Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-28

To Create the Office Of city Surveyor,
Co Provide for Filling said oitice,
nnd Prescribing the Powers nud
Duties OF such officer.
The M1yor and Common C0uncR Of the Cltv Of
Los AngeteS do ordGin as gott0WS:
SECTION i. That there be ana hereby IS Gre
ated the office 10 be known ana called the
office of City Surveyor
SEC. .. The office of City Surveyor shall he
filled by appointment of some suitable person
To be selected by the Common Council Of saiu
city, and who shall hold said Office for and
during the pleasure of the Common Council.
SEC. g. Whenever the Common Council
shall appoint any person to the position of
City Surveyor, it shall be the duty of the
Cleik of the Common Council to make out
and deliver to such appointee certificate OF
such appointment, in writing, and thereupon
such person 50 appointed Suail within ten (lO)
days after receiving such certificate of his APP
pointment qualify by taking and subscribing g
to the constitutional oath of office, and by exc
cutting to SAID city an Official bond in such
amount rs the Common Council shall pre-
scribe, with two or 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 whcn SO
approved snail 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. 1t shall be the duty of the City sur.
veyor to make all surveys, III fps and plans
required by said city; to make out all assess
done or to be done, and to supprlntend the
making of all public Improvements; To keep
a record, in books TO be prov. by the city,
of the field notes ofal surveys made and ma ps
of 'he same, and full, true and correct ac-
coun s and memoranda of the cost and eN-
penses of all public wo ks and Improvements,
and to keep posted in his office ali plans and
specifications of work to BE- done, lor the in
specIion of all part es desiring to examine the
same. and to do and Pc fol IN any and all other
matters and things wh,c ,ch may be required of
him by any ordinance of >aiu city or by AZ
res luUlon or other oruer OF the Common Cou..-
Gil OF SAID ci y.
Sec. g. The City Surveyor shall receive no
salary, but shall be pald from time To lime as
flll compensation for all services rendered
the city such fees as may be prescribed by the
Common Council.
Sec D. II snail be unlawful for the City Sur
veyor TO become or he N any way, direc ly or
ind rec ly, interested in any contract m tde or
to be made by said city with any contractor or
other person for making any Kind of prove
ments in sad city; provided that the plovs-
ions of h &c ion shall not be cons rued
as to prohlbit the SAID surveyor from charg-
Common Council to be charged by HIM as
aforesaid.
Sec 7. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after is p tsSase, approval
and publication, and all ordinances ana parts
OF ord nances in so tar rs they conflict with
tlsis ordnance shall bs, and the same are,
hereby repealed.
Approved in the city. of Los Angeles, Cal
July 70, 1874. j. Il. TOBEkMAN,
Mayor.
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance
was adopted by the Common Council at Its
session of July 70, 1874. Nj. KREMER,
jy2S 20-7 City Clerk.