Arizona republican., 1912-09-20
ORDINANCE NO. 523.


 Street Commissioner. of the City of
 Phoenix.
 The Common Council of Phoenix do Ordain as follows:
 Section l. That the office of Street Commissioner is hereby created, who shall receive such salary as may be fixed from time to time by Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Phoenix. and whose duties shall be, among other things, to have charge and supervision over the City COrrals. the City or Public Parks, the City Stables. Wagons, Sprinklers, Graders. Horses and all live stock or other property belonging to said City, to- gether with all employees of said City employed at said City COrrals, City or Public parks, City Stables, or on the spriDklers or graders, of all ZanierOs employed in the distri- button of irrigating water and all persons employed by said City on any work on any street or alley of said City or any portion thereof, eX- cepting the supervising and directing of work connected with the repair, maintenance and construction of streets. alleys and other highways in said Municipality, which is required to be performed by the Superinten- dent of Streets, and excepting the Phoenix Fire Department which shall be under the charge of the Chief of the Fire Department. He shall be responsible for and have charge of the City COmmissary and shall issue commodities therefrom to various hi opinion it is necessary, but shall not make any purchases in the name of said City without first making the necessary requisitiOn thereon and haV- ing the same authorized by the City Recorder. He shall have vouchers that shall show the kind of com modity delivered, date of delivery or issue thereof, quantity thereof, to what department same was delivered or issued and shall obtain the sig nature of the person to whom the same was issued at the time of issu- ance and shall present to the Com mon Council on the first day of each month vouchers in conformity with this Ordinance He shall monthly re port to the Common Council general conditions of the COmmissary and shall anticipate the probable amounts and kind of commodities needed by the City Departments for month or several months ahead as the eXigen- Cies of the conditions may require. All materials, supplies, commodities acquired by the Phoenix Fire Depart ment shall be issued by and through the City COmmissary. At the time of making his report to the Common Council of the general conditions of the COmmisSary he shall make a full report stating the condition of the streets, horses. sprinklers, number of teams employed. number of men em- plOyed and make such recommends tions as in his judgment the best in terest of the City will be subserved.
 Section 2. That nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as con ferring upon the office of Street Commissioner hereby created the duties or authority of Street Superin- tendent as contemplated by the I'm provement Act of 1912" but such duties and authority are hereby ex- pressly reserved to the office of Su- perintendent of Streets.
 Section 3. That the Street Com missioner small De appointed to hOi0 office during the pleasure of the Com mon Council and before entering upon his duties shall be required to give to the Common Council a Surety Company bond in the sum of not less than $1O00O0 for the faithful perform ance of his duties, and the Common Council may require said Commission CT of Streets to perform such other and additional duties as it may iron time to time by resolution require.
 .5ection 4. That all Ordinances ol parts of Ordinances in conflict witt the provisions of this Ordinance art hereby repealed.
 Section 5. This Ordinance shal take effect and be in force from anC after its passage and publication a. by law required.
 Passed by the Common Council o Phoenix this 9th day of September 1912. LLOYD B. CHRISTY,
 Attest: Mayor.
 FRANK THOMAS,
 City Recorder.
 First publication Sept. II, 1912.
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