The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-01
ARTICLE V.
Department. of Public Works,

SEC. 81. The Board of Trustees shall i'm
lnedIaleiy after 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
erty belonging 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 olher officer, and pertaining to any
pubic buildings or public works Of the city,
SEC. 62. The board shall have charge and
superintendent OF al public work OF every
klnu not othefWlSe controlled by general law
10 be done for the city, and also of furnishing
all material and supplies for public use eX-
cepi as otherWlse provided in this Charter. It
snaii ne the duty OF the board to vigiiantly 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. s. There shall be a CITY Surveyor
who shall be u qualified elector, and shall be
appointed by the Mayor, by and with the con-
sem OF the board OF Trustees and whose term
OF once snail be two years, and who shall 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 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
mans Mats surveys and certiacatos ,,a,taf q,
ing thereto, with an index for easy reference
Ali 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. Ga. There shall be Superintendent or
Streets, who 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 years and
whose duty shall be TO see that the laws ordi-
nanceS, orders and REGULATIONS relating to
sewers, drains, IeVeeS streets, alleys and high
ways are fully carried into execution, and that
the penalties thereof are rfgtdly enforced He
snail superlntend 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, Asewers 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
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 IAN 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,
1885, or by any Acts amendatory thereof
supplementary thereto or substituted therefor
he shall keep public Office 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
provements and repairs made thereon, with
an index for easy reference. Should he fail TO
see the laws, ordinances and regulations re-
lating to the public streets and highways car
ried into execution, he and his sureties shall
be liable upon his ofhcial 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 10 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-
ylded. Before awarding any such contract
for doing any work for the city, the board
shall cause notice to be posted consplcuously
in its Office and published not less than ten
days, IN daily newspaper published in the
city, inviting scales proposals for the contenl-
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
proyement 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-
aided ho,ceueT, that should there be imminent
dancer 10 the city from inundation the hoard