Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-26

The Board Of Trustees of the City
Of Ell Centro do ordain as follows, to-
wit:
That the municipal administration
of the City of Ell Centro be, and the
SINE is hereby divided into
five (5) Departments, tO-Wit: The
Water Department. the Finance De
partment, Street Department and
Health Department, and the several
members Of the Board of Trustees
shall be the heads OF said respective
departments, and each member Of
said Board shall be appointed by d
vote of said Board 2s a Commissioner
Of one of said departments, to be des-
ignated in the order or resolution by
which said appointments are made.
Sec. ?. The following shall consti-
tute the duties, powers, responsible
ties and compensation of said COM
missiOners respectively:
(a) The Commissioner of the De
partment of Water shall have general
/ supervision and control of the Muni-
cipal Water Works and the Parks of
said City of FL Centro, and shall de-
vote on an average of ore hour of
each business day to the performance
OF his duties as such commissioner,
and shall receive as compensation for
such services the sum Of Ten Dollars
| (S1O.0O) per month.
(b) The Commission of the Depart
ment of Finance shall have general
| supervision of the Finances and Elec-
trio Lighting system of said City and
shall devote on an average of one
hour per day to the performance of
his duties as such Commissioner, and
shall receive as compensation for such
/ services the sum of Ten Dollars
| (SlOOO) per month.
| (c) The Commissioner of the De-
/ partment of Police shall have general
supervision of the policing of said
city and of the Fire Department, and
shall devote on an average of one
hour of each business day to the per-
| fOrmance of his duties as such COM
missioner, and shall receive as COM
pensatiOn for such services the sum
Of Ten Dollars $4,000 per month.
(d) The Commissioner Of the De-
| partment Of Streets shall have gen
eral supervision of the streets, side
walks and alleys of said city and shall
devote on an average of one hour Of
each business day to the performance
| of his duties as such Commissioner,
and shall receive as compensation for
such service the sum of Ten Dollars
/ $4,000 per month.
/ (e) The Commissioner Of the De-
/ partment Of Health shall have general
| supervision and control of all matters
pertaining to sanitation and health
! Of the inhabitants of said city and
j shall devote on an average of one
| hour of each business day to the per-
/ fCrmance of his duties as such Com
missioner, and shall receive as COM
ipensatiOn for such services the sum
of Ten Dollars $4,000 per month.
Sec. g. That each of said Commits
sioners may appoint a deputy for the
! performance of duties pertaining to
his department, which cannot be per-
| formed by said Commiss oner within
the time said Commissioner is requir-
ed by this Ordinance to devote to the
| performance of the duties of his de-
! partment, and provided further that
one and the same person may be ap-
! pointed 9 Deputy Commissioner by
| all OF said Commissioners and that
such deputy so appointed by said Com
missioneTs shall receive q reasonable
compensation to be fixed by said
Board of Trustees.
! Sec. 4. That the Board Of Trustees
may prescribe other and further du-
| ties, powers and responsibilities for
| each of said Commissioners, as the
needs of said city shall demand.
Sec ;. That the City Clerk shall
certify to the passage, adoption and
approval OF this ordinance and cause
the same to be published in the I'm
perial Valley Press" daily newspa-
per, printed, published and circulated
! in said City of FL Centro, and shall
cause the substance of this ordinance
TO be printed upon the ballots to be
! issued in the general municipal cleo
tion to be held in said city on Mon
day, the 8th day of April, 1912, with
the words, yes and mo" 50 printed
in connection herewith, that the vot-
ers may express their choice as to the
adoption or rejection Of said ordi-
nance, as provided by law.
Sec. 6. All ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with this or
dinance are hereby repealed.
Sec. T. This Ordinance shall take
effect and be in full force on and from
the 10th day after the canvass Of the