Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-05-19
An Ordinances
PROVIDING FOR TIE PUR-
CHASE AND ERECTION OF
r A M p AMI
LIGHTING THE SAME IN
THE INCORPORATED VIII
LACE OF EATON, PREBLE
COUNTY OHIO.

Section 1. Be it ordained by
by the Council Of the Incorporated Vii.
lage of Eaton, Prebie county, Ohio; that
for the purpose of Lighting the streets in
said corporation. 1t shall be lawful for
the Council to purchase and erect on
suitable posts such number of Coal Oil,
Gaselene or such other variety or char
acter of Lamps as may be determined
by the Council and to be erected at
sach points and In such numbers as the
necessities and convenience of the Cor
poration may require and as shall be di-
rected from time to time By resolution OF
che Council.
Section 2. That any time af-
ter the taking effect of this ordinance it
shall be lawful for the Council through
the Corporation Clerk to Advertise for
sealed proposals for the purchase and
erection in said Corporation of such
number and kinds of street lamps and
lamp posts as may be the Couucildireet
ed said advertisements shall be made
said sealed proposals received and &C
cepted or rejected in all respects in ac-
cordance with The provisions of section
562 of the municipal code of tho State of
Ohio and to that end and for that pur-
pose said Section 562 is hereby sdopted
and made a part of this section of this
Ordinance.
Section 8. That for the pur>
o. defraying the expenses incurred in tx
purchase and erection of said Lamps and
posts furnishing burning material and
lighting the same there shall be levied
annually on the taxable property of the
Corportion on the duplicate of the coun-
ty q rate of tax not greater in amount
Ihan One Mill and One-Halfto to the Dol
lar. Said tax VII en- so levied, shall be
certified by the Corporation Clerk to the
county Auditor to be collected as other
taxes, and which said tax, when collected
shall be denominated the "Street Lamp
Fund"
Section 4. That for the pur-
pose of furnishing burning material for
said lamps it shall be lawful for theCoun-
ell by Resolution to instruct the Com
mittee on Street Lamps 10 purchase
from time totime, such quantity of burn
ing material as may be found to be ne
cessary, and the costs thereof shall be
allowed and paid by the Council on the
order of the Clerk, out of the "Street
Light Fund.-" as above provided, and
out of no other fund whatever.
Section 5. That for the pur-
pose of keeping said Lamps regularly
Lighted, aud Extinguished, it shall be
for the C~ouncilto employ a suita-
bic person or persons for that purpose
at such compensation as the Councilm nay
deem reasonable, and to be paid out of
the "Street Light Fund" And who shall
give bond with good security in the sum
of $780, 90 for the faithful performance of
his duty. That it shall be the duty Of
the person thus employed to keep said
at all times well cleaned, filed
and in good order and to cause.-the same
to be regularly lighted and extinguished
each day at such hours as the Coun-
Ill shall by resolution direct.
Section 6. That Ordinance
Number 1s, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Section Z. This Ordinance to.
take effect and De in force from and sf
ter its passage, May 9th, 1870.
May 10, 1870-w3.