The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-04
AN ORDINANCE


CITY CIVIL ENGINEER.
SEC. i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen Of
Charleston, in City Council assembled and it is hereby
dofred By the authority of The same, That Office sha
be created to be called the ohc Of City Civil Engineer
and the election Of an Officer who sha be skilled In Civil
Engneering Surveying Architecture and Building, to
fill the sane shall be held for the first time at the first
meeting Of Council after the ratification of this Ord-
nance and the expiration of the usual notice. thereafter
at the regular time Of eectng City officers by Council
sid officer elected shall hold his Office for four years.
and until his successor is elected and qualified snd shall
have such power, and perform such duties as are herein
preScrbed Or may be hereafter prescribed not ncom
SEC. 2. The said City Luginecr may, upon assuming
the duties Of his office, or at any time during his
term Of Office with the consent of the Mayor appoint an
Assistant Civil Engineer, to be approved by the City
Council. who shall act under his directions and be
movable at his pleasure
SEC. 8. Said Civil Engineer, before acting as such
in the penal sum of five thousand dollars conditioned
for the faithful performance Of the duties Of his oce
und that he is not and will not whilst in Office be direct
tract
SEC. 4. Said Civil Engineer shall provide Skeleton
Map of the City, such scale as will admit full detats
and upon which he shall locate all information which may
from time to time be obtained by him, received into
his Office and shall early as practicable provide COM
pete Typographical Map Of the City showing such en-
vrous the probable growth of the City may hereafter
include This Map to be on such scale as to show the
width Of streets and sidewalks the levels Of all corners Of
blocks with reference to mean low tide the directions Of
drenage-hoth superficial and subterranean ALI lines
of the City Boundary and Of Streets and levels OF streets
and drans whenever ascertained, shall be marked upon
the ground by permanent memorials and also be located
on the Map and duly recorded. He shall prepare
and lay before City Council plans and specifications OF
all improvements which may be In contemplation,
together with estimate OF the expenses OF the same
And Ill applications for improvements made to the City
Council shall be referred to said Engineer who shall re-
port thereon He shall receive proposals to do all the
public work. and with the aid and concurrence Of the
Committee on Contracts shall decide upon the and
make contracts therefor subject to the approval of the
City Council He his assistant shall Huperntend all
the public works ordered by the City Council and super
intend the opening and closing up Of the public
drums to admit private drans or for other purposes
he shall inspect all materials used, or to be used in the
construction or repairing Of all public works OF the city
aud shall reject all such in his opinion may be unsafe
or detective and a the public works to be done by the
city shall be done under completely advised and matur
ed plans and specifications prepared by the Engineer
to be approved by tho City Council and shall be carried
out under the OF the Engineer and his
sistant and oil contracts shall be made TINT the City
Engineer shau direct the work; and whenever, in bis
opinion the said work Is not progressing In manner
agreeable to the terms Of the contract he shall coll 1t to
consent shall have power to suspend the and have
any unfathfu work removed and rebuilt at the expense
of the contractor in accordance with the terms Of the
contract Suretes in a cases to be furnished; and In
cases failure of the party parties of the second part
to carry out the work and complete the contract the
said Civil Engineer SHALL with the approval of Council
make contracts to complete such work at the
of the surehes for any amount the said work may cost
over and above the amount Of original contract. And
no payment of money shall be made on any public work
until the said Engineer shall certify In writing that such
work has been done according to the requirements Of
the contract.
SEQ. g. No contractor for city work or materials shall
receive any relief and above his contract unless
there should be some unforeseen for granting such
relief and then the application must be recommended
by the City Civil Engineer and pass Council by vote Of
two thirds of the whols Board
SEC. g. Said Civil Engineer shall perform oil Survey
ing Engineering Architecture, work relating thsro
to- as be may deem necessary, as he may from time to
hmebe directed in writing by the Mayor or Council
Sec. T. Said Civil Engineer shall hy down. and have IN IN
authority and govern in an cases OF contested measure
ment
Sec g. The Engineer, or Ills assistant, shall surern-
tend tho opening and closing up of all the public drains
All persons, companies, corporations intending to
open any public drnne must give timely notice, 80 that
the Engineer can make his arrangements and all parties
applying shall be required to fee Of ono dollar for
each Any party opening public drain without
giving said notice Of his intention so to do shall be liable
TO fine of twenty dollars.
SEC. 0. All pipes for gas or water, or tracks for City
Railways hereafter 10 be laid s be laid in accordance
with the orders of said Engineer as to occupy that
portion Of the street which be may direct
SEC TO- Said City Engineer shall be furnished with
suitable office and instruments, either in the City Hall
or some other convenient location, which shall be kept
open during the usual business hours He shall therein
provided with the necessary conveniences for record
ing and keeping aud shall there keep carefully, city
property, a maps plats prohles drawings. estimates,
books, Instruments and other things appertaning to
his Office, and shall keep therein in convenient forms,
copies of all papers and communications made by him
to any department Office OF the city, true copies of all
contracts made through him. and also books Of accounts
showing oil transactions renting to his Office
Sec H. The said Civil Engineer and his assistant shall
perform oil the duties required of the Surveyor Of
the Upper and Lower Wards and the Office of City Sur
7eyor now existing. shall be abolished said
Engineer shallenter upon the duties OF his Office.
SEQ. L. The said Civil Engineer shall be entitled to
charge private parties the fees which the City Surveyors
entitled to for the service under existing Ordi
nances, and all private parties applying to the Civil En-
gneer for official information, for reference to official
plats drawings documents standard measure In his
Office shall pay to said Engineer fees which shall be
by City Council.
SEC. 49, The said Engineer shall receive in addition
his fees salary OF two thousand dollars per annum
payable monthly The Assistant to the Engineer shall
receive In full compensation for his services, for such
time he may be employed salary Of the rate OF one
thousand dollars per slnum, payable monthly.
Sec. H. That all Ordinances, and part Of Ordinances,
repugnant to the provisions herein contained are hereby
repealed.
Ratified In City Council this twenty-sixh day of Febru.
ary, in the year of Lord thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-seven.
r.. 81 P. c. GAuLARD, Mayor.
". q. SMTH Clerk OF Council. 10 March