The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-05-27
Ordinance No. 2O6.
Published MAY 9th 1881


An ordinance entitled can ordinance defining
! the duties and fixing the compensation of Road
Overseer and Street Commissioner
Be it ordained by the Mayor and coancilmen
of the city of lola. =;
SECTION !. The Office OF Road Overseer and
Street Commissioner is hereby created.
SEC. 3. The Road Overseer and Street Com
missioner for said city shall be appointed by the
Mayer thereof with the consent of a majority of
the council, and shall before entering upon the
duties of his office enter into bond with said
city with good and sufficient sureties to be
approved by the Mayor and council, in the sum
OF 81 ZOO. 90 for the faithful discharge of his
duties, the safe keeping and proper use Of any
monies coming into his hands and to disburse
the same in the manner directed by them. and
gaas for his office by taxing ing an oath that he
flee as required by law and by the ordinances of
said city.
intend all local improvements in said city; all
improvements in the streets, alleys and COM
mons; establish grades of sidewalks, streets and
alleys; perform sgch other duties as may be en-
Joined upon him BY rule, resolution or ordinance
of the council of said city, and generally do and
perform the duties required of the Road Over
seer of the State of Kansas by the laws thereof
in so far as the same are applicable and not in
conflict herewith.
SEC 4. He shall notify all male persons be-
tween twenty-One and IS years of age, who
BILE of performing labor on public highways to
work two days Of eight hours each in each year
on the public streets in said city, between the
first day of April and the first day of October at
such time and place as he may designate in his
notice, or furnish substitute to do the same;
or pay the sum of one and One-half dollars per
day to said Overseer and commissioning, who
= shall receipt for the same and pay it into the
Street Fund of said city; and any such person
failing SO to pay or work out his said road tax
shall pay to said city double the amount thereof
together with costs and a reasonable attorneys
fee for collection in suit brought by said city
for such collection.
SEC. 5. Such overseer and commission er
shall at the first meeting of the council in the
months of June, July, August and September of
each year make his report in writing showing
the work done account of poll tax, if any land
by whom, the number of days work done on
property tax and by whom, the number of days
work done for pay and by whom; the amount of
ed, and the names of persons, If any, who have
failed or refused to SO work or pay.
, SEC. 6. He shall make the improvements pro-
vided for herein under the direction of the cOun-
Gil and Committee on Streets and Alleys
! SEC. Z. He shall receive as compensation for
his services the sum of one dollar and fifty cents
per day for every day he may be actually and
necessarily employed in the discharge Of his
duties.
.Ec s. His term of Office shall be for one
year, provided that he may be removed for cause
by vote of a majority Of the council upon COM
plant i'm writing of any citizen of said city set
ting forth the reasons therefor.
SEC. 3. This ordinance shall take effect from
and after its publication once In the lola REG
lister.
Approved May 10, 1881.
Attest: w. L. BARTELs, Mayor.
lsEAL] II. B. STEVENSON, City Clerk.