Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-08-12
PUBLIC LAWS OF RHODE ISLAND.
Passed at the January session, ISIS.
gCHAPTER l2l9.

sCHAPTER l2ls.
Az ACT Authorizing ithe Establishing OF a
Board of Public Works In the City OF Paw
tucket.
1t l. enacted by the General Assembly as
SECTION I. The City Council of the city OF
Pawtucket Is HEREBY authorized and ELL
works within and said city, said board
90 be constituted organized In sucn
manner as said cit uncii may by ordi-
nance determiuc; he member or mem
bers of said board be elected by said
city council at such me or times, and shall
serve for such term or terms. as may be pro
The compensate OF me members OF said
board may be nxed from time 10 time by
said city council.
shall be established I'm 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
der artment OF said city, and OF the work and
property OF said Department. In the same
manner and TO the same extent as the pres
ent high gay commissioner OF said city now
has the charge, control and management OF
the same; and said board OF public works
shali then have the charge. control and man
agement of the sewer department OF said
city, ana 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,
control, and management OF the same; and
said boar Il OF public works shall then have
water department OF said city, (sometimes
called the "Pawtucket Water Works,"l and
OF the work and property OF said water de.
manner and TO the same extent AS the pres
ent water commissioners OF said city now
have the charge, control. and management
appointments by said board of public works
OF officers now. or that hereafter may be, au.
thorized by any statute or ordinance To be
appointed In and for said departments, and
each OF them. shall beisu bje ect to the approval
and confirmation of said city council.
SIC. 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 be required or provided
Tor from time to time by said city council
and In case OF the nes ligence unfaithfulness,
inefficiency, or miscs nduct lsi any member
or members OF said card. (which In the
Judgement of the bsnd OF aldermen OF said
city shall unft him or them for membership
OF said board of public works, said board OF
aldermen may, after giving said member OF
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 30
caused shall be filled for The unexpired term
or terms In the manner provided for cleo
tons 20 said board OF public works for a full
term.
SEC. 4 whenever board of pubic works
shall have been established In said city of
Pawtucket In the manner above provided,
and the member lor members thereof shall
the respective offices OF thes highway com.
missioner and Of the several sewer commits
sioners and of the several water commits
and determine. and the several tincum bents
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.