The herald., 1898-10-17
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

eral laws of the State, inc PioN.a reSo-
this charter and the ordinances an" ,,,id
lutions of the Council relating " tbo
ings and structures are enforceu IA is,t,ns
city. He shall perform sucn otner and
ns shall be prescribed by this char'Si ""N
by ordinance.
Sec. 293 There shall be an Assistant
Superintendent of Buildings VINO shaii W
Clcrl, of the Building Department. he as
shall keep record of all transactions "a
the department, including all permlts ahu ~,
certificates issued, and shall. during .ne .i
temporary absence or disability OF the
Superintendent, exercise all the powers
of the Superintendent. and shall uhu.a ,,a
the direction of the Superintendent nave
supervision of the officers and other em-
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. ne ,,t sna,t
have charge of the Plumbing Departmen. en-.
,, and the enforcement of all ordinaces ana
laws relating thereto. He shall MAKE at, .n
inspections of plumbing when requirea SO
to do by the Health officer, and assist III
enforcing the sanitary laws.
Sec. 295. There shall be a deputy who
shall be Inspector of Boilers and Eieva-
tors. He shall be mechanical engineer
shall be his duty to see that the laws ana
ordinances pertaining to. steam boilers
heating apparatus and elevators are en- en-;
forced. He shall issue all permits ana
certificates as therein provided.
Sec. 29G. When authorized thereto by
| ordinance. there may be a deputy VINO
shall be Inspector Of Electric Wiring ana
Apparatus in and about buildings. He
shall be an electrical mechanic ana eiec-
trician of approved character and experi.
ence, whose duty 1t shall be to SEQ that
all laws and ordinances pertaining to
electric wiring and aDDarAtuS ana cur
| rents for furnishing light heat or power
In or about buildings in the city are en-
forced. He shall iss.'e NIL permits ana
certificates relating to eecf-ic wiring and
| apparatus, as may be provided by oroi-
nance, and shall perform all the other
duties prescribed by Section 256 OF this
charter.
Sec. 297. The other officers Of the de-
partment shall be such assistants and em-
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 pc
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. G ntnsn sna hs; Ge
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, 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
such other duties as may be prescribed
by this charter and by ordinance. He shall
not issue permit Tor the eIscsion, H. autera AZ r.
shall have carefully inspected the plans
and specifications thereof, or the build,
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 sufhcfent 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
s snngs %se for ar aree
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 tho
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-
f1cations 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, 1t
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. 305. 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-
ton he may have relative to the construc-
and adjoining buildings.
Sec, 3o6. There is hereby established
Board of Appeal, to which an appeal can
be taken from the Building Superintend-
ent. The board shall consist of three
| members, as follows:
The City Engineer. the Chief of the
Fire Department and an architect to be
appointed by the Mayor, who shall be an
architect of approved character and ex-
perience and shall have beeD 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. 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 notices
tendent of Buildings. Two members of
the board shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of business. The Assist
ant Superintendent Of Buildings shall be-
shall attend all me etings and keep a rec
ord of its transactions The boarl shall
establish rules and regu1a tions for It's
government and for the performance OF
its duties.
Sec. 30S Any person may appeal from
the action of the Superintendent Of Build !.
ings In refusing permit or from any or
der Of the Superintendent. when the COM
pliance Herewith would incur any cx-
rcnse. within fifteen days after being no
lifted Of such refusal or order py .sivin,,
notice of appeal in writing to the Sunor,
nterdnt Of Buildings, and upon payment
of lie fee of ten dollars, the same shall
be referred to The Board of Appea,. and
said board shall, after hearing. direc. tha
Superintendent of Buildings to issue ths