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ORDINANCE N0.~
An Ordinance Creating the Office of Supervisor of Public
'forks, Defining His Duties, and For Other Purposes.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF'1~'EST MEMPHIS,
ARNANSAS:
SECTION 1. THE OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC iNORRS CREATED:
There is hereby created the office of Supervisor of Public forks of
the City of best Memphis.
SECTION 2. DUTIES DEFINED: The supervisor of public works
shall, under the direction of the City Council, superintend all work
and improvements on the streets, brid ges and public grounds of said
city, and carry into eff®ct all orders and ordinances of the City
Council in relation to work and improvements on the streets, roads,
sidewalks, allays, bridges and public grounds, and it shall be his
duty to see that the same, when graded and opened for travel, are
kept clear from obstruction and in such ,repair as to be safe and
passabl®, and, under the direction of the park board, see that all
tr!!bs along and over sidewalks shall be trimmed, and see that all
awnings are so kept as not to obstruct or interfere with public
travel along the sidewalks, and shall perform such other services
as are required of him by the City Council, and receive and receipt
to his predecessor .for, and account to his successor for, all pro-
perty of the city received by him or under his control belonging to
the city. But no improvement saceeding an estimated cost of Twenty-
five Dollars 025.00) shall be made, except by direction of the City
Council; while the Supervisor of Public VlPorks shall be under the full
direction and control of the City Council, he shall nevertheless be
held personally accountable for the faithful discharge of his duties
as herein provided, or by the City Council directed.
SECTION 3. SAME FURTHER DUTIES: The Supervisor of Public
tl~orks shall not be interested in any contract for work done upon the
streets, nor be allowed compensation for the use of any equ ipment
owned by him, or in which he has any interest. Fie shall, at each
regular meeting of the City Council, make and file with th® City
Clerk a detailed written r®port, showing the amount and character
of work done by his department since the date of his last report,
and showing by whom said work was done and the sum due to any person
for suppli®s, materials, equipment or any other thing therefor, and
shall also r®port in detail any defects which he may have discovered
in any street, sidewalk, crossing, bridge or culvert in said city
together with his recommendation as to the best means for the repair-
ing thereof, which said report shall be by the City Clerk presented
to the City Council at said meeting but until such report is filed
as above provided, no salary shall be allowed or paid said Super-
visor of Public forks.
SECTION ~. SALARY: The salary of the Supervisor of Public
forks shall be fined by the City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS ~_DAY OF ~y/~/ , 1952.
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