Civic Center Chapter, Engineers & