The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-01-28
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An ORDINANCE


Providing for the appointment of Commissioners
to make permanent improvements 10 the Streets
OF the City of Lambertville.
The hhabitanS ofMe Cdy Of Lap6enc,lie do oriaia !;
SEC j. That there shall be and hereby is created
Board of five Commissioners under and for the
purposes of this Ordinance and that the first mem
bers of said BOARD shall be Albert w Preston Ed
ward Il. Solliday, Geryas Ely, John H. Horn and
Cornelius Arnett.
SEC. 2. The said Commissioners shall hold office
for the term offve years. lrorided, that the Com
mon Council may fill any vacancy occurring by
reason of death, resignation, inability to perform
the duties of the office, non-residence; and pro-
rided also, that all future appointments shall be so
made that the political minority of the Common
Council. as IL shall exist may maintain two repre-
sentatives In the Board, and that whenever either
of said representatives Is TO he appointed he shall
be recommended unanimously by SAID minority
whereupon he shall be appointed by the Council.
skc. =. II shall be the duty OF the board to eS-
anime into the various methods of making aud
improving road beds, suitable aud adapted to the
public streets Of the City OF Lambertvillo. taking
into consideration the kind and amount of travel
on particular streets, the economy thereof con-
sstent with permanency, and including therein
the CUTTERS; and to recommend TO Council what
such streets as they may think ought Ia be Inn
proved FIRST, looking to the perman mproyemen Mt
Of all the roadways in the city within q reasona-
BILE time and at a reasonable cost The expendi-
ure for financial year of 1885 shall be based up-
estimate of about eight thousand dollars; the
provisions OF the third section ofthe Ordinance en-
tltleu An Ofdinahce 10 make appropriations and
levy tax for the year 1881" passed August 4.
1854 TO be applicable TO and for the purposes OF
this Ordinance.
SIC T. The said Commissioners with their re-
port for present work, shall also report the an
proximate cost of permanent improvement of all
the streets Of the city within reasonable time
aud within the financial resources Of the city; aud
for the present expenditure of money hereby pro-
vided for to be recommended to the Council, they
shall prepare and submit with their report, full
specifications for the execution OF the work.
SEC. s. 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 seine 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
by the Council, but the rest OF the Board TO re-
eeive no compensation, except for reasonable ex-
penses incurred, and also reasonable compensa-
ton for preparing specifications.
SEC. q. The said Board shall have power 10 cx-
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 at
\ any time stop any work they may deem is being
| improperly DONE aud 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-
bfaeed within the terms OF any contract that may
be made relative to such work.
SIC. g. That this Ordinance shall take effect inn
mediately after its publication according TO law.
Passed January i6 1885.
GEO. X. MELIICK,
President OF Common Council
Attest:--cE 20: ~. HoLcoaBE, JR. City Clerk
JNo. b, JONES. Mayor.
Jan. 2s, 1885.