The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-04-22
A N ORDINANCE

Prescribing the duties Of the Board OF CITY
improvements, and the duties OF the Street
Commissioner and City Civil Engineer; and
to repeal \ certain ordinance therein ma med
Sec. |. Be il onlsined by The Cny Council OF
fhe City Of Lancaster, OhiD. That Tor the
purpose OF cleaning the streets, lanes, ALLEYS,
market spaces, commons, bridges nd public
buildings of the said city Of Lancaster, the
Mayor, City Civil Engineer, and Street Com
missioner, he and they are hereby constlt,.
ted u Board of CITY Improvements, to hold
their ofticos for tho period OF two years from
and AFTER Ihe second Monday In April, A, b,
1869, and until their Successors are elected
and qualified blennially thereafter. III y
Sec, 2. Tho board Of City improvements
ahall under the direction OF the City Council
make all contracts for laDor, other than the
two days labor now, or tha' may be hereaf.
ter relired by law to be performed by he
citizens Of the city; which contTacts before
becoming OF binling fOrco shall be approved
clerk. . - - Wy
Sec. q. The City Civil Engineer and Stree,
Commissioner shall each hold their offices iDr
the term Of two years from and Ailer tho
second Monday in April, 1869, and until their
successors Hro elected and qualified bienni.
ally thereafter. They shall earh give bond in
the sum OF Five Hundred Dollars, payable
to the State of Ohio, conditioned for the faith.
iul and impartial performance Of their duties
respectively according to Inv and shall re-
eeive such compensation as is hereinafter
provided. FN't
See. I, II shall be the duty OF tho CItyCv.
u Engineer TO attend all meetings OF tho
board 81 City improvements, TO disc harge all
duties that may deyOlve upon HIM as n mem
Der OF said Board; and whenever called up.
on hy the city council, or any committee Of
the same, to discharge such other dn;Ics a
mny he required Of HIM in his capacity al
Engineer He shall keep n record OF all
grades OF the streets, lanes and alleys Of the
city in book to bo provided for that purpose,
Soc o, The street Commissioner shall under
the direction Of the city council or It's commit.
tee on streets and alleys be charged with the
duty OF superlntendlng the cleaning and re-
,, pairing the streets, Mnes, alleys, comtnbhs
market spaces and bridges Of tho city /; and ior
that purpose he shall perform the same du
TIES as nra nov, or may hereafter be Required
by law OF Supervisors of Road Districts in the
State Of Ohio; and he shall also discharge and
perform such other duties, , not conflict IA with
the duties OF his office, Ms the city council may
from time to time require. .4 1t''" lVl !
SEQ, 0. Il shall bc the duty 81 the Board Of
City improvements annuallyt0 prepare dupli-
cate Hsts OF all persons residents of the clty
required hy law 10 perform labor, upon the
pLblic highways. One OF said lista shall he
retained 10y the Street Commissioner and The
othor shall be deposited with the MayQG and
aa eAeh person on sad lists shall perform OF
cause to be performed his h,hor or c0m mute
the same, his name shall be checked OFT SAID
lists. ft uH t .TgH NfI
Sec. Any citizen Of said city, required by
law to perform labor upon the highways may
commute the same BY paying to tho Mayor tho
sum liked by law IN lieu Of such lahor, but
whenever such person Rfter having been warn.
ell hy the Street Comm ssloncr to perform
such labor, shall not within five days alter be
IN. NO warned, pertoym the same In person, OF
cause the same to 10 performed by an able
hAd -
Commissioner, or pay said comuutation mon.
ey; u stall be the dHty of tho Street Com
missioner TO institute suit for the collection oil
the same IN the manner polluted out by L,y
| fur supervisors In like cases.
sec. q All moneys pad 70 the Mayor In
commutation Of labor, or collected by SUIT or
otherwise on nccoun, thereof, shall be paid into
the City TreaapT W and shpll con stitute pant Of
the Street hnd, and shall be drawn out and
expended as other funds are drawn and
| expe aided. . I
See. .. Tho Mayor shall receive for HI,
services as member OF said Board the snm Of
Finy dollars per annnm payable quarterly out
OF the City Treasury.
Sec. 10. rho City Civil Engineer shall ye.
ceive for his services such compensation as
!he city council shall from time to time a How
In payment thereof ."l
Sec, II. The Street Commissioner shall r..
ceive for the performance Of oil 70 ry,ces and
duties required or that may be required Of
MN oy virtue Of his once, the sum of Seven
~, nundrsd Dollars per annnm payable quarterly
our OF the City Treasury.
SEQ. H. That the Ordinance entitled "An
Ordinance creating and prescribing the duties
o. board OF City Improvements" passed
May list, lsGs, be and the samc In hereby re-
pealed.
See. Ia. Thia ordinance shall take cfeet
and be 10 force from and after its passage
and legal publication.
I Done Ia Council, April u, 1919. L.ll lae) 4