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your Committee are of opinion that yet further alteration in the duties and
emoluments of some of your officers is essential, and they recommend that
such duties be as follows:—
Those of the Clerk.—Either personally, or by Deputy duly authorized
by the Board, to attend daily at the Office as required by the Act; to keep
the accounts of the Board, and be responsible for the regularity of all notices
issued under their order; to attend all summonses or complaints, issued by
or against them, and attendable before any Justice or Justices; to attend all
meetings, whether of the Board, or any Committee appointed by them, and
to take minutes of the proceedings of all such meetings, and, as to the proceedings
of any Committee, to draw up their Reports when required, and as
to the proceedings of the Board, to enter the same in a minute book as required
by the Act, and to make and keep all such other books as are thereby
required; to negociate and carry out on behalf of the Board any loan or
loans upon the rates, except under special circumstances, upon which the
Clerk is to apply to the Board for special remuneration; to conduct all
correspondence; and, generally, to perform all other duties required of him
by the Act.
Remuneration—As heretofore—(£200 per annum).
With reference to the office of Surveyor, your Committee recommend an
entire change; that instead of one officer there should be two—one to
superintend the Sewerage and Drainage of the District, and be called the
Sewerage Works Surveyor; and the other to have charge of the Highways,
and be also Inspector of Nuisances, and be called the Highways
Surveyor.
The duties of the Sewerage Works Surveyor to be, to project all sewers
required in the District, and be responsible for their proper position, size,
length, inclination, and material, and to prepare the necessary plans and
specifications for all such works, and make all estimates of the cost, and be
responsible for the due execution of the same, and the propriety of all payments
made in respect thereof. To be responsible for the efficiency of all
existing sewers, and perform the like duties as regards any repairs or reconstruction
of such sewers, as are above specified with respect to new sewers.
To be responsible for all house drainage in every respect as regards new
sewers, and superintend the execution of all such work, whether performed by
the Board or the owners of the property drained; and to keep the time of the
labourers employed by the Board in any such work, or in cleansing, repairing,
constructing, or otherwise, in connection with sewerage; to pay the
wages of all such labourers, and render proper weekly accounts of all such
payments, and be responsible for the propriety of all payments made in respect
of the same. To keep a stock account of all materials used by the
Board in any such works; and, generally, to perform all other duties
within the province of a Surveyor (not comprised in the duties assigned to
the Highways Surveyor), as may be from time to time required of him by
the Board, and to devote his whole time to the performance of such duties.
Remuneration—A salary of £200 per annum.
The duties of the Highways Surveyor to be, to superintend the repair
and maintenance of all highways in the District, under the control of the
Board; and be responsible for the due execution of all contracts for material,
cartage, road watering, lighting, and other contracts in any way affecting