The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-08


ofnce of Superintendent OF Lights, and
control Of the Public Lights in the
Commissioner ef ptihl4e-A -AAerkS--
Improved April 25. 1907
1t is ordained by the City Council OF the
City OF Providence as follows:
Section l. The Commissioner of Public
Works. acting under the advice and di-
rection of a Joint Committee on Lights,
to be appointed In the same manner as
other ceinmittees 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-
bouevards, squares, parks and public
places; he shall keep himself acquainted
with the condition OF all public lamps
ed and keep such a record relating to the
public lights as shall be prescribed by
said committee He shall prepare q time
the public lamps of the city, see that such
schedule is enforced and perform or cause
to be performed such duties In connec-
ton with experimenting the work OF
lighting the streets, highways. alleys
lanes. Iboulevards, squares parks and
public places in the city as shall, from
mittee' or by the City Council. He shaH
make an annual report In print TO the
City Council of the expenditures on &C,
count of city lights. the. uumber and
kind OF lights I'm use together with such
other Information as he may consider
useful.
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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 OF
Lights, 10 be forwarded 10 the office
of the Commissioner of Public Works
daily. and said commissioner shall deduct
or cause Ia be deducted from the bills
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
a. mn
on Lights Tor approval 1t shall be the
duty OF the Commissioner OF PUBIC
lighting the city streets highways. lanes.
alleys squares boulevards. parks and
public places. on or before the tenth day
OF each calendar month TO said COM
mttee on Lights, and II shall be the duty
of said committee to meet on or before
the tenth day Of each month Tor the ap-
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 the use OF the lamp de-
pnrtment and all expenses incurred nv
said commissioner hereunder shall be
charged TO the appropriation for said de-
Sec. 2. All contracts for lamp-posts.
lanterns and such materials Tor iightins
the public lamps as may be required for
the use OF the city shall be made by said
Committee on Lights whenever authority
therefor Is granted by tho. city Council.
and shall be approved by the Mayor he
fore they shall be binding on the city:
Said commissioner subject TO the approval
of said committees shall cause TO be set up
such and so many lamps In the streets,
highways, alleys. lanes. squares, boule-
wards. parks and public places I'm the
az the CITY Council shall, from time 10
time determine to be necessary. SAID
commissioners. subject 10 the approval or
said committee. may make rules and reg
uIations respecting said lamps and the
lighting, cleaning. Keeping in repair reg
untion and preservation OF the same as
they may deem for the pest interests OF
Sec. 1. chapter % OF tho Revised City
Ordinances entitled Lamps Is hereby
Sec. s. The clause In Section . OF Chan
ter 20. Revised city Ordinances, and Sec
tions 81 3s and ~ OF said Chapter 20. each
the duties OF the superintendent of
Lights. and the clause In Chapter ~
Revised Ordinances. fixing the salary OF
the superintendent or Lights arc hereoy
'es'V Sec. s. Tho office cf superintendent os
Lights Is hereby abolished and all the
powers and duties heretofore exercised
by said superintendent of Lights under
the city ordinances or the Rules OF the
Board OF Aldermen. are hereby ccnterred.
subject TO the control of the CITY Counctl.
upon the Commissioner of Public Works.
Sec. Z. The city Messenger Is hereby
directed 20 turn over 50 much or the
ert of Lights as shall he required 70 tho
cor,rnissioner ~ Public Works; and the
Commissioners of Public Works Is hereby
directed IN take the custody and control
of said nroperfv and also 10 take the
care custody and control NJ ah-of the
propcrty heionging 20 the city lamp De-
psrtment ~ tho city Yard and elsewhere.
Sec n The Joint COMMITTEES on Lights
created bv Section ! OF this ordinance.
shall consist. for the remainder OF the
present wear OF the members of the Com
mon Council on the existing Joint Com
mittee on Lamps and the members Of the
existing Lamp Committee OF the Board
of Aldermen.
A trne copy.
ArrrON V. cIrEvERs.
Deputy city Cleric