Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-22

Full Text of the New Charter Under
Which Blueheld Will Be
Governed After
June 1st.

county. nor the authorities OF sha
d 'str.ets in which SIS a city Is sitra-
ted. shall lave or exercise jurisdlc
sicn within the corporate limits with
reiass1n sto the roads, streets. alleys.
Or bridge. but the same shall he
and remain under the exclusive ja-
r-sdicsion and control OF the -muaic
iFel authorities OF said city; an 4
shah be liable only for the con-
struetion. Improvement. repair az I
good order of the roads. streets. a.
leSs and bridges in It's corporate lin,
ITS.
ART. XVIII DEPosITING CRY
FUNDS
sSSc. ~. 1t shah be the duty OF
the treasurer OF the city TO Keep All
funds CT the city In some bank o.
banks within said city which shan
pay interest on such deposit aua
which shall pay interest on the av-
erage daily balance of such funds in
al accounts OF the per cent equal
90 that paid. by state repositories oG
all funds OF the state OF Wet Wiz.
ginia and in the same manner and n /.
the same time. IL no bank within
SAID city is wiling at any time to re-
csiye deposits of the treasurer ahl
20 pay such interest thereon, the
trea1urer shall report this fact 10 the
hoard IN affaft.. vbO ebaif tt,o,, =.
on des gnate a bank or banks IN
which he shafl deposit said fund sor
the time beng and until some baak
In said city will receive such depo as
on such terms. before recei,fug
any such deposits such bank or
banks shall give bond In such pen
atty a the board OF affairs shall
prescribe and--with sureties TO BIO
approved by said board OF affairs
conditioned for the prompt payment
whenever lawfully required Of al
the city moneys or parts thereof
which may be deposited with thci.
which bonds shall be renewed az
such times as the board OF affairs
may require.
ART. XIX. PAYING AND SEWERS
Sec. 10. The board OF affairs IF
the dty of Bluefie'd, by the con
currence OF three OF it's members
may order any street or alley Or any
part OF any stree or aney. 10 b.
paved or macadasnized between the
sidewalks with Some suitable mat >
rial, and a sewer to be construc, ed
therein, or to have such paving d ne
without. the construction of a sewer.
or sewer constructed without such
paving being done, under such regl.
hat ons as may be prescribed by or-
dinance, upon Che lowest and best
terms to be obtained by advertise
ments for bids therefor by the boa 2
OF affairs. And two-thirds OF the
cost of such paving shall be paid
for by the abuttfng property owners.
and the whole cost of such sewer
shall be paid for by the naid city
Two~thirds of the coss OF such .ay
Ing shall be assessed against the Is
or the fractional parts of 'ots and
the owners thereof abuttlng or
aboundlng that part Of the stroei
or alley so paved in proportion to
the length of frontage owned by each
One1third of such assessment shaa
be paid within thirty days from the
completion Of the work and the re-
mainder in Two equal install mems 10
sixty and ninety days respectiyef,
from the completion Of such work;
the other one-third OF the cos, 81
such paving shall be borne by the
city. The intersection of streets o..
OF ptreet and alley paved under
this section shall be correspond n ,iy
paved at he sole expense of tne city
1t Is further provided, that s,