Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-10
PREPARING FOR THE SPRING
FL E(NTION


ELECTION.
The city officials are getting ready
for the April election and will meet
in short time to make the appro-
priations for the coming year when
the city will be under commission gov
ernment. While the new charter was
published in both the Durango dailies
hundreds have forgotten the provi-
sions and at the same time have
mislaid the copies put away for ref
erence.
Three Commissioners
Under the charter the city is to
be governed by three commissioners,
under the following heads:
l. Department of Public Affairs.
2. Department of Records and Seal.
3. Department of Water and Sew
ers.
Public Affairs-The commissioner
of public affairs shall be ex-officio
mayor and the chief executive officer
of the city. He shall be head of the
police and fire departments and shall
have supervision and charge of all
streets, public improvements, parks
and cemeteries. He shall see that all
ordinances pertaining to health and
sanitation are strictly enforced. He
shall sign all warrants drawn on the
treasurer for the payment of money,
and shall have general supervision of
all public affairs, not otherwise pro-
vided for.
Records and Seal-The commission
er Of records and seal shall be ex-
officio city clerk and, as such, shall
keep all records of the city council
and perform all other duties required
of such clerk and shall countersign
all warrants drawn on the treasurer.
He shall be clerk for all departments
of the city. He shall be the purchas-
ing agent for all supplies for all de-
partments of the city, and shall audit
all bills payable to the city prior to
their being allowed by the city coun-
Gil.
Water and Sewers-The commits
sioner of water and sewers shall have
charge and supervision of the city's
entire water and sewer system both
within and without the city, and shall
have direct and active charge of the
same.
The term of all elective officers, ex-
cept as otherwise provided herein, all
commence at II O'Clock noon on the
first secular day of May following
their election, and, except as other
wise provided herein, shall be for six
years and until their successors are
elected and qualified, provided, how
ever, that of the commissioners first
elected under this charter the term of
commissioner of public affairs shall
be for two years; the term of the
commissioner for record and seal shall
be for four years, and the term of
commissioner of water and sewers
shall be for six years. The commits
sioners shall devote their entire time
during business hours to the service
CT the city and shall not hold any
other public office except notary pub
lie during their term as commission
ers.
No person shall be eligible to the
office of commissioner unless he be a
citizen of the United States, at least
25 years of age and shall have been
for five years Immediately preceding
saio election a citizen of the city Of
Durango and for two years .mme-
diately preceding his election shall
have paid city taxes.
The salary of the commissioner OF
pubic affairs shall be $1,000 per an
NUN payable in equally monthly in
stallments. The salaries of the COM
missioner of record and seal and TIE
commissioner of water and sewers
shall be $1,000 each per annum pay
able in equally monthly installments.
MACHINERY ON THE FARM.