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be Assistant snail perform all the duties of

the Assistant shall perform all the duties of
This special department.
SEC. 163. The Board of Trustees Shall cause
TO be made, provided the same does not exist
at the time this Charter takes effect. a COM
plete and com Dfehensive map or chart of The
city water-pipe system, showing the location
such main or lateral pipe, fire hydrant
house tap, air valve, biow-of and
other important features. Said map or chart
shall bekept up, and made to show an the ax
tensions, additions or alterations made fror,
time 10 time in the system, Said man or
chart shall be carefully preserved and be
Streets.
SEC. 164. The Board OF Trustees shall fur
1ish horse and wagon for the use OF the CITY
Taper, and provide for keeping the same
SEC. 165. The Chief Engincero of lie Water
Works and the First and second Assistant
Engineers shall be thorough engineers. with. a
pra3cI5lcai knowledge OF condensing engines
SEC. I66. The Chief Engineer shall devote
MS entire time 10 the duties of the Water
works department, and shall not ENGAGE in
any olher occupation or business requiring
MS personal attention, nor absent himself
rom the city without first obtaining per-
mission from the Mayor in writing, which per-
mt must be filed with the City Clerk. He shall
nave charge OF ali the engines, boilers, pumps
ana steanl-pipeS of the city, and snail be re-
hponsible Tor their good and seryiceable con-
ultlon- ana the maintenance of a supply OF
water IN the city. He shall prescribe the
duties OF the Assistant Engineers, Firemen
anu all OLLSf employees IN MS department.
ana snail be responsible Tor the faithful per-
4ormance OF the respective duties assigned 10
them. The Chief Engineer shall report, III
writing, to the Mayor any careieSsneSs dis
obedience, inefficiency or inebriety on the
part OF any employe in the department., and
may suspend any employe guilty OF such mis-
conduct or ineficiency, and shall Immediately
report, in writing, 10 the Mayor, any such sus-
pension, together with the facts in connection
herewith; and the Mayor Will at once submit
the same to the Board OF Trustees Tor their
action. The Chief Engineer shall keep a cor
rect record of the service performed by the
pumping machinery, the amount OF fuel con-
sumed, cost OF supplies, repairs and improve
ments, and report the same, in writing, on or
before the eighth day of each month, to the
board of Trustees, and may add such sug-
gestions and recommendations as may 10 him
seem proper. The Chief Engineer shall eX-
anime all claims against his department, and
said claims shall be certified to by him before
being presented TO the Board of Trustees for
approval; ana he shall make up the monthly
payroll of his department, certify TO The
same and present 1T to the City Auditor VINO
shall verify the same before passing it TO said
board for approval
SEC. 1917 The Assistant Engineers shan per-
f0rm such duties as may be required OF them
by the Chief Engineer: and they shall be re-
sponsble to him for the acts OF any employe
that may be under their supervision, and
shall report to the Chief any misconduct on
the part OF such employe. In the absense or
inability of the Chief Engineer the First As
sstanJ Engineer shall, under the direction Of
the Mayor, assume the duties OF the Chief.
CITY WATER ASSESSOR.
SEC. l68 The Mayor, by and with the con-
sent of the Board OF Trustees, shall each year
appoint a City Waite. Assessor who shall be a
resident and elector of the city for at least two
years next preceding his appointment. said
City Water Assessor shall, within ten days
after his appointment, qualify and enter upon
the discharge of the duties of his Office. It
shall be his duty to diligently and accurately
ascertain the respective sums properly collect
ible for the use of city water from the several
water takers, according to the rates estab-
Hsbed by the ordinance for that purpose then
in force, and report the same to the City Col
lector, who shall accept such report as the
minimum sums to be collected and make col
lections of water rates accordingly, and shall
not have power to make reductions from the
sums so reported, but may collect a greater
sum whenever he shall discover that any sum
so fixed less than is properly collectible. Nor
shall any reduction be made in any of the
amounts TO be collected as reported by the
City Water Assessor, unless by order OF the
Board of Trustees. If the sum to be collected
rom any water taker has not been reported
by the City Water Assessor, the City Col
lector shall collect in such case the proper
amount for water rates in accordance with
the ordinance, the same as if it had been re-
ported by the City Water Assessor.