Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28
OFFICIAL.
OR
OF THE :.
Legislative Council.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHoRITY.I
OFFICIAL.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.


Al AhN - NENAbAAculik Wis OlalIlrI. shall
make out plans, specifications and estimates
for all public work, when ordered By the leo
islatiye council He shall write all contracts
pertaining to his department, unless other
wise or.ered, upon all accepted bids and
the contracts, when written out, shall refer
to, and make part of them, the plans and
specifications relating thereto; and in said
contracts the exact cost of the work shall be
designated, II practicable, and in every in
stance a 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 aid 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 District to damages or penalties incident
to such failure. No contract shall be binding
until it is executed according 10 the act estab-
fishing this District.
Section PAIL contracts to which the Dis-
trict shall be a party, and made in conformity
with the powers delegated in the charter, shall
be signed as provided in the acts of 1869, chap
ter II.
Section 3-All contracts for grading or nav
ing any street, avenue, sidewalk or wharf,
shall contain a provision that if-the con-
tractor, or any other person, shall bring or
cause to be brought on said street, avenue,
WI or wharf, any materials which do
not strictly conform to the contract or Dis
trict ordinances, the engineer or other proper
officer of the District, shall, on behalf of the
District, have the right to order the same to
be removed forthwith from of such street,
avenue or wharf; and in case of neglect OF
refusal of the contractor, or those employed
by him, to remove such material, then To
cause the same to be removed at the expense
Of the contractor, and to deduct the expense
Of such removal, and all other expenses
thereon, from the account ofthe contractors:
Section 4-All contracts for my public work
or improvement shall contain a provision
that the penalty for each days neglect TO fin
ish the work according to contract, beyond
the time liked therein, shall be ten dollars,
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
Eve 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 ali
the surveying and engineering that may be
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 OF real estate
owner, free 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-
latiye council.
Section 6-The engineer shall superintend
all the public works requiring his attention.,
whether dene by contractors or BY the Dis.
triot laborers or work house conYicts; and the
power is hereby vested in the engineer and
the president Of the board of fire and police
commissioners, or either of them, to suspend
such work upon a failure of any contractor to
perform his contract, and in other cases
wherever the interest of the District plainly
requires 1t, which said suspension Of work
shall be communicated by the party making
it to the legislative council, at their next
meeting thereafter, together with the reasons
for such susnension, in writing.
Section 1.-The engineer shall be furnished
with a suitable office, in which he may be
found at regular and appointed hours daily.
In his said office he shall carefully keep ali
maps, plans surveys, estimates, books, in
struments and other things pertaining to his
office; and shall keep in convenient form and
in books, copies OF all contracts made by the
legislative council, as also copies of ali inn
pOrtant communications made to or nv him.
from or to other departments of the District,
with a systematic account Of his official trans
actions.
Section s-The legislative council shall,
from time to time, purchase and deliver TO
the engineer, to be By him held for tho Dis
trict, such instruments, books, stationery and
material as the legislative council may deter
mine to be necessary toa proper discharged OF
the duties of his office. He 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.
Section 9-He shall appoint, from tina to
time, With the advice and consent Of the leg
islatiye council, such assistants and employes
as may be deemed necessary TO the proper ex-
ecution of the duties of his Office; and the
compensation Of said assistants, ETC., shall
be fixed by the legislative council, and he may
retain or discharge such assistants, etc., at
pleasure, unless otherwise ordered by the
legislative council.
Section lO-When the grade of any street,
alley or avenue has been fixed by the leqisla.
tive council of the District, n profile of such
street, alley or avenue, showing the grade es-
tablished, shall be deposited in the engineers
office, and he shall publish for thirty days, :in
a daily newspaper, the fact that such grade Of
such street, alley or avenue has been filed as
herein Iequired, and notify all parties inter-
ested in property on such street, alley or ave
nue., TO examine the profile, and to present
any objection they may have thereto, in
writing, within thirty days, to the Legislative
council.
Section 11-When any work or repairs il
ordered or required TO be done by the engi-
neer, on any bridge, street or. sidewalk, or
upon any public property or buildings, the
engineer shall hire the required laborers or
mechanics at the lowest price for which he
can get them; provided, always, that the
amount paid shall be below the maximum
fixed by the legislative council; provided;
further, that whenever an emergency arises
in which the engineer is required, for the pro-
lection Of the public interest, to make imme-
diate repairs where the outlay will not exceed
one hundred dollars, he shall submit to the
president of the board of fire and police com
miss!oners and chairman of tho board of
public works, a statement Of the required
work, and with their approval in writing he
may proceed to have ii done. He shall have
general care and supervision of the streets,
alleys, lanes, bayous, promenades and other
public grounds of the District, and of ali
bridges and cutters in the District, to keen
the same in good repair.
Section l2-The engineer shall control and
manage the ork-house convicts and laboring
force Of the District, and together with the
president OF the board of fire and police com
missl0ners and chairman Of the board Of
public works, may employ such n working
force as may be necessary to do the work Of
the District, and shall have the control and
management of the District mules, carts,
Tools etc. except, such mules, carts, tools,
etc. as belong TO the sanitary department Of
the District. lie shall report to the first meet.
ing Of the legislative council in each month
his official transactions, work done, work
needed, money expended in each ward of the
District, and the general condition of his
department.
BE II ordained by the legislative council,
That occupants Of any and all promises 'front.'
ing on any street or alley in the Taxing Dis
trict shall clean up the sidewalk, guttering
and also the street or alley TO the center Of
the same, the whole front Of said lot or prem
ises twice a week THE time in the week to he
Designated by the board of health, and pile
up the cleanings in the center of the street or
alley for the garbage carts; and If the street
or alley bound more than one side Of any lot
or premises the occupant of such lots or
premises shall clean both streets or alleys as
above provided. And if there be no occupant
Of such premises, the owner, or if he is a non
resident, his agent, shall have the cleaning
done; and If such owner or his agent cannot
be found the engineer shall nave the cleaning
done at the cost Of the owner. And this ord
nance shall apply to the alleys in the rear as
well as on the side Of any lot or premises;
provided, that on all streets whore street rail
roads or Other railroads run, the railroad
company shall clean up between their tracks
and two feet on each side Of the same.
2-Anyono convicted before the president of
Of o violation Of this ordinance shall be fined
not less than one nor more than fifty dollars.
Be II ordained by tho legislative council.