The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-14

OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL, April II, 1868.
OFFERS FOE DOING THE SCAyENGERS' WORE
" Of the City, agreeable to the following ordi-
nance, will be received At this Office up to II H. on
Monday, Goth instant:
AN ORDINANCE
TO ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF sUrER1sTETDsyTs OF
STRKETs, TO PROVIDE FOB KEEPMG THE STREETS,
LANES, ALLEYS, AND oPXE COURTS d THE CITY OF
CHARLESTON CLEAN, AND FOE orHnD PURPOSES.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by tie Mayor and Alder
men Of Chdrlcsten, in City Council diisnbled, That
from and after the ratification Of this ordinance the
once OF Superintendents Of streets be- and the same
Is hereby abolished, and the duties performed by
them In removing the dirt, nth, garbage or other
onal from the streets, lanes, alleys and open courts
OF the city, together With sweeping, seraping and
ciesnstng the same, shall hereafter be let out by
tract to the lowest bidder In the manner hereinafter
provided for.
snc. @ 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk OF Council
annually and at the same time he advertses the va
can't city omces to call for proposals to do the afore
said work, and the proposals received shall be by
him referred to tho Committee Of City Council OF
Contracts, who shall open the same, and report
thereon to Council. Each proposal must specify
the particular ward or wards offered for, and be
companied with the names Of the persons proposed
as sureties to the contract bonds and the City Coun-
Gil may IN their discretion, let the same by one or
more wards to individuals, give the contract to
one perscn for all the wards In the city
SEC. g. The contractor or contractors shall be re-
quired to have the dirt filth, garbage and all kinds
OF DIAL removed from the streets. lanes alleys and
open courts Of the city by the hour of 10 A. NJ,
from the first day Of May to the first dny of Novem-
Der in every year. and by the hour of - o'clock NJ.
from the first day of November to the first day OF
May following; and the said drt, filth, garbage and
osi shall be deposited by him or them at such place
or places as may be designated by the Mayor or City
inspectors, with the sanction OF the City Council.
And the said contractor or contractors In addition to
the foregoing shall be required to keep the streets,
lanes, alleys and open courts in his or their respec
tive divisions at all times clean and free from filth,
to keep clean and free from obstruction the gratings
OF the public drains, and the cutters along the side
walks and shall also sweep daily the stone crossings
therein, and ns often and at such times as the Mayor
or City Inspectors may deem necessary, be or they
shall have the paved streets, lanes and open courts
swept or scrsped and the unpaved Streets lanes,
alleys and open courts raked, and remove and de-
post the sveepings, scrspings and rakings there
from oS such place or places as the Mayor or City
Inspectors shall from tmo to time designate. And
tho said contractor or contractors shall be liable to
fine of five dollars for each and every act of omission
or default, to be imposed by the Mayor, and TO be
deducted from bis or their pay; or the Mayor may,
In his discretion, have the work done at the expense
and risk of the sald contractor contractors and
have the SUM paid therefor deducted hom his or
their pay.
SEC. 4. The contractor or contractors shall give q
bond, with two or more good and sufficient suretes,
to be approved by the City Council, In sum equal
to one-haf the sum Of money he or they are to re-
faithful performance thereof and for the payment Of
all fines which may be imposed. and al sums OF
money which may be paid by tie city by rea,on 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 tondsmen
shall become liable for and forfeit sum equal to
one-fourth OF The amount Of his contract
SEC. 5. For tho due protection C the said con-
tractor or contractors IL is further ordained, That
every owner lessee, occupant and tenant OF any
premises fronting any street, lane, tley or open
court shall, on every day Sundays eIcepted), have
the dirt filth, garbage other ofa placed in front
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
A. NJ, from the first day Of Noven Der TO tho first
day OF May following. And any person offending
herein, or placing any dirt filth, garbage or other
offal in any street, lanc alley or open court after
the hours above named shall be subject to fine Of
not less than two. nor more than five dollars for
each and every offence to be imposed by the Mayor.
FEC @. That whenever 1t may become necessary,
in cleansing the CUTTERS to remove any bridge be-
fore the gate of any citzen the contractor or con-
tractors shall replace it. and leave 1t in as good con-
dition as before its removal and in default shall be
liable 10 fine OF five dollars to be imposed by the
NAV or. and to be deducted from his CT their pay.
SEC T. So nush Of all ordinances or parts OF ordi-
nances may be inconsistent with the provisions OF
this ordinance shall be- and the same are hereby re-
pealed
Each proposal must specify the particular ward Of
fered for and the price, and be accompanied with the
n mes of the persons proposed as sureties TO the
contract bond
The amount of The bond required must be equal
to the amount of the contract when awarded.
Byorder of the Mayor q. SAlTH,,
April IL Clerk of Council