The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-09-06
TORDINANCE No. All
CITY ENGINEER.

Be It Ordained that the city coun-
Gil Of the city OF Ardmore appoint q
city engineer. who shall hold his Of
ice for q term OF one year, and until
his successor 10 elected and qualified.
He shall be professional surveyor
and engineer, = resident in and quail.
aed voter OF the city Of Ardmore, and
shall be competent TO perform the
duties OF his once. -
SIC. 2. Before entering upon his
duties ho shall take the oath OF ONCE
prescribed By the city couucil aud
furthef shall swear well and impair
italy 20 discharge his duties, and
shall enter into bond payable to the
city OF Ardmore, In the SUM OF $500,
with two or more good and sufficient
sursties, TO be approved by the city
council, conditioned for the faithful
performance Of the duties Of his
once.
r. GEc. 8: The.eity-saRlneeF shAil be
ex-onlcio street commissioner OF the
city.
SEC. 4. It shall be the duty OF the
city engineer to establish throughout
the city initial points and monu-
ments, at least one TO each square OF
four blocks, and from such points to
extend the surveys of the city. And
| it shall also be his duty, when called
upon to do SO, to locate, survey and
establish all lines OF property. public
or private, in this city, or TO make all
surveys and calculations for grading
or other work to be done on streets,
alleys, squares, bridges, culverts,
sewers and other public places In
this city: provided, that when any
/ line of any street or property has
been surveyed and located by the
tne city engineer the same shall not
o. changed by him or his successors
without good cause shown, and on
order OF the city council.
SEC. 5. The city engineer shall
keep suitable records Of all surveys
made by him, showing by plans OF
the lots surveyed how the same was
done: also suitable records of the
grades Of the streets and alleys OF the
city, and shall be responsible on his
oficlal bond for all his acts. He shall
not absent himself from the city
without the consent of the city
council, and he shall make from time
to time reports to the city council OF
all the work done by him.
| SEC 6. The city engineer shall be
entitled to receive as compensation
for his services for making any sur.
vey Of private property such fees a.
he may by agreement with the person
requiring the same be entitled to
and shall receive from the city sucl
salary or fees as shall be allowed BY
ordinance.
SEC. Z. The city engineer shall
have supervisory of all streets and al
leys, public grounds and buildings oi
the city, and shall superintend al
changes, repairs and improvement.
thereof and work thereon.
SEC. 8. The city engineer shal
make reports in writing, when de
manded, to the city council of the
condition of his office and the worl
done by him or under his direction
for the city: he shall also make al
annual report in like manner will
other city officers.
SEC. 8. The city engineer may b,
removed or suspended from ONCE fol
like causes and in like manner will
other city officers, and a vacancy MAJ
be filed In like manner with vacan
cies in other city Offices.
SEC. 10. This ordinance shall bt
operative and in full force from anC
after its publication.
Approved this 5th day Of Seept
1898. JNo. L. GAIT, Mayor.
DAVE BEST, City Recorder.