The herald., 1898-10-13
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

eral laws of the State, thc pios'nares Pr va reso-
lutte rs Of the Council relating 10 puii, ~
ings and structures are en1orc,eu a h,,tiae
city. He shall perform such oiuet oier W a,,d
as shall be prescribed by this chhr's' "'N
by ordinance
Sec 293. There shall be an Assistan'
Superintendent of Buildings VINO snaii pe
Clerk of the Building Department. nS ns
shall keep q record of all TRANSACTIONS %,
the department including all permits ai,o tt,a
certificates issued. and shall: dur'nS ~ ~
temporary absence or disability OF ~.
Superintendent. exercise all the powers
Of the Superintendent, and shalI ut,uve ho,,a
the direction Of the Superintendent nave
Supervision of the officers and other en'-
ployees of this department
Sec. 294. There shall be deputy, VINO
shall be known as the Inspector OIL
Plumbing who shall be plumber OF ap,
proved character and experience. He snali
and the enforcement of all ordinaees ana
laws relating thereto. He shall make an
inspections Of plumbing when required 50
to do by the Health Officer and ass@t IN
enforcing the sanitary laws.
Sec 2s5. There shall be deputy ~i,o
shall be Inspector of Boilers and E.:eSa-
tors. He shall be mechanical enEineGt
of approved character and experience. IT
shall be his duty to see that the laws anu
ordinances pertaining to, steam boilers
beating apparatus and eieya1ors nerts nfe and
certificates as therein provided.
Sec. 29e. When authorized thereto by
ordinance. there may be a deputy whe
Apparatus In and about buildings. He
shall be an electrical mechanic and cleo
trician Of approved character and expert
ence. whose duty 1t shall be to see that
all laws and ordinances pertaining to
electric wiring and apparatus and cur
rents for furnishing light. heat or power
forced. He shall iss..e ali p~rn,'ts and
certificates relating to eiect.ic wiring and
apparatus. as may be provided by ordl-
nance, and shall pe%rform % all ,Ia the other ,r,,r
charter.
Sec. 297. The other officers OF the de-
partment shall be such assistants and en-
ployees as may be provided by ordinance
from time to time. as the growth of the
| city may demand.
and all deputies and Inspectors must be
residents Of the City of Los Angeles at
| the time of their appointment.
Sec. 29s. None of the aforesaid officers
or employees Of the department shall be
| employed or engaged In any other busi-
ness or interested in any contracts, or
building. or furnishing materials TO pc
used for any building in the City of Los
Angeles.
Sec. 300. The Superintendent Of Build
ings or his assistants shall examine all
buildings in course of erection or altera-
tion as often as practicable and enforce
all ordinances pertaining thereto. He
shall issue and keep a record or all pulld-
ing permits authorized, including plumb
ing, boiler and electric permits, all of
which permits shall be countersigned by
the Auditor. He shall collect and deposit
daily with the Treasurer. all funds re-
ceived for the same. and shall perform
by this charter and by ordinance. He shall
not issue a permit for the erection, alter
alton or removal of any building until he
shall have carefully inspected the plan, plans
ing on which the work Is to be done and
seen that the. building has sufficient
strength for the purposes for which it
ingress and egress are sufficient and that
fire ESCAPES are dsigned as provided by
ordinance.
Sec. S01. The Superintendent of Build
ings shall at least once a year make a
thorough examination of all public build
ings and buildings used for large assem-
bles including thea1ers music halls
port to the Council as to their safety and
provision for ingress and egress, and
make Recommendation as to the correc-
tAOA4 "a 0CiCCtS tiaC AAoS CAiSt.
| The Superintendent of Buildings and
any officer of the Building Department
may, so far as may be necessary for the
performance of his duty, enter any such
| building or premises in the city of Los
ANGLES and he shall be given proper ia;
occupants of the buildings and premises.
Sec. 1902. The amount of all fees to be
collected by the Superintendent of Build
ings for all permits and inspections shall
be fixed by ordinance.
f1cauons of every municipal building Shall
be deposited in the office of the Superin-
tendent Of Buildings.
Sec. 3o4. Whenever called upon so to do
by the Superintendent of Buildings, it
shall be the duty of the City Engineer and
Chief Of the Fire Department to render
assistance in the inspection Of buildings
and plans.
Sec. SO6. The Superintendent of Build
ings and his assistants shall render as
sistance to the Fire DepartIu ent, and in
case of fire. he shall present all informa-
tion he may have relative to the construc-
tion and condition Of the building on fire,
and adjoining buildings.
Sec. 306 There is hereby established a
b Board of Appeal to which an appeal can
'ent. The board shall consist of three
members. as follows:
The City Engineer, the Chief of the
Fire Department and an architect to he
appointed by the Mayor, who shall be an
architect of approved character and e1-
perience and shall have beoO an eieetor
of the city Of Los Angeles for at least
Eve years next preceding his appoint
ment.
The architect appointed by the Mayor
on the Board OF Appeal shall receive as
compensation fee Of ten dollars for each
appeal He shall be appointed for four
and qua1ided.
Sec. 3O7. The Board Of Appeal shall or
ganize by appointing one Of their number
President. who shall hold office for enc
year or until his successor is elected. The
President to consider appeal. All notices
of appeal must come from the Sur~rip-
tendent of Buildings. Two members of
the board shall constitute quorum for
ant Superintendent of Buildings shall be
Secretary. of the Board of Appeal. He
shall attend all meetings and keep a rec
ord of it's transactions. The boar1 shall
establish rules and regula tions for its
government and for the performance OF
its duties
Sec. 30s. Any person may appeal from
the action Of the Superintendent of RuiId .
ings in refusing permit or from any or
der Of the Superintendent, when the conn
pliance Herewith would incur any ex-
rense, within fifteen days after being no
tified of such refusal or order, py giving
notice of appeal in writing to the Sunor,
intendnt of Buildings, and upon payrnent
OF tie fee of ten dollars, the same sh,,i
bo referred to the Board Of Appeal. and
Superln tendent Of Ruildfnps r. ,r.,,S -