the said lot of land, and by him delivered to the Clerk of the Supervisors, who shall cause the same to be recorded în the Recorder's office. SEC. 20. Immediately after taking possession of the land required for said street, said Board of Public Works shall report the same to the Supervisors, and thereupon the Supervisors may order said street to be graded, and the same proceedings shall be had in awarding the contract and payment therefor, as are herein before provided for in reference to contracts for grading other streets.

SEC. 21. If any member of said Board of Public Works shall be interested in any of the land to be taken or assessed for such improvement, it shall be the duty of the Mayor to appoint for the purpose of making the said assessment and valuation only, some competent person to act as one of the Commissioners therefor, who shall possess the same qualifications as are provided for said Commissioners, and who shall before entering upon his duties, take the oath required of said Commissioners, and enter into a bord for such amount as may be fixed by the Supervisors.

SEC. 22. The proceedings under this Chapter from the time the Clerk of the Supervisors shall have received from the Secretary of the Board of Public Works the copy of the resolution recommended by the improvement as provided in Section 6 of this Chapter, shall impart notice to all persons of the pendency thereof, and all conveyances and interests subsequent thereto shall be subject to the same.

CHAPTER IV.

OF SEWERS AND DRAINAGE.

SECTION 1. The Board shall devise a general system of drainage which shall embrace all matters relative to the thorough, systematic and effectual drainage of not only surface water and filth, but also of the soil on which said city is situated, to a sufficient depth to secure dryness in cellars and entire freedom from stagnant waters, and in such manner as best to promote the cleanliness and healthfulness of said city and county, and shall report to the Supervisors in reference thereto, and shall from time to time make to the Supervisors such recommendations upon the subject of sewerage and drainage as it may deem proper.

SEC. 2. The Board shall prescribe the location, form and material to be used in the construction, reconstruction and repairing of all public sewers, manholes, sinks, drains, cesspools, and other appurtenances belonging to the drainage system, and of every private drain or sewer emptying into a public sewer, and shall determine the places and manner of such connection.

SEC. 3. The Board shall have power to recommend rules and regulations and restrictions concerning the public and private sewers and drains in said city and county, and upon the recommendation of said Board the Supervisors are authorized to pass an ordinance establishing the same and prescribing the penalties for any violation thereof.

SEC. 4. No person shall make connection with or open or penetrate into any public sewer or drain without first obtaining a permit in writing from the Board of Public Works, and complying with the rules and regulations of the Board in reference thereto.

SEC. 5. Whenever the Board shall recommend to the Supervisors the construction of any sewer or drain it shall at the same time make and furnish with said recommendation an estimate of the cost thereof, and of the time required for constructing the

same.

SEC. 6. The Board may also recommend to the Supervisors the construction of such canals, sewers, ditches, drains, embankments, reservoirs, pumping works, machinery, and other works necessary for a proper and effectual drainage of said city and county, together with plans for connecting the same with sewers and private drains already constructed or thereafter to be constructed.

SEC. 7. The Supervisors shall not authorize the construction of any sewer or drain, except upon the recommendation of said Board.

SEC. 8. The Supervisors may, by ordinance, upon the recommendation of said Board, authorize the purchase of any personal property, or the acquisition by purchase or condemnation of any real estate which may be necessary for the construction of any sewer or the making of any improvement provided for in this Chapter. The title to all real estate purchased shall be taken in the name of the city and county.

SEC. 9. The said Board may also, with the like approval of the Supervisors, agree with the owners of any real estate upon which it is deemed desirable to construct any sewer or other improve

ment relative to sewerage or drainage, upon the amount of damage that is to be paid to such owners for the purpose of such improvement and for the perpetual use of said real estate for such purpose.

SEC. 10. Whenever, upon the recommendation of said Board, the Supervisors shall determine upon any improvement for purposes of sewerage and drainage which necessitates the acquisition or condemnation of private property, and the Board of Public Works are unable to agree with the owner or owners thereof upon the amount of compensation or damages to be paid therefor, or whenever such owner or owners are in any way disqualified or incapable of making any agreement in reference thereto, and in all cases in which said Board shall deem it most expedient, the said Board shall, upon the approval thereof of the Supervisors, expressed by ordinance, have the right to cause the said property to be condemned, and to institute proceedings for the condemnation of such property, or for the ascertainment of such damages in the manner, so far as the same is applicable, which is herein provided for the condemnation of real estate when necessary for the opening of any new street.

