The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-05-02
An Ordinance.
Providing for the Appointment and Com.
pensation OF q =. Board OF Public In-
provement and De6aing its Dssies aad

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pensatioa OF :. Board OF Public Im-
provenen, and Deaning IFS D.sies and
Power~.,sa TLasa SDs3
SEC 4. Re IL orla:nsd By the Common Couaeil Of
the City Of Richmond that shall be the duty o. se
Corr0n Council az their first meeting after the eiee-
Iay, 1851, and anrrally thereafter 10 elect By
a ballot vote from among its own members, three
Ccrnn .saners Of the Ba.ra OF Public Improvements
of the City of Richmond. who shall serve Tor ons
year MIL their sscrs elected and quahne
SKr. q Such Beard OF Public improvements shall
meet the first Monday in each month, and wherever
they deem it necessary ~ an ofce 20 be prnsEed
by the Comman Council and there have power e So.
lect from their numher President OF the Board
" no shall serve for one yeaF.s-a .s-.rs aa.a
SEC s. The City Clerk shall be the clerk Of such
Board. bat shall receive additional eoinpesisaton
for services other than the ices nxed and aufhr
lied BY this Ordinance
SEC. T. Said Clerk shall attend ell meetings OF the
Board OF Public improvements and record their pro-
ceedings keep the proper account and other BOOKS
pertaining his office; carefully preserve all papers
profles or pass fled his Office and make such
ports TO the Common Council writing a. she board
der his certificate and seal. all permits or licenses
which he may By the Ordinances Of the Common
Council and the orders of the Board of Public I'M
provsments, be required to do and keep register
thereof.
6SEo s. The said Board shall have immediate
charge Of the execution of the orders of the Common
Council relative the construction and repairs of
Public Buildings, Market Houses, Bridges, Calserts,
Cisterns, Sewers and Drains The improvement Of
and Public Grounds; the lighting OF the Streets
and the construction and management of water
works-provided, sand Board ahal FIRST submit their
plans with estimate Of the cost Of any proposed
work TO the Common Council and receive its approva
and, provided. further they shall not, ia any se
any expenditure for any of the objects herein
named, except under and by virtue of the express
authority of the Common Council.
SEc6. The said Board shall require its clerk 70
keep correct accounts of all expenditures incurred BY
them or By any officer of the city, acting under their
tons, by order of the Common Council, in the
execution of any Public work which they may be
fhorized TO saperintend control; and they shall,
through their clerk make monthly reports to the Com
mon Council of all such expenditures
SECT. 1t shall be the dnty of all officers of the
CITY, who may be ordered by the Common Council TO
do or hare done any work of the character ma med in
the Ali section OF this Ordinance, TO report to said
Board for instructions which Instructions the said
officers shall strictly conform to- unless the shall
be inconsistent with their duties defined by the
General Charter or the ordiu ances OF the Common
Council They shall also make reports OF their ex-
pendtures and operations and file the with the
clerk of the Board of Public improvements. 1e
and law before the Board Of Public improrepen.s.
