The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-05

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established for said corporation, but the
Council may assign to any Of said de.
patments any executiven business not
specifically mentioned in this act as be.
longing to such department..
Section 80 liz, The head OF each de.
partment shall be entitled to o seat in the
Council and shall take part in the pro
ceedings and deliberations thereof on all
matters under his charge, subject to such
rules as the Council shall prescribe, but
without the right to vote. 1t shall be
he duty OF the head Of each department
to attend the meetings of the executive
board, to take part in thu proce. dings
and deliberations thereof, to make such
reports as NAV be required by the mayor,
and to advise and assist him in admin
ietering the affairs OF the corporation.
The heads of departments shall devote
their time during business nours to the
duties of their respective Offices, and in
addition to the duties specified in this
act shall perform such other duties rs the
Council may, by ordinance, prescribe.
Section SO directs that the head Of each
department shall submit annually an es,
innate OF the amount of funds required
for the work of his department during
the ensuing year, and provides that the
amount appropriated to department
shall not be diverted therefrom, except
by an affirmative vote of two-thirds OF
all the members OF the Council and with
the approval of the mayor.
Section "a directs that the head Of
each department. shall submit to the
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report of the work of his depeptment,
witha statement Of its general condition,
and with such recommendations as he
may deem proper.
Section 55 gives the head of each de.
partment and such subordinate as he
shall designate power to administer oaths
or atiiImations in matters pertaining to
the department
Section 56 is: All appointments of gu
coordinate officers, clerks and employees
in the several departments shall be made
by the executive board. Except in 81 far
as 1t shall be deemed desirable that
members of various po.itica, parties shall
be engaged in the service Of the city,
members Of the board shall not allow
any considerations respecting the aftiIia-
tlons in that respect of persons proposed
for Office to fl ct their actions in maxi
ing appointments The board shall pre-
scribe rules for ascertalning the com oar
alive fitness Of applicants tor the vari Us
p ,sitions in said Departments, forthe ap.
p Iintment of those found to be the best
fitted, and for the suspension or removal
OF any one who may fail or refuse to
properly discharge the duties of his posi-.
ton. The sad executive board shall
also pre.crlbe ru es regulating the con-
Duct OF the subordinate officers, clerks
end employees, the distribution and per.
formance OF the business in each depart
ment, and the preservation Of the books,
records, pap-rs and property under the
control of each depart mint. The ex Gu
tive board may transfer Temporarily
from one department to annth, any sub.
ordinate officer, clerk or emplo,e, for SER
vice in the department to which he may
he 50 trans erred.
Section 81 provides that persons now
in the employ of the city shall be pre-
ferred IN organizing under the new
charter.
Section IS is: The Council shall desg-
nate the subordinate officers and clerks
who shall be required to give bond,
and specify the sum in which each
shall be become bound to the COR
poration; provided, that nothing con-
tanned in this section or Section Sc
shall be construed to apply to the Fire
Department in said city as now e-tab-
lished BY law and ordinances of the
CouLci.
Section 50 is: The executive Board
shall have control respecting plans OF
work to be done by and respecting ex-
penditures to be made in the several de-
partments. In cas.s where the expen-
ditures will not ex Iced 81 600, and in
cases OF repairs, where an emergency
shall require immediate action, said
board may proceed, within the amount
OF the appropriation for the department
to which such work belongs, without
any special ordinance of the Council. In
other cases, where said board shall de.
eide that public works, improvements or
repairs should be undertaken, or where
Co neil shall request that plans for such. |
work shall be prepared, such plAnS shall I
be prepared aud offered to Council with |
drafts OF ordinances providing tor snch |
public works, Improvements or repairs.
Such drafts of ordinances shall specify |
the ar cter of the work, it's extent,
general regulations under which it shall |
be execIted, and the approp. iations out
Of which the expensrs shall be paid aud |
shall be accompanied by estimates OF |
the cost. When special ordinance
author zing such public works, I'M
provemenls or repairs shall have been
p ,ssed by Council and approved by the
mayor, the Executive Board shall pro-
coed in accordance Herewith, provided
that no contract shall be made under
such special ordinance, except after
sufficient advertisement OF the work, in-
GLIDING advertisement in at least two
newspapers Published in sald city, and
TO the lowest responsible bidder, who
shalt give to the corp ration a good and
sufficient bond, with s"rety satisfactory
70 the mayor. 1t shall not be lawful for
The Executive Bo,rd to authorize an ex-
pendlture in any year, on accou' OF any
department, in excess Of the annual ap.
preparation for sald department.. No
,laim or demand against the corporation
within the departments under the charge
If the Executive Board, shall be paid
unless IL shall be approved bv the head
)f the department to which such Gain
Or demand relates or belongs, or BY his
deputy, and by said Execu-
i've Board
Sections CO to 81 define the duties OF
he department oil pubic works, which
shall have charge OF all works except the
water works The director shall receive
salary OF 5000. A park commission is
20 BE- guided BY this department., aud
also Board of Port Wardens.
The matters over which the Depart.
nent OF Water Supply will have control
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