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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 7, Page 136, Ordinance Number 47No.V1 V Ordinance No. k AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NULIBER ONE (1), OF THE 'CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE .DETEIN.IINING TILE FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PUBLIC FINiN CE, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY, AND PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES OF THE C011MISSIONERS", PASSED BY THE BOARD OF C0131ISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH JANUARY 4, 1915, AND RECORDED JANUARY 4, 1915. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMLIISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: Section I. That Ordinance Number One (1), of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, entitled "AIT ORDIIIrOTCE DETE.JIINING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTIMITTS OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PUBLIC FIIIAITCE, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY, AND PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES OF TILE COM- MISSIONERS", passed by the Board of Commissioners January 4, 1915, and recorded January 4, 1915, be, and the same is, hereby amended, by striking from Section 5 thereof the following words, to -wit : "He shall have charge and control of the City Street Lighting Plant and Department, and all employees thereof" - So that said Section 5, when so amended, shall read as follows, to -wit: Sec. 5. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. The following branches of the public service are hereby assigned to the Department of Public 1'+orks: all civil engineering done for, or in connection with, any work of the City, and all departments pertaining to the public works and improvements, includ- ing the construction or reconstruction of streets, public ways, side- walks, sewers, bridges, viaducts, conduits, or other public structures, except public buildings, the cleaning of all streets, alleys, and highways, and all repairs, maintenance or upkeep of any of such property, the inspection of all work done or improvements made- either by order or under contract- the enforcement of all lms or ordinances relating to bill -boards or other unsightly or objectionable or dangerous buildings, or structures, upon or adjacent to the streets or highways of the City, and all officers, agents or employees of the Uity con- nected with the aforesaid Department, or any work being done under the supervision of said Department shall be under the direction and supervision of said Commissioner of Public Works. He shall make monthly reports to the Board of Commissioners on the state of his Department, and such special report concerning the execution, completion and inspection of public works as the Board of Commissioners may require. i Ordinance No. Section II.- That Section 6 of said Ordinance be, and the same is, hereby, amended, by adding thereto the following words, to -wit: "He shall have charge and control of the City Street Lighting Plant and Department, and all employees thereof" -so that said Section, when so amended, shall read as follows, to -reit: . Sec. 6. THE DEPiiRTME11T OF PUBLIC PROPERTY. The following offices and branches of the public service are hereby assigned to the Department of Public Property: The maintenance, upkeep and cleaning of all public buildings of the City, except in so far as said buildings are cleaned or maintained or kept by such other f department of the City as may be herein, or by other ordinance, given supervision and control thereover. He shall have charge and control of the City Scales, City Weigher, City Cemeteries, and all employees thereof, including the Sextons, the City Wharf and Wharfmaster, and all employees of the City Hall, not otherwise assigned to some other department by this, or other, ordinance of the City, the City Hospital -and he shall have superintendence and charge of all officers, agents or employees of the City required in connection with these several branches of the public Service. He shall have charge.o£ the i.iarket House, the renting of benches and granting of permits therefor. IIe shall have charge and control of the City Street Lighting Plant and Department, and all the employees thereof. Section III. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and record, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. PASSED BY THE BOARD OF COIZU SSIONERS JAN. 3, 1916. RECORDED BY H. K. HAZELIP, CLERK TO THE BOARD, JAN. 3, 1916.