The record-union., 1892-04-06
ARTICLE V.
Department of Public Works.


SEC. 81. The Board of Trustees shall i'm
mediateiy after its organization take posses
sion and have the custody and control of all
maps, surveys, neld notes, records, plans,
specifications, contracts, models, machinery
tools, appliances, contract rights privileges
BOOKS documents, papers, archives. and prop-
erty 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
puolc buildings or public works of the city
SEC. 62. The board shall have charge and
superintendent of all public work of every
KIND not otherwise controlled by general law
10 De zone Tor the city, and also of furnishing
all material and supplies for public use eX-
eept as otherwise provided in this Charter II
stall be the duty OF the board TO viguantly in
spect all parts of the city and cause to be done
rom time to time such work as 1t shall deem
necessary or proper.
SEC. 63. There shall be City Surveyor
VINO snail be q qualified elector, and shall be
appointed by the Mayor, by and with the con
sent of the Board of Trustees and whose term
OF Office shall be two years, and who shall per-
form all civil engineering and surveying re-
CURED IN the prosecution of the public works
and Improvements done under the direction
OF the board, and shall certify TO the progress
anu 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 pubic Office within the city as
provided by the Board of Trustees, and Snail
Keep therein the records of his office and all
maps, plats, surveys and certificates pertain
ing thereto with an index for easy reference.
All such records, maps, plats, SURVEYS and
certificates, including monuments shall be
considered the property OF the city, and shall
De turned over to his successor in Office,
SEC. %. There shall be q Superintendent Of
streets, who shall be q qualified eector and
shall 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 10 see that the laws ordi-
nances, ORDERS and regulations, relating to
OF llr, "a
ways are fully carried into execution. and that
the penalties thereof are reidly enforced He
shall superintend and direct the cleaning OF
all sewers ana drains, and keep himself in
formed OF the condition of all the public
streets and highways and also of ali public
buildings, parks, lots, sewers Ievees, 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 shall perf0rm the duties required
of the Superintendent OF Streets 3 the Act OF
the Legislature of the State Of California
entitled IAN Act to provide for work upon
streets, lanes, alleys, courts, places and side
walks, and for the construction OF sewers
within municipalities y approved March s.
1850, or by any Acts amendatQry thereof,
supplementary thereto or substituted therefor.
lie shall keep public Office in the city as pro-
vided by the board. and snail keep therein the
records of his Office and register OF all
streets, alleys, sewers and drains and all i'm
proYements and repairs made thereon, with
an index for easy reference. Should ne fail to
see the laws, ordinances and regulations re-
latns 20 the public streets and highways car
ried into execution, he and his sGreties shall
be liable upon mis- ohicial bond to any person
injured IN person or property in consequence
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 in Office.
SEC 60. All public work authorized by the
board 10 be done and not within the provis-
ions OF the general law OF the State of Califor-
MIA operating thereon, shall be done under
written contract, except as hereinaf! er pro-
yided. Before awarding any such contract
for doing any work for the city, the board
shall cause notice to be posted conspicuously
in its office and published not less than ten
days. IN daily newspaper published in the
city, inviting sealed proposals for the contenn-
plated work, and in case the estimated cost OF
the work exceeds five thousand dollars 10 be
so posted and published for not less than
twenty days, except that any repair or i'm
proyement not exceeding an estimated cost OF
one hundred dollars may be made by the
board under written contract, or otherwise.
without advertising for sealed proposals; pro.
ttded, hotVeUer, that should there be Imminent
dancer TO the city f-om inundation the ard