The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-04
BY Authorliy.l
An ORDINANCE


Providing for the appointment of Commissi oners
TO make permanent improvements In the Streets
of the City of Lambertville.
The Inhabitants ofhe City Of LdmIerpdie do orddta ;
SEC. ]. That there shall be and hereby is created
Board Of Aye commissioners under and for the
purposes Of this Ordinance, and that the first menu
bers of said Board shall be Albert W. Preston, Ed
ward r. Solllday, Geryas Ely, John H. Horn and
Cornelius Arnett.
SEC. 2. Tho said Commissioners shall hold office
for the term offiye years. provided, that the Com
mon Council may fill any vacancy occurring by
reason of death, resignation, inability to perform
the duties OF the office, or nonresidence; and pro-
Vided also that all future appointments shall be so
made that the political minority of the Common
Council as II shall exist, may maintain two repre-
sentatiyes In the Board, and that whenever either
of said representatives Is to be appointed he shall
be recommended unanimously by SAID minority,
whereupon he shall be appointed by the Council.
SIC 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Board to ex-
anime into the various methods of making and
improving road beds, suitable and adapted 10 the
public streets Of the City Of Lambertvile, taking
into consideration the kind and amount Of travel
on particular streets, the economy thereof. con-
sisteDt with peTmanency, and including therein
the CUTTERS and TO recommend to Council what.
ever plars they may adopt. making selections Of
such streets as they may think ought TO be i'm.
proved first looking to the permanent improvement
Of all the roadways In the city within reasona-
BILE time and at reasonable cost. The expendi-
ture for the financial year Of 1886 shall be based up
on estimate of about eight thousand dollars the
provisions ofthe third section ofthe Ordinance en-
titled IAN Ordinance to make appropriations and
levy tax for the year 1884," passed August a.
1884. TO be applicable to and for the purposes OF
this Ordinance.
SEC. q. The said Commissioners with their re-
port for present work, shall also report the APP
proxinate cost of permanent improvement OF all
the streets OF the city within a reasonable time
and within the financial resources OF the city; and
for the present expenditure of money hereby pro-
yided for to be recommended to the Council they
shall prepare and submit with their report, iull
specifications for the execution Of the work.
SEC 8. When any contract shall be given out
the said Board shall have charge Of the work to
that the same Is faithfully executed according
to specifications and may appoint one OF their
number or some other person, TO inspect and
oversee the work, until otherwise directed by the
Board; and the person 80 appointed when actively
engaged therein, may be compensated therefore
by the Council, but the rest OF the Board to res
ceiye no compensation, except for reasonable ex-
ton for preparing specifications.
SIC. 6. The said Board shall have power to ex-
anime into the question of sewerage. and how the
permanent road beds would be affected as TO cost,
damage or interference by means Of putting In
sewers. and TO include the same In their report.
SIC. Z. Any two members of the Board may at
any time stop any work they may deem Is being
improperly done, and the work shall not proceed
without the sanction of majority OF the whole
Board, which shall be called together immediately
for that purpose, and this provision shall be en-
braced within the terms OF any contract that may
be made relative TO stch work.
SEC. s. That this Ordinance shall take effect Inn
mediately after its publication according to law.
''' GEO. X MELLIcK,
President of Common Council.
Attest:-cEo. u. HoLcoMBE JR. City Clerk.
JN0. b. JONES, Mayor.
Jan. 28, 1856