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ORDINANCE N0. 21;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 1~EST MEMP$IS,
ARKANSAS;
SECTION 1. CREATION OF OFFICE OF CITY ENGINEER; There
is her®by created and established th® office of the city engineer.
SECTION 2. DUTIES DEFINED; The city engineer shall b®
a per son skilled in the science of surveying and civil engineer-
ing. He shall possess the same powers in making surveys and
plate within the limits of said city, and in certifying to the
same, as are by law vested in the county surveyors in this state.
He shall, under the direction of the city council, unless
other provision is made therefor, by said council, superintend
all work done by or for the city in which engineering skill is
deemed requisite by the council, and shall, when so directed by
the city council, draw plans and specifications for all such work,
estimate the expense thereof, and when such work is done by con-
tract, shall ®xecute all certificates given to contractors, show-
ing the amount and value of work performed, or the proper per-
formance and completion of the contract. All surveys, profiles,
diagrams, specifications and estimates made by him for the city
shall be the property of the city, and shall be filed in the
office of the city el®rk before any compensation shall be allowed
therefor, and shall be there preserved for the inspection of all
persons interested; and when plans and specifications drawn, for
work to be done for the city by contract or otherwise, shall b®
requiri~d for reference and use in doing the work, the engineer
shall make, or cause to be made, copies of such plans and sp®ci«~
fications for that purpose.
Said engineer shall perform such other duties and exercise
such other powers
1~ as may from time to time be required or conferred by the city
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council, or by ordinances of said city, and he shall keep his
office in some convenient place in said city.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 27TH DAY OF I~iAY ,
1952.
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