The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-04
ARTICLE v.
Department. of Public Works

SEC. 81. The Board of Trustees shall i'm
mediately after its organization take possess
sion and have the custody and control of all
maps, surveys, field 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
public buildings or public works of the city.
SEC. 81. The board shall have charge and
superintendent OF all public work of every
KIND not otherwise controlled by, general law
TO be done for the city, and also of furnishing
all material and supplies for public USE ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this Charter. 1t
shall be the duty OF the board to vigilantlv in
spect all parts OF the city and cause to be done
from time to time such work as it shall deem
necessary or proper
SEC. 63. There shall be City Surveyor
who shall be a qualified elector, and shall be
appointed by the Mayor, by and with the CON
sen: 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-
quired In the prosecution of the public works
and Improvements done under the direction
OF tae 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
shall keep u public office within the CITY, as
provided by the Board of Trustees. and Shall
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
certlncateS, including monuments, shall be
considered the property of the city, and shall
be turned over TO his successor in Office.
SEC. "a. There shall be 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 to see that the laws, ordi-
nances, orders and re- ulations. relating to
1TainS lRNQQc oil md hitrn
ways are fully carried into execution, and that
the penalties thereof are rigidly enforced. He
shall superintend and direct the cleaning OF
all sewers and 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, leyees, and
the board, and shall perform such other duties
as are hereinafter specified, or as the board
may require of him, and ne shall have the
power and shall perform the duties required
OF the Superintendent of Streets by 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, approved March Is,
1855. or by any Acts amendatory thereof,
supplementary thereto Or substituted therefor.
He Shall keep public Office in the city as pro
yided by the board, and shall keep therein the
records OF his Office and register of all
streets, alleys. sewers and 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-
latng to the public streets and highways car
ried into execution, he and his sureties shall
be liable upon his official 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. SO. All public work authorized by the
board 10 be done and not within the proyis-
ions of the general law of the State of Califor-
MA operating thereon, shall be done under
written CONT act, except as hereinafse err pro-
vided, Before awarding any such contract
Tor doing any work for the city, the board
shall cause notice to be posted conspiclously
in its office and published not less than ten
days, IN daily newspaper published in the
city, inviting sealed proposals for the eonteIn-
plated work, and in case the estimated cost OF
the WORK exceeds tive thousand dollars, to be
twenty days, except that any repair or i'm
pfoVenlent not exceeding an estimated cost OF
one hundred dollars may be made by the
beard under written contract, or otherwise,
without advertising Tor sealed proposals. pro
t'lded, h0sceUer, that should there be imminent
dancer to the city from inundation the ard