Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-24
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCES
or THE
Legislative Council.
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ENGINEER.
sEcTIoN l-There shall be an engineer, who.
besides performing the duties assigned him
in the act establishing this District, shall
make out plans, specifications and estimates
for AL public work, when ordered by the leg
islatiye council lie shall write all contracts
pertaining to his department, unless other
wise ordered, upon all accepted bids; and
the contracts, when written out, shall refer
to, and make part of them, the plans and
contracts the. exact cost of the work shall be
designated, If practicable, and in every in
stance clause shall be inserted to the effect
that the same is entered into, subject to the
right Of the engineer and president of the
board of fire ahd police commissioners or the
legislative council, to suspend such work for
any failure on the part of the contractor, and
that such suspension shall not affect the right
ofthe Dluict to damages or penalties incident
TO such failure. No contract shall be binding
until 1t Is executed accordingto to the act estab-
fishing this District.
Section 2-All contracts to which the Dis
trict shall be party, and made in conformity
with the powers delegated in the charter, shall
be signed as provided in the acts of 1869, chap
ter IL.
Section a-All contracts for grading or paw.
ing any street, ayenae, sidewalk or wharf
shall contain provision that If the con,
tractor or any other person, shall bring or
cause to be brought on said street. avenue
sidewalk or wharf, any materials which do
not strictly conform to the contract or Dis
trlct ordinances, the engineer or other proper
officer Of the District, shall on behalf az he
District, have the right to order the same to
be removed forthwith from off such street.
avenue or wharf; and in case of neglect ar
refusal OF the contractor, or those emploved
By him, TO remove such material then To
cause the same to be removed at the expense
Of the contractors and to deduct the expense
Of such removal, and all other expenses
thereon, from the account of the Contractor.
Section 4-All contracts for any public work
or improvement shall contain a proyision
that the penalty for each days neglect 10 in
ish the work according TO contract, beyond
the time fixed therein, shall be ten doilSTs
when the gross amount to be paid the con.
tractor shall be five thousand dollars or less.
and ten dollars per day additional for every
five thousand dollars beyond that sum. or
such penalty as may be prescribed at the time
by the legislative council, to be specified In
the contract.
Section 5-The engineer shall perform all
the surveying and engineering that NAV he
ordered by the legislative council or by the
president Of the board Of fire and Police com
missioners. He shall also furnish, whenever
called upon by any builder or real estate
0Wneri tree OF charge, the corners of streets
and alleys, and the true grade and line Of
said streets and alleys where grades and lines
have been fixed and established BY the legis-
lative council. ."
Section 6--The engineer shall superlnhnd
all the public works requiring his attention.
whether dsne by contractors or BY the Dis,
trlet laogIers or Work-house conyicts; and the
power Is hereby vested in the engineer and
the presideRt Of the board Of FIRE and police
| commissioners, or either of them. 10 susnend
such work upon failure of any Contractor Ia
| perform ms contract, and in other cases
wherever the interest sf the District plainly
requires II, which said suspension Of work
shall be communicated by the party making
1t to the legislative council, at their neyf
meeting thereafter, together with the reason :
for such suspension, in writing.
Section 1.-The engineer shall be furnished
with suitable Once, in which he may be
found at regular and appointed hours daily.
IN his said office he shall carefully keen hi
maps, plans, surveys, estimates, books in
strnments and other things pertaining 10 his
ONCE; and shall keep in convenient form and
in books copies Of all contracts made by the
Legislative council, as also copies of ali inn
p0rtaht muaicatiOns made to or BY him,
IRON or to other departments of the District,
actions.
Section s-The legislative council shall.
from time to time, purchase and deliver 10
the engineer, to be by him held for the Dis
tict, such instruments, books, stationery and
material as the legislative council may deter
mine 70 be necessary to u proper discharge of
the duties of his office. lie shall make
monthly reports to the legislative council of
the work going on under his supervision and
CONTROL and shall be present at the regular
meetings Of the legislative council.
sectlon 91he snail appoint, from time to
!lime' WIN the advice and consent Of the leg
lslatiYe council, such assistants and employees
as may be deemed necessary Ia the proper ex.
ecution OF the duties of his office: and the
compensation of said assistants, etc, shall
b9 fixed by the legislative council, and he NAV
retain or discharge such assistants, etc, al
pleasure, unless, otherwise ordered by the
legislative council.
Section l0-When the grade of any street.
alley or avenue has been fixed by the legisla,
tive council Of the District, profile Of such
street, alley or avenue, showing the grade es-
tablished, shall be deposited in tho engineer's
ONCE, and he shall publish for thirty days,.in
a daly newspaper, the fact that such Grade Of
such street, alley or avenue has been filed NJ
herein IeQuired, and notify all parties inter
ested IN property on such street, alley or ave
nue., to examine the profile, and TO nresent
any objection they may have thereto. In
writing within thirty days, 10 the legislative
council,
Section ll-When any work ar renalr, i
ordered or required to be done by Ire enpi- |
neer' on any, bridge, street or sidewalk. or
upon any public property or buildings. tbe
engineer shall hire the required laboTers or |
mechanics at the lowest price for which he |
eah get tlemj proylded, always, that the |
amount paid shall be below tho mayimnm
fixed BY the legislative council; proyided
further, that whenever an emergency arises |
in which the engineer is required, for ibe nro-
lection OF the public interest, to make imme- |
diate repairs where the outlay will moi eyceod |
one hundred dollars, he shall submit to the |
Of the board Of Ere and police com
missionors and chairman Of the hoard ~
public works, O statement of the roouired |
work, and with their approval In writine bo |
may proceed TO have il done. He shall bo,,o
general care and supervision of the streets
iIleys, lanes, bayons, prQmenades and other |
BugiIc EIouhus OF the District, and Of All |
bridges and cutters in the District Ia ic%er %
he same in good repair, 'P
section 2-Ibe engineer shall control and |
manage the work -hOuse cOnvicts and la 80 49,
oree of the District, and, together win thee
president OF the board of fire and police con,
hlsSiohers ana chairman Of the board or
lubhc works, may employ such n worEins
orce as may be necessary to 40 Inc VOL 10
he District, and shall have the eontr0i and d
management Of the District inuies carts 1s,N
ools, etc., except such mules, oartS toois
,tc' rs oelong 20 the sanitary department az
nc histllVI nc snail report 20 the first meet |
ng ot the legislative. council in each month
us official transactions, work done. work
leeded, money expended in each ward of the
district, anu the general condition of lis
n, I-Be iterdained by the legislative council. \
nat occupants Of any and all premises front.
ng on any street or alley in the Tawna Dis
rlet shall clean up the sidewalk, gutterinr
nd also the street or alloy to the center az
ne same, the whole front of said lot or prem
ses twice week lthc time in the week 10 be
iesiggnuieu lg 1y the beard Of health, and pills
lp the cleanings in tho center OF Inc street ar
hey for the garbage carts; and if tho street
e alley bound more than one side of any lot
y premises tho occupant Of such lots or [
PREMISES shall clean both streets or alievs es !
6oye provided. And if thoro be no occupant /
4 such promises, the owner, or If he is non {
esident, his agent, shall have the cleaning
onei and II such owner or his agent cannot :
e found the engineer shall have the cleaning I
one at the cost OF the owner And this ord