The herald., 1898-10-27
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER


cral laws of the State, tho provisions so. o.
this charter and the ordinances ana resi-
lut.ons of the Council relating " he
ings and structures are entore,su duties
city, He shall perform such o,hei ard
as shall be prescribed by this char'er anu
by ordinance.
sec 293. There shall be an Assistant
of Buildings VINO sha'' pe
Clerk of the Building Department. ne
shall keep record OF all transaGoi;o.'s trait. and
the department. including all psrmits anu anu
certificates issued. and shall. during ny ~
temporary absence or disahility ol ore ere
Superintendent, exercise all the po"ssl
the direction Of the superintendent nave
supervision of the officers ana othei eii
ployees of this department.
Sec 204. There shall be a deputy. who
shall be known as the Inspector OF
Plumbing who shall be a plumber Of ,ap,,,
proved character and experience. lie i snait
have charge of the Plumbing Department
and the enforcement of all ordlhaceS alu
laws relating thereto. He shall make an
inspections Of plumbing when required so
to do by the Health officer. ana assist III
enforcing the sanitary laws.
Sec 295. There shall be deputy who
tors. H. shall be a mechanical engineer
of approved character and experience. II
shall be his duty to see that the laws anu
ordinances pertaining to steam noliers, ar,
heating apparatus and elevators are en-,
forced. He shall issue all permits ana
certificates as therein provided
Sec 29G When authorized thereto by
ordinance, there may be n deputy who
shall be Inspector Of Electric Wiring and
Appara tus in and about buildings. He
Shall be an electrical mechanic ana eiec-
trician of approved character and expert
all laws and ordinances pertaining to
electric wiring and apparatus and cur
rents for furnishing light. heat or power
in or about buildings in the city are en-,
forced. He shall iSs.'" all N"rint5 ana
certificates relating to elec'.ic wiring and
apparatus. as may be provided by ordi-
nance, and shall perform all the other
duties prescribed by Section 256 of this
charter.
Sec. 297. The other officers of tho de-
partment shall be such assistants and en-
ployecs as may be provided by ordnance
from time to time, as the growth Oh tHe
city may demand.
Sec 29s. The Assistant Superintendent
and all deputies and Inspectors must be
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 be
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 300. 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 a record of all build
ing permits authorized, including plumb.
ing, boiler and electric permits. az OF OF
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 plans
ing on which the work is to be done and
seen that the building has sufficient
strength for the purposes for which It
may 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 year y,r,,n make axis.
ings and buildings. used for large assem-
blies, including theaters, music halls,
churches, hospitals, and schools. and re-
port to the Council as to their safety and
make recommendation as to the correc.
tion of defects that may exist.
The Superintendent of Buildings an6
any officer Of the Building Department
may. so far as may be necessary for the
performance of his duty, enter any such
1trtl RI ty1rr M rfcnc tr, oil Of Ire
Angeles. and he shall be given proper ia
cilities for inspection by the owners and
occupants of the buildings and premises.
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-
ficati 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.
See. 3O5. The Superintendent Of Build
ings and his assistants shall render as
sistance to the Fire Depart:a 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
Board of Appeal, to which an appeal car
be taken from the Building Superintend-
ent. The board shall consist of three
members, as follows:
Fire Department and an architect to be
appointed by the Mayor. who shall be an
architect of approved character and lx-
perience and shall have bees an ele..or
of the city of Los Angeles for al least
five years next preceding his appoint
ment.
The architect appointed by the Mayor
on the Board of Appeal shall receive as
compensation a fee of ten dollars for each
appeal. He shall be appointed for four
years, or until his successor is appointed
and qualified.
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
board shall hold meetings on call of the
President to consider appeal. All notice S
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
Secretary of the Board of Appeal He
shall attend all meetings and keep rec
ord of it's transactions. The boarl shall
establish rules and regula tions for Ms
government and for the performance OF
its duties.
Sec. 30S. Any person may appeal from
the action Of the Superintendent of Ruild
ings in refusing permit or from any or
pliance Herewith would incur any OK
r"nse, within fifteen days after being nc.
lifted of such refusal or order, by giving
notice of appeal in writing to the Super.
interdnt of Buildings, and upon payment
Of Tie fee Of ten dollars, the same shall