The record-union., 1892-03-29
ARTICLE V.
Department of Public Works

SEC. 81. The Board of Trustees shall i'm
medlateiy after its organization take posses
sion ana have the custody and control of all
maps, surveys, field notes records mans
specifications, contracts, models. machinery
tools, appliances, contract rights, privileges
COOKS, documents, papers, archives and prop,
eTty oelonging 10 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
OF any other officer, and pertaining to any
pupIc buildings or public works of the city
SEC. 62. The board shall have charge an ID
superintendent of all public work of every
klnd not otherwise controlled by general law
10 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
shali be the duty OF the board to vigilantly in
specl al parts OF the city and cause to be done
nom Time TO time such work as it shall deem
necessary or proper.
SEC. 63. There shall be a City Surveyor
who shall be q qualified elector and shall he
appointed by the Mayor, by and with the CON
sent OF the Board of Trustees and whose term
OF Office snail be two years, and who snail per-
form ali civil engineering and surveying re-
CURED in the prosecution of the public works
and Improvements done under the direction
of tle board, and shall certify TO the progress
anu completion OF the same and do Such
may be directed to do by the board or by any
general law of the State OF California. He
snail Keep punllc 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 pertafn IL
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 Superintendent OF
streets, who shall be a qualified clector 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 EQUATIONS, relating to
sewers, drains, levees, streets, alleys and high
ways are Tdliy carried into execution and that
the penalties thereof are rigidly enforced lie
shall superintend and direct the cleaning of
all sewers and drains, ana keep himself in
formed OF the condition of all the pub &c
streets and highways, and also OF ali public
buildings, parks, lots sewers leYGes, and
grounds OF the city, and report the same to
The board and shall perform such other dutie "a
as are hereinafter specified, or rs 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
walks, and for the construction OF sewers
Within municipalities" approved March Is,
1880, or by any Acts amendatOry thereof,
supplementary thereto or substituted therefor.
de shall keep public Office in the city as pro-
Nlued Oy the board, and Shall keep therein the
records OF his Office and a register Of oil
streets, alleys. sewers and drains and all i'm
proYeInents and repairs made thereon with
see the laws, ordinances and regulations re-
iating 10 the public streets and highways car
Tlea 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 All
papers and documents belonging to his Office
shall be delivered to his successor in Office
SEC. So. 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 De done under
written contract, except hereinaft er pro-
yided. Before awarding any such contract
for doing any work for the city the board
snail cause notice to be posted conspicuousIy
IN its Office and published not less than ten
days, IN daily newspaper published in the
city. inviting sealed proposals for the eontem-
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 I'M
provement 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-
tiaed, however, that should there be imminent
ti&n-er to the city fsom inundation the hoard