The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-02
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Buildings.
the City OF Philadelphia do ordsin, That the
following named gentlemen, to wit:-William
Adamson. William F. Miskey. Hiram Miller,
James Page, Joshua Spering, Alexander j.
Harper. John Mccarthy. Jonn Robbins Jr.,
George Day, James II. 0rne, Robert ?, dilllng.
James 8. Watson, Thomas U. Walter Nathan
Hilles and William Morris Davis, who together
n W5h GommSn Cnnncis, Coief Ensneer and
Surveyor. Chief Eugneer of the Water Works,
Chief Commissioners Of Highways. Inspector Of
Steam Engines ana Boilers, Commissioner of
MaIkets and City Property; and they are
hereby appointed and constituted Commission
ers for the erection of Public Buildings for the
accommodation of the Courts and ali the City
and County officers, Tho shall hold their office
for the term OF Ave years excepting those who
President of Council, or Head OF Department.,
unless the buildings herein provided for shall
have been before tnat time erected and COM
pleted. Any vacancy occurring in the said
Board excepting those who are members by
virtue OF their Office as Mayor, President of
Council or Head OF Department), shall be filled
by Councils. The said commissioners shall
meet within one month after the passage OF
this ordinance, and organize by the election of
a President from their number. but they shall
receive no compensation for their services as
Commissioners. The Clerk OF the Department
of Markets aud City Property shall be Secre-
tary Of this Commission.
Section q That IL shall be the duty OF the said
Board to advertise in at least two daily news.
papers published in said city, Tor three weeks.
for plans and estimstes OF cost Of the proposed
af er their first meeting, determine upon and
adopt plan, and thereupon shall determine
what portion OF said plan shall be first executed.
They shall advertise for at least two weeks in
one or more newspapers for proposals for
the erection OF such part to be by them desig
mated in the advertisement and they snaIl
award The contract or contracts to the lowest
and best bidders, who shall give such security
ar d who shall thereupon enter into a contract
with the said city, and shall proceed under the
direction OF the said Commissioners to erect
said buildings and 1T them up for the purposes
intended. Provided. That no contract under
until approved by Councils.
Sections. That The said commissioners shall
prepare contract, TO be approved by the City
Solicitor the terms OF which shall be published
at the time OF advertising for the proposals for
the erection OF such portion of the buildings as
shall be designated TO be first erected, shall pro.
vide terms of payment. and fix the amount and
kind OF security to be given by the contractor or
ever the said Commissioners shall desm it ex.
pedient, they shall proceed in the erection and
completion of any other part or parts of the
tracts therefor shall be made and approved
and shall be awarded after advertisement in
the same manner as is above provided for that
portion which Is first to be erected.
Section I. That the said buildings shall be
erected in Independence Square.
Section 5. That the faith OF the city OF Phila-
delphla is hereby pledged that at the time OF
fixing the annual tax for general purposes, In
buildings are finished and completed, they will
levy special tax of one tenth OF one per centum
VI on LDo lhAuDlo property Wlbulu CITY Ol
Philadelphia, such other rate as will yield at
least three hundred thousand dollars annually;
the said special tax to be collected separately
and to be kept as separate fund by the City
Treasurer and to be known as "The Public
Buildings Fund.-" and that the said sum so
raised by taxation shall be annually appropriA
Rted to the erection and completion OF said
buildings, and for no other purpose. Provided,
that no money shall he expended by this Com.
mission, except as the same shall be appro-
priated as herein provided:
Section 6. That in order that immediate
steps may be taken for the erection of said
| buildings the sum OF ten thousand dollars is
hereby appropriated to the said Com mission
ers OF Public Buildings for the purpose OF car
rying out the objects OF this ordinance. The
said sum TO be reimbursed out OF the amount
| to be raised by taxation under the provisions
| OF this ordinance for the year 1859. The war
| OF Public Buildings. signed by the President.
and attested by the Secretary In the form au-
| tboriZed by existing ordinances.
| Section 7. That upon the completion of the
| buildings herein authorized TO be erected, all
| the present buildings upon Independence
| Square, with the exception OF Independence
| Hall, shall be taken down and removed by the
JOSEPH f. MARCER,
| President OF Common Council
| BENJAMIN II. HAINEs,
| Clerk of Select Council
| WILLIAM =. STOKLEY,
President of Select Council,
Approved this thirty.first day of December
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred RnC
| sixty-eight "a, ID. 1859.
MORTON MoMICHAEL,
l2t Mayor Of Philadelphia,