A.
The Director of Streets and Public Improvements shall superintend and take charge of all public works and the municipal cleaning of streets and public places and the erection, making, repairing and reconstruction of all street improvements, pavements, sidewalks, walls, sewers, bridges, viaducts and conduits and shall cause to be made frequent inspections of telegraph, telephone and other poles and wires within the city limits.
B.
He shall have supervision over all public utilities as to their occupancy of streets and other public property, and he shall have the control, management and direction of the lighting of all public highways. He shall take charge of all buildings, tools and property used in connection with the Department and shall issue or caused to be issued such permits for making excavations in the streets of the city as are required to be taken out under existing ordinances.