plans for the construction repairs of Public Build
ings Market Houses and Bridges and of all improve
Market spaces, Sewers and Drains, and all other Pub
lie works of said city. which may be in contempla-
ton which may be deemed necessary for the Pub
lie good and nvenence together with the estimated
of the All applications for Public improve
ments, shall first be made to said Council and then
shall be referred to said Civil Engineer and Board of
Public improvements who shall report thereon to said
Council adding TO such reports the plans and estimate
of such may be approved, and such bother improve
meats as they may think FIT to recommend The said
Board shall receive and present for the approval of
said Council, all proposals for constructing per-
forming any Public work. They shall examine and
consider all plans proposed for any Market House,
Bridge, Public Building, Sewer other Public work
aad report said Council such of said plans may
be approved together with the estimates of the whole
thereof and their opinions and recommendations
concerning the same. .ae
SEC. 9. Each Commissioner of said Board of Pub
lie Improvement shall receive in addition to his pay
Councilman two dollars for every day he shall aotu
ally attend the meetings of said Board, to be paid
semi annually other officers of the city are paid
and the city Clerk shall issue his order upon the
Treasurer upon proper certificate of the President
of the Board of Public Improvements, that such
vices have been rendered. 2s
SEC. 10. From and after the 18th day OF June
1857 shall not be lawful for person persons
10 erect, construct, or build, to be erected
constructed or built, any brick iron, stoneor wooden
house or building, barn stable, out house she'd
any house building, barn stable, ont house
or she'd composed partly of brick ron stone or wood
or TO alter such building to make substantially
a building, without first obtaining a written per-
nit from said Board of Public Improves ents attest
ted BIZ the certificate of the clerk of said Board The
party receiving such permit shall paw the Clerk
fee of 25 cents for each certificate issued in pursu
ance OF any order of said Board The said Board
shall also have power TO grant permits to drive
sidewalks or to dig away earth from the same, 20
enable builders port building or to
excavate cellars under such restrictions as the Board
may proper to require,
SEC. Ii. When any person or persons shall be de-
srouS OF erecting constructing or altering any house
or building, he or they shall make application to the
Board OF Public Improvements for a permit for that
purpose and he they shall be required to furnish
written statement of tho proposed location the dimen-
sons and manner of construction of the proposed
edice, together with tie different stories and the
Materials to be used in sad house or building and
the probable cost of the same 1#
SEC. u. I. shall not be lawful for any person or
persons to remove, to attempt the removal of any
frame wooden houses or building from any poiot
within the city limits, to any other point either within
outside of the city limits. without first hayino OH
tanned permit from said Board of Public Improve
ments. Such permits shall specify the time within
which and the points from and to hich such removal
shall be made. The Board of Public improvements
shall in no case. issue permit allowing the moving
of any framed or wooden house building across any
bcidge White Water River. The Clerk of the
Board of Public improvements shall issue all such
per when ordered BY the Board, attestinp the
by proper certificate, and shall be entitled to
charge fee of % cents for each certificate SO issued
SEC 13. All permits issued by the Board of Pub
lie improvements its Clerk, for the erection con-
structon alteration of any house building shall
particularly specify the amount OF space the street
upon the line of which said proposed house or build
ing fronts be occupied bv the builder with building
materials provided that permit shall be issued
allowing the OF any greater space than = the
in front of the Lot to be improved No permit
shall be issued allowing the placing of building ma
terals upon any alley. in such to obstruct
the free passage of vehicles.
SEC. a. ANY person who shall erect or CONSTRUCT
any house or building, or alter any house building,
so as to make the substantially a new building
from point in said city to any other point, therein
without first obtaning permit required BY sec
tons O. TO- H. and IL, of this Ordinance or anv per
sonwho shall fail to comply with the specification or
requirements of such permits the space to be oc
cuped with materials, or who shall fail to comply
with any other requirements of this Ordinance shiI
upon conviction thereof before the Mayor be fined in
any sum not less than s., nor than $50.
SEC. Is II shall be the duty of the Clerk of the
Board of Public Improvements to keep a register of
all applications for permits to construct, repair
move buildings showing the sizedescrpsion and est
mated cost of the same thedate ola pplieatcn and
date of granting each permit and the Board of Pub
lie Improvements shall to be prepared there
from. and reported TO the Common Council at its first
meeting in April of each yeara statement, showing
the number and cost of all buildings authorized IT, be
together with such other statistical nor
nation it may see 1T to present. L
Sec. 10. The Chief Fire Engineer, shall have full
power inspect all buildings in course of erection
or when completed and report TO the Board of Public
improvements, any that be may deem unsafe from !
any cause nd the Board of PULLS Inprov "a
shall notify the owners thereof and require them 10
truct the in such as to make them