The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-28
ARTICLE V.
Department. of Public Works.

SEC. 81. The Board of Trustees shall i'm
| medlately AFTER It's organization take posses
sion and have the custody and control of all
maps, surveys, HELD 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 SuDerfn-
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 IL
stall 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. IS. There shall be q City Surveyor
who shall 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 snail 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 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 any
general law of the State OF California He
shall keep q public Office within the citv 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. pats, 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 superintendent Of
streets, VINO shall be a 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 oroi-
nances. orders and regulations relating TO
sewers, drains, levees, streets. alleys and high
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 all 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 perform the duties required
! OF the superintendent of Streets BY the Act of
the Legislature of the State OF California
entitled "An Act to provide for work upon
streets, lanes, alleys, courts, places and side
within municipalities" approved March Is,
1885. or by any Acts aTnendatory thereof
supplementary thereto or substituted therefor.
lie small keep public Office IN the city as pro-
vided 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
proNementS ana repairs made thereon, with
an index for easy reference. Should he fail to
see the laws, ordinances and regu lations re-
ldLinS 70 the puDilc streets ana 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. 65. 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 hereinafter pro-
vided. Before awarding any such contract
Tor doing any work for the city, the board
snail 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 con tenn
plated work, and IN case the estimated cost OF
the work exceeds I've thousand dollars. TO be
so posted and published tor not less than
twenty days, except that any repair or inn
proyement not exceeding an estimated cost of
one hundred collars may be made by the
board under written contract, or otherwise
without advertising tor sealed proposals; pro-
rtded, heaoeuef, that should there be imminent
dancer n the city from humiliation the board