The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-09
CITY ORDINANCES.
R DI NC e

U IL ID n A N T. 10
IA To Authorize the Mayor TO Contract for the
Cleansing of the Streets OF the City.
Whereas, The Select and Common Councils of the
City OF Philadelphia by ordinance approved March
"a and by a supplement thereto approved March 10,
1866 authorized the Mayor of the city to enter into
contracts for eansng the streets OF the city upon
Il conditions and specifications therein contained;
And whereas, Certain taxpayers pettiOned the
Court OF Common Pleas for an injunction to restrain
the MAY from the tul execution of said contracts
for cleansing the city directed by said ordinances
And whereas, lhe said Court of Common Pleas
having heard the argument in the case did on March
81 Grant the said injunction restraining the Mayor
from the execution of the said contracts, and decar
ing the said ordinances illegal under the provisions
of the Act of Consultations" .L
And whereas he General Assembly of the Com
monweath OF Petnsylvana, In view OF al the CIR
cumstances in this case, did pass an act, which was
approved April A. 1866, entitled A further supple
ment TO an act 10 incorporate the city OF Phadel-
Iha, approved February z, 1904, relative TO street
Cleaning:" r.
Section i The Select and Common Councils of the
City Of Phiadelpma do orda1n, That for the purpose
OF cleansing the Streets lanes and eys of the city,
II shall be divided in two districts viz :A south
OF Marke street, including Market street and West
Philadelphia to be led the Southern District; all
north OF Market street to be called the Northern
District; and that the Mayor of the city be- and he
is hereby authorized and directed to enter into con-
tiac with Henry Buckley for the Southern District,
and with John l.. Hill and X. Henry smith 1or the
Northern District Tor the cleansing OF the streets OF
said distr cts and the removal OF all DIRT gar6'
age, ofa ashes, dead animals and other refuse mat
ter there rom Tor five years at rate OF charge TO
the city not exceeding ninety-two thousand dollars
annum, payable monthly IN equal portions, attar
said work is performed Each of the said contracts
shall be entered into with two or more good and
sufficient suretes Tor its faithful fufment TO be
approved by Councilsb and the contract shall
particularly specify those streets in the business
portions or the city, which II shall be the duty
of the SAID contractors to cleanse twice in each
week, the work to be done at night, or between
the hours OF six O'Clock 7. NJ. and eight
O'Clock A NJ and all other paved streets, alleys
courts, anes, cutters, ana cutters under railway
crossings, shall be c eansed at least once IN each
week, and ali ashes, ParbaRe, dir, and other reu
aNNa aWnnN fhnrnT mr.
public sewers to be at ali times KEEP clean and clear
on all distractions; and the execution of all said
work shall be under The supervision OF the Chet In
spector of Streets and the Joint Committee of COun-
cs on cleansing the streets: Provided, Ihat H. in
the opinion OF the Mayor, upon his own Intorma
ton or upon that OF the SAID Chief INSPECTOR or
Joint Committee, there shall be any failure on the
part OF the SAID contractors to perform all the re
quremenis of the said contracts, the Mayor may
by written notice TO the sald contractor or con-
tractors, forthwith aud absolutely annul the said
contract contracts, information whereof shall be
communicated 10 Councils at their next stated
meetings Provided also That the contractors for each
district all give sec1ritv the sum of twenty five
thousand dollars for the faithful performance oftheir
duties.
the contracts TO be entered into by virtue OF this
Ordinance, shall be payable in warrants drawn by
the May upon the City treasurer IN equal monthly
insta lmens and Onetenth of the amount OF each OF
said monthly instalments shall be retained by the
city, to be appropriated as hereinafter directed
contract shall amount to i've thousand dollars, the
remaining payments may ct the Opuon OF the Mayor,
be PAID IN tull as tneY tnhl otCOue uu6
Section 3. Ihe Chief Inspector OF Streets shall
overlook and supervise the work OF the contractors,
and report any neglect on their part 10 the Mayor,
aud TO the Committee on Street Cleansing, and
notify the contractor contracTors OF his or their
neglect II, after such report and notice, the con-
tractors, any OF them shall not Immediately
remedy the complaint, the Committee on Street
Cleansing direct the Chief Inspector H tree IS
perform the work at the expense OF the oonactor
or contractors in default the cost OF performing the
same to be paid ouo the amount authorized
TO be retained, and the Mayor Is hereby authorized
TO draw warrants ior that purpose, presentation
OF he bill therefor by the Chief Inspector OF Streets
Section The contracts TO be dra yn by virtue Of
this ordinance shall COZ taiu special provision and
stipulation that all questions and matte in dis
pute both of law and tact, arising under said
eontracts respectively, shall be determined by
the Mayor and that his decision upon any ques-
ton whatever, relating to said eoDtracb or
either of them, or'to the performance OF the same
shall be final and conclusive upon the parties con-
Section All ordinances, so far as they are In
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
WILLIAM g. STOKBET,
/ p. gaf1tuHI President Of Common Council.
Attest
ROBERT BETHEL,
Assistant Clerk OF Common Council.
JAMES LYND,
President Of Select Council.
Approved this sixth day OF Ap ril, Ammo DOminl
one thousand eight hundred aud sixty-six "a. d.
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