The record-union., 1892-03-23
ARTICLE V.
Department of Public Work

SEC. 81. The Board of Trustees shall inn
medlhteiy after It's organization take posses
SION ana 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 bv
or IN the atfices OF the City Surveyor, Superin-
tendent of Streets ana SUPERINTENDENT of
Water Works, or kept by or in the possession
OF any other officer and PERTAINING tn anv
puouc buildings or public works Of the city,
SEC. 81 The board shall have charge and
SuperIntendence of all public work of every
KIND not otherwise controlled by general law
70 be done Tor 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 vjgilantIy in
spect all parts OF the city and cause TO be done
from time TO time such work as il shall deem
necessary or proper.
SEC. 63. There shall be q City surveyor
VINO snail ge 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 per
form all civil engineering and surveying re-
CURED IN the prosecution of the public works
ana Improvements done under the direction
OF Tue board, and shall certify 10 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 anv
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 of his office and all
ma ps' p4dbS, surveys ana ceftltc9JeS pertain
ing thereto, with an index for easy reference.
All such records, maps, plats, surveys and
ceftlIicateS, including monuments, shall be
considered the property of the city, and shall
be turned over TO his successor in Office.
SEC. 81. There snail be superintendent of
Streets, who shall be d qualified clcctor and
snail be appolntedby the Mayor, by and with
the consent OF the Board of Trustees and
whose term OF Office shall he two years and
whose duty shall be to see that the laws ordi-
nances. orders ana regulations relating to
drains lpNppc oil f,ro IfrrI,
ways are fully carried into execution, and that
the penalties thereof are rigidly enforced. He
shal superntend 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 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 shall perform the duties required
OF the superintendent of streets bY the Act of
the Legislature of the State of California
entitled IAN Act 10 provide for work upon
streets, lanes, alleys, courts, places and side
walks, and Tor the construction of sewers
within municipal tiles" I" approved March Is,
1850, or by any Acts amendatory thereof,
supplementary thereto or substituted therefor.
lie shall keep q public Office in the city as pro-
vlded by the board, and shall keep therein the
records OF his Office and a register OF all
streets, alleys, sewers and drains and all inn
proyementS and repairs made thereon with
an index tor easy reference. Should he fail to
see the laws. ordinances and regulations re-
lating 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.
SIC. 65. 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 rs 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 contem-
plated work, and in case the estimated cost of
the WORK exceeds five thousand dollars TO be
so posted and published for not less than
twenty days. except that any repair or i'm
proyeu1ent 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
Ttded, b0ieeUef, that should there be Imminent
dan-eT 10 the city from inundation the board