Section 8
SEC. 8. The first paragraph of section twenty-three of the same Act, as amended is further amended to read as follows: "SEC. 23. The City Engineer—His powers, duties and compensation.—There shall be a city engineer, who shall be in charge of the Department of Engineering and Public Works. He shall receive a salary of eight thousand four hundred pesos per annum. There shall also be an assistant city engineer who shall receive a salary of five thousand four hundred pesos per annum. He shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the city engineer, in the event of sickness, absence or other temporary incapacity of the city engineer. The city engineer shall have the following powers and duties:"