CHAPTER V.

OF THE NEW CITY HALL.

SECTION 1. The Board of Public Works, whenever authorized by the Supervisors, evidenced by ordinance, and when the necessary money has been provided therefor, may proceed with the construction of the buildings and improvements on said premises; known as the New City Hall, according to the plans heretofore adopted for the construction of the same.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Board shall keep the records of the proceedings of said Board, respecting the construction of the New City Hall, in the same books in which they have hitherto been kept; and the said records shall be kept distinct from the general records of said, Board, and be open to the inspection of the public at any time during office hours. The said Secretary shall keep full and correct minutes of all the proceedings of said Board respecting the construction of said New City Hall, and shall keep an accurate account of the receipts and disbursements thereof, and shall keep an accurate account with each officer, clerk, contractor and employee for any work or material done or furnished for the construction of said New City Hall,

SEC. 3. When work is to be done upon said building, or materials to be furnished therefor, the Board shall advertise for at least thirty days in the official newspaper, and also in two other newspapers of general circulation, published in said city and county, of which one shall be published in the morning and one in the evening, for sealed proposals for doing said work or furnishing said material, or both, as it may deem best. Said advertisement shall contain a general description of the work to be done and the materials to be furnished, the time within which the same is to be done or furnished, the amount of the bond to be given as security therefor, and shall refer to plans and specifications for such other details as may be necessary to give a correct understanding regarding the work or materials, and shall also state the day, and the hour on said day, when said bids will be received and opened. The provisions contained in Chapter II of this Article, in reference to bids and proposals, and awarding and entering into contracts and giving bonds for the performance. of such contracts, are hereby made applicable to all contracts to be entered into for the completion of the New City Hall.

SEC. 4. For the purpose of raising the money necessary to complete said building, the Supervisors may, at their discretion, in making the annual tax levy for city and county purposes, apportion to the New City Hall Fund an amount not to exceed ten cents on each one hundred dollars of value, as shown by the assessment roll of said city and county for the ensuing fiscal year.

SEC. 5. The money in the New City Hall Fund shall be used for the payment of claims for work, labor and materials used in the construction of said building, and the salaries and wages of the persons employed in and about the construction of said building, and in no case shall any portion of said fund be used or expended for any other purpose than that herein indicated, nor shall any part of the cost of the construction of said building be paid out of any other or different fund. All claims against the said fund shall be allowed by the Board in the same manner as other demands upon the City and County Treasury.

SEC. 6. Said Board may allow the claims of the contractors, from time to time, as work progresses or materials are furnished, but until the contract is completed such demands thereon allowed shall not exceed seventy-five per cent of the value of the labor or material furnished, which said value shall be ascertained

and determined by the certificate of the Architect and Superintendent, subject to the approval of said Board.

SEC. 7. The said Board shall, on or before the first day of August in each year, transrait to the Supervisors a statement showing the moneys expended during the preceding fiscal year, the contracts upon which the same were expended, the amount due upon unfinished contracts, and a list of the contracts awarded and unfinished, and the amount of money that will be required for each of said contracts within the current fiscal year, and the estimated amount required to complete the said New City Hall, and such other matters as will show the progress made in the construction of the said New City Hall.

SEC. 8. When the said New City Hall shall be erected and completed, the Board shall render a full and final account of its transactions.

SEC. 9. The Commissioners of the Board shall not, nor shall either of them, or the Architect, Superintendent, Engineer or Secretary, be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work, labor or material, entered into by said Board; nor shall either of them be allowed to receive any gratuity or advantage from any contractor, laborer or person furnishing labor or material for the same. A violation of the provisions of this section shall be a felony.

CHAPTER VI.

OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS.

SECTION 1. All public parks, avenues, roads, highways and places which have been hitherto under the management and control of the Park Commissioners and the Superintendent of Streets, shall continue to be and remain public parks and grounds, and shall, under such general rules and regulations as the Supervisors may by ordinance prescribe, be under the control and management of a Board of three Commissioners, who are hereby designated as Park Commissioners. Said Commissioners shall be appointed by the Mayor, and hold office for four years from the date of their appointment, and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided, that the present Park Commissioners shall continue to hold their office until the expiration of their term of office, and provided, further, that the persons first appointed as Park Commissioners under this Charter shall, immediately upon their appointment, so classify themselves by lot that the term of office of one of said Commis