Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-01-26
AN ORDINANCES

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Estobi,htng the Office of Engtneer Of RI, I'm,
ahaenatng nc Ordinance concerning lie Comniss;oney.
@na Superintendent Of Streets, and Dresser Of II.
| PASSED JANUARY PATH 1881
,nognJ 0s GRAINED 1y the Council of the City of Rich
anoa ma, at its hrstregqlar meeting after this ordi
nance shai be In foree and afterwards at its regular
meeting In every month of December or AZ soon t5ers
as practicable there shall be appointed by the Coun
oii an engineer oil the City.
w The Engineer shall make a survey and Milan n .l
y showing distinctly each lot, public street and alley
sne SIZE ad number OF the lots and the width of the
ana aleys with such explanations remarks AZ
ay oe olrected BY resolution of the Council or of tba
commissioners OF Streets generally, which plan shall be
returned 10 the SAID Commissioners ard by them 70 the
Council that it may if approved by the Council he az
tered upon some of their books and afterwards he 70
a IN tne Gaerk ohce ofthe Hastings Court re-
mum IN SAID Office and be, under the first section of
hfty tour OF the Code of Virginia evidence the
oo S ares 1.-THE said lots. streets and alleys
Yo having In view regular system of graduation and
there shall be reported by the Engineer to the
commissioners of Streets generally and bv the said
sn TO the Council such grades for all the
ana puohc Alleys In the city has BEEN or in his
or their opinion, ought be established with snob nro
MES thereof as may be deemed proper by him or be d.
rected by sail Commissioners.
"a. The Council may the grade of .uch nors of
street or alley as is reported by said Commissioners
and after such report may establish for sad part what
ever grader deems proper No grade established bv the
council snail afterwards be altered unless such alteration
be directed by the Council after previous report from
the commissioners of Streets generally in respect to its
expediency Of all the grades established the Eneineer
sns keep record, which may be inspected by the c
Is. To show the corners and width Of trsot ona H..
established at different points there shall be erect
60 sucn stones or posts as said commissioners may d
rect; and the Engineer may make and sign contracts
therefor upon being authorized by them.
90. The Engineer shall respect culvers or work
OF any KIND IN the streets or pubic alleys. make surveys
sioners or by the Council. He shall also be the arch
tect and draughtsman ofthe city and respect to build
inSs aud other improvements make such plans spec6
cations and estimates the Council NAV reoure and do
IN relation thereto whatever else it NAV direct
w. the superintendent ofStreets shall make any sur
veys plans or estimates wanted by the OF
streets tor ard and also if required at any time by
the Gouncio or the Commissioners of Streets generally
shall m Ike such as they direct
49, Every order made by the Com n,issonors &c uord
!or he execution OF work shall be in writing and signed
by them or majority OF them and it shall be recorded
by the Superintendent Of Streets and the record thereof
read by him to the Commissioners of Streets generaly
at their next meeting.
49, The Superintendent of Streets shall attend tina
meetings OF the Commissioners of Streets generally keep
fecor OF their proceedings, and III other respects
as their and he and the Engineer shall each
comply with the directions Of said Commissioners
plo The Commissioners of Streets generally shall da-
sisnate room or rooms in building owned by the
city to be used the office offices of the Engineer and
OF the Superintendent of Streets and each of them shall
systematically arrange and keep in fre-proof safe in
the room designated for him. the papers of his office not
otherwise provided for.
