The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-04

9 dwelling house. store, stable or other build.
: ing of wood or other combustible material
g and to compel the sweeping thereof; TO pre-
vent the setting up or construction of fur
naces, stoves, boilers, ovens or other things
9 in such manner AS to be dangerous; to pro-
e hibt the deposit of ashes in unsafe places. or
T i'm any OF the streets or alleys of the city; to
g authorize any city officer or person or per
sons whom they may designate for that pur-
pose, to enter upon and inspect any place
. or places for the purpose of aseertaining
whether the same is or are in safe condition,
and, if not, to direct or cause the same to be
made so; to regulate or prohibit the carry
ing on of manufactures dangerous in caus-
ing or promoting fires; to regulate or prohi-
bit the manufacture, sale or use of fireworks
, and the use of firearms in said city; to regu-
late or prohibit the keeping or conveying
gunpowder, camphene benzine, naptha, gas
, oline, coal OIL spirit gas, petroleum and 9TH
/ er dangerous materials and the use of can
dies and lights in barns stables and other
buildings; to raise demolish any building
or erection. which by reason of fire. conta
gion, or any cause may be dangerous to hui
man life or health or tend to extend confla-
grafton, to require all such further or 9th az
acts to be done, and to regulate and prohibit
the doing of all such further or other acts as
they may deem proper TO prevent their
occurrence and provide for the eXtinguish
ment of fires in said city;
X&XIIl To adopt all legal and requisite
measures for levying and collecting all taxes
fines, penalties and all assessments for public
improvements;
XXXIV. To prescribe and define the duties
of city and ward officers when not other
wise prescribed by law, and fix and deter
mine their compensation and the pen
their duties, and to prescribe the bonds and
sureties to be given by the officers of the city
for the discharge of their duties and the
time for executing the same in cases not
otherwise provided by law; to appoint from
time to time such subordinate officers as may
be deemed necessary to carry into effect the
powers and duties hereby created or other.
wise conferred or imposed
XIV. To fix and determine a reasonable
enmnpn n 10 n " al aaiH
city or other person employed by them for
any service required of him by this act or by
for which no specific fee or compensation is
/ provided to be paid by the person or persons
for whom such service shall be preformed;
i XXXVl. To supply the city and its iuhabit
ants with water; to regulate the laying of
water mains through the streets of the city
and to direct their extention throughout the
entire city and TO tax all lots on the streets
where such pipes are laid in an equitable,
| lawful and just ratio, for the expense of lay
ing such mains in front of such lots when
ever majority of the owners of lots fronting
on any 81 rect petition for the laying of such
pipe in such street, but in no case shall, the
tax herein authorized to be laid exceed the
cost of providing and laying four-ineh
main; and to prescribe by ordinance the man
ner in which water bills shall be credited to
the persons paying such tax, until the whole
amount of tax so paid shall be refunded by
such credit. ,
IT, And be it enacted That the common
| council shall have power to make aud estab
| fish such other ordinances, rules, regulations
and bylaws, not contrary to the laws of this
| state or of the United States as they may
deem necessary TO carry into effect the pow
| ers and duties conferred and imposed on
| them by this act, or by any other laws of this
state, aud such also as they may de m
necessary and proper for the good govern
ment, order. protection of persons and pro
perty, and for the preservation of the public
health and prosperity of said city and its
inhabitants, and the same to alter amend and
repeal.
IS. And be il enacted That in all cases
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common council have authority TO pass ord
inances on any subject they may prescribe a
penalty or penalties for the violation there
OF, either by imprisonment in the city or
county Jail not exceeding thirty days, or by
a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars;
the book of record of the ordinances and by
laws of the said commoncouncil shall be taken
and received as evidence of the due passage
by said common council of all ordinances
and bylaws recorded therein and further
tae volume of ordinances and bylaws print
ed and published by authority of the com
mon council, shall in like manner be taken
and received as evidence of the ordinances
and bylaws of the said common council and
the publication of the said ordinances and
bylaws in the pubic newspapers according
to law, shall in all cases be presumed to have
been made, until the contrary be proved
10. And be it enacted That the common
council shall have power to build and main
tain Il city hall, hospital aud such other pub
lie buildings as they may deem necessary,
and such as may be required for the accom-
mediation of the city officers and the day and
night police of the said city.
