Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-05
City PmrveyOr..

pEIT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
D Mayor and Aldermen Of the City of Mem
phis
Section l. That for the purpose of protecting
the city against the indiscriminate extraya-
gance in the purchase Of supplies for the city,
the Office of City urveyor be and the same is
hereby CT Gated by this Board.
sec. 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 Hospia ais for the current month, ac-
companying said estimate. with an itemized
statement of the prices at which the articles can
be obtained from at least three esponsible mer-
chants of the city.
Sec 8. Said Purveyor shall, at the first regular
meeting OF the Board, monthly, render. a like
provided in section 2, ofcorn. hay, oats, bran.
etc., which may be required for the current
month for all the city stock used in the Ere,
street, sanitary and other departments.
Sec. 4. Said Purveyor shall als o, once q month,
procure at least three bids from responsible par
ties for the repairing of the tools used by the
street forces, The Bhoeing 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 5. 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. g. The Purveyor shall keep three books
10 be styled a. follows: p" Book of Hospital
Supplies" 4" Book o 4 Supplies for City Teams"
and g Miscellaneous Book of Supplies and Con-
tracts" and it shall be the duty OF said Pur-
yeyor to record in said books three of the low
est bids, il more than three arc made, for all
supplies or for all contracts in which the city is
interested, noting carefully the date Of all bids
and what bids are accepted
Sec. Z. II sl.all be the duty of the Puryeyor
| 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 all bids recon
| mendations of what action upon the part of the
| Board may be for the benefit of the city.
| See s. The books of the puryeyor shall be
| open to the inspection of all members of the
Board, and Of the merchants and contractors
| generally.
Sec. o. The Purveyor shall enter into bond in
the sum Of twenty-five thousand dollars for the
faithful performance of his duty, and shall re-
ccive salary OF two thousand dollars per
annum payable monthly.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the officers in
charge Of each and every department of the
City Government to submit promptly when
called on by the Purveyor, approximate esti.
mates of articles needed or which maybe needed
monthly in their sey eral departments.
See. II. 1t shall be the duty of the Purvcyor
to underwrite 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
he shall examine and approve all accounts be-
fore their presentation 20 the Controller. to be
special orders under which they were created.
sec. IL. All ordinances conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance be and the same
ara hereby repealed.
Approved Dec. a, 1876; an, 49,.
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