The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-05-07
May 7th, iscs-ow
AN ORDINANCE

Creating, aud prescribing the duties OF Board
ofClty improvements
Sec. /. He itor,lalnod by the City Council of
the city of Lancaster, OhOi That Tor the pur.
poses Of cleaning the streets, lanes, alleys,
market spaces, commons, bridges and public
buildings, the said eity Is hereby divided INTO
two districts, by line drawn through the cen.
tor Of Nam Street Of the same. Tho territory
mort Of said line shall be known as the North.
ern District and the Territory South OF said
line shall be known rs the Southern district.
SEQ. 9. Upon the passage OF this Ordinance,
and annually, before the third Tuesday Of April
thereafter, whilo this ordinance remains In
force, taorc shall be appointed 10y the CITY
reside in the Northern, and the other in the
Southern District Of said city. Said commits
noners shall hold their office for one year from
tho date OF their appointment and qualhcotlon
and shall, together with the Mayor, and Cly
Civil Engineer, constitute me Board OF Olly
Improy ements Of sud city. The said Board,
and the respective members thereof shall per.
form such duties and exercise such power, as
| hy this ordinance are conferred, and may from
time 10 time be conferred by the City Council.
SEQ. 2. Each OF sald commissioners before
entering upon the duties ol his Office, shall tN.ie
am oath Iait thmlly and hones1yto discharge the
same and shalt enter into tho same bond ro-
0uired by the laws OF the state of Ohio from Su-
| neryisOrs off load districts, Each shall pr0ylde
| hms elfwith good horse and cart, and shall
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rcction OF tho street committee OF the City
Council, in cleaning, repairing and construct,
| ing the streets, lance, olleys, commons, mar.
| ket spaces, and bridges Of tho city, and In SUI
perintending the work upon tho same, and
| saeh shall within his district perform the same
| duties, and exercise the same power periain :
inu TO labor upon tho streets, lanes, alloy 4,
commons, market spaces and bridges OF the
city, as arc by the laws OF Ohio conie1i cd upon,
andsxerciscd by tho supervisors OF road dis
Sec 4. II shall he the duty Of SAID Board Of
yIty improvements, annually, to prepare dll'
pllcale lists Of all persons within said districts
required by law to perform labor upon the pub.
lie highwNysi oneot said lists shall oe retained
by the commissioner oi such district, and the
! other shall DO deposited with the Mayor.
Sec, o. Whenever, any person required by
lAw to perform labor, on the highways, shall be
named by the com missioner OF MS district to
perform tho Same upon the streets lanes, al
Ieys, commons, market spaces and bridges
The CITY. no may commute the same by paying
| 10 tho Mayor, the sum fixed by law, In lieu o
puch labor. Buff he shall fail for ten days az
, ter bcingwarned TO perform The laoor or PAL
auoh commissioner, to institute sut Tor TN
collection Of tho same IN the manner pointe'
out by law for supervisors iallke cases, =,
Sec. Q. All moneys paid TO the Mayor u
communication OF ofiabor or collected by su't ?
otherNise on account thereof, shall be by hlu
\ paidlnto tho City Treasury, aud shall con s,i
tu,e portion OF the street fund, aud shall b.
. drawn o ut aud expended ns other iunus ar
drawn and expended. :,
, Sec. I, Each Of said commission shall 70
, eolye tho sum of two dollars and any cents pc
8 day forevery day he is ployed, with his hots
and cart in tho discharge OF his dutee andfo
(. every day he Is 30 employed, without his hors
and cart heshall receive tho sum OF one doll'
o aud any cents per day. The Mayor for the dl
ties REQUIRED ofhm'by this act shall annual
: seceiveIhe sum OF hny-- dolars,to he pal
him half yearly OFT ofthe clty, treasury.
be ln force nom and after Its passage and leg
: publication.
Done in Council May l. 1865.
G JACOB HlTE, p. G, G..
IL w.L.KmG, City Clerk.
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