HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances and Municipal Laws, Page 458458 REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAH.
Wharfmaster's Salary. Towboats --Free Wharfage.
" monthly installments out of the treasury of the City of
Paducah Kentucky, as other salaries ate paid, and this to be
An full paymerr-ni :;11 his services.
Sec. 2. He shall give bond in the sum of $goo for the
♦twuntof faithful performance of his duties according to law, but this
mad section shall not apply to the present incumbent, he havirg
already giver bond as such officer.
Sec. 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances inon-
flict herewith are hereby repealed, and this ordinance shall
take effect from and after its passage and approval.
Approved December t9, t9o2.
I). A. YEISER, Mayor.
Towboats—Free Wharfage.
"An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 22, of the
Revised Ordinance of the City of Paducah, Titled Wharf
and Wharf Master, and Freeing Towboats from Wharfage
Free.
Whereas: Towboats operating in the Tennessee and
Ohio rivers do not use the public wharf, or landing, for the
purpose of transferring freight or passengers, and whereas,
such boats stopping in the City is only for the purpose of
employing officers and crew, and to purchase material and
supplies for long trips, of our merchants, and .to have re-
pairs made by our mechanics, and whereas: this patronage
has now grown to enormous proportions, and of so great
interest to the city the wharfage fees should not be exacted
of such boaty, therefore; Be it ordained by the Common
'Council of the City of Paducah.
Section f. That ordinance No. 22 of the revised ordi-
nances of the City of Paducah, "titled Wharf and Wharf -
master" be and the same js hereby amended by striking out
of section 2, thereof the words, "or towboats" where same
may appear therein. I
Tow boats
are exempt
Sec. 2. That all tow -boats which are strictly conduct -
from
ing the business or occupation of tow -boats, exclusively, and
w�arfatre
which do not use. the public wharf for storing freight
or
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Towboats—Free Wharfage.
City Engineer
other thing, and. make landings only for the purpose of mak-
ing repairs, getting material and supplies, hiring or paying
off crew, shall be exempt from any liability of wharfage_
fees and privileged to land where convenient at any point in
front of City.
Sec. 3• That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are, to the ex-
tent of such conflicting, hereby repealed and this ordinance
shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
Adopted March 5th, 1900.
J. WM. FISHER, Council Clerk.
Approved March 6th, t9oo.
JAS. NI. LANG, Mayor.
City Engineer.
t.—=The Office of Engineer is Hereby Created.
Sec. 3. Omi.ted —Repealed.
Omita d —Repealed.
4.—The city engineer shall make out plans, specifica-
tions, and -estimates for all public work ordered by the com-
mon council. He shall do all surveying and engineering
that may be ordered by the common council or any com-
mittee thereof.
5.—All contracts for works ordered by the city shall refer.
to the plans and specifications applicable thereto, and, if
practicable, they shall designate a gross amount which shall
cover the whole cost of the work contracted for, and con-
tain a clause that the same is made subject to the right of
the engineer to suspend the same for the failure of the- con-
tractor to fulfill it, and that such suspension shall not effect
the right of the city to afiy damages on account of such con-
tractors failure.
6—It shall be the duty of said engineer, when required
by the common council, to furnish the number of feet in.
any square in the city. He shall perform such other duties as'
may be Osewhcre :.r herein tfter required of him by the
common council.
Make pl s i. s
All ronlmets
must miter
to plans
Ilutles