New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-02-23
CHARTEGPROvISIONS FOR OPERAT.
ING 1E WATER WORKS AND
ElETRlC LIGHT PLANT.

DoSCnOCA, A'S Gue tcEIuS OI CW(
others on thfrst Monday of De
cember, 19O4and the terms of tn,
} remaining tn members shall ex
pire on the fit Monday in Decem
Der, 1906. A vacancies happen.
ing by reasonlf expiration of term
shall be filledas hereinafter pro.
vided for the tim of six years. OF
each two vacacies by expiration
of term, one shll be filled by ap-
pointment, blythe Mayor, and the
other by Appointment by the Board
of Trustees of SD city. Vacancies
happening duriy the term of any
member shall B filled for the un-
expired term byhe majority vote
of said Board Of COMMISSIONERS.
Said comnissioers shall serve
without compensation.
See. 2. That sDject to the modi-
fications hereinahr expressed, the
said Board of Commissioners shall
have complete corol of the water
works and electricight and power
plants of said CIV and of their
accessories and allnatters connect
ed Herewith and sail have entire
charge of their mnagement and
operation. They sall have power
to adopt bylaws, tonake rules and
regulations for the proper operat-
ing of said water~rks, light and
power plants, to fixEnd to alter at
pleasure the charge and rates for
furnishing light, ponr and water, I
to fix the compenAtion of the
superintendent, the collector and
Of all such other offbrs and en-
ployees as in their ilgment may
be necessary, to preside their re-
spective duties and employ and |
dismiss them at will provided that
both the treasurer andcollector of
said board shall gle bond in
amounts to>be fixed bJsaid board:
md provided further, lat the com.
sensation or the coIlectr, il any.
shall be commission not to ex-
'eed two and one half lSr cent on
III amounts received him and
provided that the attordr Of said
ity shall advise said bokd and act
IS its attorney in all MATHS witheut
additional compensation It shall
ave power to purchase iuel, ma
erial and supplies as NEEDED in the
peratlon OF said waterwdks, light
nd power plants and to purchase
nd to sell to consumed globes. ,
ghts, wires, plumbing lhterials, .
xtures and electrical an water
'orks supplies attachments of all
orts, and except in the Use Of a |
ublic building, no one saveshe req /,
lar agents and employeesbf said ,
oard Of Commissioners slall he
ermitted to tap or conned with
~ Of its water-mains, liht or !
over wires, nor shall said board
ermit the connecting or tb con- /
nuation of connection Of said !
ater mains or wires with thee Of
" such building or place wherein I
% plumbing or wiring, as th4case 6
ay be, has been done, exteiied. '
or tampered with by +
rites other than its own rehlar !
,ents or employees.
But the said commissioners are G
t to make any extension Of eec. q
&c light or power wires exceeding j,
o hundred (20O) feet in len{t6 !,
+ any extension Whatsoever Of ),
tier mains without first obtaining !.
9 consent of the said Board c 9
ustees Of the said town I'd their
doing. Nor shall the said com. b
ssioners have power to inchr OBJ.
ations during any fiscal yetr ex. !.
ding in the aggregate thei1pros- !,
ctive receipts for that YER as Q
own by their books without first e,
ing expressly authorized by the q
d Board Of Trustees. =
Sec. 8. The books and accounts :
said commissioners shall at all =
les be open to public inspection, 9
in March Of each year the v
d books aud accounts shallAbe y
roughly examined by three 4
litors who shall be appointsd :,
the purpose by the cashiers Of 5, :
banks Of said city. The said =
litors shall report to the Board Ia
Trustees Of the said city, ID 81
ting, the results Of their investi- +,
ion and the financial condition !,
the said commission. They =
Il receive fair compensation te
their service. II shall be the
= OF the said commissioners to :,
ke full report Of their acts and Il,
lagement to the said Board OF sts
stees Of said city at least once q 3 3
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