New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-13

All times 10 permit the City Inspector 10 orSs, ~
hydrsnts TO be used for cleansing the streets pvvdd
that such use shall not eudanger the general supply of
the Croton water, and shall be 20 used under ssch
regulations o. the Croton Aqueduct Board may pr,
scribe The City Inspector shs after the pssssss Of
this act appoint such number Of inspectors and Ss
Of Weights and Measures as now or may hereafter
exist and who shall succeed 10 all the powers sad
perform the duties and receive compensation nov
by law prescribed and shall hold office upon the cana
term ~ Chiefs OF Bur.sux.
Sac. rs II shall be lawful for the Common Council
Of said city 10 establish such other bureauX as thew
may deem the public interests may require, cad to a.
sign 10 them, and TO the departments aud bureau
herein created, such duties a. they may direct not IN
consistent with this act and the duties thereof shsbs
performed IN accordance with the Charter and laws
and ordinances of the city but no expense shall be in
CURED by any Of the departments or officer thereof
whether the object of expenditure shall have been or
dered by the common Council or not, unless an ap,
preparation shall have been previously made covering
such expense And NJ member of the Common Coun.
ell head Of department, chief Of bureau, deputy
thereof or clerk therein, other officer Of the Como.
ration shall be directly indirectly interested in s,v
contract work business oil the sale Of any aricie
the expense price consideration of which is maid
from the City Treasury or by any assessment levied
bv any act or ordinance Of the Common Council nor
in the purchase Of any real estate or other property
belonging TO the Corporation, or which shah be sod
for taxes or assessments by virtue OF legal process
at the suit of the Corporation.
SEC. %. The Mayor, or either Board oil Common
Council may az any time require the opinion 10 wn.
ing of the head of any department. upon any subject
relating TO his department, or any information poe
sessed by him in relation thereto. And every head Of
department shall report IN writing 10 the Commoa
Council, quarterly, the state Of his departnent.wh
.uch suggestion in relation 10 the Improvement thereof
and 10 the public business connected herewith AZ hs
may deem advisable.
SIC 30 Ii shall be the duty of the Common Council
TO provide for the accountability OF all officers and
other persons to whom the receipt or expenditure Of
the funds Of the city shall be inrusted by requiring
from them sufficient security for the performance Of
their duties trust, which security shall be annually
renewed but the security hrst taken shan remain
force until new security shall be given.
SEC 81. Annual and occasional appropriations shal
be made by proper ordinances of the Common Council
for every branch and object of city expenditure and
no money shall be drawn from the City Treasury e.
cept the came shall have been previously appropriated
TO the purpose for which II Is drawn.
SEC 81 Until the Common Council shall otherwise
direct the existing ordinances shall apply 10 the de-
partmeDts herein mentioned, SO fay as the same are
applicable thereto and not inconsistent with this act
SIC 80. The Common Council shall not nave au-
thorty TO borrow any Of money whatever on the
credit Of the Corporation except ~ anticipation OF Ihe
revenue of the year in which such loan shall be made
unless authorized by a special act of the Legislature
SEC. a. Ii shall be the duty Of the Controller 10
publish two months before the annual election 81
charter officers in each year, for the general inorma
ton Of the citizens Of NewYork, full and detailed
statement of the receipts and expenditures OF the Cor
poration during the year ending the rst day OF the
month in which such publication Is pade; and in
every such statement, the different sources Of city rev.
enue and the amount received IRON each the several
appropriations made by the Common Council, the OBJ.
jecis for which the same were made aud the amount
| of moneys expended under each; the moneys bor-
rowed the credit OF the Corporation, the authority
under which each loan was made, and the terms on
| which the same obtained, shall be clearly end
particularly specified.
| SIC S. No tax or penalty shall hereafter be i'm.
posed upon collected OF any person. nor license
lin fnr la lta haro
their own premises in said city, any wholesome article
of food for selling such articles in any parts Of the
streets Of said city may be designated by the Com
SEC. sc. The Clerk Of the Board of Aldermen shall
by virtue Of his Office be Clerk Of the Common Coun
cl and shall perform all the duties heretofore per-
| formed by the Clerk Of the Common Council except
such as shall be assigned TO the Clerk Of the Board Of
Councilmen; and il shall be his duty 30 keep open for
inspection at all reasonable times the records and
| minutes of the proceedings Of the Common Council
except such shall be specially ordered otherwise.
The Clerk of each Board shall appoint aud may re-
the number authorized by ordinance. The Clerk Of
the Common Council shall keep the seal Of the city;
odd his signature shall be necessary TO all leases,
grants and other documents, as under existing laws
SIC. 81. II shall be the duty of the Clerks Of the
respective Boards publish all ordinances and amend
MIS- of ordinances which shall be passed, and also
the proceedings, in the newspapers which may be en-
ployed by the Corporation, except such parts as maJ
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either Board, upon the passage of an ordinance
which shall contemplate any specific improvement or
involve the sale, disposition appropriation OF pubic
property, or the expenditure Of public moneys or IN
come therefrom, or lay any tax or assessment, such
ordinance shall, before the shall be sent to the
other Board and Immediately after the Adjournment
of the Board at which the same shall have been passed.
be published with the Yeas ano Nays, and with the
of the persons voting for and against the same
in the newspapers employed by the Corporation, %
part Of the proceedings; and no ordinance which sh&
have passed one Board shall be acted upon by the
other Board on the same day, unless by Unanimous
consent except in case OF invasion, instruction not
OF pestilence.
SIC. SO. AL Contracts to be made or let by authority
of the Common Council for work 10 be done or sup
plies TO be furnished and all sales Of personal prop
ery in the custody of the several departments or oa,
reaux, shall be made by the appropriate heads o.
departments under such regulations as shall be estao
lished by ordinances of the Common Council. When
ever any work is necessary to be done to complete
perfect particular job, or any supply Is peedia @
any particular purpose which work and job Is TO DO
undertaken or supply furnished for the Corporation,
and the several parts Of the said work or supply shan
together involve the expenditure OF more than Two
hundred and fifty dollars the same shall be by COZ
tract under such regulations concerning il shall be
established by ordinance Of the Common Council,
unless by vote Of three.fourths of the members
elected TO each Board il shall be otherwise ordered
and all contracts shall be entered into by the appro
pirate heads of departments and shall lie founded on
sealed bids proposals. made IN compliance win
public notice advertised in such a the newspapers
Of the city a. may be employed by the Corpora,
ton for the purpose; said notice to be published
for az least ten days in each Of the daily news
papers employed and oil such contracts &C., when
of whose contract shan be settled by the Corporation
Counsel as an act Of preliminary specification to the
bid or proposal and who shall give security for the
faithful Of h r. eo pSec IN the h maaGs s
ouocy and suiiciency Of this security shall in addition
70 the justification and acknowledgment, be approved
l., IL Controlled. All bids proposals. shall be pub