Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-22
PUBLIC WORKS.
Text OF am Ordinance for the OrganIza.
tion of BOa,d of Public Works.
A Proposition Worthy the Earnest Con.
sIderatiOn OF All Iasses OF Our
People.

| OI All misses OF OUR
People.
We publish the following for the con-
sideration OF our readers, and with view
to invite such comment IS will enable
the general council to see what public
opinion is upon the subject:
AN Ordinance to create Committee on Public
Works for City OF Memphis:
| Be il ordained 6y the General Council
! Of The city Of Memphis, as foLOtCs::
First-A committee of public works Is
| hereby created, which shall have the en-
tire cOntrol, management and superin-
tsuderce Of the public buildings, grounds
and improvements Of the city: OF her
work to bs dor or repairs to be made on
the sir9ets, alleys, sidewalks, crossings,
BRIDGE, culverts, gutter, buildings, laud.
ings, wharf, and the river front, whether
the said work shall be done by contract
Ors, hired laborers, or wOrkhouse con-
vlcts; of the purchase of materials re-
q1ired for new work CT repairs; OF all
matters pertaining to the providing and
maintaining OF lights and lamIs in the
streets and public grounds, and OF ali
other work belonging to the engineer
department of the city or necessary for
not specially intrusted to any other COM
mittee of the general council or officer
Of the city.
Sacond-The mayor OF the city and
the city engineer shsll be er oficiO men,
bars of the committee of pubic works,
and three other members, well known
citizens, shall be CHOSEN by the general
council, from six or more names pre-
sented by the mayor. OF the three
members thus chosen by the general
co lncil, one shall reside In that part OF
tie city north of Jefferson street; one
shsl reside In that part OF the city be-
tween Jefferson and Union streets, and
the third shall n side in that part Of the
city south OF Union street
Third-Within five days after the
election, the committee OF public works
shsll meet and designate the numbers
whose terms of service shall be one,
two, and thee yesrs, respectively.
Fourth-Any vacancy which shall D.
cur In the said committee shall be Il ! '.'
By the general council from tive IT
names presented by the mayor. Ar,
member elected upon the expiration
the term Of service Of another, shall hold
his Office for three years, or until his sue
cessor shall be elected and qualified; and
a member elected upon the death, re-
movsl nom the city, or resignation of
another, shall hold his Office for the re-
mainder OF ths unexpired term of the
latter.
Fifih-No person shall be elected by
the general council a member OF eaId
committee who has not Te-ided in the
city OF Memphis for five years previous
to his election, or who is not q afreehoIder
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OF honor, prOfit or trust under the Fed
eral, State, county or city governments.
Sizth-The mayor shall be president Of
the committee Tor some one Of the COM
misaoners elected by them), which shall
NEE: vt least once month. The regu-
lar meeting shall be held on the third
Wednesday, OF each month. Three
members shall constitute quorum for
the trans action Of business. The clerk
of - may be chosen by said commit
tee to keep q record Of proceedings and
to act az secretary.
Ssventh-No member OF said commit
tee elected by the general council shall
receive pay, nor shall he enter upon his
duties until he shall MAKE oath that ne
Is not, and will not be during mis- term CT
service, interested, direc1y y or indirectly,
in any contract made by any party with
the city OF Memphis; that he did not
geek the Office of member CT the commit
tee OF puElic works, and that he will
faithfully discharge bis official duties.
Eightn-The city comptroller shall
furnish the committee Of public works
certified copy or statement of the amount
allowed in the budget tor the year 1877,
and the amount now credited from last
year for the construction and mainte-
nance Of the public works, hereinbefOre
mentioned, during the year 1875. He
shall also make a similar report to said
committee from year to year after the
annual budget shall have been author
izsd by the general council.
NiHth-The committee of public
works shall not expend In any year
in the budget for said public works, IN.
less notified by the msyor that more
moneys than the half Of the budget al
lowance have bsen collected and are in
the trSasurer's bands.
Tenth-In no Gas @ shall said commit
tee expend or contract for any works
tbs estimated value of which shall eX-
ceed three.fourths of the amount al
lowed in the budget for public works.
This provision, however, shall not pre-.
vent the com mittee from eXpandiDg any
moneys In the treasury appropriated to
the public works and not expended the
previous year.
EleyenLh-In case more taxes ara col.
lected than three urths Of the budget
allowance, the said committee may ex-
pend the same on necessary works,
whether of construction, removal or re-
pairs, or they msy pass the amount into
the fund for puUiic works for the year
following.
Twelfth--The committee on public
works may expeod for the security,
maintenance and repairs of the whRrves,
landings and river font sueh Gums OF
money as may be set apart by the gen.
eral council from yesr to year for that
especial purpose; but in no case shall
the expenditures exceed the amount |
designated by tie general council.
Tnrteenth-The said committee may
exosnd the whole amount or somUch |
thereof % may be necessary Of the sum |
appropriated by the general council for |
prJvidipg and msini aiming the public |
lights and lampP.
When auy public work
shall be contemplated or ordered by the |
committee of public WORKS, the city en-
gineer shall make all necessary surveys,
measurements and examinations requir- |
ed by said committee, snd shall prepare
plans, prjfiles, Specifications and eeti.
mates If the same, in such style and
manner as done by competent civil en-
gineers for railway companies or ether
plblic corporations. and shall file these
documents in The office Of said commit