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I•I I I ISSUED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO The City Bulletin OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL MANUAL City of Columbus, Ohio 1936 CONTENTS Page GOVERNMENT OF CITY 2 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE 2 and 3 PARKS; PLAYGROUNDS 3 and 4* DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 4 BOARD OF PURCHASE 5 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 5 SINKING FUND TRUSTEES 5 PUBLIC LIBRARY 6 PUBLIC DEFENDER 6 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SANITATION 6 PLANNING COMMISSION 6 ZONING ADJUSTMENT BOARD 6 FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COLUMBUS 7 and 8 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA; DISTANCES; POPULATION; MAYORS; CITY DEBT 8 MISCELLANEOUS DATA 9 FINANCIAL AND OTHER STATISTICS 9 and 10 WATER SYSTEM STATISTICS; STORAGE DAMS 10 and 11 MUNICIPAL COURT HISTORY 11 PORT COLUMBUS; BUILDING OPERATIONS 11 POST-OFFICE RECEIPTS, BANK CLEARINGS, DEATHS AND BIRTHS; LOCATION OF ENGINE HOUSES 12 and 13 <; THE CITY MANUAL, COLUMBUS ,OHIO, 1936 GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS Since January 1, 1916, the city of Columbus has been gov of The City Bulletin, the official publication of the city. The erned by its home-rule charter. Under this charter its of Bulletin carries the transactions and proceedings of council, ficials are selected—on a non-partisan, preferential ballot—for the legal advertising of the city and such other information fotrr-year terms. The executive authority is vested in a relating to the affairs of the city as may be determined by mayor. Legislative affairs are handled by a council of seven council. members, elected at large. The City Bulletin is published, distributed or sold in such manner and on such terms as the council may determine. No EXECUTIVE unofficial advertisements may be published in the City Bulle tin, nor may the City Bulletin be used to promote the candi MYRON B. GESSAMAN, Mayor dacy of any person, or be used as a medium for any personal (Term Expires December 31, 1939) controversy. The executive and administrative powers of the city are vested in the mayor, directors of departments and other offi ADMINISTRATIVE cers and boards provided by charter or ordinance. The salary of the mayor is $6,000 per year. The mayor appoints the CITY ATTORNEY director of public safety and the director of public service, together with any other officers whose positions may be cre JOHN L. DA VIES ated by council and for whose appointment no provision is (Term Expires December 31, 1937) made by charter. The city attorney is the legal adviser of and attorney and With the concurrence of council the mayor appoints the counsel for the city and for all officers and departments in sinking fund trustees, members of the civil service commis matters relating to official duties. He prosecutes or defends sion and four members of the board of health. "It shall be the for and in behalf of the city all complaints, suits, matters and duty of the mayor to act as the chief conservator of the peace controversies to which the city is a party. within the city; to supervise the administration of the affairs The city attorney shall be the prosecuting attorney of of the city; to see that all ordinances of the city are en municipal court. He may detail such of his assistants as he forced; to recommend to council for adoption such measures may deem proper to assist in such work. He shall prosecute as he may deem necessary or expedient; to keep council all cases brought before such court and perform the same advised of the financial condition and the needs of the city; duties, so far as they are applicable thereto, as are required to prepare and submit to council such reports as may be re of the prosecuting attorney of the county. He is elected for quired by that body and to exercise such powers and per a term of four years. form such duties as are conferred or required by the charter or by the laws of the state," are the duties defined in Sec. 62 CITY AUDITOR of the city's charter. JOHN E. DAVIES LEGISLATIVE (Term Expires December 31, 1937) Members of Council The auditor is the city's chief accounting officer and book ROGER N. ADDISON (Term expires December 81, 1939) keeper. He is required to keep in accurate, systematized W. HERBERT DAILEY (Term expires December 31, 1937) detail a record of the receipts, disbursements, assets and liabilities of the city. He prescribes the method of keeping MELVILLE D. FRANK (Term expires December 31, 1937) accounts by all departments; he requires that daily reports HOWARD C. HARTMAN (Term Expires December 31, 1939) be made to him by each department, showing the receipts of JOSEPH R. JONES (Term expires December 31, 1937) all money and its disposition. At the close of each fiscal FRANK C. KARNS (Term expires December 31, 1939) year, or oftener if required by