Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-03


shall have general supervision and
oversight over all departments and Of
fees in the city; he shall be the chief
executive officer and representative OF
the city, shall sign all contracts on
behalf of the city. and all licenses is
sued by the city. and shall have charge
of and cause to be prepared and pub
| lished all statements, and reports re-
| quired by law or ordinance or by roso-
luton of the council. The mayor shall
! be chairman of the local board of
health; shall possess all of the pow
ers and perform all of the duties per-
| tanning to the local board of health
as is now or may hereafter be re-
quired by the laws of the state and the
ordinances of the city.
| The city attorney, city engineer,
city stenographer, the police court.
! the police magistrate, the city library
and library building, library trustees,
and other officers and employees in
the library and all other officers or
| functionaries not by law or ordinance
distributed or assigned TO some other
| department, are distributed ana as
signed to the department of public af-
fairs.
| Departments of Accounts and Finance.
Section 4. The superintendent of
the department of accounts and f.
nance shall have charge of and super
vision over all records and accounts
of the city, unless otherwise provided
| herein, and all officers. boards or de-
partments required to keep OF make
accounts, records or reports. lie shall
have supervision of the collection of
all. moneys due the city. He shall
also be city clerk. He shall inspect
or cause to lie inspected all records or
accounts required to be kept in any OF
the offices or departments OF the city
and shall cause proper accounts and
records to be kept and proper reports
to be made. He shall audit or cause
to be audited at frequent intervals the
accounts of every officer or employee
who does or may receive or disburse
money. He shall have charge of the
purchase, care and distribution of all
supplies and other articles rot other
wise provided by law. He shall have
charge and supervision over all print
ing by or for the city, unless other
wise provided by law. He shall ex-
anime or cause to be examined, ana
report to the council, upon all bills.
accounts. payrolls and claims before
they are acted upon or allowed, unless
otherwise provide by law
The auditor, city treasurer, city col
lector. deputy city clerk and the IRE
spective Offices or departments. and all
employees therein, and all foo!lksap
ers and accountants authorized by the |
triI
to the department of accounts and fl |
nance and shall be under tile super
vision and direction o. the superiI-
tendent thereof.
The commissioner of accounts and |
finance shall be vice president of the |
council, and in case of vacancy in the |
office of mayor or the absence OF in
ability of the mayor, shall perform the |
duties of mayor.
Department of Public Health and
Safety.
Section s. The chief of police and
police department, and all police
men, officers and employees therein, and
all police stations and property AMI
apparatus used in said police depart
ment; the chief of fire department,
and the fire department, and all fire.
men, officers and employees therein
and all fire stations and property and
apparatus used in said fire depart
ment; the fire and police system. and
all property and apparatus belonging
thereto; the city physician. board of
health. health officer. and all officers
and employees in their respective of
fees and in the health department CT
the city, and the city hospital and en-
ployes therein, and all buildings, prop
erty and apparatus belonging to or
used in said offices and department;
Inspector of plumbing, city electrician,
and their Offices and all property and
apparatus used therein. are all distri-
buted and assigned to the department:
Of public health and safety.