The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-24
AN ORDNANCE NO. II

An ordinance entitled an ordinance creating a street commissioner for the City of Prescott, Arkansas, and for other purposes:
 Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Prescott, Arkansas:
 Sec. l. That the office of Street Com missioner is hereby created and 1t shall hereafter be the duty of the City Council to appoint some suitable and competent person to perform the duties and eXer- else the power and authority thereof. Such person shall, before he enters up on his duties as Street Commissioner, take and subscribe the oath of office as required by the Constitution of the state of Arkansas. The Street Com missioner shall hold his office for the term of one year, beginning with the first day of May each year, unless soon- CT removed by the Mayor or Council.
 Sec. 2. The Street Commissioner shall have like powers and authority as the City Marshall of this city to make arrests with or without warrants Tn cases of violations of the laws or to prevent such violation.
 Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner, under the dlrec- tion of the Mayor and the Street Com mittee. to keep the streets and alleys of this City in the best possible con dition with the means and facilities furnished him by the City Council. lie shall be furnished with such teams, wagons. scrapers and other tools and apparatus as the Council may allow. It shall be the duty of the Street Com missioner to work all able bodied con victs upon the streets, alleys and other public places of the City, and the Street Commissioner is required to work nm self and men, when said men are free laborers, ten hours each work day, De- ginning at T a. m and working until l2. and from until Tn the evening. When said laborers are conVlcts he shall work them from a. m. to l2, ana from D. m. til D. m. or the equlVa- lent of Shours during the day. The Street Commissioner shall be kind and humane to his prisoners, and shall look alter their health and comfort while Tn ms charge, but he must demand and re ouire of them honest and faithful work, and make a report in writing under oath to the City Council, at It's hrst regular meeting in each month, statlng the number of convicts worked by hlm during the month next proceeding, ana giving the name of each convict worked and the number of days worked by each. together with such other lnfor- nation as may be necessary for the proper crediting or marking of the Mayors Docket He shall report to the City Council at its first regular meeting in each month the character, amount and location of all work done by him as Street Commissioner during the month next proceeding, He shall recommend to the Ciiy Council street improvements of public necessity, and his reports shall be gotten up in neat and comprehensive manner. He shall also report to the Mayor or City Attor- nev the existence of any filth or nul- sance which he may observe Tn any part of the city, and complain against per sons maintaining or permitting the same. He shall from time to time case the business part of the city to he cleaned of paper and other foreign matter accomplishing thereon. and see that the sewers, drains, gutteis and culverts are kept open ano free rom Instructions.
 Sec. 4. Said Street Commissioner shall be required to make bond to the City of Prescott in the sum of One Thousand Dollars for the faithful per formanee of his duties and the proper care of all teams and tools.
 Sec. 5. The Street Commissioner shall have access to the City Jail at all times for the safe keeping of all con victs committed to him by the elty Marshall and it shall be the duty of the