Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-13
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

AN ORDINANCE to provide for the care,
custody, control and maintenance Of the
new city Hail and connecting buildings, the
property contained therein and the ground
adjacent thereto. and 10 create certain offices
and to provide for the appointment of officers
thereto and for their compensation.
BE 1t ordained by the Common Council of
the city Of Newark as follows:
Section THE Common Council shall ap-
point a proper person whose Official title
olllce subject TO and during the pleasure OF
the Common Council. He shall have a gem
eraI ehsTge of the new cry Ha clDt and CON N
said buildings and the public grounds ada
cent thereto. The custodian SHAH be paid a
saldry 10 be determined by the Common coun-
Gil at the time of his appointment, provided,
however, thai such salary shall not eeexed
10000 dollars per annum. 1t shall be the
duty OF the Custodian. subject TO the diree-
ton Of the Common Council, and such rules
as may be adopted by the COMMITTEES ON Pub
CITY Hall and connecting buildings properly
furnished. cleaned. warmed and lighted. He
shall have General supervision over all Of
foers and employees engaged in the care.
operation and maintenance Of said buildings,
property ana grounds, and may. under the
direction and approval OF the Committee on
Public Buildings of the Common Council. EN-
ploy and discharge such subordinate help as
may be required, provided however ma
whenever In their Judgment 1t may be
deemed necessary, assume power herein
given the Custodian TO employ and
discharge subordinate help. Compensation for
all subordinate help shall be fixed by the
Committee on PUBIC BullllnBs.
Before entering upon the duties OF his Of
nce the Custodian shall take and subscribe
before the A4lyor or the Glly clerk an oatn
in the usual form and shall also enter into a
bond to the city of Newark, to be approved
by the Common Council, in the sum OF five
thousand dollars, with two s%ureties, such
bond shall be conditioned for the faithful per
Torrance of his duties. The Custodian shalI
desienate Ina writing any one OF the janitors
stffaeeh I'd to his Office to act as Custodian dur,
ing his absence. or disability, and he shall be
Responsible for the janitor so designated as
Section 2-The Common Council shall APP
point one chief engineer, one CLERK and a
Sufficient number or engineers, iiremen ana
engineers helpers, Janltors ana elevator met,
as may be deemed necessary to carry out the
purposes OF this ordinance' sqch persons,
offices subject to and during the pleasure Of
the Common Council.
one thousand dollars per annum.
The salary Of the chief engineer shall not
exceed eighteen hundred dollars per annum,
The salary of the three engineers shall not
exceed twelve hundrd dollars per ahnum each
helpers shall not exceed one thousand dollars
The salary Of the elevator men shall not
exceed seven hundred and fifty dollars per
The janitors appointed under the authority
of this ordinance shall perform such duties as
shall be ordered by the COMMITTEES on Public
Buildings.
The chief engineer shall be competent in
every particular and be held directly response
Bile for the proper working and maintenance
of the heating, ilEntlnB ana NentlIatnB plants
and all other machinery In and connected
with the CITY Hall and adjoining buildings,
under tho direction OF the Custodian, ana
shall have charge Of and supervision over the
engineers, firemen and helpers and all EN-.
pioyees OF the machinery department of the
City Hail and adjoining buildings.
The nrernen shall perform the duties Of
-tokers and engineers helpers, under the di-
rection OF the engineer or his assistants.
The elevator men shall perform the service
Of runniag the elevators under such rules as
lie Committee on Public Buildings may for
mulate.
The clerk shall have charge OF all books o.
account in the office OF the Custodian and his
subordinates. and of the receipt and distribu-
ton OF all mai matter and perform such
other duties as may be required by the Com
n1ittee on Public Buildings.
The salary of the clerk shall not exceed one
thousand two hundred dollars per annum.
All salaries shall be determined and fixed at
the time of appointment by the Common Coun.
ell. and paid in the same manner as all other
salaries are paid.
All persons appointed under the provisions oil
this ordinance shall be citizens of the United
states and residents of the city of Newark.
Section 3-The Committee on Public Build
ings are hereby empowered to formulate
rules necessary for the proper performance OF
the duties prescribed in the several sections OF
this ordinance aud such other as may, in the
judgment OF the committee be deemed neces-