Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-18

waterwOrk5, reservoirs, filter plant
and their appurtenances. and en-
ployes.
Sec. 3. The mayor shall have and
exercise all the powers and perform
all duties provided or prescribed by
law or the ordinances Of the city, not
In conflict with the provisions Of this
ordinances. The mayor shall be sup
erintendent OF the department Of pub
lie affairs. and as such shall have gen.
eral supervision and oversight over all
departments and Offices in the city;
he shall be the chief executive officer
and representative Of the CITY. shall
sign all contracts on behalf of the city,
and all licenses issued by the city,
shall have charge of and cause to be
prepared and published all state
ments. and reports required by law
or ordinance or by resolution of the
council. The mayor shall be chairman
Of the local board of health; shall pos
sess all of the powers and perform all
of the duties pertaining to the local
board of health, as is now or may
hereafter be required by the laws Of
the states and the ordinances Of the
city.
The city attorney, city stenograph-
er. the police court, the police magis-
trate. the city library and library
building and library trustees, and
other officers and employees in the IL
brary and all other officers or func-
tionaries not by law or ordinance dis
tributed or assigned to some other
department, are distributed and as
signed TO some other department, are
distributed and assigned TO the depart
ment Of public affairs.
ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE.
Sec. T. The superintendent Of the
department Of accounts and finance
shall have charge Of and supervision
over all accounts and records Of the
city unless otherwise provided herein
and all officers, boards or departments
required to keep or make accounts,
records or reports. He shall have
supervision of the collection of all
moneys due the city. He shall inspect
or cause 70 be inspected all records
or accounts required to be kept in any
OF the Offices or departments Of the
city, and shall cause proper accounts
and records to be kept and proper
reports TO be made. He shall audit
or cause to be audited at frequent in
tervals the accounts of every officer
or employee who does or may receive
or disburse money. He shall have
charge OF the purchase, care and dis
tribution OF all supplies and other art
icles not otherwise provided by law.
He shall have charge and supervision
over all printing by or for the city, I'M
less otherwise provided by law. He
shall examine or cause 10 be examin
ed. and report TO the council, upon
all bills, accounts, pay rolls and
claims before they are acted upon
or allowed, unless otherwise provided
by law.
The auditor. city treasurer, city col
lector. city clerk, deputy city clerk,
and their respective Offices or depart
ments. and all employees therein, and
all bookkeepers and accountants au-
thorized by the council are distribut-
ed and assigned to the department Of
accounts and finances, and shall be I'M
der the supervision and direction Of the
superintendent thereof.
Inc commissioner Oh dCCOuIlIS anu
finance shall be vice president of the
council, and in case of vacancy in the
Office of mayor or the absence or i'm
ability of the mayor, shall perform
the duties of mayor.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Sec 5. The marshal, chief of police
and police department, and all police
men, officers and employees therein,
and all police stations and property
and apparatus used in said police de-
partment: the chief of fire department,
and the fire department. and all fire
men. officers and employees therein,
and all fire stations and property and
apparatus used in said fire depart
ment: the fire and police system, and
all property and apparatus belonging
thereto: the city physician, board of
health, health officer. and all officers
and employees in their respective Of
fees or in the health department of
the city, and the city hospital and en-
ployes therein, and all buildings,
property and apparatus belonging to
or used in said Offices and depart
ment: the fire marshal. inspector of
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Offices and all property and apparatus
used therein. are all distributed and
assigned to the department of public
safety.
The superintendent OF the depart
ment of public safety shall have
charge of and supervision and direc-
ton over all officers and employees as
signed to said department, and over
all said buildings. property and ap-
paratus. He shall have charge of all
purchases of horses, apparatus and
supplies for said department. or the
Offices and departments assigned
thereto. He shall have charge of and
over the construction and
repair of all buildings assigned 20
said department. and may, on applica-
ton. receive assistance therein from
other officers and departments of the
city