Arizona republican., 1907-06-18
PINNFY O. ROBINSON
40 NORTH CENTER STREET, PHOENIX, ARIz.
ORDINANCE NO. 400.

PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINT
MENT OF A SUPERINTENDENT
CHIEF CLERK, AND CHIEF EN-
GINEER, OF SAID PLANT. AND
PRESCRIBING THEIR DUTIES.
The Common Council of Phoenix do
ordain as follows:
Sec. /. That for the proper admin
istration of the water service and the
operation of the Water Works plant
of the city of Phoenix, from and after
the frs; day of July 1907, there shall
be appointed by the common council.
one "a superintendent, one ID chief
clerk, one % chief engineer, and such
other additional assistants as may be
required, and the salaries of ali of
said officers or employees so appointed
shall be as may be hereafter fixed by
the common council, and said super
intenden; and chief clerk before enter
irg upon the. discharge of their duties
shall execute bonds as may be deemed
proper and just TO insure the city in
the faithful discharge of their respee-
tive duties.
Sec. =. The superintendent shall be
general executive officer in charge OF
the operation of said plant and over
all employees Herewith connected. over
all engine houses. engines. pumps. re-
Servoirs,- stand pipes. pipe lines, by
drants. wrenches. stop-cOcks. gate
valves, fire blocks. and all other prop
erty and machinery used in or con-
nected with the operation of said
plant. He shall make frequent visits
of inspection over all pipe lines or 9TH
er property used in or connected with
said plant, and shall make all repairs
deemed necessary. consistent with his
duties. He shall also report all viola
tons of this ordinance to the common
council. and when deemed necessary
make complaint TO the city recorder of
any violation of this. ordinance or any
amendment thereof. He shall also at
tend to and control the water supply.
at all times see TO the sufficiency
thereof. and shall notify the public,
unless emergency require otherwise. of
the necessity of shutting off any pipe
line for the purpose Of making re
pairs. extensions or connections. should
he have cause 10 expect or know be-
forehand OF the necessity TO so shut
of the water from any line or lines.
He shall also have general supervision.
subject 10 the approval of the common
council, over all charges of water
rents pipe tapping. building costs. re-
Pairing. etc. and all charges not here
in expressly provided for or appearing
under the head of Special the su-
perintendent shall be governed by the
relative charge made to other con
sumers for like water service. In the
performance of his duties as required
by this section, the superintendent
shall be subject at all times to the act
of the common council. and such re-
gulations. directions and restrictions
as said council may from time to time
prescribe. The superintendent or
other employe under his supervision.
shall make all taps of service cOnnec-
lions. He shall keep a record of all
connections made, the purpose for
which same are TO be used, the number
Of sinks, closets. basins. baths. and
other fixtures. together with the name
Of the owner of the property, his
agent or representative. The fees for
making such taps or connection shall
be such as shall be hereinafter stated
under the heading OF Rates"
Sec 3. The chief clerk shall be the
recognized first assistant 10 the su-
perintendent, and in the absence Of the
latter shall perform his duties and I'M
der the general supervision of the su-
perintendent shall have charge of the
books connected with the operation Of
said water plant. and make an collec-
lions Of water rents or other moneys
that may be due the city for water SER
vice or become due by reason of the
operation Of said plant. and shall issue
his receipt therefor. All receipts is
sued by the chief clerk shall be on re-
gular printed forms and issued in the
name of Water Department City OF
Phoenix" and shall be signed by the
city recorder and countersigned by the
chief clerk. All receipts so issued and
signed shall have perforated margins,
10 which shall be attached stubs. on
which receipts, as well as stubs, shall
be written the date Of the Issuance of
the receipt, the purpose for which
same was issued. the amount received
and the service number thereof Re
ceipts issued for moneys collected for
water service shall be known as IVA
ter Rental Receipts" and the stubs
shall be filed in the office of the su-
perintendent each day. All stubs and
receipts for tapping charges, repairs or
other sources not expressly provided
for herein, shall be kept in a book to
be known as Miscellaneous Receipts"
Where water is supplied through me-
ter the receipts shall contain the read
ing Of the meter by gallons or cubic
feet as the case may be. which re-
ceipts shall have stubs attached and
be filed as water rental stubs are re-
quired to be filed. The city recorder
shall personally sign all such receipts.
but for his convenience may affix his
signature by means of a rubber stamp
or other convenient device. In the
absence of the recorder the common
council may appoint his representative
to perform this duty. which represent
ative may sign all such receipts in the
name of the city recorder by himself
as acting city recorder. signing his
name thereto. The chief clerk shall
receipt to the city recorder for the to-
tai number of receipts signed by the
last named official, as well as the to-
tai amount of money represented by
such receipts so signed by the city. re-
corder. and said recorder shall keep an
accurate account of the same and Gre
dit said clerk with the amount paid by
the clerk to the city treasurer as evil