The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-01
An Ordinance Creating the Office Ol
Street Commissioner and Defining
the Duties thereof.

Be it ordained by the Council of the In
corporated Village of Somerset, Ohio.
SEC. l. That In accordance with tn.
statute in such cases, made and provided tn
council hereby create the office of Stree
| Commissioner.
| SEC. 2. That the Street Commissioner
shall, by virtue of his Office be supervisor
of highways, within the municipal bounda
ries of said village, and shall have charg,
| of, and supervision of all work performed
upon the streets and alleys, side walks
commons and public grounds Of said vii
lage; and he shall exercise such other pow
er, and discharge such other duties, not
provided for in this ordinance, enjoinec
upon and granted to supervisors of high
the same may apply.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the
street commissioner to open or cause to be
opened all public streets and alleys which
shall have been or may hereafter be laid
out and established through any part ol
the village limits, the same to keep in re.
pair and remove or cause TO be removed ali
obstructions and puisances that may, from
time to time be found thereon and to that
end to give to each and every person com
mittinR or allowing or causing 70 be com
mitted any nuisance or nuisances and each
and every person who shall place Or cause
to be placed any obstruction or obstruct
ions, reasonable notice in writing to re
move the same within time mentioned in
said notice, and should such person OF rer.
sons refuse or neglect to remove or cause
to be removed such nuisance or obstruction
then and in that case, said Street Commiss
ioner shall forthwith return to the Mayor
the name or names of such person or per-
sons SO offending, who shall upon convic
tion thereof pay a fine not exceeding five
dollars nor less than two dollars, for each
| and every twenty four hours the same ma y
remain, without removal.
Sec. That it shall be the duty Of The
Street Commissioner whenever he shall no
tice or ascertain that any side walk is il
bad order OF bad repair, to cause q writer
notice to be served on the owner or owners
or the agent or agents thereof of the prem
ises which abut or front on any sidswalk
which shall be out of repair or in bad or
der. to repair the same with good sound
material, within ten days after the service
of said notice and upon refusal or neglec
to do such Pepoirs the street commissioner
| shall rapport the same to the Council, to be
acted upon by said council
Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty Of the
| corporation clerk to ascertain from the
books of tho county auditor OF treasurer
annually, the amount of road tax collected
in said village, and Immediately thereafter
make out and deliver to the street com
missioner list of the name Of each tax
payer in the village and the amount Of road
| tax with which such person stands char
ged.
Sec. 6. That the Street Comissione,
shall not employ any person to work out
the road tax of any other person, and tha
| in giving certificates to persons who have
worked ont their own road tax, he shall
make said certificates in.the name of th,
person against whom said tax shall be
charged on the list furnished by the cor
poration clerk to said Street Commiss
| ioner.
SEC. 7. That it shall be the duty o
the Street Commissioner to procure a bool
containing blank road certificates, and sucf
shall be numbered in regular succession
and registered in the margin of such bool
with number. date, amount. and to whom
issued, opposite tc certi6cat, 80 issued.
SEC 8. That il shall be lawful for tn
Street Com ssionei to collect the roat
taxes of said village, or any portion thereof
|
labor. in any other manner than by labo
upon the streets and alleys, and in tn
manner pointed ont BY this ordinance; ant
in no case whatever shall the Street Com
missioner, directly or Indirectly, act A. tn,
agent of the parties paying such ia xes, fo
the purpose of procuring such labor to b
performed.
SEC 9. That it shall be the duty of tn
Street Commissioner to file with the vii
lage clerk, on or before the frat of Apri
of the year following his election, a writ
ten report to the council, said report t.
contain, among other matters p raining t
his office, a transcript Of the entries whicl
he is required to make in his record. Sal,
report TO be verified by the oath of tn
Street Commissioner.
SEC 10. That it shall be the duty o
the Street Commissioner after his qualif
cation as such. to file with the village clerk
an inventory of all the shovels, plows, picks
mattocks, scrapers ard othsr proprty be
longing to his department, and to delive
the same to his successor in Office, at tn
time of succession, and TO take from hi
successor duplicate receipts therefore, on
of which must be filed with the villag,
clerk, and the other he may retain.
Sec. IL. That the Street COMMISSIONS
elected at the special election held Apri
Goth, 1879, ahall 60 into Office uDde
the provisions Of this ordinance, and tha
hereafter, be shall be elected at the annu
al Spring election, together with the o,he
corporation officers, and be shall hold hi
Office for the period of one year, or unit
his successor is qualified.
Sec. IL. That the Street Commissions
shall give bond in the sum of five hundre'
dollars, and shall be under the direction o
and obey the orders of the council, or, of
committee on streets appointed by tn
council.
SEC. 13. That the compensation Of tn
Street Commissioner shall be one hundre,
dollars per year and shall be paid quarter
ly. :.
Sec. IA. That all the blanks and book
the Street Commissioner shall need In tn
discharge of the duties Of his office, shal
be furnished him BY the clerk, At the ex
pense of the village.
Sec. IS. That all ordinances, or part
; Of ordinances, now in force, in conflict wit
this ordinance, be and the same are hsreb
repealed.
Sec. 16. That this ordinance shall tax
effect and be in force from and after il
passage, and one publication.
Passed in the council April 29th, 1877!
Attest D. o. Drummer Mayo
JERRY A. FLAU1T Clerk.
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