Park commissioners, duties of.

Chairman.

Other members

Quorum.

Duties of chairman.

superintendent of buildings shall have and exercise such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by ordinance.

SEC. 108. In each city of the metropolitan class there shall be a board of park commissioners, which shall have charge of all the parks and public grounds belonging to the city, with power to establish such rules for the management, care, and use of public parks and park-ways, as may be approved by the mayor and council, and it shall be the duty of said board, from time to time, to devise and suggest to the mayor and council a system of public parks, park-ways, and boulevards within the city, and to designate the lands and grounds necessary to be used, purchased, or appropriated for such purposes, and to lay out, improve, and beautify all grounds now owned, or hereafter acquired for public parks, to the extent that funds may be provided for that

purpose.

The executive officer of said board shall be known and designated as the chairman of the board of park commissioners, who shall be appointed by the mayor, with the approval of the city council. The other members of the board of park commissioners shall be the street commissioners and the chairman of the committee of public property and improvements of the city council, or such other officer or persons as may be designated by ordi

nance.

A majority of all the members of the board of park commissioners shall constitute a quorum.

It shall be the duty of the chairman of the board of park commissioners to lay out, improve,

and beautify all grounds now owned, or hereafter acquired for public parks, to the extent that funds may be provided for that purpose, and to supervise and superintend all improvements in public parks, and employ such keepers, assistants, or laborers as may be necessary for the proper care and maintenance of such parks, or the improvement or beautifying thereof, and he shall perform such other duties as may be required by ordinance.

spector.

SEC. 109. In all cities of the metropolitan class Boiler inthere shall be a boiler inspector, who shall be appointed by the mayor, with the approval of the city council. The boiler inspector shall perform such duties and have such powers concerning the inspection of steam boilers within the city as may be prescribed by ordinance, and he shall be authorized to charge such fees for the inspection of steam boilers and other steam generators as may be prescribed by ordinance, which he shall pay to the city treasurer at the end of each month, and he shall receive a salary at the rate of fifteen hundred ($1,500) dol- Salary lars per annum, payable monthly, which shall be in full for his services, and he shall not receive any other fee or perquisite.

Comptroller,

SEC. 110. The comptroller shall act as the gen-duties of eral accountant and fiscal agent of the city, and shall exercise a general supervision over all the officers of the city, charged in any manner with the receipt, collection, or disbursment of the city revenue. He shall be a competent book-keeper and accountant, and it shall be his duty, under the direction of the mayor and city council, to keep a

He

complete set of books, wherein shall be stated, among other things, the amount of the appropriation that has been made, or the fund that has been created for each distinct object of expenditure, and the amount that has been expended on account of such appropriation fund. He shall also keep full, clear, correct, and separate accounts of all the revenues, funds, and incomes payable into the city treasury, and of all disbursements on account thereof. shall also keep accurate and separate accounts between the city and the officers of the city, and between the city and all contractors, or other persons doing work, or furnishing material for the city. He shall also keep a regular and accurate account of debit and credit with the city treasurer, charging said treasurer with the amount of taxes levied on the assessment roll and giving him credit for all duplicate receipts furnished with his statements, and keep an account in like manner with said treasurer whenever assessments and appropriations are made and expenditures ordered for any special object. He shall also carefully examine and check the annual report of the city treasurer, and communicate to the city council, as soon thereafter as practicable, the result of such examination, and he shall also carefully examine, each month, the account, statement, and vouchers required by law to be rendered at the end of each month by the city treasurer, making, from time to time, such report to the city council concerning such accounts and statements as may seem necessary and proper.

He shall also keep a record of the bonds issued

by the city, and of the payment and cancellation of all bonds of the city, and shall see that all bonds, upon payment thereof, are properly cancelled and destroyed.

He shall also perform such other duties as may be required by ordinance, and he shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office.

duties of.

SEC. 111. It shall be the duty of the city attor-city attorney, ney to attend all cases in any court in this state, except the police court, wherein the city may be a party plaintiff or defendant, or a party in interest; to advise the city council, or any committee thereof, in writing, when required, as to all legal questions. that may arise before them; to advise the mayor, and all other officers, in relation to their duties, and from time to time make such reports in relation to the suits in which the city is interested as may be required by the mayor or city council, and to perform such other duties not inconsistent with the duties imposed by this act as the city council may by ordinance direct.

SEC. 112. It shall be the duty of the assistant Assistant city

city attorney to attend the session of the police court, and to prosecute all offenders against the ordinances of the city, or the laws of the state, who may be brought before said court, and he shall be active and vigilant in the enforcement of all ordinances of the city, and shall cause all violations of the ordinances of the city to be prosecuted.

He shall also perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance, and when called upon by the city attorney shall render him such assist

attorney, duties of.

All improvements shall be done by contract.

Shall be done by day's work when.

Acceptance of public works by city engi

neer.

ance in any matter relating to the interest of the city as may be required.

SEC. 113. All grading, paving, macadamizing, curbing, or guttering of any streets, avenues, or alleys in the city for which, or any part thereof, a special tax shall be levied shall be done by contract with the lowest responsible bidder;

Provided, That whenever the property owners, representing a majority of the property in any paving district, or along that portion of any street, avenue, or alley to be improved, shall petition the mayor and council to have such grading, paving, macadamizing, curbing, or guttering done by day's work, the same shall be done under the direction and supervision of the board of public works.

SEC. 114. When any improvement mentioned in this act is completed according to contract it shall be the duty of the city engineer to carefully inspect the same, and if the improvement is found to be properly done, such engineer shall accept the the same, and forthwith report his acceptance thereof for the confirmation or rejection of the board of public works and city council, who may confirm or reject such acceptance. When the contract for such work provides for the acceptance thereof, in front of or along any block or piece of ground, the engineer may accept the same in sections from time to time, if found to be done according to contract, reporting his acceptance as in other ccses.

Provided, Nothing in this act contained shall be construed to interfere with, or affect contracts of such cities for public works now existing, and all