Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-08
ORDINANCE No. q.

NJ. ~. HH
An Ordinance Creating the Office OF street
Commissioner and Defining the Duties There
OF and Fixing the, Salary Therefor.
Be y Ordained by the Mayor and City Council
OF the City of Webster.
Section !. The mayor, with the consent of
the city council. shall on or before the first
meeting OF the city council in June of each
year, appoint a suitable person to be street
commissioner of the city of Webster, who shall
hold his Office FOR the period of one year from
the date of his appointment. or until his sue
cessor is appointed aud qualified, unless sooner
removed by the mayor and city council from
office.
Sec. 2. II shall be the duty Of the street com
missioner to examine ali the streets of the city
Of Webster, and all the street crossings therein
and report the conditions thereof to the mayor
and city council. at each regular meeting
thereof, and repair aud improve the same, as
directed by the city council to grade and inn
prove all new streets which may at any time be
laid out ia the said city, aud put in and main
tam crossings thereon when so directed to do
by the city council; to procure such material
and employ such labor as may be necessary to
perform the work and make the improvements
directed to be done upon the streets by the
city councu, ana 10 keep the time and approve
the bills of all persons so employed and for all
materials used to inspect at least once in two
weeks, all alleys, and all lots adjacent to
streets and alleys, and notify all owners and
occupants of property to Iemoye all material
or materials from the alleys and lots adjacent
to streets or ALLEYS which are forbidden to be
kept or placed in such places by the ordinances
of the city OF Webster to inspect all sidewalks
and crosswalks in the city of Webster at least
once in TWO weeks and TO promptly notify all
property owners, their tenants or agents, to re-
pair any defects found TO exist in the sidewalks
adjacent to the property Of such property ow-
ners, and on their failure SO to do within one
DAY after being so notified, to repair such de.
fective walks as provided by the ordinances of
the city OF Webster to see that all sidewalks
are kept free from all material forbidded 10 be
left remaining thereon by the ordinances of the
city OF Webster; to maintain and keep in good
repair all sidewalks and crosswalks which are
maintained by the city of Webster, and APP
prove all bills for necessary material and labor
III repairing the same: to keep the streets free
from all rubbish and to prevent the accnmula.
tion OF rubbish in the streets in the manner
provided by the ordinances OF the city of Web
ster; 10 maintain and keep open any and all
drains established by the city of Webster for
drainage purposes to report to the mayor and
city council the accumulation of water in any
part OF the GUY ana recommend the most avail
able method of disposing of the same to con-
struct all drains ordered TO be constructed by
the mayor aud city council and to approve all
bills Tor necessary material aud labor used in
the construction and maintenance of the same
To superlntend and direct the work of all per-
sous employed or working upon the streets or
other public works of the city of Webster, I'M
less otherwise ordered by the mayor and city
council.
Sec. 3. The street commissioner shall exer-
else and perform all the duties imposed by the
ordinances OF the city of Webster upon the
chief of police, and he shall see that the ordi.
nances of the city OF Webster are strictly en-
forced, and he shall report to the mayor and
city council anything occurring within the
limits of the city which, in his opinion, is
detrimental to the health and safety, the peace
and order OF the city and its people.
sec. q. The street commissioner of the city of
webster shall receive a salary of thirty five
dollars per month, payable monthly.
Sec. .. This ordinance shall be in force and
publication.
All ordinances and parts OF ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Passed and approved this 9th day of July, A.
ID. 1891.
f.. w. SNAIL,
VIM. II. III. MENSING. Mayor.
Auditor.