St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-07-09

Your committee, consisting of
Messrs. Loeb, Larcade and st. Cyr
appointed to draft ordinance relative
to w. w. and E. L. Supt., and the
governing Of same, beg leave to sub
nit this following ordinance:
Moved by - and duly seconded the
following ordinance be adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance governing the Electrician
and Manager of Electric Lights and
Waterworks Plant, establishing
rules for the operation and manage
ment of the Electric Light and
WaterWorks Plant of the City OF
Opelousas, La.
Section /. There shall be a manager
OF the Electric Light and Water Work
Plant to be elected by the Board of Al
dermen, who shall serve for two years
from date of election n who shall be
a graduate of an electrical institution,
or who shall have not less than five
years practical experience in that line,
and who shall submit proper recon-
mendations of his efficiency, he shal be
removed at any time by the Board OF
Aldermen for cause.
Section 2. The manager shall take
charge of the plant, shall attend to the
same, run it, do necessary repairing
wiring and tapping for the City, whe-
Their for public or private use, and who
shall personally read all water ana
light meters in use, except in case OF
disability when he shall at once ap-
point q substitute and shall inspect all
wiring done in the city and tapping.
Section 3. The manager shall employ
such employees as may be necessary to
operate the plant, by and with the con-
sent of the Board of Aldermen n he
shall be required to flush out each water
hydrant once every thirty days, and
also to keep the screw taps in good
working order and well creased or oiled
on hydrants.
Section 4. All supplies necessary to
the successful operation of the plant to
be ordered by the purchasing committee
of the City, and report of said purchases
to be made to the Board of Aldermen at
its first regular meeting following the
said purchases.
Section 5. The manager shall each
month make a full report to the Board
of Aldermen in writing, giving number
of lights, private and public, furnished
during the month, of all water fur
nished, supplies consumed and work
erected, and all other necessary re-
ports, as are usually made by first class
plants and shall furnish a monthly re-
port of all dead meters and aus of
am
Section G.. The manager shall receive
for his faithful services a salary to be
determined upon by the Board Of Al
dermen.
nntiI Ala Mavor sbau have odyer-
etsa5 sskfne for nronositions FROM, al.
naTfies DESIRING to apply for said posi-
ffon. and in ali cases the Council must
elect the must competent man. submits
ting the best proposition providing this
provision does not effect the term Of Of
Ace Of the present incumbent.
Section 8. Be it further ordained that
for good aud sufficient reasons this or
dfnance take effect from and after its
passage and all ordinances or parts of
ordinances contrary to or IN conflict
with this ordinance be ana the same
are hereby repeated.
Ordinance adopted at its third
reading
An ordinance prescribing the con-
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may be kept within the corporate
limits. Motion to adopt the above
or of4ar ;tS +b;ra no3;nn ALL
Moeion iOo W uA 10ounS' uulf
seconded and carried.
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prescribing the eonaitlon nnaef winch
swine lnogsl may De kept WITHIN
esFIalh plescrioe9 nmlts Of the city
sitias FOR vioiatine fba nrog;s pn
If said ordinance.
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seG; :. be ~ 9laalneu " me mayor
anu Doalo u T Stnte y me Olty OF
mi for any n to keen on their nrem.
isas or more than one bsaS Of
swine for every 5000 SO. #. of ground and
the swine shall have a ring put in their
nose or operated in such d manner as to
prevent them from roofing.
sac . 70 IL further oraa,nad rha4
swine s. srsit th ) in a pen from ans April Eng % isl kee p
Nov. LIST of each year.
Sec, 8. Bel further ordained, by the
any one violatine Tie pr a1psnn 81 I this
ordinance shall be fined not less thar
dnTee SSo.oo1 n m-pr mo[e man ten $1,000
than three Q more thar ten DAYS op
both. at the discretion of the Conrt