Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-14

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wilfuny fail, neglect or refuse to obey any ordinance made in
pursuance of this section, and such parents, guardians or
persons shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more
than twenty-five dollars for each ofense.
WATERWORKS N SEWERAGE
Section II. The city is authorized and empowered to ac-
quire, own, lease. operate and control a system of water
works and sewerage adequate to the use of its citizens and
the public welfare, and to make ordinances regulating and
controlling the same and the use thereof, and to make reason
able charges for the use and consumption of water and for
making sewer connections.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Section Is. The city is authorized and empowered to e-
tapnsh a ire department under such rules and regulations
as it may establish; and may pass such ordinances as it may
deem best fer the purpose of protecting life and property
from loss or damage by fire; and may order by ordinance or
through its proper officers, authorized by the ordinance the
destruction or removal or proper repair of such buildings
"mch may De a menace to the safety of persons or property.
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
Section 10. The city is authorized and empowered to
own equip and operate it's own street car system and LIGHT.
ing and heating systems; but shall make no expenditures for
the purchase or construction of any such systems until ap-
proved by a majority of qualified voters at a special election
neld Tor THAT purpose. The commissioners are authorized
to appropriate from the general funds an amount not <
ceeding in any one year FIVE hundred dollars to be used in
advertising the city.
Section 20. The city may by appropriate ordinances com
pei any person or corporation owning or holding a public
service franchise from the city to discharge fully and pro-
perly the obligations and duties imposed upon such per-
sons or corporations by the terms Of such franchises.
OFFICERS.
Section Il. The commissioners shall have power to abol-
lsh any office held under election or appointment by the com
mlssloners, or appointed under their authority, except that
OF a commissioner or mayor elected to fill an unexpired terms.
TO be effective immediately after the expiration of the term
0 winch the incumbent was elected, employed or appoint
ed; and may create such Offices as they deem best for the
better administration Of the affairs of the city: and NAV
elect, appoint or employ such persons for such offices and
places as they deem best, and for such times, not to exceed
the term Tor which such board of commissioners was elected.
and to provide such compensation for such officers or en-
ployees as the Board of Commissioners may determine; and
all such officers or employees shall be under the control of
the commissioners, and may be removed at any time for good
cause shown; and any employee may be discharged when his
services are no longer required. The term of office herein
referred to shall not apply to tn business manager.
Section %. No city officer or employee shall at the same
time be directly or indirectly in the employment of any per-
son or corporation holding a franchise from the city, and no
city attorney shall at the same time be under contract of re-
tainer or employment of any public service corporation and
such employment shall ipso facto render vacant the office of
place held by such officer or employee.
Section %. Each commissioner shall be authorized to adj
minister oaths in the municipal affairs and government of.
the city.
Section "a. The commissioners are authorized to provide
clerical or other help to any officer of the city, when in their
Judgment the same shall be necessary, and shall fix the com
pensation therefor.
Section 25. The commissioners shall after the first Tues
day in May, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, elect
or employ a competent person for such time, and not to ex-
ceed tour years, as they may deem proper, who shall be
known as the business manager, who shall be required to de-
vote his whole time to the affairs of his office or employment
and who shall not be removed from his Office or employment
during teh time for which he was eetced or employed ex7
cept for misconduct in office or good cause shown. The bus
mess manager shall make all contracts for the purpose of
supplies or material for the use of the city, subject to the
approval of the board of commissioners, or such committee
as they shall appoint, and shall employ or hire all street
hands and laborers or engineers, or surveyors authorized by
the commissioners to be employed or hired, and shall con
tract with them as to their compensation, subject to the ap-
proval of the commissioners or committee as above set forth;
the business manager shall be ex offcio tax collector and tax
assessor, and shall be required to do and perform all such
other duties as the commissioners may prescribe. The sal
airy or compensation of the business manager shall be at the
rate of not less than one thousand two hundred dollars, nor
more than three thousand dollars per annum, and shall be
payable at such times and in such installments as the COM
missioners may prescribe when e~lecting or employing him.
The commissioners shall require of the business manager that
he shall from time to time, as they shall prescribe, make full
reDOrts TO the board of the affairs of his office or employment,