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§AN ORDINANCE, ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE FEES TO BE PAID THE CITY
5 OR THE USE OF ITS MACHINES, TOOLS AND UTENSILS BY OTHERS THAN EMPLOYES
OF THE CITY,] WITH PENALTIE4 j
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WHEREAS=- %t is odatomary when a reliable person or firm, may apply to
the Mayor or Street Inspector, C^` the temopary use of any tobli implement
or machine owned by the City, that the courtesy of the loan is usually
granted, and WHEREAS:- the City has been, to a greater or less extent, the
sufferer thereby, and further when any of these have hitherto been loaned
or hired they were, in many instances, not returned and the City was expen-
sed In their recovery,- thereforept
Be it ordained by the Common Counoil of the City of Paducah, Ky.;
SeO.1- That the Steam Roller, Steam Fire Engine, Horse Roller, Road
Scraper and Grader and Street plow, shall only be let to responsible
parties, at times when not used by the City, and at the rental fees fixed
.in this ordinance,
Seo,2- That for the use of the Steam Roller, the rental price shall be
$15.00 per day, the party or parties obtaining the use of same to pay the
salary of the Engineer, in addition to the $15.00 mentioned above,who shall
-.be selected by the City,- fireman, and all exj:ensen of operating same, and
pay for any breakage or damage to same while In their custody.
For the use of the Steam Fire Engine, the rental price shall be $15.00
per day, the part or parties obtaining the use of same to pay;the salary of
the Engineer, in addition, who shall be selected by the CSty,7 and all of
the expenses of operating the same, and pay for any breakage or damage to
same while in their Custody..+Provided= that in either of the above instan-
ces the Engineer named by the City shall extortion as to his charges for
services, then the City shall select some other competent Engineer,- For Y
the use of the Horse Roller the rental price shall be $10.00 per day.- For
the use of the Road Scraper and Grader, the rental price shall be $7.00 per
day,- For the use of the large Street Plow the rental price shall be $1.00
per day,
Sec,3- That it shall be the duty of the Mayor and Street Inspector, to
.Charge up the rental of any machine or implement,, named in this ordinance
to the party or parties obtaining same, and the said officials shall be
responsible to the City for the collection of the rental therefor and the
Cost of any damage thereto from the aprty or parties to whom rented.
Seo4- That the number of days rental shall be computed from the time
the machine or implement may be taken charge of by the party or Parties to
whom rented, and terminate oily upon its delivery,- in as food repair as
when leased,- back to place where same is usually kept by the City, and the
Party or firm leasing same shall be held for each, and every day, suoh
machine or lcTplement may remain out of the custody of the City whether
in ,use or not.
Seo5- Thai upon a failure of the Mayor and Street Inspector to collect
the rental for and cost of damages to any machine or implement as provided
in this ordinance, then it shall be the duty of the Finance Committee of
the Common Council to deduct the amount thereof from the salary of the two
named officers, in ratio to the amounts respectively of sane.
Seo 6- That all or'dinanoes and parts thereof, in conflict with
the provisons of this ordinameea, to the extent of conflioting, are hereby
repealed and this redinance shall take effect from and after Its passage
and approval.
Adopted March 5th, 1900
J.Wm.Flsher, Comcil Clerk
Approved March Oth, 1900
Jar.M.Lang, Mayor. ,
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