The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
ARTICLE VI.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. -
The Board of Public Works.
CHAPTER T.

.OLS11OlS. l. IneIc SHdll De d bepdEts . ment of Public Works: under the man agenrent of three Commissioners who shall constitute the Board of Public Works, and who shall give all their time during official business hours to the.duties of their;office. The. members of said Board shall be appointed by the Mayor. Of those first. appointed :. he shall appoint one for one year, one, for two years. and Tone for three years. Each year thereafter he shall appoint for three years one person as the .suc- cessor of the Commissioner whose term of office expires in that year. All such appointments shall be so made. that not more than one. member shall at any one. time :belong to. the same political parity, No person shall be: eligible flor a. pointment as such Commissioner nn- less he is. and has been for at least five. years. next: preceding his appointment, an elector of the City. and County. Each of said Commissioners shall receive an annual salary. of four thousand dollars. =. Sec 9. Of :. the Commissioners first appointed under this Charter, one shall be designated by the Mayor to serve as President for one year. All subse- quent Presidents of the Board. shall be elected by the me enlbers thereof for terms. to be. fixed by said beard. The President. of: the: Board shall: in each
 
 been elected or until his membership on tfie Board expires: =: .@:-:
 Sec: 3. The. Board may appoint a Secretary who shall receive an annual salary. of eighteen hundred dollars. The Board may employ such clerks, super inteudents,: inspectors, engineers. sur Veyors, deputies, architects and work men as shall be>neeessary. to a proper discharge of their duties under this Ar HI. e 4l..Ss no compensation to any of: said persons shall be. greater. than is paid in the case of similar empl loyments.
 : Sec. 4. The Board shall establish all necessary rules. and regulations for its government, and: for the. performance of it's duties, and for the regulation and conduct of it's officers and :. employees; and shall require adequate bonds from it's officers and employees, except labof- CTS. for the faithful performance of all their duties. in such: sums as. may be fixed by the. Supervisors. Said bonds si1alf be approved; by: the. Mayor. and shall be filed in.athe. office of the: Audi tor. .s::.-: .: .;-' =,
 Sec. g.. The Board shall hold regular meetings at least: once. each: week at a place and time to be fixed by resolution entered on it's minutes. No changes in place or time of regular meetings shall be made without a resoIu tion passed at: least. two weeks before; the time the change: is to go into effect: Such spe- ciaI meetings: may be held as the Con- missionefs may deem necessary after notice. of the same has been posted ten hours. before the time of holding any such meeting All meetings shall .; be public. No business shah be transacted at an adjourned meeting except. such as may have been under, or proposed for, ,<,s.J 1sr,~ 1 A.
 which the adjournment was had No business shall be transacted at a spe- cial meeting except that which is named in the. notice Of: said meeting. Special meetings may be called by any member: of the Board. Tn every case. where "a power.;i is exercised Under this Article by the Board the. vote thereon shall be taken by ayes: and noes. >: y.. . :. .:@ ' :. Sec, B. The Board shall keep: and preserve a record of all ifs .proeeedings,, and copies of: all plans specifications, reports. contracts. .estimat tes,.. certif, cates, receipts; surveys: field notes, maps, plats. profiies, and of all papers. pertaining to the transactions of the Board: The Secretary of the Board. shall .keep<a record. of all it's transac- tions.. specifying: therein the names of the. Cqnnlis ssioners present. at: all the meetings, and giving the, ayes: andno upon all: votes. The Secretary shalr post and puhlfsh: all orders, resolu-. tions. and notices as required in this Chapter !or which the Board: shall order to be posted or published. :, He shall perform. such other duties: as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board .:+: =: |. =. r Sec. "7.:: The Board shall be the. suc- .cesser in office and shall have ali the pewers and perform all the duties. of the Superintendent of Streets, High ways and Squares, of. the, New City Hall Commissioners; and of the Com. missions in existence at the time this Charter goes into effect: for the open ing, extending, widening, narrowing, strengthening, closing or changing the grades of streets in the City and Coun- ty.: :'' -.
 Sec. g.. The Board shall immediatel, after its organization take possession and have the custody and control of ali maps, piats, surveys, field notes, rec ords, plans, specifications reports, con- tracts, models, machinery, instruments, tools, appliances, contract rights, priv ileges, books, documents and archives and other property belonging to the City and County, or which may be of value and importance to the City and County, and heretofore kept by or in the offices of the City and County Sur veyor, the Superintendent of Public Streets, Highways and :. Squares, the Board of New City Hall Commission CTS. and all commissions in existence al the time this Charter goes into effect for the opening, extending, widening. narrowing, strengthening, closing or changing the grades of StreNfs and all