Year: 1874

To Create the Office of city Surveyor.


to Provide for Filling said once.


ana rescrtbtDg the Powers and


Duties Of such Officer.


The Moyor and Common Council Of the City OF


Los angeles do ordoin as JoltotOs:


SECTION 1. That there be and hereby Is Gre
ated the office to be known and called the
office of City Surveyor.


SEC. 2. The Office OF City Surveyor shall be
filled by appointment OF some suitable person
TO be selected by the Common Council OF said
city, and who shall hold said office for and
during the pleasure of the Common Council.


SEC. 8. Whenever the Common Council
shall appoint any person to the, position OF
City Surveyor, it shall be the duty of the
Clerk of the Common Council to make out
aud deliver to such appointee certificate OF
such appointment, In writing, and therenpfonn1 pom
days after receiving such certificate OF his APP
polntment qualify by taking and subscribing
to the constitutional oath of Office and by exc
cutting to said city an official bond In such
amount as the Common Council shall pre-
scribe, with two or more sureties, condi-
all the duties of his said Office. The bond
shall be approved by the Mayor, and when so
approved shall be, together with the affidavit
containing the oath OF office so taken by said
officer. deposited with and remain in the
official keeping of the Clerk Of the Common
Council.


SEC L. 1t shall be the duty OF the City Sur.
veyor to make all surveys, maps and plans
required by said city; to make out all assess
ments of the cost or probable cost of any work
done or to be done, and to superintend the


making of all public improvements; to keep
n record, in books to be provided by the city,
of the field notes ofall surveys made and maps
of the same, and full, true and correct ac-
counts and memoranda of the cost and eK-
penses of all public works and improvements,
and to keep posted in his office all plans and
specifications of work to be done, for the In
spection of all parties desiring to examine the
same. and to do and perform any and all other
matters and things which may be required OF
him by any ordinance of said city or by any
resolution or other order OF the Common Coun-
Gil of said city. ,.


Sec. s. The City Surveyor shall receive no
salary, but shall be paid from time to time as
full compensation for all services rendered
the city such fees as may be prescribed by the
Common Council.


Sec. g. 1t shall be unlawful for the City Sur
veyor to become or he in any way. directly or
indirectly, interested in any contract made or
to be made by said city with any contractor or
ments in said city; provided that the provis-
ions of this section shall not be SO const rued
as to prohibit the said Surveyor from charg-
ing and receiving the fees allowed by the
Common Council to be charged by him as
aforesaid.


Sec I. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after is passage, approval
! and publication, and all ordinances and parts


OF ordinances in so far as they conflict with
ths ordinance shall be, and the same are,
hereby repealed.


Approved in the city OF Los Angeles, Cal.
! July 70, 1874. j. Il. TOBERMAN,
! Mayor.
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance
| was adopted by the Common Council at Its
session Of July 23, 1874. M. KREMER,
iy2S 10, City Clerk.