The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15
CITY JOB UNDER A NEW NAME.
srPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS TO BE CREATED.

as Those Now Performed by Com
missioner WiIIink, Except Conn
ell VIII Control the Omce-The
superintendent VIII He Required
10 Employ or Dismiss His SubOr-
climates According Ia Councils Dl-
Observation-Disclosures VIII Probably
Pass as II standS-Thc Amount OF
Bond TO BE Required of Superin-
tcndent and His Clerk to BE Dis
cuSsed at the Next Meeting.
Superintendent of Public Works Is the
Office that Council will probably create in
lieu of that of Commissioner of Public
Works, which has just been abolished in
the repeal OF the commissions. An Or
dinance defining the powers and duties
of the new official was introduced and
passed its first reading at last nights
meeting
For some time it has been known that
this course would be pursued after the
office now occupied by Commissioner VIII
link had been abolished. II was also un-
derstood that the duties of the new Office
would be about the same as at present,
which has turned out to be the case. If
the ordinance finally passes, which now
seems probable, after a few slight changes
have been made, it viii go into effect
Jan. /, after which the present commits
sioner will be the superintendent Of pub
lie works.
The new official will be elected for two
years, and, as is usual. will hold until his
successor is elected, confirmed and quail
"a Tpla &c n aif IF
the United States. and has resided In Sa-
vannah two continuous years prior 10 the
election, he will not be eligible
An oath is included in the second sec
ton of the ordinance, to which the super
inendent will subscribe. He will swear
that he will faithfully and impartially per-
form the duties of his office for the term
for which he Is elected and that he viii
not, be concerned in, or interested in any
way in any contract for work to be done,
or material TO be furnished for or about
any public work done under his supervis-
ion, nor in any contract for the purchase
of property or supplies appertaning there
to. He will also swear that he will make
all appointments and discharges of en-
ployes, that he will make all selections
and purchases of material, conduct and
execute all contracts in behalf of the city
will discharge these and all other duties
with an eye single to the city's interests.
He is to do il without fear favor, affec-
ton, reward, or hope thereof, and viii
be expected TO faithfully execute all or
ders of the city relating 10 his department.
In addition to the oath, the superintend-
ent will also execute a bond for a sum
TO be hereafter decided upon.
The salary of the new Official il is pro-
vlded. shah be fixed by the Mayor and
aldermen and shall not be increased or
diminished during his term of office As
is now the case, he VIII be allowed a
clerk, who will be required to lake an oath
10 faithfully perform the duties, and who
viii also be required to make a bond that
win hereafter be fixed. The clerks salary
viii also be fixed by Council
Among other things the superintendent
viii have fun and complete control of the
execution of all public work done in the
streets, lanes. roads, or extensions OF the
same, sidewalks. walks and passages
through parks and squares, curbing
bridges culverts sewers. and drains of
the city, including the sprinkling, cleaning
and lighting of streets. He win have
charge Of the odorless excavating machine
department. including the cleaning of
vaults, and the scaVenger department, in
Guiding the removal of all garbage from
yards, streets, lanes and other portions
of the city. He will also have charge of
the crematory, building and repairing of
public docks and slips of the building and
repairing of all buildings owned by the
city, except the water works, fire or po-
lice departments, and will also have
charge Of all stock, implements. and 9th
er things necessary to the proper conduct
of the work. This does not include such
stock and other property as is used by the
water works, fire and police departments.
Unlike the present law, which gives the
commissioner the right to contract for
supplies and material needed in his de-
partment, without much regard to anybody
else the ordinance requires that these con-
tracts shall be let sin such manner as
the City Council may direct" The Off
oial will appoint all foremen, including
those of the scaVenger, street and lane
oderless eXcavating machine, cTematory
and all other officers and employees thai
may be required IN any of the departments
under his supervision. He will have the
power to remove all appontees IF he gees
fit" and put others in their places Al
appointments are discharges, however
will be subject to confrmat lion by the re
spective committees of Council" Neither
the superintendent nor his clerk will b,
allowed to engage in any other bushes:
than the discharge of the duties of thei
respective offices.
All bills for work and materials used b,
the city viii be paid for from a regular APP
preparation for this purpose, and Will b
first certified to by the superintendent an,
then referred TO the proper committee o
Council The superintendent will be re
sponslble 10 the Mayor and aldermen" tn
ordinance says, for the just and econom
ical expenditure OF the public funds in hi
department. and in contracting and per
forming the work under his control, h
shall be subject to the direction and con
troll Of the City Council. The books and re
cords of his office shall always be subjec
70 the inspection Of the Mayor, or by an
committee of the CITY Council designate
by the Mayor"
In October of each year the superintenC
ent will be required to submit an estimat
Of running his department for the follow
ing year. and on or before the FIRST of Jar
uary, win furnish Council an account
the years doings in his department AS o
ten as il may prove necessary. Council wi
have the power TO place additional dutie
on the superintendent. one of the evidef
objects of the ordinance is 70 place the SUI
erintendent directly amenable to Council