The herald., 1898-10-14
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

eral laws of the State. the provisidors prd rsso- o-
this charter and the ordinances an" h,,i1d-
lutions OF the Council relating 10 o"h tho
irIrs and structures are enforced IN IN
city. He shall perform sucn othtl ond
as shall be prescribed by this char'er anu
by ordinance.
Sec. 293. There shall be an Assistan'
Superintendent of Buildings who Snail pe
Clerk of the Building Department: ne nf
shall keep record of all transaGtiio.2 "a ~
the department.. including al! permlts anu
certificates issued and shall. during M the
temporary absence or disability Oh urs tns
Superintendent. exercise all the powSas
the direction of the Superintendent have
supervision of the officers and other en-
ployees of this department..
Sec. 294. There shall be deputy. who
shall be known as the Inspector OF
Plumbing who shall be plumber OF ap,
proved character and experience. he snali
have charge of the Plumbing DepartMen.
and the. enforcement OF al ordinaSeis anu ~,
laws relating thereto He shall make al
inspections Of plumbing when requlr,edt So 81
to do by the Health Officer, and assist IN
enforcing the sanitary laws.
Sec. 295. There shall be deputy who
shall be Inspector of Boilers and Eieva-
tors. He shall be mechanical engineer
of apr yea character and experience. "
shall be his duty to see that the laws ana
ordinances pertaining to steam boilers,
heating apparatus and elevators are en-.
forced. He shall issue all permits and
certificates as therein provided.
Sec. 296. When authorized thereto by
ordinance, there may be deputy who
shall be Inspector of Electric Wiring ana
Apparatus in and about buildings' o, ne
shall be an electrical mechanic and elec-
trician of approved character and experi.
ence. whose duty 1t shall be to sec that
all laws and ordinances pertaining 10
all y~tA ruytrt nv,d
rents for furnishing light, heat or power
in or about buildings In the city are en-,
forced. He shall iss.'" all permits ana
apparatus, as may be provided by ordi-
duties prescribed by Section 25s of this
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.
Sec. 29s. The Assistant Superintendent
and all deputies and Inspectors must oe
residents Of the City of Los Angeles at
the time of their appointment.
Sec. 299 None of the aforesaid officers
or employees Of the department shall pc
employed or engaged In any other busi-
ness or interested in any contracts. or
building, or furnishing materials to be
used for any building in the City OF Los
Angeles.
Sec. 3OO The Superintendent Of Build
ings or his assistants shall examine all
buildings in course of erection or altera-
ton as often as practicable and enforce
all ordinances pertaining thereto; He
shall issue and keep record OF all build-
ing permits authorized including plumb
Ing, boiler and electric permits. al! or
which permits shall be countersigned by
the Auditor. He shall collect and deposit
daily with the Treasurer all lboi5 funas nasfor RE
such other duties as may be prescribed
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 plans
and specifications thereof, or the build
ing on which the work is to be done, and
Strength for the purposes for which it
NAV be designed and that the means of
ingress and egress are SUFFICIENT and that
fire escapes are dsigned as provided by
ordinance.
Sec. 3O1 The Superintendent of Build
ings shall at least once a year make a
thorough examination OF all public build
blies, including theaters, music halls,
churches, hospitals, and schools, and re-
port to the Council as to their safety and
provision for ingress and egress. and
make recommendation as to the correc-
ton of defects that may exist
| 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
Angeles, and he shall be given proper ia
cilities for inspection by the owners and
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.
Sec. 1903. A copy of the plans and speci-
fications Of every municipal building shall
be deposited In the Office of the Superin-
tendent of Buildings.
Sec. 304. 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.
ings and his assistants shall render as
sistance to the Fire Departl0 ent, and in
case OF hre. ne shall present all informa-
ton he may have relative to the construc-
and adjoining buildings.
Sec, sos. There is hereby establish
Board of Appeal to which an appeal {.
ent. The board shall consist of thrS.
members, as follows:
| The City Engineer, the Chief of the
Fire Department and an architect to be
| architect Of approved character and ex-
perience and shall have beee an elc..or
Of the city of Los Angeles for at least
five 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
years. or until his successor is appointed
and qualified.
Sec. 307. The Board of Appeal shall or
ganize by appointing one of their number
President, who shall hold office for one
year or until his successor Is elected. The
board shall hold meetings on call of the
President to consider appeal. All notices
tendent of Buildings. Two members of
the board shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business. The Assist
ant superintendent of Buildings shall be
shall attend all meetings and keep a rec
ord of its transactions The boari shall
establish rules and regulate for its
government and for the performance of
its duties.
Sec. 308 Any person may appeal from
the action Of the Superintendent of Build .
ings in refusing permit or fron1 any or
der of the Superintendent, when the com
pliance Herewith would incur any cx-
rense, within fifteen days after being no
iified of such refusal or order. ~ .riviny
notice of appeal in writing to the Super,
intendnt of Buildings, and upon payment
Of tie fee Of ten dollars; the same. shalt
said board shall, after hearing, direc. tha
Superintendent of Buildings to issue fhs