Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-20
Ordinance No. 352.

Ordinance No. 352.
An Ordinance defining and fixing the
compensation of city officers
TIE city IF Olympia does or1,in as ta}lotrs.
SECTION |. The City Clcrl, shall be
eX-otiicio City Assessor, and shall dis
charge all the duties required OF either
OF such officers by the charter or by any
ordinance OF the city. He shall act a.
Clerk OF the Common Council and of all
standing committees. He shall execute
a bond to the city in the sum OF Eve
hundred dollars, conditioned that he
will faithfully perform the duties of his
office, and shall receive for his service a
salary of five hundred dollars per an
mum, payable quarterly,
SEC. 2. The City Treasurer shall dis
charge the duties required OF him by the
City Charter or by order of the Common
Council. He shall execute a bond to the
city in the sum OF five thousand dollars,
to he approved by the Council, and con-
ditioned that he will faithfully perform
his duties and account for and pay over
all moneys that may come into his hands
as such Treasurer, and shall receive a
salary of two hundred and forty dollars
per annum, payable quarterly.
SEC. ). The Street Commissioner
shall perforir service under the direction
of the Committee on Streets, Wharves
and Bridges. He shall receive for his
services q salary of ninety dollars per
month from the first day of May to the
first day of November OF each year, and
salary of seventy-fve dollars per month
from the first day of November to the
first day of May of each year; Provided,
| That for the year 1899 he shall receive a
salary of ninety dollars per month from
the date of the passage of this ordinance
until and including December 3lst, 1889.
SEC. +. The City Attorney shall rep
resent the city in suits and proceedings
/ in which the city is legally interested,
and gave his advice thereon upon re-
quest of the Mayor or Council. He shall
receive a salary of twelve dollars per an
mum, and such other compensation as
may be agreed upon with the Committee
on Judisiary.
Sec. 5. The City Surveyor shall per
form such dutie as ma ybe required by
the Common Council, and shall receive a
salary of twelve dollars per annum, and
such other compensation as may be
agreed upon.
SEC. 6. There shall be appointed by
the Council a competent person to act as
Engineer oil the City of Olympia No. 2
fire engine, whose duty it shall be to act
as engineer Of said engine when in use,
to keep the fire apparatus of the city in
good order and repair, and clean the
street lamps at least once each week, and
to perform such other duties as may be
required of him by the Council He shall
be police officer of the city, and have
full police powers. He shall receive
salary of seventy dollars per month.
SEC. Z. The City Marshal shall dis
charge the duties required of him by the
city charter and ordinances or by order
of the Common Council. He shall be
Chief of the Police force, and shall be
especially charged with preserving peace
and order in the city. He shall have
control over all police officers and men
on the police force in the city, and it
shall be his duty to see that they sever
ally perform their respective duties; see
that that the city ordinances and orders
of the City Council and Mayor are OBJ
served and enforced, and may suspend
any member of the police force for negli- |
gence or violation of duty, until the case |
shall be examined into and determined |
upon by the Council. He shall at the last |
meeting of the Council in each month |
file with the City Clerk, for the Informal
ton of the Council, a report of the doings
and condition Of the Police Department !
statement of the time each member |
of the rolice force has been on duty,
and the amount each is entitled |
to for services rendered. He shall |
also have charge of the City Hall, !
and keep the same in order. He shall
have charge of the city wharf, and shall |
open and close the draw of the Marsh.
vile bridge when required for naviga-
ton; and shall be on duty twelve hours |
each day. He shall execute a bond TO |
the city in the sum of one thousand dol |
lars, to be approved by the Council, and
conditioned that he will faithfully per-
form his duties as Marshal and account |
for and pay over all moneys that NAV
come into his hands by virtue of his Of |
fee. He shall receive for his services a
salary of seventy-five dollars per month.
and such fees as are allowed by law for |
services as an officer of the court; Pro-
vided, That he shall not receive fees d. !
rectly or indirectly from the city Treas
uIy.
SEC. s. The Police force of the CITY of |
Olympia, in addition to the Chief of Po-
lice and Engineer of the fire engine, shall |
consist of the captain of the night watch, |
his assistant, and such special police Of !
ficers as the Council may deem neces- |
sary. And it shall be the duty Of each |
when in the service of the city to be Wig |
liant in preserving peace and good order: |
to arrest all violators OF law, and to COM
ply with the orders Of the Chief OF Police, !
and the captain of the night watch, as i'm |
Section 12 provided; Provided, That no |
person shall be eligible to act as a police |
officer of the City of Olympia until he
shall have been duly appointed or elected |
by the City Council, and shall have been
detailed for duty by the City Council
Provided however, that the Marshal |
may, in an emergency, detail such police !
officers for duty to serve for such time as
may be necessary, but not beyond the |
first meeting of the Council after such |
detail has been made without their ap-
prevail; Provided further, that in an
emergency the Mayor shall have power
to appoint extra police officers to meet
the same.
SEC. 8. The police officers provided
for in the last section shall before per- |
forming any of the duties of police Of !
ficer. take and subscribe an oath of Office |
and file the same in the office of the City
Clerk.
Sec. 10. The captain of the night
watch shall exercise vigilant control
over the mombers of the force while on
duty, and in the absence of the Chief of
Police, act for him; he shall make
daily report to the Chief of Police of his
doings and full report for the month
one day prior to the last meeting of
Council in each month, giving the time
each member Of the police force under
him has served during the month, and
shall be on duty each night from seven
o'clock p. NJ. to seven O'Clock A. NJ. He
shall receive for his services the sum of
seventy-fve dollars per month, and such
fees as are allowed by law for the service
of process; Provided, that no such fees
shall be collected from the city Treasury.
SEC. IL. The special police officers,
under the direction OF the captain of the
night police or his assistant, shall pre-
serve order in the city during the night
time, and shall, in case of fire during
the night, cause the fire bell to be rung
The assistant to the captain of the night !
watch shall receive for his services a
salary of sixty dollars per month, and
such fees as ale allowed by law for the |
service Of process or making arrests, but |
no such fees shall be paid from the city
Treasury.
Sec. IL. The special police officers OF
the city shall have general police power,
and when on duty shall be subject to |
the orders of the City Marshal or the !
captain Of the night police, or, in their |