vi Except whe leave of absence is granted him by
the commissioners OF Streets generally, the Superinten
den o. streets shall on every day except Sunday the
Fourth OF July and Christmas day be in bis office from
to o clock IN the morning. between The first dav of
April aad LIST day of October and from to 10 O'Clock in
the morning during the rest of the year
OLE Toe Superintendent of Streets shall explore tbs
streets and pubic alleys throughout the whole Cty ae
often as aud report to the Council all enroach
ments upon any OF them. Furthermore shall be incum
benton him as well as the officers OF police to re-
port to the Mayor nuisance obstruction in any
draln gutter or other part of or ay for which
any person may be liable to be prosecuted
9l3 Subject to the control and under the directions of
ne salo ouperDtendent the Overseer the City Hands
shall have broken pavement repaired holes filled up
crossings drains and cutters kept clean and all nars ri
the streets alleys kept in good order and shall
also have made such of the repairs and imnrovaments
ol the streets and alleys ordered by the Commissions
OF Streets for Ward by the Council as NAV not be
contracted 1or The superintendent shall see that the
Oysrseer performs these duties in proper manner tho
Superintendent himself observing the directions of the
Commissioners othe Streets for the Ward in which the
%ora Is TO be done far as it may be practicable
90 so without negectng what is required 9TH bv the
Commissioners OF Streets generally
contracts Tor any culvert ether work in street
OF aey shall II the work be ordered by the Council be
made and signed by the Engineer upon being authorized
by the Commissioners of Streets generally And con
tracts of the execution OF work ordered by the Commits
sonefs o. esreets Tor Ward shall be made and signed
py the of Streets upon being authorized
by such Commissioners. Every such contract shalI
sucu provisions for the security othe City as the
commissioners authorizing it may direct. And no nav.
ment shall be made any such contract until Il il 81
ed with the Chamb erlan " -
gl5 Work contracted for shall be superpended bv the
ohcer VINO makes the contract for it, Whether con
raced for or not the officer having to sunernend II shall
take care that it conforms the established grade and
~ Ia ai respects rpery executed He shall especially
lake care that every DRAIN gutter cuvert the making
OF which is under his supernendence be 40 made tbof
no shall exist in any part thereof to the pas
sage OF water any other thing intended TO flow tsre;n
nor any nuisance arise from the manner of it's construc
ton ~ VI i'S ooii9''ue-
yo 80 soon as the work ordered by the Council the
nn9lhser snail In book kept for the purpose record
sucu oroef or It's misunderstanding an oppose column
ia winch SO soon as said work is completed he shall
imamedstey note the fact and time of its completion
VI 20 much as Is payable any contract authorized
rec ly shall
upon draft on the Chamberlain stating the aoount he
paa ana Tor what; which draft shall back of an
estinate made by the Engineer and shall be signed bv
the Chairman OF said Commissioner after examining
ana approving said estimate Whatever else is PAYABLE
io anything the Commissioners of Streets peneraIv ara
authorized to have done, shall be paid on draft signed
py the Superintendent of Streets and counters;ened
lows ''' eAeep' IN io-
ps reasonable compensation for such chain carrisrs
as the Commissioners of Streets generally NAV antbo
RE TO oe employed and for such books and Implements
US they may authorize to be procured sba be Maid
when they are employed procured at the reones of
a nl ouperlnendent his draft countersgned by
sa'u oharman and when they are EMPLOYED or procured
signed by said Chairman. N'"''' eou"'0'
thy w., mere shall not be paid by the
i ~; eteuns sections more than four Thousand dol
e uihS ene hscal year commencing on the first dav
OF March 1888 nor more than thatsum durirg anv snc
ceeg hsca year. unless at the end of any fiscal wear
tere appear to be surplus from the reyenue of said
year aer setting apart the sinking fund REQUIRED bv The
charter and paying whatever else is required within
nrn;i ~ e osner purposes than the redemption of the
VI me certlhcates OF permanent debit in which
case tne COUNCIL by resolution may for the year next
er Ihat In wtch there such surplus make an add
toh 70 the SAID four thousand dollars of such sum as it
plus. w 'o' Vi saio sur
w. me salary of the Engineer shall be at the rate of
hunured dollars year; the salary of the Super.
ntendent OF Streets SHALL after the second wedned
IN april next be at the rate of fifteen hundred dollars
year ana ihnt OF the Overseer OF the City Hands shall
De such sum as be prescribed from time to tina h
resolution the Council Neither of said officers shall
noe more than one of said Offices neither of them shall
perform any services for compensation other than those
performed for the City; the salary of each shall he
his whole compensation for his services "
0l Annually soon as practicable after the last d.