The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-18

OFF1CE CLEhK OF COUNCILb Apru ~, 4poos
OFFERS FOR DOING THE SCAvENGERs' WORK
" Of the City, agreeable to the following ordi-
nance will be received at this Office up to u IL, on
Monday, Goth instant:
AN ORDINANCE
TO ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF sUPERNTENDEsTs OF
STREETS. 10 PROVIDE FOB KEEPING THE STREETS,
LANES, ALLEYS, AND OPEN COURTS N TIE cTTX OF
CHARLEsroN CLEAN, AND FOB OTHER PURPOSES.
SECTION /. Be It enacted by the Mayor and Alder
men of Charleston, in City Council assembled That
from and after the ratification Of this ordinance, the
office of Superintendents Of streets be, and the came
Is hereby abolished, and the duties performed by
them in removing the dirt, filth, garbage or other
oal from the streets, lanes, alleys ami open courts
of the city, together win sweeping, scraplng and
cleansing the same shall hereafter be let out by con-
tract to the lowest bidde: in the manner hereinafter
provided for.
SEC 2 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk Of Council
annually and OF the time he advertses the va
cant city Offices to call for proposals to do the aore-
said work, and the proposals received shall be py
him referred to the Committee Of City Council ON
Contracts, who shall open the same and report
thereon to Council. Each proposal must specify
the particular ward or wards offered for, and be ac
companied with the names Of the persons proposed
suretes to the contract bonds; and the City Coun
Gil may, in their discretion let the same by one or
more wards to individuals or give the contract to
one pers.n for all the wards IN the city.
SEC. 8. The contractor contractors shall be re-
ullired to have the dirt filth garbage and all kinds
open courts OF the city by the hour Of 10 A. NJ,
from the first day of May to the first day of Novem
Der in every year. and by the hour Of IL O'Clock NJ
from the first day of November to the first day OF
May following; and the said dlrt fth garbage and
ofa ehal be deposited by him or them OF such place
or places may be designated by the MAYOR or C1ty
Inspectors, With the sanction OF the City Council
And the said contractor or contractors In addition to
the foregoing shall he required to keep the Streets
anes alleys and open courts IN his or their respec-
tive divisions at all times clean and free nom NTH,
to keep clean and free from obstruction the gratngs
of the public drains and the cutters along the SIDE
therein and often and at such times as the Mayor
or City inspectors may deem necessary, he or they
shall have the paved streets, lanes and open courts
swept or scraped, and the unpaved streets, lanes,
alleys and open courts raked, and remove and Dc
rosit the sweepings, scrapings and rahngs there-
from at such place or places as the Mayor or City
Inspectors shall from time to time designate. ANA
the said contractor or contractors shall be liable 70
fine of Ave dollars for each and every act OF omission
or default to be imposed by the Mayor, and to be
deducted from his or their pay; or the Mayor may,
in his discretion, have the work done at the expense
and risk OF the SAID contractor or contractors and
have the sum paid therefor deducted from his or
their pay.
SEC. 4. The contractor or contractors shall give
bond, with two or more good and sufficient suredes,
to be approved by the City Council, In Sum equal
to one-haH the sum OF money he or they are to re-
ceive on his or her contract, conditioned for the
faithful performance thereof and for the payment OF
all Hnes which may ba imposed, and all gums Of
money which may be paid by the city by reason OF
any default as aforesaid. And in case any contrac-
tor shall refuse to comply with the terms Of his con-
tract, and throw up the same, he and his condsmen
ehal become liable for and forfeit sum equal 70
one-tourth of The amount of his contract.
SEC. 5. For the due protection OF the SAID Goa.
tractor or contractors is further ordained, That
every owner, lessee, occupant and tenant OF any
premises fronting Oh any street, lane, alley OF open
court shall, on every day Sundays exceptedl nave
the dirt filth, garbage or other oal, placed in ons
of his or her lot, in barrel box, or heap, and In
readiness for the contractor by the hour Of O'Clock
A. NJ, from the first day Of May to the first day OF
November in every year; and by the hour of9 O'Clock
A. NJ, from the first day of Noven ber to the hrst
day OF May following. And any person Offending
herep or placing any dirt, filth, garbage or other
oal in any street, lane, alley or open court aiter
the hours above named, ehal be subject to hne OF
not less than two. nor more than five dollars, 1or
each and every offence to be imposed by the Mayor.
sEc 6. That whenever 1t may become necessary,
In ceansin the cutters. to remove any or1oee pc
fore the gate Of any citizen the contractor or con-
tractors shall replace it. and leave 1t IN as gooo con-
diton as betJre is removal, and In deaut snnn oe
liable 70 fine of FIVE dollars, TO he imposed by the
Ma, Or and to be deducted from his CT their pay.
SEC T. So 1nu of all ordinances or paris OF ordi-
uances a. may be inconsistent with tho provisions OF
ths ordinance shall be- and the same are hereby re-
ptaled.
Each proposal must specify the particular ward Of
fered and the price, and be accompanied with the
u mes of the persons proposed as sureties to the
contract bond
The amourt Of the bond required must be equal
to the amount OF the contract when awarded.
By order of the Mayor. ". H.sSMITH,
April II Clerk OF Council.