The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-05-18

Tor The payment OF Su III indebtedness OF the
water works, as is hereinbefore mentioned,
and together with the amount Of the interest
allowed to the city treasurer upon the water
works funds which shall be deposited by
him in such place as the city council shall
order, shall be subject to the order of the
trustees of water works, of tie city in which
such water works are or may be situated
and all orders made by the trustees of wat
er works on the city treasurer for money,
shall be signed by one of The trustees and
eountersigned by the secretary or clerk of
the water works; the trustees of water works
shall also be authorized TO make contracts
for the building of machinery, water works
buildings, reservoirs, and for all other ne
cessary purposes, to the full and efficient
management and construction Of such water
works; and for such purpose the city council
of any city where water works are already
constr ucted are hereby authorized. upon pc
tilion of the trustees of water works, TO bor-
row any sum of money not exceeding seven
ty-fve thousand dollars, at a rate Of interest
not to exceed six per cent. per annum, said
sum to be made use Of for water works pur-
poses and none other.
Sec. 7. The city council of any city in
which water works are, or may be situated
or in progress of construction, shall be au-
thorlzed To appoint committee fer The in
yestigaton Of books and papers, together
with all matters pertaining to the manage
ment of the water works, at least once
year, and oftener if necessary by reason of
any neglect of duty or malfeasance on the part
of any officer Of the works, and any officers
of the works, found by said CO nmittee SO
offending, shall be liable TO Impeachment
and removal from Office by the city council;
no ch lrge shall be made by the trustees tf
water orks to any city for supplying the
city with water for the extnguishing of
fires; or cleaning of the fire apparatrs, or the
cleaning of market houses, or for the use of
any of the public buildings belonging to the
city; hut all attachments of whatever
nature made TO the water pipes, or other
fixtures belonging to the water works, and
inIended for public use, shall be subject to
the same supervision, rules and regulations
as are otherwise made, and intended to pro.
tect the water works against abuse, destruc-
ton, and inordnate or unnecessary use or
waste OF water, or the trustees may make
general or special rules and regulations for
such purposes.
Sec. 8. The city council of any city
shall have power to enter upon, and take
possession of any lands which may be deem
ed necessary for the construction, erection
or extension Of water works, or the laying
down Of pipe, and any lands so taken pos
session OF tor water works purposes shall not
be liable to be made use OF or taken posses
sion of for any other purpose whatever,
except cy consent of the trustees Of water
works, and the city council; when it be-
come necessary to approp late lands for
such purpose as hcreinbetore mentioned, the
proceedings shall be the same as provided in
sections twenty-seven, twcnty-eiqht and
twenty mine, of the act for the organization
of cities and incorpoi Atea villages, passed
May 3, 1859.
Sec. 8. That the trustees of water works,
before entering into any contract for work
to be done, the estimated cost OF which shall
exceed one hundred dollars, they shall cause
at least two weeks notice tobe giveen in one
ormore daily newspapers of genera cirrula-
tion in said city, that proposals will be re-
ceived by said trustees, for the performing Of
such work, which shall be specified in said
notice; and the trustees shall contract with
the lowest bidder. if in their opinion said
lowest bidder can be depended on to do the
work with ability, promptness and fidelity,
} and if such may not be, said trustees
) may give such contract to the next lowest
, bidder, or decline to contract and advertise
again; said trustees shall require bond to be
gwen with good and su fiicient security 70,
the faithful performance Of the work; b,t
. no member of said board of trustees .hal
be such security, nor shall any of said trus'
tees be "a contractor or be in anywise either
, directly or indirectly interested in any oi
such work to be contracted for: Provided
t nevertheless, that in case of emergency, the
t city council of bad city may, by a vote o
: two-tbirds of all the members elect, author
ize said trustees to enter into sucn con-
. tracts without advertising to meet such EN-
, ergency.
Sec. 10. The city council of any city
may provide by ordinance for the appoint
2 ment of a suitable number of inspectors iol
all such purposes as are not otherwise pro-
= vided for by law, and the said council shal
| have power TO provide for issuing licenses
| to any such inspectors and to regulate the
fees TO be paid to such officer for his services
as such inspector.
Sec. IL. That the city council Of and
city or trustees of any incorporated village
, for the purpose of extending the time of the
payment Of any Indebtedness heretofore in.
Cured, and which from its limit of taxation
such city or incorporated village is unab. e
I to pay at its maturity. shall have the power
, to issue the bonds of such city or incorpo
: rated village or borrow money, SO rs to
change but not increase the Indebtedness
5 in such amounts, and for such length o
time, and at such rate OF interest as such city
5 council or trustees Of any incorporated vii
lage, may deem proper, not 10 exceed siI
=. percentum per aunum; and when such bond
r shall have been issued tax shall be asses
sed and collected sufficient in arount L
provide sinking fund for their final redemp
} tion as provided in section ninety-one o.
the act 10 which this is supplemental.
Sec. l2. That the ninety eight section
, of said act, be, and the same is hereby 81
amended as TO read as follows: That the
1 council of any municipal corporation shal
not authorize any loan or appropriation no
, predicated on the revenues OF the corporation
for the current fiscal year, and shall not au
, thorize any order or appropriation ofmoney
when there is not in the city treasury none.
unappropriatod sufficient to nav such apDro