The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-07
THE CITY OF Pro vIDENCE.

CHAPTER 40.
An Ordinance I'm Amendment OF the he-
vise6 city Ordinances Abolishtng the
office of Superintendent OF Lights, ana
Providing for Placing the, Care and
Control OF the hublc Lights IN the
Commissioners OF Public Works.
tApproved April %, 1902
II Is ordained by the City Council OF the
City OF Providence az Follows:
Section I. The Commissioners OF Public
Works, acting under the advice aud d.
rection Of Joint Committee on ldEhts.
10 be appointed I'm the same manner as
other committees OF the city Council
are now appointed. shall have the gem
eral control and supervision of al pub
lie lamps used by the city for illuminate
ing its streets highways alleys, lanes,
bouevards. squares. parks and pubic
places: he shall keep himself ,S a,GSquiain,ed
cause the same TO be regularly inspect
cd and keep such record relating 70 the
pa1s5Iic l,gh,s as na ~ ppensre tm.
schedule for lighting and extinguishing
the public lamps of the city. see that such
schedule is enforced and perform or oau~s
TO be performed such duties in connec-
ton with experimenting the work or
lighting the streets. highways, aleys,
lanes. boulcvards. squares, parks and
public places IN the city as shall; from
time to time. he 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 and
kind OF lights In use together with such
other. information as he may consider
Sec. 2. The Chief Of Police Is hereby
directed 90 cause the daily report or
city street lights found out with sthe
hour and location of such "outs." here
tofore furnished to the Superintendent OF
Lights, to be forwarded 10 the office
daily and said commissioner shall deduct
or cause TO be deducted from the biffv
for street lighting the number OF hours
OF outages OF public lamps. so reported
by the police department. from the
monthly bills for public lamps before. the
same are presented 10 said Committee
on Lights for approval. IL shall be the
duty OF the Commissioners OF Public
Works To certify all bills incurred for
lighting the city streets. highways. lanes:
alleys squares, bouevards, parks and
public places, on or before the tenth day
of each calendar month To said Com
mittee ON Lights and IL shall he tho duty
of said committee to meet OH or before
the tenth dav OF each month for tho ap-
proval or disapproval or said bills Tor
street lighting. Neither said committee
nor said commissioned shall at any time
incur any Indebtedness in excess OF the
amount annually appropriated by the
City Council for the use of the lamn de-
partment. and all expenses incurred by
said commissioner hereunder shnll hs
charged TO the appropriation for said de-
Sec. d All contracts for Iamp-pos
lanterns and such materials for lighting
the, public lamps as may be required Tor
the use Of the city shall be made by said
COMMITTEES on Lights whenever authority
therefor is granted by the city Council.
and ell such contracts shall be In writing
and shail % be appscvr%d % ny inc e. Mnyor ,h ~, E-
Said commissioners. subject 10 tho approval
OF said committee. shall cause 10 be set up
such and SO many lamps in the streets.
highways. alleys. lanes. squares. boule-'
wards. parks and public places I'm the
city. for the purpose OF lighting the same
"a the City Council shall from time 70
time. determine to be necessary. Said
commissioner subject TO the approval or
said committee may make rules and reg
ula ations respecting said lamps and the
lighting, cleaning. Keeping in repair. reg
ulaton and preservation OF the same as
they may deem for the best interests Of
Soc. 1. chapter % OF the Revised city.
ordipn nces entitled Lamps Is hereby
Sec. s. The clause IN section . of Chap
ter 10. Revised City Ordinances. and Sec
tions 81 3s and % Of said Chapter 30. each
relating to the election and prescribing
tho duties OF the Superintendent Of
Lights. and the clause in Chspter a.
Revised Ordinances. liking the salary OF
the Superintendent of Lights are hereby
Soc. g. The office of Superintendent ~
Lights i- hereby abolished and all tho
powers and duties heretofore exercised
bv said superintendent of Iiehts under
the City Ordinances or the Rules OF tho
BOARD OF Aldermen. are hcrebv conferred.
subject 10 tho control W the CITY Conucil.
uron the Commissioners of Public Works.
See 3 The city Messenger ~ hereby
directed to turn over 80 rn'ich NJ the
property I'm the office of the Supcrintend-
ent or T,irhts as shall he required 10 the
Commissioners of Public Works. and tho
Commissioner OF Public Works Is hereby
directed to take the custody and ccntroi
OF said propertv and also 10 take the
care. custody and control NJ nli Of the
prorcrtv belonging 90 the f'itv lamp De-
pertinent ~ tho CITY Yard aud elsewhere
crsesa,ed' bY Section OF of ihis crdrsncc' %,.
shall consist. for the remainder Of the
present year, ~ the members 90 the Cor-
mon Council on the existing Joint COM
nittee ON lamps and The members ~ the
existing lamp Committee Of the Board
Of Aldermen.
A true copy.
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