and control of the collection and disposition of ashes and garbage by the city. He shall have direction and control of the maintenance and repair of the public market of the city. He shall not have any powers or duties other than those prescribed in this local law, except those prescribed by ordinances of the common council. The commissioner of public works may employ such laborers, teams and trucks and incur such expenditures as may be necessary for the performance of his duties as herein specified within the limits of the appropriations made therefor. It shall be his duty to inspect the streets, highways, sidewalks, crosswalks, gutters, catchbasins, sewers, drains, culverts, bridges and public market of the city with sufficient frequency to enable him to properly perform his duties as herein specified.

§ 2. All provisions of section ninety-one and of any other sections, as amended, of chapter fifty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An act in relation to cities of the second class, constituting chapter fifty-three of the consolidated laws, known as "second class cities law," and of chapter six hundred eighty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred and five as amended, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this local law, are hereby superseded in their application to the city of Syracuse. § 3. This local law shall take effect on January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-eight.

LOCAL LAW No. 4

A local law of the city of Syracuse in relation to the powers and duties of the city engineer.

Became a law December 28, 1927, with the approval of the Mayor. Passed by the local legislative body of the city of Syracuse.

Be it enacted by the common council of the city of Syracuse as follows:

Section 1. Powers and duties of the city engineer. The city engineer of the city of Syracuse, in addition to his powers and duties as otherwise prescribed by statute and local law, and subject to ordinances of the common council, shall have supervision, direction and control of the construction of pavements in streets, highways and public places of the city of Syracuse; of the maintenance and repair of pavements in such streets, highways and public places; of any improvement of such streets, highways or public places other than the ordinary maintenance and repairing of unpaved streets, highways and public places; of the construction of sidewalks, crosswalks, gutters, vaults, sewers, drains, culverts, bridges of the city and city buildings, and of the maintenance and repairing of the same, except that the commissioner of public works, subject to ordinances of the common council, shall have direction and control of the ordinary maintenance and repairing of the city's sewers and sewer system.

The city engineer shall also have supervision, direction and control of the construction and extension of the city water works.

It shall be his duty to see that the city has an abundant supply of pure and wholesome water for public and private use; to devise plans and sources of water supply; to plan and supervise the construction and extension of the water system and the distribution of water throughout the city; to protect it from contamination; to prescribe rules and regulations for its use, which, when ratified and approved by the common council, shall have the same force and effect as ordinances of the common council.

He shall have power, with the assent of the board of estimate and apportionment, to establish rates of rents to be charged and paid annually for the supply of water or for the benefits resulting therefrom, to be called water rents, which shall be apportioned to the different classes of buildings in the city in reference to their dimensions and the ordinary uses of water for the same and to different lots, as may be practicable, and from time to time to modify and amend, increase or diminish such rates and to extend them to other descriptions of buildings, lots, establishments and uses. He shall also have power, with like assent, to establish rates for the use of water in buildings, establishments, trades and other purposes in or for which water is consumed beyond the quantity required for ordinary purposes, and may require the same paid to him in adadvance, at the rates thus established, before permission to use such extra quantity of water shall be given.

The city engineer may establish in his department a bureau of hydraulic engineering to have charge of the work prescribed in this local law in connection with the city water system, and may appoint a person to have charge of such bureau, to hold office during his pleasure and having such title as he may designate.

All water rates and rules and regulations heretofore established and made by the commissioner of public works of the city of Syracuse and the water bureau thereof and now in force shall remain in full force and effect until revised, changed, altered or superseded by new rates or new rules and regulations established, made or promulgated by the city engineer pursuant to this local law.

The work of all local improvements shall be performed under the supervision and direction of the city engineer. It shall also be his duty to perform all the ordinary engineering and surveying services in the affairs and business of the city and to supervise all the work done for the city in which the skill of his profession may be required or useful. He shall act as the superintendent of public buildings, bridges, docks, and wharves. He shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance of the common council. He shall devote his time exclusively to the services of the city.

§ 2. All provisions of sections ninety-one, ninety-four and ninety-eight, and of any other sections, as amended, of chapter fifty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An act in relation to cities of the second class, constituting chapter fifty-three of the consolidated laws," known as "second class cities law," and of chapter six hundred eighty-four of the laws of nine

teen hundred and five, as amended, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this local law, are hereby superseded in their application to the city of Syracuse.

§ 3. This local law shall take effect immediately.

LOCAL LAW No. 5

A local law of the city of Syracuse to amend and supersede section ninetyfive of chapter fifty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine known as second class cities law, in relation to collection of water rents.

Became a law December 24, 1927, with the approval of the Mayor. Passed by the local legislative body of the city of Syracuse.

