The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-01

There will be an adjourned meeting
of Council tonight. The most impor-
tant matter to be considered is the re-
port of Thomas w. Miller, Esq, on the
result Of his trip to New York and his
conference with Judge Dillon on the
question Of the legality of the city
bonds. There arc also number of or.
dinances on tho calendar, the most i'm
portant Of which is tho ono defining the
duties of the board of public works and
the city engineer. 1t reads as follows:
A BILL, NO. l2-To DEFINE THE DUTIES OF
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
/. The said board shall immediately,
upon their appointment by the mayor
and confirmation by Council. proceed to
organize by the election OF q president
and secretary.
3. The said board shall give it's ell
tire time and personal attention to all
pu bic improvements and repairs under
construction for the city, and such other
duties as arc hereinafter prescribed.
Ono M EN- Der of said board shall have
direct charge and supervision of all i'm
provements and repairs to the streets,
lanes, highways and alleys. Ono NOM
Der Of said board shall have direct
charge and supervision Of all construc-
ton, improvements and repairs to
sewers. One member OF said board
shall have direct charge and supervision
OF the erection, improvement and re-
pairs to all public buildings and of pub.
lie lighting.
8. The said board shall confer as a
body upon questions referred to it for
consideration by Council or o committee
thereof. 1t shall confer in like manner
upon all questions OF supervision or in
spection of work brought to it's alton
ton by any member thereof from the
department over which said member has
control. In case said board fails to
agree on any question, it shall report
the Same to Council. All public work
done by contract or otherwise shall be
inspected by the board. and ifapproved.
shall be 30 reported to the city engineer
for final inspection.
4. The said hoard shall be supplied
by the city upon order from Council with
all stationery and supplies necessary
for the proper conduct of its office. All
official data, correspondence and records
Of any character whatsoever shall be
the property of the city, and shall be
properly indexed and filed and shall be
turned over to It's successor in office.
S. The said board shall consider and
report as soon as practicable upon all
matters relating to street and highway
work in the said city, referred to them
by Council or the street committee of
the Council.
&. The said board shall take notice of
any encroachments upon tho line of
any street or hlg hway by any building
or buildings, and of projecting doors,
steps or windows from the same, and
shall give notice to the person causing
such encroachment to remove the same,
and upon his failure to do so, tho said
hoard shall report the facts thereof to
Council for such action as it may deem
necessary in tho premises.
Z. The said board may purchase such
materials and supplies as are necessary
for the execu ion of the order of Coun
Gil, and will purchase such supplies and
stationery as arc required by the Off
Gals of the city for the proper conduct
of the public business. All orders issued
by said board for any article shall be
numbered consecutively, and issued in
duplicate and copy thereof retained
by the board. No bill of any character
shall be approved by them unless the
original order is attached thereto.
8. No member of said board or any
person employed by them as overseer or
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 tho city, or
for any work to be done for the city for
any purpose whatsoever: neither shall
they be sureties upon any bond for the
performance of any such work, or pur
chase or sale of any materials to the
city.
o. The said board shall keep a record
of it's proceedings and report to the CITY
Council once month, and at such other
times as the said Council may require,
or the said hoard deem proper, all par
ticulars of the work under their charge,
and such other information as they NAV
deem important or the City Council may
require, and the records of the said
board shall at all times be opened to
tho inspection of any member of the
City Council.
10. The said board shall keep an &C
curate record of the buildings belong
ing to the city, and the lands and other
property appurtenant thereto, and shall
report their condition and needs to the
City Council. They shall employ and
nave control OF the Janltors, mechanics
and other labor necessary for keeping
the public buildings of the city in
clean and healthful condition, but the
number Of said employees, and the sala-
ries paid the same, shall be subject to
approval by Council.
II. The said board shall have charge
of, and superintend, the lighting, clean
ing and keeping in repair the public
lamps of the city. They shall from
time to time inspect all public lamps.
and shall cause all necessa Y repairs TO