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CHAPTER X.

Street Commissioner.

1. It shall be the duty of the street commissioner, under
the general direction of the committee on Streets, to superintend
the construction of all new streets and side-walks, and
to repair all old streets and side-walks. He shall keep the
streets and side-walks and alleys of the town clean and clear
of obstructions, and shall execute all orders of the mayor and
council touching the opening, building, repairing and clearing
of the streets, side-walks, crossings and alleys of the town.

2. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of the streets,
at least once in each month to inspect and examine the streets,
side-walks and alleys in the town and report the condition of
the same to the committee on Streets. It shall also be his
duty to cause all trash, filth, and offensive matter to be removed
from the streets, side-walks and alleys of the town.

3. The street commissioner, under the direction of the
mayor and council, shall contract for all labor and material
necessary for the making, repairing and cleaning of the streets,
side-walks and alleys of the town. He shall superintend the
laborers employed by the town for making, repairing and
cleaning the streets, side-walks and alleys of the town, and he

shall also see that the work animals belonging to the town are
properly fed, groomed, and otherwise taken care of. It shall
also be his duty under the direction of the mayor and council
of the town to contract for all hay, corn and other provender
necessary for the work animals belonging to the corporation.

4. It shall be the duty of the street commissioner to provide
that the carts, shovels, spades, picks, &c., belonging to
the town, are properly cared for.

5. The street commissioner shall keep a book, in which
shall be stated the number of laborers employed by him for
the town, the length of time each one of said laborers is employed,
and the price paid each laborer. He shall state in this
book the material bought by him for the use of the town and
the price for the same. He shall also keep an account of the
corn, hay and other provender purchased by him for the work
animals belonging to the town, and the costs of the same.

6. It shall be the duty of the street commissioner, under
the direction of the mayor and council, to sell, so far as he
can, all manure that he may cause to have removed from the
town, and he shall keep in his book an account of all manure,
&c. that he may sell, and also an account of all work or labor
that may be performed by the street laborers or the town work
animals for any other person or persons than the corporation.

7. It shall be the duty of the street commissioner, on or
before the 10th day of each quarter, to furnish the treasurer
with a statement up to the first day of the month, of the
amount paid by the town to the laborers under his charge, and
to whom; the amount paid for material purchased, and to
whom; and the amount paid for corn, hay and other provender
purchased, and to whom paid.

8. The commissioner of streets shall, on the first day of
each month, make out accounts for manure, &c., sold by him,
and accounts against persons for whom work has been done
by the town, and deliver the same to the collector for collection,
taking his receipt for the same.

9. It shall be the duty of the street commissioner to produce
his books at least twice a year before the committee on
Streets for examination.