Evening journal., 1917-02-13
HEALTH BOARD WOULD.
Gather ALL Garbage
Sends Bill TO Legislature to
Empower Board TO Take
Charge of Collections
EITHER BY CONTRACT
OR HIRE OWN FORCE

collections. make contracts for that |
work and IL necessary employ its own
force of men TO gather the garbage. |
The bill is as follows:
An Act Relating to the Board OF
Health Of the City of Wilmington.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State
of Delaware, in General Assembly
met (two-thirds OF each house con-
curing therein):
Section /. That ON and after the
first day of July, A. ID. 1917, tho
Board of Health of the City of Will
mington shall have the same power
and authority as 1.-THE Council OF
said City now has, with respect TO
the passage Of Ordinances relating TO
the Health of said City.
Sec. ?. The said Board of Health
shall on and after the said date, nave
absolute jurisdiction and control
over the removal Of garbage in said
City.
Sec. 8. The said Board shall, dur
ing the month Of April in each year.
prepare the estimates of probable
expense Of said Board, over and above
its probable revenue for the ensuing
fiscal year. which estimate the said
Board shall lay before the Council
in the month Of May following.
The Council shall determine the
amount necessary for the use of said
Board of Health, based as nearly as
may DO upon the said assessment.
The Council shall in the month OF
May, A. D. 1917. and every year there
after when determining the amount
necessary to be raised on the per-
sons and estates in the City OF Will
mington for public use. also in
cude the sum necessary TO be raised
on the persons and estates for meet
ing and paying the public expenses
estimated and determined by the
Council, as aforesaid. The amount so
determined shall be raised and coll
lected, and put in the City Treasury
as other takes are raised and col
lected and put in the City Treasury.
AT the time Of making the annual
appropriation for public use, the
Council shall also make an appropri-
alton for the expenses of the said
Board of Health, equal in amount 70
that determined in the manner atore-
said by the Council. Provided that
the amount so determined by the
Council for the use of said Board of
Health shall not be less than ..-..
- dollors (???0 for the cur
rent and ordinary expenses OF SAID
Board Of Health for any one hscai
year.
The said Board shall have full and
complete authority to eXpend said
fund SO appropriated 10 its use, and
any and all contracts made by II with
respect to the matters under its con-
troll shall be binding upon the City.
All bills contracted by the said Board
shall DO approved by IL. which ap-
proval shall be evidenced by the sig
nature Of its President and Secretary.
All bills contracted by the said
Board, and approved as aforesaid.
shall be paid as other bills OF the
City are paid.
Sec. 4. The Board of Health shall,
at its discretion. appoint, employ and
discharge all officers, agents and SER
wants necessary for the management
and service OF the duties imposed
upon It by this Act, or by any laws,
ordinances, rules or regulations per-
tanning to OF affecting the said du-
ties: It shall determine the compen-
sation to be paid TO each one SO em-
ployed, and shall make all laws
rules and regulations to govern their
own deliberations and for the OBJ
servance of the officers, agents, and
servants, by them employed, and SHAH
determine the, penalty TO accompany
the bond, or bonds, of said officers,
agents. and servants, as required by
the said board, to give BOND
Sec. 8. The doing OF all work and
the furnishing Of all materials and
supplies required by said Board OF
Health, shall be let by the said Boarl
10 the lowest and best bidder, except
in cases where, in the opinion of said
Board, Il is not practicable TO dc
such work or furnish such materials
and supplies by contract. Notice that
the Board will receive proposals for
such work, materials or supplies
shall i'm all cases be published al
least five times in each of two daily
papers of the City of Wilmington, the
last publication to be at least three
days before the opening of the bids
Such notice shall state the kind and
amount OF the work to be done. OF
furnished. the place where and the
period within which the bids viii be
received. Each bid must be signed
by the bidder and accompanied by
an undertaking signed by the per
SOILS OF 0uAEAN NNhENha
the bidder as his sureties. declaring
their consent TO be such sureties IT
the event OF the contract beine
awarded to such bidder; and II any
contract be so awarded and such bid
der shall fail TO complete the eXecu
ton of a contract therefore, with Sc
curity for its performance, approved
by the said Board, such bidder an'
the party or parties so undertaking
for him as aforesaid. shall be liable
to nay to the City of Wilmington am
damage that may be occasloneu
said City by such failure.
Sec. 6. The City Auditor shall ex
amine all bills against said Board an'
endorse them as correct before the,
are presented for payment; he sinai
also examine and cOuntersign al
drafts or orders and withhold his sig
nature in case the draft or order !
made without sanction of law, or Wit
any circumstances of fraud actuaiL
or presumably attached thereto, in al
OF which cases he shall report his &C
ton and the grounds therefor, TO IN
members of said Board at their en-
suing meeting; said members shal
thereupon duly. carefully and public
" consider the case and shall sus
tain or override his action by
unanimous vote OF all the member