The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-07

fairs, and this Department of Streets,
Public Property and Public Improve
ments shall be presided over by q
Councilman. The City Engineer shall
be under his direction as well as. the
direction of the Mayor of the city, and
this department shall include the Of
fee of the City Engineer and the City
Clerk.
SECTION g.. At the time of the cleo
tion of the Mayor and City Council
there shall also be elected a City Clerk
who shall keep all records and ac-
counts. He shall attend all meetings
of the City Council and keep the rec
ords of al ordinances resolutions and
other acts of said. City Council, and do
and perform all things customary to
be M Inc performed by such officer
in cities in this Territory. Ana ue
shall pay all accounts of the city by
warrant, signed by the Mayor and
countersigned by the Clerk, with the
sea of the city attached, said accounts
first having been checked over and ap-3
proved by the Mayor ora member of
h City Council, and his compensa-
ton shall be determined and fixed by
h Mayor and City Council, and there
shall also be elected at the time of the
election of Mayor and City Council, a
City Treasurer. who shall perform the
duties and receive such compensa-
LtOu DIS SUCH Slty treasurer DIS HOW
provided by law, and upon filing his
bond in amount which shall be deter
mined by the Mayor and City Council.
ALI officers or employees elected or ap-
pointed as provided for by this act,
shall, before entering upon the per-
Torrance of duties, file with the City
Clerk an oath of office as now provid-
| ed by law. All bonds required of city
officials shall be approved by the May
or of the city n filed with the City
| Clerk. The City Clerk may appoint
a competent assistant when neces-
| sary, with the approval of the Mayor
n City Council, and with such COM
pensation as may be determined by
the Mayor and City Council. Until an
| Auditor is appointed the City Clerk
| shall collect all moneys due the city,
! except property taxes.
SECTION 8. There shall be ap-
pointed by the Mayor, with the con-
sent of the City Council, should it be-
come necessary in the judgment of the
| Mayor and City Council, an Auditor
| of public accounts for the City, whose
| duty it shall be to collect and to keep
| accurate account of all moneys due
the city and paid to the city, n to
keep accurate account of all moneys
| disbursed by the city and to keep a
| complete record of all financial trans
action in proper form, and to report to
| the City Council of the financial condi-
| ton of the city each and every quar-
ter, and oftener if required by the City
| Council or the Mayor, and he shall,
before entering upon his duties, make
and execute a good and sufficient bond
conditioned upon the faithful perform
ance of his duties and the faithful
| and accurate accoun of moneys and
the paying over to his successor all
moneys which may be on hand at the
| expiration of his office, and delivering
| all records of the city to his success
| sor which may be in his possession or
| control.
| SECTION 10. After the ~organiza-
| ton of any City Council under this
| act, it shall employ a competent per-
son, who shall be designated as the
superintendent of city affairs" who
before entering upon the discharge of
his duties, shall file his oath of Office
n enter into a bond to thescity of not
less thai $4,000 and more if re-
| quired by the City Council by resolu-
ton, for the faithful performance of
his duties as in this act specified. 1t
shall be the duty of said "Superin-
tendent of city affairs" to take charge
of all public matters of the city, un-
der the direction of the Mayor and the
| City Council; to direct all street i'm
| provements, care for and repair all
1 Oh e II Ill puDttC Improvement
n to direct the use, extension, repair,
maintenance of all public utilities; to
see that the city is kept in proper san
itary condition and safe for life and
| property. And it shall be his duty to
submit to the Mayor and the City
Council at the regular meeting of the
City Council, held in the month of
March of each year.. a detailed esti-
mate, as al as is practicable, of the
expense of maintaining streets, alleys,
public grounds. of keeping a proper
sanitary condition., and the estimate
and expense of any improvement
which may be necessary and contem-
plated by said superintendent, the
Mayor and City Council, and he shall
make such recommendations to said
Mayor and City Council as may seem
to h best interests of the city, and
he shall at all times when necessary
consult the Mayor n City Council
upon all matters pertaining to the
city's welfare and the comfort and
convenience of the people thereof. The
Mayor n City Council may change,
alter and reduce estimates, the cost of
Improvement or repairs of streets, all
leys or other matters pertaining to
the City's affairs, or said Mayor and
City Council may increase said es-
Inmates and enlarge n n all i'm
prOvemeHtS or repairs to be a 1t
is contemplated in this act that the
superintendent shall, with the advice |
and consent of the Mayor and City |
Council, direct all public affairs of
the city and all matters in which the
Inhabitants of the city are interested, |
either directly or indirectly and which
pertains to the city's affairs, the COM
fort and convenience of its people.
Said general superintendent shall give
his entire time n attention to city
affairs, and for which he is employed,
and he shall not at any time engage
in any other work or occupation and
his compensation shall be as may De
determined by the Mayor and the City
Council and fYpd nv $esoJufi0u and |