(A) District and office established. The city has hereby created as road district, and the Mayor shall annually appoint, by and with the approval of the City Council, a Street Commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector of said city and shall act as overseer of roads for said district. Said Commissioner shall, within five days from the date of his or her appointment, give a bond running to the city, in the penal sum of $200, with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Council, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and of such other duties as may be required of him or her by the City Council, and for the proper expenditure of the which may be collected or comes into his or her hands by virtue of his or her office.
(B) Duties. It shall be the duty of said Street Commissioner, within ten days after his or her confirmation and qualification, and at any other time or times he or she may deem necessary, or the City Council shall direct, to inspect all streets and highways of the city, and all sidewalks, crosswalks, ditches, gutters, sewers, culverts, bridges, and all things and matters appertaining to the streets and alleys, and report, in writing, to the City Council, recommending what, in his or her opinion, is necessary and ought to be done thereto, and shall make and keep a duplicate of his or her report. On receipt of his or her report, the City Council may consider the same, add to, strike out, or change any item as it may deem best, and direct said Commissioner to do, or cause to be done under his or her supervision, all or any part of the work mentioned in said report, the City Auditor shall to the said street Commissioner the actions of the City Council thereon. Upon receiving the same, the Commissioner shall proceed, and cause to be executed under his or her immediate supervision, all such necessary work or repairs as shall have been directed by the City Council, in such manner, and by such means as it may from time to time direct, but in no event shall said Commissioner incur any indebtedness other than provided by the City Council.
(C) Duty to collect taxes. It shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to collect road and poll tax of the city.
(D) Other duties recorded. The said Street Commissioner shall have control and charge of all teams, wagons, tools, and implements owned by said city and used upon the streets. He or she shall also employ such help-teams, tools, and implements as may be necessary for the performance of all work required to be done by him or her, and shall carry out the details of the general plan laid out for him or her by the City Council and the Streets and Alleys Committee. He or she shall keep a record time book of the time of all persons and teams employed by him or her, when employed, what material used and where used, and the price to be paid for help-teams and material. No bill for services or material furnished and used upon the streets shall be allowed by the City Council unless certified to as correct by said Commissioner, and in no event shall said Street Commissioner be interested or own team employed by him or her in performing any work done in pursuance of the provisions of this section. He or she shall also perform such other duties as the City Council shall direct in relation to streets.
(E) Powers. The City Council, whenever deemed necessary for the safety of the public, may direct to be repaired or torn down any building within the fire limits which has been damaged by fire or decay or otherwise to the extent of 50% of the value.
(F) Ascertaining damages. The City Council shall appoint two disinterested persons who shall appraise damages, as described in division (E) above.
(G) Construction of chimneys. All chimneys hereinafter built within the fire limits shall conform with the dimensions so provided for in § 31.38(E).
(Ord. 15, passed 8-11-1892; Ord. 32, passed 6-17-1895)