Upon the taking effect of the ordinance codified in this chapter, the city engineer shall file in the office of the city clerk/treasurer a record of all bench marks now established in the city, and thereafter when a bench mark is established, such record shall be so filed, showing the nature and kind of mark, the location of same, and all other facts which may aid in the convenient use of such bench mark.
(1958 code § 6.08.030)
A. 
In establishing street grades in the city, the grade shall be established in the center of the street, excepting where the elevation of each side is not the same, in which case the grade of each side shall be given, and in that event, the center grade shall be the mean between the two side grades. And where the center grade is given as the established grade, the grade of the sidewalk or property line shall be the same as the given grade, except where the street is improved by the construction of plank upon bents or piling, in which case the sidewalk or property line shall be four inches higher than the center grade.
B. 
In every case where the street is improved, the gutter grade shall be a sufficient depth below the given grade to properly drain such streets.
(1958 code § 6.08.010)