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AN OHDTNAIICE ESTABIMIRG L BOARD OF TUBHO 70RES
COUSISTING OF TTEM I:1<?l'BEH5 TN Tv:i CITY Ob' TADU2ATI, "'`IL'CIY:
PRES02IBIEG TFA )iJTI33 AID 107MRS ON SAID BOARD ADD FIXIYG 70"
SALARY OF ITS VA RS.
Be it ordained by the General Council of the City of
Tadu cah , Kentucky:
Section 1. _hat pursuant to erection 3125 of the hertucky
Statutes, which is a part of the charter of cities of the second
class, there is hereby created and established a 3oard of rublic
,corks in the City of Iaducah, I=entuc1--
Said Board shall consist of three members, who
shall be appointed by the Myer, subject to the approval of the
Board of Aldermen, for a term of two years; and who shall be subject
to removal from office by the I.'ayor upon the arproval of said Board
of Aldermen.
Section 2. The duties and powers of said Board shall he
the same as prescribed in said chaster as the duties of the Super-
intendent of lublic Norks, art such other duties as mal hereafter
be provided by ordinance of said City.
erection 3. _hat the Board of public 'corks are hereby
authorized and empowered to employ such hands and laborers and to
use and employ such trucks, wagons and vehicles as may be necessary
for the doing of the work intrusted to said Board. r-nd said Board
of Public '7orks may recommend for appointment by the den.eral Council
a Superintendent of Streets and also a Clerk o`L Bookkeeper for said
Board.
Section 4. Said Street Superir,terder.t shall have charge of
the clearirR, repairing and improving of all streets, avenues, alleys
and public places; and the repairirg and upkeep or all bridges,
wharves, culverts and receiving basins, drains and sewers, and an<<1
and all other thirys that may be required of him by said Board of
Public dorks.
Section 5. Said Board of Public is ',forks may recomrerd for ap-
pointmer_t by the Cereral Council a Clerk or Bookkeerer whose duties
will be to keep a proper and accurate account of all cork or imrrove-
meats or expenditures done under the surervisjoy of said Board.
Said account will show in proper form and marier
the accounts extended for original improvements and construction, and
the amount for repairs, superintendence anal other e_jerditures; to
& any ar3 all other things required of him by said Board of rublio
4orks. The books and vouchers of said Clerk shall be open to the ex-
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aminantion of the Auditor or Zinar.ci&l Committee of the General Council
or to any member of the General Gourncil, and duplicate vouchers for
all expenditures shall be kept b;; said Clerk.
Section. o. The compensation of the members of the Board of
Iublic '.7orks shall be "IA X100.00 per year, I-,a�,able in morthlp in-
stallments as other salaries are p -_id, bond in the penal sum of j
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N1000.00 payable to the Conm.on.realth of -entuoky for the ber•3fit of
said city shall be executed by each of the members of said Board, for
the faithful performance of their respective duties.
Section 7. Said street Superir,terdent shall receive a sal.-
ary of ;}1500.00 per year payable monthly as other salaries are paid,
and said clerk or bookkeeper who is also to perform the duties of the
clerk to the City r.aineer,and such services as may be required by
said City :�rFzineer and the Board of Iublic .7orks, shall receive a sal-
ary of •;1800.00 per year payable in monthly in:.tallments as other month-
ly salaries are paid.
Section 8. The number of hauls or laborers that ma;T be em-
ployed by said Board shall be sufficient only to do the -iork neces-
sary to be done under the supervision of said Board, and shall not
exceed an average of fifteen trucks, .mons, carts or other vehicles
and the number of hands that may be emplo;7ed b,- said Board shall not
exceed ar, average of thirty, provided that this limitation shall not
apply to Nork contracted for or Iaid b*, other parties, under the su-
pervision of said Board. Said Board shall pay to such hands or la-
borers 'Nages not to exceed 35pf per hour for common labor and 50� per
hour for skilled labor. The schedule of wages to be fixed and es-
tablished by said Board of Iublic .;orks as conditions may require, not
to exceed the rates herein provided.
Section 9. The Board of Public -forks shall. have t':e r iFrht
to remove or discharge at any, time any one employed by or under
said Board.
Section 10. Said Board of lublic -+orks shall have chnrF-re,
con trol and sul:.ervision of the laeotric l.iaht Ilant, :vharf and '
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markethouse, and may recommend to the General Cour:cil a Sur•erir.tendeni , 1
for said iiF�ht ilant, a I'arket ;'aster, .and a dharf ;'eeper for electioih_�1
by said General Council. a \
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from ar_d
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after its passage, approval. :r,d publication
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