The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16

duties now or hereafter vested, under
the general laws OF the state, relating
10 municipal corporations, in the
BOARD of public safety, or in the board
or public works acting as the board of
public safety, in a city marshal or any
committee of a common council of a
city of the fifth class having control
OF the fire and police services of such
city, and in a board of metropolitan
police and fire department.. The com
mission shall exercise through the de-
partment of public safety all the DOW
ers and perform all the duties. now or
hereafter vested by the general laws
OF this state, relating to municipal
corporations, in a city board of health
and secretary of the board of health.
The director of public safety shall ap-
point a doctor of medicine who shall
be the city health officer
Section 81. The director of finance
snail have the powers and perform the
duties hereinbefore provided for that
OFFICER by this act and he shall pre-
pare and submit to the commission
the annual budget estimate.
Section So. The director of public
utilities shall be the head of the de-
partment of public utilities and, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this act,
shall have all the powers and perform
all the duties now or hereafter vested
by the general laws of the state, relat-
ing to municipal corporations. as to
the supervision, control and operation
of all public utilities in the city, sub
Ject to the provisions of any act
bnown as the public service commits
Sit law, and amendments thereto. He
, sh' have charge of the preparation
and preliminary steps in the granting
OF franchises now or hereafter vested
by law in the board of public works
common council and mayor of cities
| or board of trustees of any form oil
public utility In cities which do not
own public utilities the commission
may assign other duties to the direc-
tors of utilities in addition to those pro
vided in this act.
Section SO. The director of public
works shall be the head of the depart
ment of public works and except as
! otherwise provided in this act, shall
have the powers and perform the du
ties now or hereafter vested by the
general laws of the state, relating tC
| municipal corporations. in board OF
public works or like powers vested in
| the common council or a committee
! thereof acting as a board of public
works.
| Section so. The director of parks
shall be the head of the department oil
parks, except as otherwise provided in
this act, shall have the powers anC
perform all duties vested by the laws
of this state in a department of parks
or board of park commissioners ir
| cities of the first and second class
also in a board of public works, OF
board of park commissioners or com
mon council or park commissions o.
cities of the fifth class, relating tt
public parks and Fairgrounds
| The director of parks shall alst
have all the powers and duties now OF
hereafter vested by the laws of thi:
state in the boarl of park commission
ers in cities of the first class, in the
commissioner Of public Fairgrounds
public baths and public comfort sta
tions. in cities of the first class, in the
board of school trustees or commits
sioners in cities of the first, second
third and fourth classes and in the
! board of health and charities, board o
school commissioners, and board O
school trustees in the cities of thu
| second, third, fourth and fifth classes
relative to Fairgrounds.
The director Of parks shall alst
have the control and supervision o
any municipality owned cemeteries
whether located within or without the
city limits, and any other public
grounds not otherwise provided for il
this act.
! Section 81, In cities adopting the
city manager plan the commission
shall consist of seven CD members il
cities of The first class; of five Is
members in cities of the second, third
fourth and fifth classes. Each com
missioner shall receive salary to b.
fixed by ordinance not to exceed fiv'
hundred dollars (s500) in cities of tn
first class; and of three hundred dol
lars $4,000 in cities of the second AM