(a) He shall have and exercise within the city the like powers and
duties as are conferred by law upon county surveyors, and the like
effect and validity shall be given to his official acts, surveys and
plats, as are given by law to the acts and surveys of county surveyors.
He shall make all necessary plats, maps, surveys, diagrams and
estimates, plans and specifications required by the council or officers
of the city, relating to the public improvement, buildings, grounds, and
streets of the city, and all plats, maps, surveys and diagrams made by
him as such surveyor shall be the property of the city and shall be
delivered by him to his successor in office. He shall subject to the
approval of the council establish grades for all streets, alleys and
other public places. He shall perform such services for the other
administrative departments of the city, as the council shall direct.
(b) He shall manage and have charge of sewers, drains, parks, the
collection and disposal of garbage, reduction plants and all public
work, except public work under the department of municipal service, in
or upon the streets, alleys, public places and parks.
(c) He shall issue all permits for buildings, removal of buildings,
excavations and other structural works. He shall enforce the provisions
of the building code, and shall have charge of the inspection and
regulation of all plumbing and drainage; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be deemed to conflict with the powers or rules of the
department of health and sanitation in relation to housing and plumbing.
(d) He shall have the supervision and control of gas inspections and
the construction and installation of all elevators, steam and hot water
boilers, boiler furnaces, smokestacks, pressure tanks, jacketed kettles
and any form of apparatus dangerous to life and property.
(e) He shall perform such other duties as are prescribed by law or
this charter, or are now or hereafter may be prescribed by ordinance or
resolution of the council relating to his office or department and shall
make such reports as are required by the council.
