ma ~
of 'he same, and full, true and correct ac.
cOun and memoranda of the cost and ex.
penses of all public woi ks and inn mprovements
and to keep posted in his office all plans and
specifications of wo, to be uone, Tor the in
spection of all parties desiring to examine tho
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 luGon or other oruer OF the Common COun-
Gil OF said city.
sec. 8. The City Surveyor shall receive no
salary, but shall he paid from time to lime as
full compensation for all services rendered
he city such fees as may be prescribed by the
Common COunc |.
sec. =. 1t shall be unlawful for the City Sur
veyOr to become or he in any way, directly or
ndlrec ly, 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 III said city; provided that the pIovis-
ions of IN section shall not be so cons rued
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. T. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after is passage, approval
and publication, and all ordinances anu parts
OF ordinances in SO tar as they conflict with
lhis ordinance shall be, and the same are,
hereby repealed
Approved in the city Of Los Angeles, Cal.
July 70, lS74. ]. h. TUBEkMAN,
Mayor
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance
was adopted by the Common Council at its
SESSION Of July 23, lS7A Nj. KREMER,
Jy26 10. City Clerk.