20 And be it enacted. That the common
council shall have power to build, establish,
keep and maintain one or more workhouse
or work houses, and one or more almshouse
or almshouses and to direct or order
what persons shall be placed therein. and
for what length of time. and the man
ner of ordering. placing and keeping per-
sons therein; and the application and eX-
penditure of all moneys raised for the main
tainance and relief of the poor of the said
city shall be under the government, manage
ment and direction of the said common
such other officer as they shall, for that pur-
pose, constitute and appoint: and the over
seer of the poor shall possess the powers and
perform the duties of the like officers of the
townships of this state, so far as such powers
and duties shall be consistent with the pro-
visions of this act.
a. And be il enacted, That the sole and ex-
elusive power to grant licenses to persons to
keep inns and taverns within said city shall
be vested in the common council, on such
terms and under such limitations regula
tons, and restrictions as the said common
council shall, by their ordinance, impose.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITY OFFICERS AND
THE ENFORCEMENT OF ORDINANCES.
~ And be IT enacted, That the mayor shall
have the power aud 1t shall be his duty to
recommend TO the common council all such
measures connected with the security health.
cleanliness and ornament of the city and the
protection and Improvement of its govern
ment and finances as he shall deem expe-
dent; to keep the corporate seal of the city;
to cause the laws and ordinances to be duly
executed aud enforced, and to exercise SUI
pervision owe" the official acts of the subor-
dinate officers of the city and to report any
dereliction of duty to the common council.
and generally to perform all such duties as
may be required of him by law or the ordi-
nances of said city; he may under the dt-
rect ion of common council offer rewards for
the detection or apprehension of the perpe-
traitor of any otfenses against the city ordi-
nances, or of any high crime or misdemeanor
committed within the city. to be paid on the
conviction of the criminal.
49, And be ii enacted That the mayor Is
hereby invested with all the powers and
duties which any police justice OF the city is
now or may hereafter be invested with. and
for the purpose OF quelling insurrectton,
riot, disturbance or disorderly assemblage,
shall have control OF the constables, watch
men or other police force of said city and the
power to call upon the citizens for aid in all
cases. and. when he shall deem IL proper to
call out the militia of said city and employ
the same in quelling Instruction, riot or
dis urbance of the peace, and on parades or
other public gatherings. when he shall deem
1t necessary to preserve the public peace and
good order, he may appoint for the occasion
such special policemen as he may deem neces-
sary. and the common council shall provide
for their compensation.
"a And be ii enacted. That whenever there
shall be a vacancy in the office of mayor, or
whenever. the mayor shall be prevented by
absence from the city, sickness or other
cause, from attending to the duties of his
Office the president of the common council,
or, If he be absent disabled, the president
TO be elected pro tempore shall act as mayor.
and possess all the rights and powers of may
or during the vacancy in Office caused by the
absence or disability of the mayor.
Is. Aud be II enacted That the chosen freehold
ers commissioners OF appeal in cases of taxation
school superintendent Overseer of the poor consta
bles and city clerk, elected appointed afore-
said shall respectively possess the powers and per-
form the duties of the like officers of any township
Of this state far such powers and duties shall
be consistent with the provisions of this act and
that the collector Of taxes shall possess the powers
and perform the duties Of collectors of the several
townships, far such powers and duties shall be
consistent with the provisions of this act.
26. Aud be it enacted That the collector Of taxes
shall have power to appoint with the consent Of the
common council, enc or more deputies, who shall
have power to do all and every act or acts which il
may be lawful for the said collector to do, and every
warrant directed to him may be executed by his
deputy deputies, either Of them. in as full and
| complete a manner as if executed by the said col
lector of taxes; and the said deputy deputies
shall give such security for the faithful perform
ance Of their respective offices the common
council shall direct
II. And be II enacted, That the office of the said
collector OF taxes shall be kept in the city hall of
said city, and re, such deputy he shall APP
point shall sit at such times and places in said city
| for the receipt OF taxes as the common council
shall direct and il shall be the special duty of the
said collector OF taxes to receive all taxes which