The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-07

i, charter election, but all Of said officers shal
continue in office till their successors ar
elected and qualified.
Second-rhe city waterboard, compose,
OF the water commissioners, shall have
under rules and regulations to be adopte,
! by the board, and reported TO and up
proved By Council, the control, supervision
and management Of the Water Works ant
running Of tho same, Of the reservoir aud
pipes, repairs, improvements and addition.
thereto; Of the supply OF water to the con
sutneB for such compensation as may bt
fixed by such rules and regulations, shall
collect the revenues from water rents and
otherwise from water or the works, and
dtsbuse the same, and shall employ and
discharge at their discretion superintend.
ent and such other officers and employees
as may be necessary, such officers aud the
salaries to be paid them TO be approved
and confirmed by Council. But the pres.
ent Superintendent Of the Water Works
shall continue in office, at his present
salary, until the first meeting Of the CITY
Council after the next regular charter
election, but he shall mako out Of his said
salary the same payments to subordinate
employees us at present, and during the
remainder OF his term OF office shail be
subject to the general supervision, control
and direction Of, and shall report to the
Water Board in the discharge OF his duties
as heretofore prescribed.
Third-That the Board Of Public
Works under rules and regulations
to be adopted by them, and nm.
proved and confirmed by tlre-councii,
shall have the management Of and contract
for the Improvement, cleansing, care and
repairof the sewers, streets aud alleys OF
the city, and employ and discharge al their
discretion city engineer, and such other
officers and employees US may be necessary.
prescribe their duties, and have the con.
troll and supervision thereof; shall super
wise the execution OF such contracts and
the disbursement Of all MONEYS foror upon
the sewers, streets and alleys, such officers
and the salaries to be paid them to be ap.
proved and confirmed by COuncil. But
the present street commissioner and city
surveyor shall continue in Office until the
first meeting OF Council after the next
regular charter election, at their present
rates Of compensation, and shall be subject
to the general supervision, control and dt-
rection of, and shall report to the board,
during the remainder OF their terms OF
office in the discharge OF their duties as
heretofore prescribed.
Fonrth-At the expiration OF the term OF
two years for which the present Trustees OF
the Gas Works Of the city OF Wheeling
were elected, the Council OF the city in like
joint session shall elect three officers TO be
called Trustees OF the Gus Works. who
shall hold their ogice for the term Of two
Years, or until their successors are elected
and qualified.
Fiitl-The said Trustees shall have,
Under rules and regulations to be adopted
by them and approved by Council, control
supervision and management Of the Gus
Works, pipes and connections, OF all neces-
sary repairs, OF the purchase Of ali necessary
materials, OF the supply of gus TO con
sumers, OF the collection OF the revenues
arising from the works and from gus sup
piled, OF the disbursements OF the same,
md shall employ and discharge at their
discretion superintendent and such other
officers and employees as may be necessary,
such officers and the salaries to be paid
them to be approved aud confirmed by
Council, and shall, under such rules and
regulations, prescribe the duties, and have
the supervision and direction Of all such
officers and employees.
Slxth-Counell may at any time amend,
modify or anuut any Of said rules or regu.
lations.
| Seventh-Thc said members of the board
OF public works, commissioners and trus.
tees shall each receive for his services a
salary OF one hundred dollars per wear.
| EightE-CounciI shalt require and take
from such of the officers created and pro-
vided for by this act and employees mem
toned or referred to therein, rs they shall
deem proper, such bonds, obligations, or
other writing payable to the city, as they
shall consider necessary or proper condi-
toned for the faithful performance Of their
official duties.
Ninth-The oath prescribed by section
five Of article four OF the Constitution OF
the State OF West Virginia shall be taken
by all officers created or provided for by
this act, before entering on their official
duties. T
Tenth-said boards and trustees shall
once in every three months, or oltener il
so required by Council, report to Council n
Full statement Of their receipts and dis.
barsemcnts, made by them during the
three months next proceeding such report,
or since their last report or longer.
Eleyenth-Such ordinances NAV be pass.
cd from time to time by Council, not in
consistent with this net, in reference to the
matters and things committed to the charge
OF such boards and trustees, and with
reference TO said boards and trustees MS
may be necessary or exPedieat.
Tweltth-No member Of the City Coun.
Gil shall hereafter be eligible for election
I or appointment as a trustee, commissioner,
or member OF the Board OF Public Works,
and II any such trustee, commissioner or
member Of the Board OF Public Works
shall hereafter become member OF the
City Council, his Office as such trustee,
commissioner, or member oil the Board OF
Public Works shall be hereby vacated.
Thirtcen-N0 member Of said boards, nor
any such trustee, oro0icerdppointed by, aud no
paSon employed BY Slii board or trustees &tdll5e
inlereEed, iirCctlyor Indirectly in any contract,
bargain, sale or agreement By Ori0 Mii boards,
aud trustees, or any q hcm, other than for his
oted rageS as an fmPl3ys, u'sdsr a psAaliy Of
a fine Qf mol less than tEtRiy;fUe d0LldrS, nor
more t6aa one aaRdaed dolI'ass, or 6y i%fy8s0ss-
meat, tritt labor WithOuI compensation al any
Of he pubic pOsEs or improvements HrdeT-
taken or to Be undertaken By said city for any
period not srcectling one gear, or 6y both such
fns and imprisonment, al the discretion Of the
Judge Of th6 municipal coutt of ithesiing, or
Of lie }ury Of The appellate court.
4 Any violation of this section shall be
punished by prosecution in the same man,
ner us for violation Of q city ordinance, be-
fore the municipal court OF Wheeling, on