The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-10

. tcrHliHeu anu ideslSuCI 10 the dp.
propriatc departments and officers
as hereinafter set forth.
Section 2. The council has, and
shall exercise, all executive and leg
islative powers, functions and dutie.
now lad or that may hereafter be
conferred by law upon the City and
Its officers. 1t shall make all
orders for the doing Of work, or this
making or constructing of any i'm
provemcnts. bridges, or building
1t shall levy all taxes. apportion and
appropriate all funds. and audit and
legislative powers, functions and
duties now had or that may here
after he Conferred by law upon the
city and its officers. 1t shall make
all orders for the doing of work, OF
the making or constructing of any
improvements, bridge or building
II shall levy all taxes, apportion and
appropriate all funds, and audit and
allow all bills, accounts, pay bills
and claims. and order paymen,
thereof. 1t shall make all assess
ments for the cost of the street i'm
provements, side walks. sewers ant
other work, improvement or re-
pairs which may be specially as
sessed or taxed. 1t shall make Of
authorize the making of all con
tracts, and no contracts shall bin(
or be obligatory upon the city un
less either made by ordinance or reso
luton adopted by the council, or re-
duced to writing and approved By
the council, or expressly authorized
| by ordinance or resolution or motion
adopted by the council All con.
tracts and all ordinances and reso.
lutions making contracts or author
izing the making OF contracts shall
be supervised by the corporation
counsel if there is one and approved
by such officer before the same Is
made or passed. All superintend-
ents of departments and officers are
the agents of the council only, and
all their acts shall be subject to re-
view and to the approval or revoca-
tion by the Council. Every superin.
tendeat or officer shall from time to
time as required by law or ordi-
nance or when requested by law or
ordinance, or whenever he shall
deem necessary for the good of the
public service, report to the Council
in writing respecting the business Of
his department or office or matters
connected Herewith. The Council
may, by ordinance or resolution. as
sign to the superintendent, officer or
employe, duties in respect to the
business of any other department.
office or employment, and such SER
vice shall be rendered without ad-
ditional compensation. The Council
may, by ordinance. create. fill and
discontinue offices and employment
according to their Judgment of the
needs of the city. The council shall
act as and perform the functions of
the local Board of Health.
Section 3 The Mayor shall have
and exercise all the powers and per-
form all the duties provided and pre-
scribed by law or the ordinances of
the city, not In conflict with the
provisions fths ordinance. Tho
Mayor shall be superintendent Of
the Department of Public affairs,
and as such shalt have general sup
ervision and oversight over all de-
partments aud offices of city govern
ment; he shall be the chief exeeu.
tive officer and representative of
the city, and shall preside at meet
ings of the Council; he shall sign all
contracts on behalf of the city and
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 tho
Council The Mayor shall grant all
licenses or permits, except as afore-
said provided by law or special ordi-
nance or is otherwise designated
herein, and in the absence or In.
ability of any of the Commissioners
to act, shall exercise temporary
over the department as
signed to said Commissioner. He
shall have supervision over all pub.
lie service utilities and all persons
or corporations rendering service in
the CITY under any franchise, con-
tract. or grant made or granted by
the City or State, except as other
wise provided by this ordinance, and
shall report to the Council or other
proper officer any failure OF said
person or corporation to render SER
vice, or to observe the requirements
or conditions of the franchise, con-
tract or grant under which such
public service utility is operated.
He shall have charge OF and sup
ervision over all public parks. play
grounds and pleasure grounds with
in or belonging to the City. and the
improvement, maintenance and care