The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-09
ELECTION OF CITY CIVIL ENGINEER.
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE THE OFFICE OF
CITY CIVIL ENGINEER.
SEQ l. Be it ordained 1y the Mayor and Aldermen Of
Charleston in city Council assembled ana 1t IS asrety or
be created to be called the Office OF City Civil Engineer
and the election OF Officer who shall be skilled in Civil
Engineering surveying Archiecture and Building I'm 70
meeting of Council after tho ratification Of this Ordl'
nance and the expiration Of the usual notice. thereafter
a the regular time Of eleSng Gty officers s. Dy
and until his successor is elected and Qualified and shall
have such power and perform such duties as are herein
patible with the nature of his ofice
SEC, g. The said City Engineer may, upon assuming
the duties of his Office, or at any hme during his
term of Office with the consent of tho Mayor appoint an
Assistant Civil Engineer to be approved by the City
Council who shall act under his directions and be re-
movable at 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 the duties OF bis oice
and that he is not and will not whilst in Office, bo direct
" or indirectly concerned interested In any city con-
tract.
SEC L. Said Civil Engineer shall provide O Skeleton
Map Of tho City on such scale as VIII admit fu deais,
from time to time be obtained by him. or received into
his Office and shall curly practicable provide COM
plete Typographical Map Of tho City showing such en-
yrona as tie 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
nroper drainage aud the true mode md means OF such
drainage-both superficial and subterranean All lines
OF the City Boundary and of Streets aud levels OF streets
and drains whenever asceroincd, shall be marked upon
the ground by permanent memorials and also De located
on Che Map and duly recorded Iio shall prepare
and lay before City Council plans and specifications O,
all improvements Which may be in contemplation
together with an estimate OF the expenses OF the same
And all applications for improvements made TO the City
Council shall be referred TO said Engineer. who shall 70
port thereon He shall receive proposals to do all the
public work. and with the aid and concurrence or the
Committee on Contracts shall decide upon the sao and
make contracts therefor subject to tue approval OF the
City Council He his assistant shall superintend oil
the public works ordered by the City Council and super
intend the opening and closing up Of the public
drains to admit private drans for other purposes
he shall inspect oil materials uscd or to be used III the
construction rcpuiring of all pnChc works OF the city
and shall reject MI such in his opinion may be unsafe
or defectye and oil the public works to be done by the
city shall be done under completely advised and matur
with the concurrence of the Committee Contracts and
to ba approved by the City Council and shall be carried
out under tho OF tho and his
sigtant; and a contracts shall be made that the City
Engineer shall direct the work; and whenever, in if
opinion the said work s not progressing In manner
agreeable to the terms OF the contract he shall call
tue notice Of the Committee CoElcts and, with the
consent shall have power to suspend the same and have
any unithfu work removed and rebuilt ut the expense
of the contractor In accordance with the terms OF tne
contract Surehcs in Nil cases to be furnished; and II
cases Of failure of the party parties of the second part
to carry out the work and complete the contract tht
said Civil Engineer SHALL with the approval Of Council
make contracts to complete such work ut tho expense
of tile sureHcs 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 worh
until the said Engineer shall certify in writing that such
work has been done according to the requirements o.
the contract.
SEC s. No contractor for city work materials shall
receive any relief and above his contract unless
there should be unforeseen cause 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 whole Board
Sec 6. Said Civil Engineer shall perform oil Survey
Ing, Engineering Architecture, OF work relating there
to- he may deem necessary or as he may from time 70
time be directed In writing by the Mayor or Council
Sec T. Said Civil Engineer shall lsy down. and have In
charge, standard of fifty feet which shall be
authority and govern in nil Of contested measure
ment.
SEC 8. The Engineer, or his assistant, shall supern-
tend the opening and closing of all the public drains
ALI persons, companies or corporations intending to
open uny public drains, must give timely notice. SO that
the Engineer make his arrangements and all parties
applying shall be required to pnya fee OF one dollar for
each Any party opening public drain without
giving said notice of his intention so to do shabe liable
to fne of twenty dollars.
SEC D. All pipes for gas or water, or tracks for City
Railways hereafter to be laid shall be laid In accordance
with the orders Of said Engineer so as to occupy that
portion Of tho street which he nry direct.
Sec 10. Said City Engineer slnl be furnished with
suitable Office and instruments, either in the City Hal
or some other convenient location which shall BIZ kept
open during the usual business hours He shall therein
be provided with the necessary convenenccs for record
ing and keeping and shall there keep carrtu as city
property all maps, plats prolcs drawngp estimates, g.
his Office and shall keep therein IN convenient forms,
copies Of all papers and communications made by him
b any department or Office OF the city, true copies Of all
contracts made through him. aud also books OF accounts
showing oil transactions relating to his oilice.
SEC H. Tie sud Civil Engineer Gnd his assistant shall
perform all the duties now required OF the surveyor OF
tue Upper and Lower Wards, and the office OF City Sur
yeyor now existing, shall be abolished soon said