Charlevoix county herald., 1911-07-01

City of East Jordan In the sum of One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) condi-
toned upon the faithful performance
of the duties of his Office. said bond
and sureties thereof to be approved
by a justice of the peace of said city,
and when so approved, recorded by
the city clerk in record book OF
bonds kept for that purpose in the Of
fee of said clerk, and when so record
ed said bonds shall be filed with the
city treasurer. The expense of OBJ
tanning and maintaining such surety
bonds shall be paid from the fund Of
the city.
Chapter VI.
Departments Of Government.
Sec. 1. The executive and admins
trative powers and authority of the
city, not herein otherwise provided
for, shall be distributed among six de-
partments as follows:
/. Department of Public Safety.
2. Department of Finance.
8. Department of Water Supply.
4. Department of Public Utilities.
5. Department of Streets and Pub
Ac improvements.
6. Department of Sewers and Drain
age.
Sec. 2. The various departments shall
be equitably apportioned among the
commissioners as they may by ma
tority vote decide. provided that the
mayor shall be head of the department
of Public Safety and Finance.
Sec. l The commission shall deter
mine and assign the duties of the sew
eral departments, except as in this
chapter otherwise provided shall
prescribe the duties of officers and
employees, may assign particular Off.
GERS and employees to one or more OF
the departments; may require an Of
ficer or employe to perform duties
in two or more departments; may
confer upon any member of the com
mission the authority to perform such
duties in or transact business for any
department and may make such other
rules and regulations as may be
deemed necessary or proper for the
efficient and economical conduct OF
the city.
Sec. 2. The mayor as commissioner
OF the department of finance and pub
lie safety shall have under his
special charge the assessment and
collection of taxes of every kind, and
the collection OF revenues belonging
to the city from whatever source the
same may be derived, except as pro
vided in section of this chapter
He shall have special supervision OF
the treasurer's and assessors offices
and be charged with the duty of see
ing that the work of those offices is
properly and efficiently administered
The mayor shall also have special
supervision of, and be charged with
the proper administration of the po
lice, fire and health departments.
In addition to the foregoing he
shall be charged with a general su
pervision of all departments of the
city's government and with the per
formance of such other duties as
are provided for by this charter.
Sec. g. The commissioner having
charge of the department of sewers
and drainage shall have supervision
OF the construction, maintenance and
repair of sewers and drains.
The commissioner having charge CT
the department Of streets and public
improvement, except as herein other
wise provided. shall have under his
special charge the supervision of the
streets, bridges, culverts, alleys and
public grounds, public buildings
and other public property of the city;
and shall be charged with the duty oi
keeping the same clean and sanitary
and in proper condition and repair
and with the enforcement of all rules
and regulations necessary to these
ends
Sec. A. The commissioner having
charge of the department of water
supply shall have under his specia
charge the construction, maintenance
and operation of the water works and
water works building and shall be
charged with the enforcement of re
gulation with respect thereto and
with the collection of all revenues
thereof.
The commissioner having charge o
public utilities shall be charged Will
the duty of lighting the streets ant
public buildings and the enforcement
of all franchises and agreement!
therefor.
Said commissioner shall also bt
charged with the duty of inspecting
all public utilities operated in the