The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-13
ARTICLE V.
Department. of Public Works.

SEC. 81. The Board of Trustees shall i'm
medlately after its organization take possess
sion ana nave 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 Sury eyor, Superin-
tendent of Streets and Superintendent of
Water Works, or kept by or in the possession
OF any other ofhcer, and pertaining to any
public buildings or public works OF the city.
SEC 90. 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 ana supplies for public use, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this Charter, 1t
shal be the duty OF the board TO vigilantly 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. 50. There shall be q City Surveyor
who shall be a qualified elector and shall be
appointeS 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 snail per
form all civil engineering and surveying re-
quired in the prosecution of the public works
and Improvements done under the direction
OF the board, and shall certify 10 the progress
and completion OF the same, and do such
other work pertaining TO his profession as ne
may be directed to do by the board or by any
general law OF the State OF California. He
shall keep y 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
certificates, including monuments, shall be
considered the property of the city, and shall
be turned over 10 his successor In Office
SEC. GA. There shall be a Superintendent of
Streets, who shall be qualified elector 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 wears and
whose duty shall be TO see that the laws ordi-
nances, orders and regulations relating 10
sewers, drains, levees, streets, alleys and high
ways are fully carried into execution, and that
the penalties thereof are rigidly enforced. lie
shall superintend and direct the cleaning of
all sewers and drains, and keep himself in
formed of the condition of ali the public
streets and highways, and also of all public
buildings, parks, lots, sewers, leyees, 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 ne shall have the
power and shall perform the duties required
OF the Superintendent of Streets b. The Act OF
the Legislature of the State of California.
entitled can Act to provide for work upon
streets, lanes, alleys, courts, places and side
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-
vided 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 suretes 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 all
papers and documents belonging to his Office
shall be delivered 10 his successor in Office.
SEC IS. All public work authorized by the
board TO 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 hereinaft 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 a daily newspaper published Ia the
city, inviting sealed proposals for the contem-
plated work, and In case the estimated cost OF
the work exceeds i've thousand dollars to be
so posted and published for not less than
twenty days except that any repair or inn
provement 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-
rfded. holceUer, that should there be imminent
dancer 10 the city f.om inundation the ard