council, the auditor shall ex amine and audit accounts of all officers and departments and WYATT L. MILLIKIN (Term expires December 31, 1939) report such findings to council. Legislative power of the city, except as reserved to the The auditor is elected by popular vote for a term of four people, is vested in a council of seven members, elected at years. large. Members of council must be residents of the city; they shall hold no other public office or employment. Each CITY TREASURER member of council receives a salary of $1000 a year. Absence from eight consecutive regular meetings operates to vacate D. STALEY CREAMER the seat of a member unless the absence is excused by resolu tion of council. The treasurer is the custodian of all money belonging to At the first meeting in January, following a regular munici the city. He receives from the county treasurer, when due the pal election, the council elects one of its members president. city, taxes levied and assessments made and certified to the The president presides at meetings of council and in the county auditor by authority of council. The treasurer dis absence from the city, resignation, death or removal from burses the funds in his custody only on warrant of the auditor. office of the mayor, becomes chief executive of the city. Council provides by ordinance for the deposit of all public money coming into the hands of the treasurer in such banks, CITY CLERK building, loan or savings associations or companies situated in the county as offer at competitive bidding the highesl rate of interest and give good and sufficient security. HELEN T. HOWARD The treasurer is appointed by council and serves at its The council appoints a clerk, who is known as the city clerk, pleasure. also such other employes of council as may be neces sary. The city clerk is custodian of the records and shall perform such other duties as may be required by the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE charter. The city clerk serves during the pleasure of council. Bureau of Information and Publicity LLEWELYN LEWIS, Director There has been established by council a bureau of informa The director of public service has charge of the construc tion and publicity, under supervision and control of the city tion, improvement, repair and maintenance of sidewalks, clerk. This bureau has charge of the editing, printing and streets, alleys, bridges, viaducts, sewers, sewage disposal distribution of all municipal records, reports and documents, plants, waterworks, all public utilities and public buildings. and collects and compiles information and statistics concern The position of deputy director is provided by council enact ing all departments and offices of the city. ment, the encumbent fulfilling all the duties of the director in The chief function of the bureau is the publishing, weekly, the latter's absence. THE CITY MANUAL, COLUMBUS ,OHIO, 1936 DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION 26 years, was discontinued, and the new modern equipped incinerator located on Short Street was placed in operation, P. W. MAETZEL, Chief Engineer at an annual saving of $30,000. The old plant, however, will The engineering work of the city is in charge of this di not be abandoned, but the property will be protected against vision of the service department. The construction and re vandals, because the plant, with its additions since the erec pair of bridges, viaducts, streets, sewers and sidewalks con tion of the first unit, represents an investment of $300,000. stitute the bulk of the work. The city will save nearly $10,0(00 a year in freight charges on transporting garbage to the incinerator instead of to the old garbage disposal plant. Another $20,000 will be saved in the DIVISIONS OF WATER AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL operation of the incinerator itself. CLARENCE B. HOOVER, Superintendent Controlled by the division of water are the raw water DIVISION OF ELECTRICITY supply, the softening and purification works, the pumping stations and water distribution system and the sewage pumping R. N. TUCKER, Superintendent and treatment works. The city investment for these municipal The City-owned electric utility furnishes municipal light enterprises, including the two storage dams and reservoirs, and power for: Street lighting, traffic lights, and 6300 cus represents more than $10,467,000.00. tomers. For the purpose of paying the expense of conducting, man The power station has 18,500 K.W. rated capacity in steam aging and operating the city waterworks, the division collects turbine driven generators and an annual output of 50,000,000 from all consumers on a rate basis established by council. K.W.H. The city street lighting system comprises 8,660 lo cations, consisting of 375 miles of city streets equipped with the overhead suspended lamp fixtures, and 60 miles of streets DIVISION OF STREET CLEANING AND equipped with ornamental standards.