The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-25
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Following Ordinance De-
fines Its Duties Clearly.


man of the ordinance committee, pro.
scented tho following ordinance defining
the duties OF the board OF public works,
which was adopted:
BE it ordained by the Council OF the
city OF Roanoke, Virginia, that the
duties OF the board Of publ works OF
said city shall be rs follows.
/. The said board shall superintcnd
the opening, widening, straig htning. lay
ing out, cleaning, repairing, paving,
macadamizing and grading all the
streets and highways of said city, tho
setting of curbstones and paving cutters
thereon, the establishment or alteration
of grades of streets, and the alteration
and repairing OF all sidewalks. subject
to the orders of tho city Council.
2. The slid board shall consider and
report as soon as practicable upon all
matter relating to street and high
way work in said city referred to them
by the Council, or the street committee
Of tho Council.
3. Their report upon all applications
for lay ing out new streets, or altering
streets. for paving, grading, or curb
ing and paving cutters referred to said
board shall be accompa MED by q full
and accurate estimate OF the probable
COSU VI Tue WOrk, anu IL DractlCa0l0
with plans of the same.
GRADES OF STREETS.
4. The said board shall fl the height,
width and materials of sidewalks and
the grades of streets and make or cause
to be made surveys OF all streets, high
ways, proposed highways with the
adjacent lands in which they may
find it eXpedient to esta blish the gradc
or boundaries. Whenever any street or
highway shall be surveyed, they shall
make out Statement OF the boun-
daries Of such street or highway, and
also the grade which in their opinion
ought to be established thereon. They
shall then appoint i day and place to
hear the parties interested in the same
and shall hear and determine same after
legal notice to all parties Interested
The said board, after full investigation
and the hearing of parties interested.
shall make a full report to Council Of
all the facts, together with their recon-
mendation, and if Council shall so
order. said board shall make such grade
as may be SO ordered, und indicate the
width of the sidewalks to be built
thereon, after the same has been fixed
by Council. Their determination in the
matter, together with a plat of such
street or highway, eXhibiti the
bounds and grades thereof, shall be re-
corded in their Office.
5. The said board shall take notice of
any entertainments made by any person
upon the line of any street or highway,
by projecting doors, steps, windows, or
houses or buildings of any kind over
said line, and shall give notice to the
person .uSing such encroachment to
remove tho same, and upon his failure
| tO Such bn
said board shall cause the same to be
removed
NO INTEREST IN CONTRACTS FOR CITY
| WORK.
6. No member of said board, or any
| person employed by them as overseer
or Inspector OF work, shall directly or
indirectly for themselves or others, or
by others in trust for them, have any
interest or concern in any contract or
agreement for the purchase or sale to
the city of any materials to be used by
| the city, or for any work to
be done for the city for any
purpose whatsoever; neither shall thew
be sureties upon any bond for the per-
formance OF any such work or purchase
or sale. Of any material for the city
Z. The said board sh I'll keep record
of their official proceedings and report
! w luC Stby SOuuCll OIlCb mOnUl, and
at such other times as tho said Council
may require or said board may deem
proper, all particulars Of the work
under their charge, and such other
information as they may deem impor-
tant or the City Council may require,
and the records of the said board shall
at all times be opened to the inspection
of any member of the City Council.
CARE OF CITY BUILDINGS
S. The said board shall have tho care
and custody of all school houses, build.
ings, fences and grounds belonging to
the city; they shall keep themselves
acquainted with their condition, employ
competent mechanics and superintend
all repairs that may be ordered on the
same; shall supervise all buildings
erected by the city, whether by CON
tract or otherwise and shall render
such services in relation to such build
ings as may be required of them by
the City Council or any committee
thereof.
0. The said board shall keep an accu-
ratio record of the buildings belonging
to the city, and tho lands and other
property appurtenant thereto, and shall
report their condition and needs to tho
City Council
10. The said board shall have charge
of and superintend tho lighting. clean
ing and keeping in repair the public
lamps of the city. They shall from
time to time inspectall the public lamps,
and shall cause all necessary repairs
to the same to he made, they shall cause
lamps to be placed Wherever directed by
the Council. They shall keep a record
of location of every public lamp. They
shall report to Council every omission
or neglect on the part OF any person
whose duty it is to clean, light, or re.