New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-09
MAYoRALTy OF NEW ORLEANS, /
CITY Hall, July>5, 1870.


No Standardization Series
An ordinance organizing the Department of
WaterwOrks and Public Buildings.
SECTION l. Be it ordained bf the Council
of the city of New Orleans, that the Depart
ment of WarterwOrks andPublic Buildings
is hereby permanently organized, the scope
of the powers of the Administrator thereof
to be as follows:
|. He shall have the entire management
and control of the Waterworks embracing
the renewal and repair of buildings, ma
chinery, pipes, ETC., and he shall have. the
superintendent of all improvements that
may hereafter be made in connection with
said works.
9. He shall have general superintendent
of court, school. engine and market houses,
and all other public buildings, and shall ad-
Indicate all contracts for the erection, ex-
tension, and repair of the same, and no ap-
preparation therefor shall be considered, un-
less accompanied by his certificate that the
|. specified work has been executed i'll keeping
with the plan and specifications, and to his
entire satisfaction, the foregoing being sub
iect to modification by section twenty-eight,
ordinance No. 346, new series contract with
Firemens Charitable AssOciatiOn), and the
control and possession of the public school
houses assumed by the State Board of Edu-
cation.
3. He shall have under his direction all
matters concerning. the arrangement of the
the municipal buildings, or in buildings
rented by the city; their repair and fitting
up, and shall cause the same to be kept
clearly and orderly, in accordance with the
provisions of ordinance No. 458.
4. He shall have the control and direction
of the Insane Asylum and Home of the
Aged and Infirm, with power to make such
regulations for their government as may be
deemed necessary and proper.
). He shall have the supervision of all hos
pitfalls, pest-hOuses, ETC., and persons whose
care and treatment are chargeable to the
city shall be received therein on his
written order; the said order, to be re-
turned to his Department., as voucher, on
the presentation of bills; a report to accom-
pany each bill, in which shall be embraced
all the main facts connected with each case
charged for therein, from commencement
to termination of treatment; the form of
said report to be prescribed by the Admin
istratOr.
g. He shall present from time to time or
dinances or resolutions in relation to the
aid received from the city by the various
orphan asylums, the data for the same to be
furnished to the Administrator by those
having said institutions under their control.
SEC. 9. Be it further ordained, That for
sitiOn, as set forth i'll the foregoing sections,
the Administrator shall have the appoint
ment Of the following officers, and such
others as from time to time the Council may
deem necessary.
GENERAL OFFICE.
For the discharge of the duties appertain-
ing to the general office:
One general clerk-at the. rate of $500
per annllm.
One assistant clerk-at the rate of $500
per annum.
One messenger-at the rate of 5000 per
annum.
WATEHwORKS
For the discharge of the duties connected
with the WaterwOrks, he shall appoint
One assistant superintendent at the rate
OF $1,000 per annum.
One hydrant book-kceper-at the rate of
tS25OO per annum.
One clerk-at the rate of $4,000 per annum.
Two collectors and asscssOrs-at the rate
of $500 per annum.
One assistant collector and assessOr-at
the rate OF $1,000 per annum.
One porter-at the rate of $5OOper annum.
Five spannermen-at the rate OF $40
each. per per annum.
One plumber-at the rate of $1,000 per
annum.
One carpentcr-at the rate of $1,000 per
per annum.
One blacksmith-at the rate of $1,000 per
annum.
One engineer at pumps-at the rate Of
$500 per annum.
Two tiremen-at the rate of $500 each, per
annum.
Two hclpers-at the rate of $500 each per
annum.
One coal wheeler-at the rate of $40 per
annum.
The hydrant book-keeper and assessors
and collectors. shall each furnish security
in the sum Of 5000 for the faithful dis
charge Of their respective duties.
INSANE ASYLUM. -
For the discharge of the duties incident
to the MANAGEMENT Of the Insane Asylum,
he shall appoint