Pennsylvania Act 1869-368 — PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED - SUPPLEMENT - CLEANING OF STREETS

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PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED - SUPPLEMENT - CLEANING OF STREETS
                 Act of Mar. 18, 1869, P.L. 397, No. 368              Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Supplementary to the act consolidating the city of Philadelphia,
        relating to the cleaning of streets of said city.

        Section 2.  Street cleaning; power to contract; advertisement
     and award of contract
        Said board of health shall have full power and authority to
     make and enter into all contracts for cleaning of said streets
     and the removal therefrom of sweepings, manures, ashes, garbage,
     offal and refuse, and shall advertise in not less than two daily
     papers published in the City of Philadelphia, for a period of
     ten days, commencing within twenty days after the passage of
     this act, for proposals, accompanied with specifications,
     showing how often and in what manner the proposed work is to be
     done, and for such periods, not exceeding three years from the
     date of contract; proposals shall be opened at the time and
     place fixed in said notice, in the presence of the board of
     health, or a majority thereof, and in the presence of the
     finance committee, or such of them as may see proper to attend;
     and the contract shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder,
     to be approved by the majority of said board of health and a
     majority of said finance committee as may be present.  1869,
     March 18, P.L. 397, Sec. 2.
        Section 3.  Bond of contractor; failure to perform duties
        The contractor or contractors shall enter into such security
     for the faithful performance of said work, in such sum or sums,
     and in such manner, as shall be approved by the aforesaid board
     of health or a majority of them; and in case such contractor or
     contractors shall fail to perform the duties required by such
     contract for a period of twenty-four hours after notice duly
     served upon him or them, said board of health shall have power
     to have said work done, and the expense thereof shall be charged
     to such contractor or contractors, and shall be deducted from
     amount due them; said contracts shall be submitted to and
     approved by the city solicitor.  1869, March 18, P.L. 397, Sec.
     3.
        Section 4.  Use of water from public hydrants
        The water department of the City of Philadelphia shall, under
     a supervisor of the board of health, grant to the aforesaid
     contractor or contractors the free use of the water from the
     public hydrants of the said city, for the purpose of sprinkling
     the streets in cleaning the same.  1869, March 18, P.L. 397,
     Sec. 4.
        Section 5.  Payment of contractor
        Said contract or contracts shall be paid by the city
     treasurer, in equal monthly payments, upon warrants drawn by the
     aforesaid board of health; and the mayor, select and common
     councils of the City of Philadelphia are hereby authorized and
     directed to provide for the expenses authorized by this act in
     their respective annual tax levies.  1869, March 18, P.L. 397,
     Sec. 5.