The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-01
| ,5.s,as ss AN ORDINANCE
| TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE THE OFFICE OF

TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE THE OFFICE OF
e,.i "a. CITY CIVIL ENGINEER.
SEQ. /. Be It ordained BY the Mayor and Aldermen Of
chareston city Council assembled end It is hereby Of,
dained by the authority Of the same Tint an office shan
be created to be called the Office Of City Civil Engineer
and the election Of m officer who shall be skled IN Civil
EnRineering, Surveying, Architecture and Building to
FILL the same shall be held for tile first time ut the first
meeting of Council after the ratification Of this Ord.
at the regular time of elecng City officers by Council
Said Officer elected snail hold his Office for four years.
and until his successor is elected and qualified, and shall
prescribed or as may be hereafter prescribed not ncom
patible with the nature Of his Office.
SEQ. a. The said City Engineer may, upon assuming
term Of Office with the consent of the Mayor appoint
Assistant Civil Engineer, to be approved by the City
Council, who shall act under bis directions and be re-
movable at his pleasure.
SEQ g.. Said Civil Engineer, before acting such,
shall give bond and surety to be approved by Council
In the penal sum of five thousand dollars conditioned
for the faithful performance of the duties OF his office;
and that he is not and will not whilst In Office, be direct
y indirectly concerned or interested In any city con-
tract
SEC. L. Said Civil Engineer shall provide skeleton
Map Of the City such scale as will admit full details
and upon which he shall locate all information which may
his Office and shall as early as practicable provide com.
plete Typographical Map Of the City, showing such en-
vrons as the probable growth Of the City may hereafter
width Of streets and sidewalks the levels Of a corners Of
blocks with reference to low tide the directions Of
proper drainage and the true mode and means OF such
drainsge-both superficial and subterTanean. All lines
of the City Boundary and of Streets aud levels Of streets
and drains whenever ascertaned shn be marked upon
the ground by MEMORIALS aud also be located
on the Map and duly recorded. He shal 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 all applications for improvements nado to the City
Council shall be referred to said Engineer who shall
port thereon He shall receive proposals to do all the
public work; and with the aid and concurrence of the
m eha
make contracts therefor subject to the approga! OF the
City Council. He his assistant shall superdntend all
the public works ordered by the City Council ana super
intend the opening and closing up Of the public
drains to admit private drains or for other purposes
He shall inspect all materials used or to be used in the
construction repairing Of all public works of the city
and shall reject all such in his opinion may be unsafe
or detectives all the public works to be done by the
city shall be done under completely advised and matur
With the concurrence of the Committee on Contracts and
to be approved by the City Council and shall be carried
outunder the superintendent OF the Engineer and hisas
sstant and all contracts shall be made that the City
Engineer shall direct the work; and whenever, In bis
opinion the said work 1s not progressing In manner
agreeable to the terms Of the contract he shall call to
the notice Of the Committee on Contracts and, with their
consent shall have power to suspend the same, and have
any unfaihfl work removed and rebuilt az the expense
of the contractor in accordance with the terms of the
contract Surees In all cases to be furnished; and In
cases of 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 ut the expense
Of the sureHcs for any amount the said work may cost
over and above the amount of original contract. And
DO payment of money shall be made any public work
until the sad 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 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 :hoe Board.
SEC. G. Sail Civil Engineer shall perform all Survey
ing Engineering Architecture, work relating there
TO- he may deem necessary, as he may from time to
time be directed in writing by the Mayor Council
SEC. {? Said Civil Engineer shall lay down. and have In
charge standard measure Of fifty feet which shall be
authority and govern in all cases of contested measure
ment.
tend the opening and closing up of all the public drains
All persons, companies, corporations, intending to
open any public drums, must give timely notice. that
the Engineer make his arrangements; and all parties
applying shall be required fee of dollar for
each case. Any party opening public drain without
giving said notice of his intention 80 to do shall be liable
to q fine of twenty dollars
SEC. 8. AL pipes Tor gas or WATER or tracks for City
Railways hereafter to be aid shall be laid in accordance
with the orders Of said Engineer to occupy that
portion of the street which he may direct.
Sec. 10. Said City Engineer shall be furnished with
suitable Office and instruments either in the City Hall
other convenient location which shall be kept
open during the usual business hours. He shall therein
be provided with the necessary conyenences for record
ing and keeping and shall there keep carefully as city
properly, al maPH pats, prones. drawings estmates,
books, Instruments and other things appertainng to
his Office md shall keep therein In convenient forms.
copies of all papers and communications made by him
to any department. or office OF the city, true copies Of all
contracts made through him. and also books Of accounts
showing all transactions relating to bis Office.
Sec H. The said Civil Engineer and his assistant shall
perform al the duties required Of the Surveyor of
the Upper and Lower Wards, and the Office OF City Sur.
veyor existing, shall be abolished soon as said
Engineer shall enter upon the duties OF his Office.
Sec H. The said Civil Engineer shall be entitled to
charge private parties the fees which tho City Surveyors
entitled to for the service under existing Ordi
nances and all private parties applying to tho Civil En-
gneer for official information for reference to official
pats, drawings documents standard measure in his
Office shall pay to said Engineer fees which shal be
established by City Council.
Sec 13 The said Engineer shall receive in addition
to his fees salary OF two thousand dollars per annum
payable monthly. The Assistant 10 the Engineer shal
receive, In full compensation for his services for such
time as he may be employed sanry at the rate Of one
thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly.
Sec. H. That all Ordinances and part of Ordinances
repugnan to the provisions herein contained are hereby
repealed.
Ratified In City Council this twenty ysxth day of Febr
ary in the year Of Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and s1ty-seyen.
r.. S. P. Q. GALLARD Mayor
". II. SMITH, Clerk OF Council 10 March