Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-08-14
PUBLIC LAWS OF RHODE ISLAND.
Passed Mt the January Session, lsaS.
CHAPTER l2l9.


An ACT Authorizing the Establishing OF a
Board OF Public Works In the CITY OF Paw
1t Is enacted by the General Assembly as
sEcTios I. The City Council OF the city OF
Pawtucket Is hereoy authorized and EN-.
powered 20 establish a board of public
works within and for said city, said board
manner as said city council may by ordi.
nance determine; aud the member or mem.
bers OF said board shall be elected by said
city council at such time or times, and shall
serve for such term or terme, as may be pro
vided In and by the ordinance aforesaid.
The compensation OF The members OF said
board may be fixed from time 10 time by
said city council.
SAC. 9 Whenever a board Of public works
shall be established In said city OF Pawtuck-
ct as provided by the first section OF this or
dinance, said board shall nave the charge,
control, and management OF the highway
department OF said city, and OF the work and
property OF said departm, mt, In the same
mann er and TO the same ex lent as rho pres
ent highway con missioner OF said city now
has the charge, control, and management OF
the same; and said board of public works
shall then have the charge. control and man
agement OF the sewer department of SAID
city, and OF the work and property ~ said
department, In the same manner and To the
same extent as the present sewer commits
sioners OF said city now have The charge,
controi, and management OF the same; and
said boar OF public works shall then have
the charge. control, and management OF the
water o. sad city 81 nnS
OF the work and property OF said water de.
partment or "water works" In the same
manner and TO the same extent as the pres
ent water commissioners OF said city now
have the charge, control, and management
OF the same: Proviued, however, that all
appointments by said board OF public works
of officers now. or that hereafter may be, au.
thoTized by any statute or ordinance TO be
appointed In and for said departments, and
each of them, shall be'subject to the approval
and confirmation Of said city council.
SEC. The board of public works that
may be established under the provisions OF
this act shall be charged with the perfor-
nance of such duties, and may exercise such
rights and powers, other than those above
prescribed. as may De requii cd or provided
for from time TO time by .satd city council !;
and In case OF the negligen Go, unfaithfulness,
or members of said soard, which In the
judgement of the b brl OF aldermen OF said
city shall unit him them for membership
OF said board OF public works. said board OF
aldermen may, after giving said member or
members suitable opportunity to be heard
In the matter, discharge such member or
members from said board OF public works;
and after such discharge the vacancy 80
caused shall be filled for the unexpired term
or terms In the manner provided for slec
tions 10 said board of public works for full
term.
SEC. whenever board of public works
shall have been established In said city of
Pawtucket In the manner above provided,
have been elected and qua lined to act. then
the respective Offices Of the highway com.
missioner and of the several sewer commits.
sioners ana of the several water commis-
sioners In said city, shall therefore cease
and determine. and the several incumbents
OF said offices then holding the same shall
have no power TO further act In the pre-
mises.
SEC. All acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent herewith are hereby repealed, anu this
act shall take effect Immediately.