The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-05
THE CRY OF PROVIDENCE.
CHAPTER 20.

CHAPTER 30
An Ordinance I'm Amendment or the he-
Office of superintendent of Lights, and
Providing for Placing the care ana
Control OF the Public Lights in the
Commissioner of Public Works.
~ IApproved April ,5, fStt
1t Is ordained by the City Council OF the
City of Proyidenee as follows pn,u.
Works, acting under the advice and di-
rection OF Joint Committee on lights.
TO be appointed IN the same manner as
other committees OF the city Council
are now appointed, shall have the gem
eral control and supervision of all pub
lie lamps used by the city for illuminat-
pisees be- shs saFes keep Rse an
cause @as 'hs the sa%e 9o be- resuTy
public lights as shall be prescribed by
schedule for lighting and extinguishing
the public lamps OF the city, see that such
schedule is enforced and perform or caus.
TO be performed such duties IN connec-
ton with experimenting the work OF
lighting the streets. highways. alleys,
lanes. boulevards SQUARES. parks and
public places I'm the city as shall. from
time to time be prescribed by said COM
mittee or by the CITY Council He shall
make an annual report In print TO the
City Council OF the expenditures on ac-
count OF city lights the number ana
kind OF lights I'm use together with such
other Information as ne may consluer
useful.
Sec. 3 The Chief OF Police is hereby
directed TO cause the daily report OF
city street lights found out with the
hour and location OF such outs. here
tofore furnished TO the superintendent or
Lights, 10 be forwarded TO the office
OF the Commissioner OF Public Works
or cause TO be deducted from the bills
for street lighting the number of hours
Of outages OF public lamps. so reported
monthly bills for public lamps before the
same arc presented 20 said Committee
On Gn, Lights tSr fSr spTp1Tjs, shn Of r Tbe n
Works TO certify all bills incurred for
lighting the city streets. highways. lanes.
alleys. squares. boulevards, parks and
OF each calendar month TO said Com
n,ittce on Lights. and II shall be the duty
OF said committee to meet on or before
the tenth day OF each month for the APP
proval or disapproval OF said bills for
street lighting. Neither. said committee
nor said commissioner shall at any time
incur any Indebtedness In excess OF the
amount annually appropriated by the
City Council for tho use OF the lamp de-
said commissioner hereunder shall be
charred 20 the appropriation for said de-
partmcnt.
See g. All contracts for lamp-posts.
lanterns and such materials for lighting
the public lamps may. he reuuired for
the use of the city shall be made by said
therefor Is granted by the CITY Council.
and all such contracts shall be I'm writing
and shall be approved by the Mayor be-
fore they shall be binding on the city:
Said commissioners subject to the approval
OF said committee. shall cause TO he set M
such and SO many lamps I'm the streets,
highways, allevS. lance. squares, houle-
wards parks and public places In the
city. for the purpose of lighting the same
as the lily nouncii sna,l, & irom ,irns a,1 "a
commissioner, subject to the approval OF
said committee. may make rules and reg
uis tions respecting said lamps and the
lighting. cleaning, keeping In repair. reg
ulntion and preservation OF the same as
they may deem for the best interests Of
Sec 4 chapter 23 of the Revised CITY
Ordinances entitled Lamps Is hereby
sec Z Tho clause IN Section 2 or chan
| ter 30 Revised city Ordinances. and Sec
tions "a. rs and 70 OF said Chapter 20. each
relating TO the election and prescribing
| the duties of the Superintendent Of
! Lights. aud the. clause In Chapter GO
| Revised Ordinances. fixing the salary ~
the superintendent OF Lights are hereby
| Sec. &. The office OF Superintendent of
| Lights is herebv abolished and all tho
| powers and duties heretofore exercised
| the CITY Ordinances or the Rules 'of tho
Board OF Aldermen. arc herebv conferred.
| subject 90 the control Of tho City Council,
| Sec Z The City Messenger Is hereby
directed 10 turn over SO much % he
| property In the Office ~ the Sperinterd-
| ert of Lights a. ehal hc required TO. the
Commissioners of Public Works. and the
| Commissioner 90 Public Works e herebv
| directed TO take the custody and control
| ~ said property and also 70 take tho
| care. custody and control Of all of tho
| property belonging 10 the Eity l.nmn De-
partuent Mt tho City Ward and elso-hern
Sec Tho Joint COMMITTEES on Lights
created nv Section ] of this ordinance.
shall consist. for the remainder ~ the
present year. of the members OF tho Com
| mon Council on tho existing Joint Com
| rnitfee on Lamps and The members ~ the
OF Aldermen
true copy.
A-RroN We crtEvErS.
DEPUTY CitN Clerk