The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-11
p. G. HOFF.
by Authority
An ORDINANCE

Providing for the appointment Of Commissioners
TO make permanent improvements In the Streets
of the City OF Lambertyille.
The Inhabitants fhe City n LamberriHe do o,daia i.
SEC. /. That there shall be aud hereby is created
Board Of FIVE Commissioners under and for the
purposes of this Ordinance, and that the first mem
bcrs of said Board shall be Albert W. Preston, Ed
ward Il. So liday, Geryas Ely John H. Horn and
Cornelius Arnet.
sEc 2. The said Commissioners shall hold Office
for the term ofive years propided, that the Com
mon Council may I'll any vacancy occurring by
reason of death, resignation inability TO perform
the duties OF the office, or n0n-residence: and pro-
pided 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 sha II
whereupon he shall be appointed by the Council.
SIC. 8. II shall be the duty of the Board to ex-
anime into the various methods of making aud
improving road beds. suitable and adapted to the
public streets OF the City Of Lambertvilc taking
into consideration the kind and amount of travel
on particular streets, the economy thereof. con-
! sistent With permanently, and including therein
the CUTTERS; and to recommend to Council what
| ever piars they may adopt. making selections OF
such streets as they may think ought 10 be inn
proved first, looking to the permanent Improvement
of all the rOadways in the city within n reasona-
! Bile time and at reasonable cost. The expendi-
ture forthe financial year Of 1885 shall be based up
on an estimate of about eight thousand dollars the
provisions of the third section ofthe Ordinance en-
| titled "An Ordinance to make appropriations and
| levy tax for the year 1884" passed August !
| 1884. to be applicable to and for the purposes o.
| this Ordinance
| SIG 4. The said Commissioners with their re.
| port for present work, shall also report the APP
| proxinate cost of permanent improvement Of al
| the streets of the city within reasonable time
and within the financial resources OF the city; aud
| 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 10
see that the same is faithfully executed according
TO specifications and may appoint one Of theii
number sCmc other person, TO inspect and
| oversee the work, until otherwise directed by the
| Board; and the person so appointed when actively
| engaged therein, may be compensated therefore
ceiye no compensation, except for reasonable ex-
| penses incurred, and also reasonable compensa-
| ton for preparing specifications.
| SEC. q. 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.
! SEC. 7. Any two members Of the Board may nj
/ 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 lie 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 such work
SEC. 8. That this Ordinance shall take effect i'm.
Inediaey after its publication according to law.
GEO. X. sfELLIcK.
President of Common Council
Attest:-cEo. N HoLcoMRE. JK City Clerk.
JNo. b. JONES, Mayor.
Jan. 28, 1885.