1717 Street CommissionerORDINANCELei
NO. 1717
AN ORDINANCE prescribing the duties and fixing the compensation of the
Street Commissioner of the City of Salina, prescribing the compensation to be
paid employes working on the streets of said city, and repealing Ordinance
No. 637, passed and approved March 7, 1988, and Ordinance No. 1523, passed and
approved October 18, 1909.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Salina:
Section 1. The Street Commisioner shall be under the general orders
and directions of the Mayor and Council, and in the absence of the orders and
directions from the Mayor and Council he shall be under the orders and direc-
tions of the committees on streets and sidewalks. He shall have charge of
and direct the work of all laborers and teams engaged in working on the streetf
and alleys of the city, and all such employes shall be under the immediate
direction of said Street Commissioner, with the right in him, subject to the
provisions of this ordinance, to employ and discharge all laborers and em-
ployes in his department. It shall be his general duty to keep the streets,
alleys, sidewalkb, bridges, viaducts and culverts clean and in good repair for
public use and travel. He shall also keep a complete and accurate account of
all oaborers and teams employed in his department, and an 'itemized statement
of the cost thereof, each month, and shall each month present to the P:layor and
Council a complete and accurate report showing the number*of laborers and teams
employed, the number of days worked,)by eachiandf;the..wages- paidd-__.each-. per'dgy,
andt,thowinglalso the,..1*gik done"by-his';department for the preceding month as
well as receipts and transactions of his office; and shall, as often as the
.first Monday of March, June, September and December of reach year, render to
the Council a true, complete and itemized statement of the property in his
possession belonging to the city.
Sec. 2. That Street Commissioner, by and with the advice and consent
of the Mayor and the Committee on Streets, is hereby authorized to employ, f
time to time, such number of laborers and such number of teams and wagons with
drivers as may be necessary to carry on the work of his department: Provided,
however, That the number of laborers and teams to be employed and theexpense
thereof shall at all times be subject to the direction.of the Mayor and Council
and provided further., that no -team and wagon with driver shall be employed by
said street commissioner to work on the streets of said city at a wage in ex-
cess of,$3.50 per day for eight hours's wokr, and no laborer shall be employed
at such work at a compensation exceeding $1.75 per day for eight hours's work,
except laborers cleaning streets with broom, shovel and cart, who shall not be
employed at a wage in excess of $1.50 per day for eight hours's work; and pro-
vided further, that the street commissioner shall not use or employ, on such
street work, more than two teams and wagons, or two teams or two wagons owned
by him, or in which he is in anywise financially interested, the compensation
therefor, when so used and employed, to be fixed by the Mayor and Council.
Sec. 3. Every person employed to work on the streets of the city shall
(file with the City Clerk, on or before the regular monthly meeting of the City
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(Council, and itemized and verified statement of the time worked by him, or by
his team and wagon, or team or wagon, during the preceding month, and the
amount claimed as due him thereforl Provided, however, that any such person
may present his bill for labor performed by him, duly verified and itemized as
aforesaid, to the Clerk at the end of each weeks, and if such bill is approved
Iby the Street Commissioner, the City Clerk is hereby authorized by pay the sanD
out of any funds in his hands belonging to the city, and present an account
therefore and thereof to the Mayor and Council at the next succeeding regular
monthly meeting of the Council; but in no case is such Clerk authorized to pay
Jany such claim unless the same has been duly verified according to law.
Section 4. Thetr t ''soioner shall receive as compensation for the
duties rendered', by him St., ff ice`,t�?sum of three dollars (n3.00) per day
for each and every day actually em�pliy bit. in the discharge of his said
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duties, to be paid monthly as other bill .f�r��, said city are allowed and
(paid.
Sec. 5. That Ordinance No. 637, passed and approved March 7, 1888, and
Ordinance No. 1523, passed and approved October 18, 1909, are hereby repealed(.
Sec. 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after
its publication once in the official city paper.
Passed and approved June 61, 1913.
(SEAL)
V. E. Niquette Mayor
Attest:
Chas. E. Banker City Clerk
STATE OF KANSAS )
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COUNTY OF SALINE )
I hereby certify that/ the above and foregoing is a true
and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council and approved by the
Mayor oc the city of Salina, Kansas, Uupe 16, 1913, and a record of the vote
on the final acopt ion- of the same is on page No.of of Journal No. 8.
