Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-07
City PurveyOI-.

pEIT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
I'D Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Mem
phis
Section l. That for the purpose Of protecting
the city against tho indiscriininate extraya-
gance in the purchase Of supplies for the city.
the Office of City furveyor be and the same is
hereby created BY this Board.
See. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Purveyor,
at the first regular meeting of the Board Of AL
dermen, monthly. to make out an approximate
estimate of the supplies which will be required
in the City Hospitals for the current month, ac-
companying said estimate, with an itemized
statement ofthe prices at which the articles can
be obtained from at least three responsible mer-
chants of the city.
Sec. 8. Said Purveyor SHALL at the first regular
meeting Of the Board, monthly, render u like
estimate OF supplies of provcnder, and of prices,
as provided in section 2. fcorn, hay. oats. bran.
etc., which may be required for the current
month for nil the city stock used in the FIRE,
street, sanitary and other departments.
Sec. 4. Said Puryeyor shall also. once month,
procure at least three bids from responsible par
ties for the repairing OF the tools used by the
street forces, the shoeing of horses, the repair
ing of carts and harness, and submit the same
to the Board OF Aldermen at their first regular
monthly meeting.
Sec. s. Said Purveyor SHALL upon all special
orders of the Board for. the purchase of any
! thing in the city exceeding the value of fifty
dollars. obtain at least three propositions from
responsible parties to furnish the same before
the purchase is made.
Sec. 8. The Purveyor shall keep three books
to be styled as follows: +" Book of Hospital
Supplies, -" Book of Supplies for City Teams"
and " Miscellaneous Book of Supplies and Con-
tracts" and it shall be the duty of said Pur-
veyor to record in said books three Of the low
est bids, II more than three are made, for all
supplies for all contracts in which the city is
interested, noting carefully the date of all bids
and what bids are accepted.
Sec.7 7. 1t shall be the duty Of the Purveyor
Of the city, as hereinbefore provided, to carry
out generally the orders Of the Board in mat
| tiers involving the expenditure of money, and
! to furnish in the submission Of an bids recon-
inendations of what action upon the part of the
Board may be for the benefit of the city.
Sec. s. The books of the Purveyor shall be
open to the inspection of all members of the
Board, and Of the merchants and contractors
generally.
See. o. The purveyor shall enter into bond in
the sum Of twenty-five thousand dollars for tho
faithful performance of his duty, and shall re-
coivo salary of two thousand dollars per
annum payable monthly.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty Of tho officers in
charge of each and every department os the
City Government to submit promptly when
called on by the Puryeyor, approximate esti-
mates OF articles needed or which maybe needed
monthly in their several departments
Sec. IL. 1t shall be the duty of the Puryeyor
to undorwrite all accounts against the city ere
ated by virtue OF this ordinance, and to see that
the same are made out according to the ac-
cepted bids and the estimates submitted, and
fore their presentation to the Controller TO be
audited, and state as briefly as possible the
special orders undpr which they were created
Sec. IL. All ordinances conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Approved Dec "A, 1856;
w. o. L0PLAND, Mayor.
Attest. Il. r. RtcHARps CITY ReQister iO7