The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-07
AN ORDINANCE
ESTA ABIISH AND REGULATE THE OFFICE Ol

AN ORDINANCE
TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE THE OFFICE OF
CITY CIVIL ENGINEER
Sec l. Be it ordained 5y the Mayor and Aldermen Of
ChaYeston city Council assembled amt It is hereby
dained by tie authority Of the same That I'M office sha
be created to be called the Once OF City Civil Engineer,
and the election of an Ohcr who shall be skilled in Civil
Engineering Surveying Architecture and Building to
ill the same, shall be held tor the hrss time at he nrt
meeting nf Council after the ratification OF his Ordi-
nance und the expiration Of the usual notice. thereafter
at tile regular tmo OF cectng City officers by Council
Said Officer elected shall hold his Office for four years.
and until his is elected and qualified, and shall
have such power and perform such duties as IRE herein
prescribed may be hereafter prescribed not ncom
patibe with the nature of his Office.
SEC. 9. Tho said city Engineer may, upon assuming
the duties of his Office or ct my time during his
term OF Office with tho 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 ut his pleasure.
SEC g. Said Civil Engineer before acting as 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 tho duties OF his office;
and thathe Is not and will not whilst in office, be direct
" or indirectly concerned interested in any city con-
tract.
SEC T. Said Civil Engineer shall provide q Skele.on
Map Of tho City, such scale will admit full details,
and upon which he shall locate all information which may
from time to time be obtained by him, received into
his Office and shall as practicable provide COM
plete Typographical Map Of the City, showing such en-
vrons probable growth of the City may hereafter
include This lap to he such scale Us to show the
width Of streets and sidewalks the eves OF a corners Of
blocks with reference to low tide the directions Of
proper drainage and the true mode and means OF such
druiuace-both superficial and subterrunean All lines
of the City boundary and OF Streets and levels OF streets
and drains whenever asceraincd, shall DO married upon
the ground by permanent memorials anu also DO located
on the Map und duly recorded. He shall prepare
and lay before City Council plans aud specifications OF
oil improvements which may be IN contemplation,
together with estimate OF the expenses OF tho same
And all applications for improvements made to tho City
Council shall be referred to said Engineer who shall re-
mort thereon. He shall receive proposals to do all the
public work. and with tho aid and concurrence OF the
Committee on Contracts shall decide upon the same and
make contracts therefor subject to the approval Of the
CITY Council uc his assistant shall superntend NIL
the public works ordered by tho City Council and super.
intend the opening und closing up Of the public
drains to admit private drains tor other purposes
he shall inspect a materials used OF to be used in the
construction or requiring of MI public works OF the city,
and shall reject al such ~ in his opinion may be unsafe
or detectives and all the public works to bc done by the
city shall be done under completely advised md maur
ed plans ind specifications prepared by the Engineer
with the concurrence Of tho Committee on Contracts and
to be approved by the City Council and sha be carried
out under the superintendent OF tho Engineer and bis
sistant; and all contracts shnl be made that tile City
Engineer shall direct the work; and whenever, III bis
opinion the said work Is not progressing in
agreeable to the terms Of the contract le sha call to
the notice Of the Committee OIL Contracts anu with their
consent shall have power to suspend the same and maze
any untnthu work removed and rebuilt ut tho expense
of the contractor in accordance With the terms OF the
contract Sureties i'll all cases to be furnished; and in
cases of failure OF the party parties OF the second part
said Civil Engineer SHALL with tue approval OF Council
make new contracts to complete such work at the expense
of the surees for any amount the said work may cost
over and above tho amount OF orglnnl contract And
no 1ay1uent Of money shall be mndc any public work
until the said Engineer shall certify III writing that such
work has been done according to tho requirements Of
the contract.
SEC s. No contractor for city work or materials shnl
receive any relief and above his contract unless
there should be unforeseen cause for granting such
rcIet and then the application must be recommended
by the City Civil Engineer and pass Council ny vote OF
two.thirds Of the whole Board.
SEC G. Said Civil Engineer shall perform all Survcy-
ing, Engineering, architecture. OF work relating there
to- as lie may deem necessary Or ns lie may from time to
time be directed in writing by the Mayor or Council
SEC T. Said Civil Engineer shall lly down. anu have in
charge u standard measliru Of fifty oc which shall DO
authority and govern IN MI cases oi co'ssted measure
mGnt
SEC g. The Engineer, or his assistant, shall s'lEeri
tend the opening aud cloaiug up of al tho public trains
AL persons, companies or rnrloratios intending TO
opcn my public drains, must give timely nncc so that
tic Engineer make his nrtaiiStncllta nrd all parties
10 applying sll u requires! to paya fct ot ono dollar to-:
each clse. Any party onnns puln drain without
giving said notice OF his intention Ia do hall bu liable
to i fine nul twenty tlnllhrt.
SEC D. All pipes tor sns nT water, nr tracks Tor City
Railways hereafter tu ho l smil hu Init IN actoranro
will tho orders uf bald nsitnr. III To occupy tlAt
portion vi the hrcnl which iu may direct.
SEQ ~. Sui City Engineer nall h" furnished with y
suitable ullru nn Instruments rIthrr III tho City Hall
or sliu other ,ilycoAt lcatlon Which slal 6o kept
u,,um during tho sllu hislnuss hours. lilo hllh thern
DO provided with tbs lier,ssary c0yo,ifea Tor record
Ing a.nl krtpiilg ulh shall there kuup carefully tiy
property NIL MAPS plas, prucs. drawings estimates.
buukA Instruments, antl ulier things aplnraining
Ills ulilcu an. shall kutp thrain. i'll convenient forms,
copies 1T I'LL palsrs and COMMUNICATIONS lau hy him
to any department ou NJ tho tty, trilp copies OF al
contracts ab through him, AMI alnn books of accounts
showing all transactions relating; |" his office.
AEl H. 'ru sai civil Engineer nnl his assistant shall
perform all tho tla rlnlre. ul tho Surveyor oi
hu tjplmr am, Lower Wards. ulu thu office OF City SUR
Y.yur iluW r.sling, shall ln abolished snuli w sal
EEilrur si,a utur ulnIi thu llulirH ol his nIcc.
HL. IL. Tina nai ti,il Engineer shall hu 1atitled to
clidr,u private parties thu !rrH which, p City Surveyors
are ulltltl l,l lu r u nnryt under existing Urll-
uants aud all private PARTIES IMPLYING 10 tho Civil ELL
Eillucl nlal inflammation. for rsurcucr 10 official
lias drawings documents standard nlulsr. In his
0t1iGu aIall pay Ia said E.gutur rrs which shall bp
ustat,siusi hy City Council.
siEo. I. rll, mil nslnrcr slnll receive III addition
is ,ln hnIrS u Two thousand dollars per anulli
aYa!r m,,hly. The Assistant to the Engineer shall
rririyn, ia m compensation Tor his survicrs iur such
llu nny bu employed salary Mt tho ratio uf one
tnniiaHnl lnllars per anliIil, payable monthly.
SEQ. IA. Tint NIL UrdinnlceS nI purt nf Ordinances
rallgl!u " the provisions herein contained arr hereby
rpl.Wrtl
nIit~I IN City Council. this twenty sixth day of Folru.
nry In ilic Of our Lord thousand eight hun.
.lr,,l nul sxty-snvru.
l.. S. p. c. GAlLlARD. Mayor.
W. II. SMITH. Crrl; uf Council. 10 March
BREWSTER l. SpRAI'T,
Attorneys at Law 4 Solicitors in Equity
OFFICE No. US BROAD STREET..