The record-union., 1892-03-22
ARTICLE V.
Department. of Public Works

SEC. 81. The Board of Trustees shall i'm
nleulalely after It's organization take posses
sion ana nave the custody and control of all
maps, surveys, field notes, records, plans
speclhcatlons, contracts, models machinery
toOlS, appliances, contract rights privileges
BOOKS, documents, papers, archives and prop.
efty belonging TO said city, heretofore kept by
or IN the offices OF the City surveyor, Superin-
tendent OF Streets and Superintendent of
water Works, or kept by or in the possession
OF any other officer, and pertaining TO any
public buildings or public works of the CITY.
SEC: 62. The board shall have charge and
superintendent of all public work OF every
klnd not otherwlse controlled by general law
TO be done for the city, and also of furnishing
all material and supplies Tor public use eS-
cept as otherWlse provided in this Charter. 1t
stall be the duty OF the board to vigilantIy in
Spect all parts OF the city and cause to be done
nom tlme TO time such work as 1t shall deem
necessary or proper.
SEC. 63. There shall be a City Surveyor
VINO shall he q qualified elector, and shall be
appointed by the Mayor, by and with the con-
SEM OF the Board of Trustees and whose term
OF office shall be two years and who snail ner,-
form ali civil engineering and surveyiner re-.
quired in the prosecution of the public works
a1,t I'm npToE oEements done under the direction
OF the board, and shall certify TO the progress
ana completion OF the same, and do such
other work pertaining TO his profession as he
may be directed to do by the board or by any
general law OF the State OF California He
snail Keep public Office within the CITY as
provided by the Board of Trustees, and shall
keep therein the records or his office and all
map;, plats, surveys and certificates pertain
ing thereto, with an index for easy reference
All such records, MAPS platS, surveys and
certhcates, including monuments, shall be
considered the property Of the city, and shall
De turned over TO his successor in Office
SEC. 81. There shall be Superintendent of
Streets. VINO snail be q qualified elcctor, and
snail be appointed by the Mayor, by and with
the consent OF the Board of Trustees and
whose term OF Office shall be two years, and
whose duty shall be to see that the laws ordi-
nanceS, orders and re1 uLttions RELATING 10
sewers oil -,,,,1 .;,rI,
ways are fully carried into execution and that
the penalties thereof are rigidly enforced He
shau supeflntend aud direct the cleaning of
all sewers and drains, and keep himself in
brmed OF the condition OF all the public
streets and highways, and also OF all public
buildings, parks, lots, sewers, levees, and
grounds OF the city, and report the same to
the board, and Shall perform such other duties
as are hereinafter specified, or as the board
may require of him, and he shall have the
power and snail perform the duties required
OF the Superintendent of Streets b = the Act of
the Legislature of the State OF California
entitled An Act to provide for work upon
streets, lanes. alleys, courts, places and side
walks, and for the construction of sewers
within municipalities, !" approved March Is
1859, or by any Acts amendatory thereof
supplementary thereto or substituted therefor
he shall keep public Office in the city as pro
vided by the board, and shall keep therein the
records OF his Office and q register of all
streets, alleys. sewers ana drains and all inn
proyements and repairs made thereon, with
an index for easy reference. Should he fail to
see the laws, ordinances and regulations re-
iating TO the public streets and highways car
ried into execution, he and his sureties shall
be liable upon his Official bond to any person
I'M Jured IN person or property in conSeq uence
OF said official neglect. All registers, records,
books, contracts, plats, diagrams, and ali
papers and documents belonging to his Office
shall be delivered TO his successor III Office.
SEC. 90. All public WORK authorized by the
board 10 be done ard not within the provis-
ions of the general law of the State of falifor
ma ma: operating thereon, Shall be done under
written contract, except as hereinaf er pro
vided. Before awarding any such contract
for doing any work for the city the board
shall cause notice to be posted conspicuously
IN It's Office and published not less than ten
Gays, IN daily newspaper published in the
city, inviting sealed proposals for the conteIn-
plated work, and III case the estimated cost of
the work exceeds five thousand dollars 10 be
SO posted and published for not less than
Iwenty days. except thas any repair or i'm
proVenent not exceeding an estimated cost of
one hundred dollars may be made by the
BOARD under written contract, or otherwise,
without advertising Tor sealed proposals: pro.
atded, hoioeuef, that should there be imminent
Dan fer 10 the city from inHniation the hoard