The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-01-26
LOCAL MATTERS.
AN ORDINANCE.

| 81 Be Il ordained BY the Coanc11 " - ".y =
Richmond That Eat its hrst re2n, .a afssryards -
| ira regular meeting In every monsn OF i =,
or az soon thereafter practicable, lneIs w.; "
| appointed by the Council an Engineer VI .ao -
| So The Engineer sha! make sui'1 y, nnhlic
| os tbi, Citv showing distinctly each lot. Pup.e
| arrest pn6 alley the size and number OF ne Iots
and the width of the streets and alleys "i.h saSn
| explanations or remarks az may De olIec.su -
resolution of the Council, or OF the a,a5
of Streets generally; which plan shall be returneo
| 10 the said Commissioners, and by them 10 tns
| Council that it may, if approved oy the Nouaen'
| be entered upon some OF their DOCKS 80 az.
wards be recorded in the Clerks once OF Ins hus.
the first section of chapter fifty four OF the Code OF
| Virginia evidence OF the boundaries OF TIC 'aia
| lots streets and alleys
| IS Having in view a regular system Vi az 20
| ,ion and drainage there shall be reported % the
Foc;rear To the Comm issioners OF Streets generally,
| and by the said Commissioners to the Council
such grades fer all the streets and PUBIC elieys III
the City as have been, or IN MS or their opinlon.
onght m he established with such prories Thereon
| ss NAV be deemed proper by him. or be directed
| by said Commissioners.
| IA The Council nav act OF the grade OF such
part CT street or alley as Is reported on Dy saa
| Cogmissio1ers: and after such report, may est4o
lish for said part whatever grade II deems proper
| No grade established By the Council shall after,
wards be altered unless such alteration Dc olrecteo
| by the Council after previous report rom Ine
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its exYedieLcy. OF al the grades established the
Engineer shall keep a record, which may be In
| spected by the citizens generally
| IS To show the corners ana "iotn OF sIeets
ana the grsdes established al different points, there
shall be erected such stones or posts as said Com
| missioners may direct; and the Engineer may
| make and sign contracts therefor upon being au-
| therized by them.
| work of any kind in the streets or public alleys
| make surveys plans and estimates, whenever re
| ouired by said Commissioners or by the council
| He shall also be the architect and draughsman OF
the City and ia respect to buildings and other Ina
provements make such plans. specifications and
estimates as the Council may require, and do in re-
| latiou thereto whatever else it may direct.
| 81 The Superintendent of Streets shall make
| any surveys plans estimates wanted by the Com
missioners of Sire cts for Ward, and also if re-
| CURED at any time by the Council or the Commits
/ sioners of Streets generally, shall make such as
| they direct
| S. Every order made by the Commissioners of
| Ward for the execution OF work, shall be in
writing, and sig7ed by them or majority OF them;
and il shall be recorded by the Superintendent of
Streets and the record thereof read by him to the
Commissioners of Streets generally at their next
| meeting.
| SO The Superintendent of Streets shall attend
the meetings of the Commissioners of Streets gen
orally, keep a record OF their proceedings, and act
in other respects their Secretary; and he and the
Engineer shall each comply with the directions Of
said Commissioners.
$40. The Commits sioners of Streets generally
| shall designate room or rooms in some building
owned by the city, to be used as the Office offices
| of the Engineer and OF the Superintendent of
Streets and each of them shall systematically ar
range and keep in fire proof safe In the room de-
signated for him. the papers of his office not other
wise provided for.
6II Except when leave of absence is granted
him py the Commissioners of Streets generally, the
Superintendent of Streets SHALL on every day ex-
cept Sunday, the fourth of July and Christmas day,
ninhf To min ptn Lob J,t
morning between the first day of April and first day
of October, and from nine to ten o'clock in the
morning during the rest of the year.
6l2 The Superintendent of Streets shall explore
the streets and public alleys throughout the whole
city often practicable, and report to the COun
Gil all encroachments upon any of them. Further.
more, it shall be incumbent on him, as well
the officers OF police, to report TO the Mayor every
nuisance or obstruction in any drain, gutter or 9TH
er part of street or alley for which any person
may be liable to be prosecuted
Sl3 Subject to the control and under the direc
lions of the said Superintendent, the Overseer of
the city hands shall have broken pavement repaired
holss filled up, crossings drains and cutters kept
clean and al parts of the streets and public alleys
kept in good order and sh all also have made such
OF the repairs and provements (of the streets and
alleys) ordered by the Commissioners of Streets for
Ward or by the Council may not be contracted
for The Superintendent shall zee that the yerseer
performs these duties in proper manner; the Su.
perintendeDt himself observing the directions of
the Commissioners Ol tue OtIe6LS IOT tue WaTQ ID
which the work is to be done, SO far as it may b.
practicable do so without neglecting what ia
quired of aim by the Commissioners of Streets
generally
Sl4. Contracts for any culvert other work in
8 street alley shall, if the work be ordered by
the Council be made and signed by the Engineer
upon being authorized by the Commissioners of
Streets generally. And contracts for the execution
of work ordered by Commissioners OF Streets for
q Ward shall be made and signed by the Superin-
tendent of Streets upon being authorized by such
Comm listeners. Every such contract shall con-
tain such provisions for the security OF the City
the Commissioners auth orizing it may direct. And
no payment shall be made on any such contract
until it is filed with the Chamberlain
Is. Work contracted for shall be superntend.
ed by the officer who makes the contract for it
Whether contracted for or not, the officer having to
superintend 1t shall take that conforms to the
established grade, and is in all respects properly
executed He shall especia y take care that every
drain, gutter or cuvert the making of which is un
der his superintendence, be SO made that obstruc-
ton shall exist 10 any part thereo If TO the pas sage
Of water or any other tning intended to flow there
m nor any nuisance arise from the manner of its
construction.
SIC. So soon work is ordered by the Council
the Engineer shall, in book kept for the purpose,
record such order or its misunderstanding OPP
posite column in which, SO soon as said work is
completed, he shall Immediately note the fact and
time OF its completion. 81
St7. So much as is payable on any Contract sutho-
rzed by the Commissioners of Streets generally
shall be paid upon draft on the Chamberlain, sta
ting the amount to be paid and for what W hich
draft shall be on the back Of estimate made by
the Engineer, and shall be signed by the Chairman
OF said Commissioners after examining and appro.
wing said estimate, Whatever else is payable for
any thing the Commissioners of Streets generally
are authorized to have doEe shall be paid on draft
signed by the Superintendent of Streets and coun
tersigued by the Chairman of said Commission.
ers, except as follows:
Sle. reasonable compensation for such chain
Carriers as the Commissioners of Streets generally
may authorize to be employed and for such books
and implements as they may authorize TO De pro-
cured shall be paid when they are employed or
procured at the request OF the said Superintendent
upon his draft coun,ersigned by said Chairman;
and when they are employed or procured at the
request OF the Engineer, upon his draft, counter
sigaed by said Chairman
zig There shall not be paid by the Chamberlain
under the two preceding sections more than four
thousand dollars during the fiscal year commenc-
ing on the frat day of March, 1853, nor more than
that sum during any succeeding f.cal year; unless
at the end OF any fiscal year, there appear - be a
surplus from the revenue of said year after setting
apart the sinking fund required by the charter ana
paying whatever else is required within such year
for other purposes than the redemption OF the prn
cipa Of the certificates OF permanent debit in which
case the Council, by resolution, may for the year
next alter that in which there is such surplus make
an addition 10 the said four thous and dosr of such
sum as IL deems exuedlent nat exraadiuv the