Be it enacted by the common council of the city of Syracuse as follows: Section 1. Section ninety-five of chapter fifty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, known as second class cities law, is hereby superseded in its application to the city of Syracuse, and enacted as local law, amended, to read as follows:

§ 95. Collection of water rents. It shall be the duty of the treasurer of the city of Syracuse to collect and receive all water rents payable to the city. All water rents shall be collected from the owners of the lots and buildings which shall be situated upon any street or avenue upon which the distributing pipes are now or may hereafter be laid, and from which such lots and buildings can be supplied with water. Water rents, together with the amounts due and unpaid for the introduction and measurement of the supply of water, shall be, like other taxes of the city, a lien upon the lots and buildings against which the same are chargeable. It shall be the duty of the city treasurer each year, immediately preceding the time for the making of the annual assessment-roll, to make out a list or roll of each ward or assessment district of the city, in which he shall set out the amount of water rents accrued or chargeable upon each lot, part of lot or building, and which shall not have been paid to him, and file the same with the assessors of the city, who shall in the preparation of the next assessment-rolls for general city taxes, in a separate column thereof, assess such amount upon such property, and hearings shall be had thereon and the same shall be levied, corrected, enforced and collected in the same manner, by the same proceedings, at the same time, under the same penalties, and having the same lien upon the property assessed as the general city tax and as a part thereof.

§ 2. This local law shall take effect on January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-eight.

CITY OF TONAWANDA

LOCAL LAW No. 1

A local law in relation to searches for unpaid taxes.

Became a law June 24, 1927, without the approval of the Mayor. Passed by the local legislative body of the city of Tonawanda

Be it enacted by the common council of the city of Tonawanda as follows: Section 1. Section twelve of title eight of chapter three hundred and fifty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred and five, entitled "An act to revise the several acts relative to the city of Tonawanda," as last amended by section three of chapter three hundred and forty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby superseded and enacted as local law, amended to read as follows: § 12. Searches for unpaid taxes. It shall be the duty of the city treasurer of said city, upon the request of any person therefor, to make careful search of the books and records in his office for any unpaid taxes or tax sales, upon or against any piece or parcel of land in said city, making a proper abstract thereof showing the year in which each item of unpaid taxes was levied or sale made; the amount of said item or sum for which the land was sold; the purchaser thereof, and the amount required at the date of the certificate to redeem the land from such tax or tax sale in cases where the time for redemption has not expired. He shall certify said abstract as such city treasurer, and shall receive therefor the following fees: For each certificate of search of one or more parcels of land contained in the same block ten cents for each year covered by the search, to be paid by the party requesting such search. The maximum fee, however, to be charged for one such search shall not exceed the sum of fifty cents. The fees so collected shall belong to the city treasurer.

§ 2. This local law shall be known as "local law number one of nineteen hundred and twenty-seven," and shall take effect immediately.

LOCAL LAW No. 2

A local law in relation to the custodian of city moneys and the paying out

of the same

Became a law July 18, 1927, with the approval of the council. Passed by the local legislative body of the city of Tonawanda

Be it enacted by the common council of the city of Tonawanda as follows:

Section 1. Section four of title eight of chapter three hundred and fifty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred and five, as last amended by section one of chapter five hundred and thirty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred and twenty-one, is hereby superseded and enacted as local law, amended to read as follows:

§ 4. Custodian of city moneys. The city treasurer shall be the custodian of all property and moneys which the city shall take by bequest, devise or gift as provided by this act; and all moneys which the city shall receive from any source whatever, and all moneys set apart by this act or by any resolution of the common council for any board, commission or officer; and of all securities, obligations and other evidences of debt belonging to said city. He shall open and keep separate accounts with each of the same, and hold the same as city treasurer to be disposed of as herein provided. All moneys raised, appropriated or provided for any and all boards and officers of the city, shall be deposited with the city treasurer to the credit of the board or officer entitled to the same; and the treasurer shall not pay out any money chargeable to any account in excess of the amount standing on his books to the credit of such account, and shall not pay money from any account which is not properly chargeable thereto. He shall pay out said moneys only upon warrants signed by the mayor and countersigned by the city clerk, to pay audits and allowances of the common council, and all boards, except the board of education, whose warrants shall be signed by its president and countersigned by its clerk; but no such warrants shall be drawn except for the purpose of paying for services rendered, expenses incurred or materials furnished, and after an audit or allowance of the amount found to be due therefor. If the mayor shall arbitrarily refuse or neglect to sign a warrant drawn and authorized as above provided, for a period of five days after the presentation to him of a resolution of the common council directing him to sign such warrant, the same may be signed by the president of the common council with the same force and effect as though signed by the mayor.

§ 2. This local law shall be known as "local law number two of nineteen hundred and twenty-seven," and shall take effect immediately.

LOCAL LAW No. 3

A local law in relation to the powers of the mayor

Became a law July 18, 1927, with the approval of the council. the local legislative body of the city of Tonawanda

Passed by

Be it enacted by the common council of the city of Tonawanda as follows:

Section 1. Section two of title five of chapter three hundred and fifty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred and five, entitled "An act to revise the several acts relative to the city of Tonawanda," is hereby superseded and enacted as local law, amended to read as follows:

§ 2. Heads of fire and police departments. He shall be the supreme head of the fire and police departments of the city, and shall have the power to call out and command the fire and police