The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
ORDINANCE NO. 1879.

An Ordinance Providing for the Creation Of
Water and Light Commission for the City
| of Conway and Defining its Duties; Great
ing the Office of Water and Light Superin-
tendent and Defining His Duties Fixing
| the Rates to be Paid for Water and Electric
| Current from the Water and Light Systems
of the City, and Providing for the Collection
of Same Providing for the Rules and Regu-
| tions for the Operation and Maintenance
and Control of the Water and Light Sys-
TENS of the City of Conway, and Fixing
Penalty for Violation Thereof.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City
of Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas:
Section l. There is hereby created water
and light commission for the City of Conway,
which said commission shall be composed of
three members who shall be resident electors
and owners of real property of the City of
Conway, and who may be members of the
Board of Aldermen of said city other per-
sons After the passage of this ordinance
the members of said commission shall be elect
ed by this council, of said members to
hold his office for one year, after his election
and qualification, of said members to hold
his office two years, after his election and
qualification, and of the members to hold
his office three years, after his election and
qualification, and said term to be determined
by the council at the time of election and
annually thereafter the city council shall elect
one member of said commission to succeed the
member whose term expires that year, and
elected to succeed the members first elected
shall serve for the term of three years and
until his successor is elected and qualified
Sec. 2. The members of said commission
shall qualify by taking the oath of Office pre-
scrbed by Article Nine of the Constitution
of the State Of Arkansas and shall organize
by electing one member as chairman and one
member as secretary. And said commission
shall control and supervise the waterworks
system and electric light system of the City
of Conway, and shall recommend to the City
Council from time TO time such rules and
| measures may be necessary for the proper
maintenance and operation of said systems
provided that said commission shall exercise
no control the waterworks system until
same shall have been duly accepted by the
City Council.
| Sec 8. All bills for expenditures and ac-
counts of waterworks and electric light sys-
TENS shall be audited and approved by said
commission before being paid, and all pur-
chases of supplies, machinery and material
and all employment of labor, help, and the
| fixing of the compensation therefor for said
waterworks and light systems shall be made
| by said commission.
| Sec. a. The water and light department
shall be separate and independent from any
other department departments of the city
and all revenue derived from said systems
shall constitute a separate fund to be used
and applied to the payment of all expenses
incident to the operation and maintenance oil
extension of said systems And the revenues
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and electric light system shall be kept in sep.
arate accounts. All funds belonging to sale
systems shall he deposited in some bank OF
banks to be approved by the commission tC
the credit of said systems, and shall be paiC
out only upon warrants drawn by authority
of the commission, which said warrants shall
state their face for what purpose they ere
drawn and what fund, and said warrants
shall be signed by the chairman of the com
mission and countersigned by the superntend
ent of the systems.
Sec s. Said water and light commission
shall report to the City Council at its sec
ond meeting in each month, and oftener il
said commission deem necessary, stating the
condition, necessities and progress of said de
| partment, with any recommendations relative
| thereto said commission may deem proper
and at the time said commission shall
| submit a statement of all receipts and dis
bursements of said department, during th'
preceding month
| Sec. 6. For the proper management ant
control of said water and light systems of thu
city there is hereby created the Office of super
intendent of water and light systems, wht
shall be appointed by said water and llgh
| commission and shall hold his office as suci
for such time may be determined by sal,
commission, not to exceed three years. an'
shall receive such compensation as may be de
termined by said commission, provided tina
said commission shall not have power to maxi
any contract agreement with any persoI
to fill said position of superintendent in which
the right is not reserved to discharge said su
perintendent at any time for incompetency o
neglect of duties or other misconduct.
Sec. Z. Said superintendent shall devote hi
time and attention to the duties of his office
which may be particularly prescribed by sale
commission, and for the faithful performance
of shall give his bond to the City o
Conway with surety to be approved by saiC
commission, in the sum of One Thousand Dol
lars before entering upon the duties of salt
Office He SHALL subject to the rules and regu
lations herein provided and advice and APP
proval of light and water commission, hav
the general supervision over the water ant
light systems of the city, and shall perform
the duties hereinafter prescribed and all dutie
that may be required of him by ordinances o
the city. Said superintendent may be removed
at any time by said commissioners the cit,
council for any neglect of duty or for othe
good cause.
Sec s. Tho said superintendent shall SCI
that all employees of the department do the
duty and that all rules and regulations thereo
are complied with. and he shall have the pow
err to suspend discharge any employe fc
neglect of duty other sufficient cause.
Sec o. All applications for service attach
ments to the distribution pipes for the pur
pose of introducing water into premise
must be made in writing to the superintend
ent upon blanks furnished for said purpose
and must state fully the purposes for whicl
water is desired, and thereupon said super
intendent shall issue permit for such waite