The San Francisco call., 1898-04-05

county for lots, lands and property be- longing to or claimed by the School department. To prosecute and defend all actions at law or special proceedings o" suits in equity conce ming the enjoy ment and possession cf such lots, lands ana property. To require the services ol the City Attorney in all actions, suits and proceedings by or against the Board of Education.
 ,S: To establish regulations for the olsDursement of all moneys belonging lo the School Department or to the common School Fund, and to secure strlct accountability in the expenditure thereo1; to provide for the prompt pay ment, on not later than the fifth day of every month, of all salaries due and al- io"eu ofIlcerS, teachers and other en- ployees of the School Department. For thls purpose the Auditor shall annually segregate so much of the Common Scnooi Fund as shall not exceed twen- ty-elght dollars for each pupil in av erase daily attendance in the Public Hcnools of the City and County during the preceding fiscal year. The amount so segregated shall not be applied to the payment of any demand against such common School Fund during any fiscal year other than for salaries, until all saiarles for that fiscal year have been 1ully paid or provided for. The Board snail ascertain and transmit to the Au- oltor on or before the first Monday in April or each year an estimate of the amount required for such segregation within such limit of twenty-eight dol lars.
 1o. All demands payable out of the common School Fund shall be filed With the Secretary of the Board of Ed ucatlon, and after they have been ap- proved by the Board, they shall be signed by the President of the Board ana the Superintendent and sent to the Auditor. Every demand shall have en- oorsed upon it certificate, signed by the Secretary, of it's approval by the Board of Education, showing the date thereof, and the law authoriz ing it by title, date and section. Every person in the employ of the School Department entitled to a salary therefrom shall receive a warrant for the amount due and ap- proved by the Board, signed by the President and Secretary thereof. The entire monthly salary roll of the De- partment shall be made up by the Sec retary of the Board, and after being duly audited by the Finance Committee thereof and approved by a majority of all the members of the Board, shall be endorsed in the same manner as other demands. The salary roll so audited. approved and endorsed, shall be imme- diately transmitted to the Auditor not later than the third day of every month for comparison with the individual sal ary warrants issued in the manner above provided; but payments shall be made only on the individual warrants issued in accordance herewith.
 II. To lease to the highest responsi- ble bidder, for the benefit of the Com mon School Fund for a term not ex- ceedlng twenty years, any real property Of the School Department not required for school purposes; but no lease shall De made except after advertisement for bids for at least fifteen days in the off, cial newspaper and by an affirmative vote of at least three members of the Board approved by an ordinance of the Supervisors.
 12. To receive and manage property or money acquired by bequest or dona- tion in trust for the benefit of any school, educational purpose or school library; to carry into effect the terms Of any bequest not in conflict with the general laws or this Charter; and to sell such personal property as shall no longer be required for use in the schools. All moneys realized by such sales shall be at once paid into the treasury to the credit of the Common School Fund
 Sec. ?. The Board shall annually, be-
 
 supplies estimated to be required by the School Department for the ensuing fis- cal year. stating in clear and explicit terms the quantity and kind of articles needed and how and when they shall be delivered. and shall invite proposals for furnishing the same by advertising therefor for at least ten days in the official newspaper.
 The provisions of Article IT, Chapter III in ,I fn vertising for proposals. the affidavit and security accompanying the same the presentation and opening of propo- salS, the awarding of contracts and the security for the performance thereof, shall, so far as the same can be made applicable, apply to all proposals and contracts made. awarded or entered into for furnishing supplies to the School Department. Any contract made in violation of any provision of this Article shall be void.
 Sec. 3. The Board shall, during each year, transmit to the Supervisors a re- port in writing for the preceding fiscal year stating the number of schools within its Jurisdiction, the length of time they have been kept open, the number of pupils taught in each school, the average daily attendance of pu- pills in all the public schools, the number, names and salaries of teach CTS, the dates of their appointments and the character of the certificates held by them, the amount of money drawn from the treasury by the De- partment during the year, distinguish ing the State fund from all others the purpose for which such money has been expended, with particulars, and such other information as may be required by the State Superintendent, the Super visors or the Mayor
 Sec. 4. The Board shall, between the first and twenty-first days of May of each year, adopt a schedule of salaries for the next ensuing fiscal year for teachers and all employees of the School Department