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City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. �
June , 1913)
An ordinance prescribingthe duties and fixing the compensation of the
street commissioner of the cite` of- Salina, prescribi� �r the compen-
sation to be paid employes working on the streets of said city and
repealing Ordinance leo. 637, passed and approved March 7 188,
and Ordinance No. 1523, passed and approved October 18, X909.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the city of Salina:
Section 1. The street, cotnmissioner shall, be under the general
orders and di.roctions of the mayor and council, and in the absence of
orders
and
directions
from the mayor and
council he shall be under
the
orders
and
directions
of the committees
on streets and sidewalks.
He
shall have charge of and direct the work of all laborers and teams
engaged
in working on -the streets and
alleys of the
city, and all -such
employes
shall be .under the immediate
direction, of
said street com-
missioner, with the riga. in him, subject to the provisions of this
ordinance, to employ and discharge all laborers and employes in his
department. It shall be his general duty to keep the streets; alleys,
sidewalks, bridges, viaducts and culverts clean and in good repair for
public use and travel. He shall also keep a complete and accurate
account of all Laborers and teams employed in his department, and an
itemized statement of the cost thereof, each month, and shall each
report
month present to the mayor and -council a complete. and accurate axammi
showing the nimber of laborers and teams employed, the, number of. days
worked by each and -the. vages paid each per da.y, and slwoing also the
work done by his department for the preceding month as well as receipts
and transactions of his office; and shall, as often as the first Monday
of March, June, Spterriber and December of each year, render i ndew to
the council a true, complete and itemized statement of the property in
his possession belonging to the city.
(,,.Sec. 2. The street connissioner, by and with the advice and con-
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sent of the mayo;�Ais hereby - au.thorized`to employ, from time to time,
siich niAnber of laborers and such numbe r 'of teams an&'wagons with
drivers as may be necessary to carry on the work of his -department;
Provided, however, That the ntunber of laborers and teams to be employed
and. the expense thereof shall at all times be subject to,the direction
of the mayor and council; and provided further, that no team and wagon
with driver \shall e employed by said street commissioner to work on
the streets of said c't�y,,wage in excess of $3.50 per day foe eight
hours' work, and no labore. t,,sha1, be employed at such work at a com-
pensation exceeding $1.75 ger `d,;'?� Pi ght hours' .cork, except labor-
ers cleaning streets with broom, shr and cart, who shall not beemploy-
ed
toed at a wage in excess of $1.50:p daf4or eight hours' work.; and pro-
vided further, that the street commissioner shall not use or employ, on
such street work, more than two teams and wagons, or two teams or two
wagons owned by him xxxxx xxkixxxxxcxx_t or in which he is in anywise
financially interested, the compensation therefor, when so used and
eirployed, to be fixed by the mayor and, council.
Sec. 3. Every person employed to work on the streets of the city,
shall file with the city clerk, on or before the regular rmenthly meeting
of the city council, an itemized and verified statement of the time
worked by him, or by his team and wagon, or team or wagon ,during the
preceding month,, and the amount claimed as due him therefor: Provided,
however, that any such person may'present his bill for labor performed
by him, duly verified and itemized as aforesaid, to the clerk at the
end of each week, and if such bill is approved by the street commis-
sioner, the city clerk is herebyhx authorized to pay the same out of
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any funds in his hands belonging to the city, and prsent an account
therefor and thereof to
the
mayor and council at the next
succedla"A"'ng
regular monthly meeting
of
the colancil; but in no case is
such clerk
authorized to pay any such claim unless the same has been duly verified
according to law.
Sec. 4. The street commissioner shall receive as compensation
for the duties and services rendered by him in such office the sum of
three dollars ($3000) per day for each and every day actually employed
by him in the discharge of his said duties, to be paid monthly as other
bills against said city are allowed and paid.
Sec. 5. That Ordinance No. 637, passed and approved march 7,
1 881 and Ordinance No. 1523, passed and approved October 18, 1969,
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its publication once in the Sfficial city paper.
Passed and. approved June 16, 1913.
Attest: a + yr.