The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12

county for lots, lands and property Ue- longing to or claimed by the Scaooi To prosecute ana oe!eno all actions at law or special proceedings oc suits in equity conce ming the enjoy ment and possession cf such lots, lanos and property. To require the services oJ the City Attorney in all actlCns, suits and proceedings by or against lhe Board of Education.
 5. To establish regulations TOT the olsDursement of all moneys peionsiis to the School Department or to tne strict accountability in the expenditure thereof; to provide for the prompt pay. ment, on not later than the fifth day or every month, of all salaries que ana al- lowed officers, teachers and otner em- pioyees of the School Department. for this purpose the Auditor shall annually segregate so much of the common School Fund as shall not exceed tWen- ty-eight dollars for each pupil In aV- craze daily attendance in the FuDic Schools 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 hscal year other than for salaries, until all salaries for that fiscal year have been fully paid or provided for. The Board shall ascertain and transmit to the Au- ditor on or before the first Monday in April of each year an estimate or the amount required for such segregation within such limit of twenty-eight dol lars.
 10. All demands payable out of the Common School Fund shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Ed ucation. and after they have been ap- proved by the Board. they shall be signed by the President of the Board and the Superintendent and sent to the Auditor. Every demand shall have en- dorsed upon it a certificate, signed by the Secretary, of it's approval by the Board of Education. showing the date thereof. and the law authoriz- Every person in the employ of the School Department entitled to salary therefrom shall receive & 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 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.
 H. To lease to the highest responsi- ble bidder, for the benefit of the Com mon School Fund, for term not ex- ceeding twenty years, any real property %1~C C@I, Tz,. ~x,%x~ x,n% . for school purposes; but no lease shall be 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. g. The Board shall annually, be- fore the first day of May. make list of 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 II, Chapter III. of this Charter, in regard to the ad- 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 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 eact year, transmit to the Supervisors @ re.
 port in writing for the preceding fisca
 year, stating the number of schools
 within its Jurisdiction, the length O.
 time they have been kept open, tn.
 number of pupils taught in each school
 the average daily attendance of pu
 pills in all the public schools. tht
 number, names and salaries of teach
 CTS, the dates of their appointment.
 and the character of the certificate.
 held by them, the amount of none,
 drawn from the treasury by the De
 partment during the year, distinguish
 ing the State fund from all others, tn,
 purpose for which such money has beer
 expended, with particulars, and sucl
 other information as may be required
 by the State Superintendent, the Super
 visorS or the Mayor.
 Sec. 4. The Board shall, between tn
 first and twenty-first days of May O
 each year, adopt a schedule of salarie
 for the next ensuing fiscal year fo teachers and all employees of tn
 School Department.