The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-08
ARTICLE ".
Department. of Public Works,

SEC. 81. The Board of Trustees shall i'm
medlately alter It's organization take posses
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
efty 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
or any other officer, and pertaining to any
public buildings or public works of the CITY
SEC. 90. The board shall have charge and
superntendence OF all public work OF every
KIND not otherwise controlled by general law
to oe 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 vigiantly 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. 50. There shall be a Citv SURVEYOR
who shall be 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 shall per-
form all civil engineering and surveying re-
quired in the prosecution of the public works
and improvements done under the direction
OF TIE BOARD, and shall certify to the progress
and 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 public Office within the city. as
provided by the Board of Trustees, and Shall
keep therein the records of his office and all
pltlls. SUI NGyS
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. Cd. There shall be a Superintendent of
Streets, who shall be a qualified elector, aud
snail 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, 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, 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 he shall have the
power and shall perform the duties required
OF the Superintendent of Streets ~ the Act of
the Legislature of the State of California
entitled IAN Act 10 provide for work upon
streets, lanes, alleys, courts, places and siGe-
walks, and for the construction Of sewers
within municipalities approved March Is,
1883, or by any Acts amendatory thereof
supplementary thereto or substituted therefor
he shall keep public Office in the city as pro
Vloed 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
pfoyements and repairs made thereon with
an index Tor easy reference. Should he tail to
iatng 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. 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 CaIifor-
MIA operating thereon, shall be done under
written contract, except as hereinafter pro-
vided. 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 q daily newspaper published in the
city, inviting sealed proposals for the contem-
plated work, and in case the estimated cost of
the work exceeds tive Thousand dollars. to be
SO posted and published for not less than
twenty days, except that any repair or I'M
proyeInent 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
rided, hotcever, that should there be imminent
dancer to the city from humiliation the ard