The Fire Department  SECTION  2451 . Powers and Duties of Chief of Fire Department . — There shall be a chief of the fire department, who shall have the management and control of all matters relating to the administration of said department, and the organization, government, disc ipline, and disposition of the fire force; shall have charge of fire-engine houses, fire engines, hose carts, hooks and ladders, trucks, and all other fire apparatus; shall have full police powers in the vicinity of fires; shall have authority to remove any  building or other property whenever it shall become necessary to prevent the spreading of fire or to protect adjacent property; shall investigate and report to the mayor upon the origin and cause of all fires occurring within the city, shall inspect all  buildings erected or under construction or repair within the city and determine whether they provide sufficient protection against fire and comply with the ordinances relating thereto; shall have charge of the city telegraph, telephone, and fire-alarm serv ice; shall supervise and regulate the stringing, grounding, and installation of wires for all electrical connections with a view to avoiding conflagrations, interference with public traffic or safety, or the necessary operations of the fire department; sha ll supervise and regulate the manufacture, storage, and use of petroleum, gas, acetylene, gunpowder, and other highly combustible matter and explosives; and shall see that all ordinances relating to these subjects, or any of them, are enforced. [183-45; 267-14.] Assessments and Collections in General  SECTION  2452 . City Assessor and Collector to Collect all Taxes, Assessments, Licenses, Rents, and Charges, and to Receive all Costs, Fees, Fines, and Forfeitures — Other Duties . — The city assessor and collector shall collect all taxes and assessments due  the city, all licenses authorized by law or ordinance, and all rents due for lands, markets, and other property owned by the city, and shall receive and receipt for all costs, fees, fines and forfeitures imposed by the municipal court, from the clerk there of, and the fees collected by the sheriff or his deputies, or by the justice of the peace. ECSHID He shall collect all water rents as fixed by law or ordinance, all miscellaneous charges made by the department of engineering and public works and by other departments of the city government, and all charges made by the city engineer for inspections, perm its, licenses, and the installation, maintenance, and services rendered in the operation of the sewer system and of the pail system. ARTICLE  X Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 735