The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-07

sioners OF the city of Memphis. and no
person officially connected with the
city government. shall be eligible as 2
member Of said river terminal commits
sion. and al members there Of shall be
residents of Shelby county, Tennessee,
The members Of said commission shall
be persons of known integrity and
probity. and shall be selected because
Of their public spirit and business
ability.
Sec. >. Be it further ordained. That
before entering upon their duties each
member of said commission shall give
a bond payable to the city of Memphis
in the penalty of ten thousand dollars.
conditioned OF the faithful discharge
of his duties, and shall take an oath
before the mayor faithfully to per-
form the duties of his office and that
he shall not become interested, directly
or indirectly, in any contract made In
or about the conduct, improvement and
maintenance of said river terminals and
warehouses.
The chairman of said commission Shall
receive a salary of 5000. 90 per annnHs.
payable in monthly installments, and
the other two members thereof shall be
paid $1,000 for each and every meeting
of said commission attended by them.
Sec. }. Be it further ordained, That
said river terminal commission Shall
hold one regular meeting each month,
said monthly meeting to be held at Sinh
place and at such time as may be ifaa-
ignated by said commission. SpecfaE
meetings may be called by the chair
man, or by any two commissioners, at
any time upon due notice to the Nom
bers of said commission, H&i
At all meetings of the commia-
sion the chairman shall preside and
preserve rder. The commission
shall also have authority to 81
lect a secretary, who shall not be re-
CURED to be a member of said COM
mission, The salary Of tine secretarv
shall be fixed by the river terminal
commission, subject to the approval of
the board Of commissioners Of the citv
of Memphis, and said secretary shall Is
present at the meetings of the river
terminal commission and take and keen
the minutes of the proceedings.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, THAI
said River Terminal Commission shah
nave general supervision and direction
or the river terminals and warehouses;
OF the City of Memphis. 1t shall have
authority to employ a General Superin
tendent and such other agents or EN-
ployes as may be necessary in the opI
Grafton OF said river terminals and
warehouses;. the employment Of such
officers and agents and employees tof
be subject to the approval of the BoardS
or Commissioners Of the City of Menu
phis. 1t shall be the duty of the Rivers
Terminal Commission to fix the salaries6
OF all the officers, agents and employees
OF said commission, subject to the APP
proval of the Board of Commissioners
of the city.
1t shall further be the duty Of said
River Terminal Commission to fix the
rates and compensation to be charged
0y said river terminals and warehouses
for services rendered by them, said
rates being subject to the approval Of
the Board of Commissioners of the
City of Memphis and being fixed. asH
soon as reasonably possible, so as tot
raise a fund annually sufficient to paw
the operating expenses and repairs on
said terminals and warehouses and the
interest on the bonds issued for TIE
acquisition and construction thereof and
to provide a sinking fund sufficient "A q
retire said bonds as they respective
mature.
also have general authority to do SUCH
things as may be necessary for thu
maintenance, improvement and exten
sion of said river terminals and warel
houses, : including the right to employ
an engineer or engineers to advise
and assist them in that regard. II
Sec, 5. BE it further ordained. That
it shall be the duty of said River Termix
nal Commission to keep intimately In
formed of the management and condiH
ton of said rive terminals and ware%S
houses, and to keep the Board Of ComkS
missioners of the City of MemphI
thoroughly advised as to such manageN
ment and condition. #
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, Thai
the General Superintendent herein pro
vided for shall devote his entire tim4
and attention to- the duties Of his Of
flee and shall have general managed
ment and control of said river terminals!
wa rnhOISnG GI1h1ppt tn the GlnnrA
vision and control Of the River Terminal
Commission. He shall make monthly
reports in writing to said RiYerS
Terminal Commission, said reports tot
be submitted to said Commission at it's
regular monthly meetings, and he Shal 1
keep such records as may be intelligibIs
to said Commission and be at all tlmeaI
accessible to the members thereof.
He shafAdraw all checks and vouchers
necessary for the disbursement of
money resulting from the .operationsA
of said river terminals and warehouses;
which said checks and vouchers shall
be Of the depository Of the said sys
TEN to be designated by the Board Oh
Commissioners Of the City of Memphis
and shall be countersigned by Tho
chairman Of said Commission, and
his absence or disability, by the vice II
chairman, and in the absence or dis
ability of both the chairman and vice1
chairman. hv the other member of
said River Terminal Commission.
The same person may act both Al
general superintendent and secretaryE
at the discretion of the River Terminaks
Commission, and said Commission shall
have authority to fix his salary to covet'
the duties of both offices, subject to th9
approval Of the Board of Commissioners
of the city. ~
Sec. Z. Be 1t further ordained, Tha
this ordinance take effect from andN
altar itc no 90 tha nnh1to XVplfarGs