The record-union., 1892-04-11
ARTICLE V.
Department of Public Works,

SEC. CT. The Board of Trustees shall i'm
mediately after its organization take posses
sion and have the custody and control of all
maps, surveys, field notes records nlans
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 Superiri-
tendent of Streets and Superintendent of
Water Works, or kept by or in the possession
OF any other ofhcer, and pertaining to any
puollc buildings or public works of the city,
SEC. 62. Inc board shall have charge and
superintendent of all public work of every
klnd not otherwise controlled by general law
TO be done for the city, and also of furnishing
al material and supplies for public use, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this Charter 1t
sbali oe the duty OF the board TO yigilantly in
spSct 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
VINO small be q qualified eector, and shall be
appointed by the Mayor, by ana with the con-
sent OF the Board of Trustees and whose term
OF ONCE 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 the board, and shall certify 10 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 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 TO his successor in Office.
SEC. 64. There shall be superintendent of
streets, who shall be 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 REGULATIONS. relating to
oil q Rtfx-
ways are fully carried into execution ana that
the penalties thereof are rigidly enforced be
shall superintend and direct the cleaning of
All sewers ana drains, and keep himself in
formed OF the condition of all the publ
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
Snay require of him, and he 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 IAN Act.to provide for work upon
walks, and for the construction of sewers
within municipalities, approved March Is,
1850, or by any Acts amendatory thereof,
supplementary thereto or substituted therefor.
he shall keep public once IN the city as pro-
yided by the board, and shall keep therein the
records OF his office and a register of all
streets, alleys. sewers and drains and all i'm
provenents and repairs made thereon, with
an index for easy reference. Should he fail to
see the laws, ordinances and regulations re-
lating 10 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. Go. 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-
vided. Before awarding any such contract
for doing any work for the city, the board
shall cause notice to be posted eonspicuousIy
in It's office and published not less than ten
days, in a 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
proyement not exceeding an estimated cost of
one hundred dollars may be made by the
board underiwritten contract, or otherwise,
without advertising for sealed proposals: 1,,-O-
cided. ho,eeuer. that should there be Imminent
dnn@er to the city from inundation the sard