New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-08
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
CITY Hall, july 5, 1870,

MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hail. July S, 1870. 5
mo. Standardization Series]
An ordinance organizing the Department of
WaterwOrks and Public Buildings.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Council
of the city of New Orleans, that the Depart
ment Of Warterworks and Public Buildings
is hereby permanently organized, the scope
of the powers Of the Administrator thereof
to be as follows:
l. 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
2. He shall have general superintendent
of court, school, engine and market houses,
and all other public buildings, and shall adj
Indicate all contracts for the erection, ex-
tension, and repair of the same, and no ap-
preparation therefor shall be considered, UNI
less accompanied by his certificate that the
specified work has been executed in keeping
with the plan and specifications, and to his
entire satisfaction, the foregoing being sub
ject to modification by section twenty-eight,
ordinance No. 346, new series contract with
Firemen's Charitable Association), and the
control and possession of the public school
cation.
3. He shall have under his direction all
matters concerning the arrangement Of the
court-rOOms, clerks offices, etc, located in
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. 45S.
4. He shall have the control and direction
Of fha IySa Acylu Of rbn
Aged and Infirm, with power to make such
regulations for their government as may be
deemed necessary and proper.
5. He shall have the supervision of all hos
pitfalls, pcst-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 a voucher, on
the presentation of bills; 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
6. He shall present from time to time or
dlnances 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 2. Be it further ordained That for
the proper discharge of the duties of his po-
sition, as set forth in 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 annum.
One assistant clerk-at the rate of $500
per annum.
One messenger-at the rate of 5000 per
annum.
wATERwORKs.
For the discharge of the duties connected
with the Waterworks, he shall appoint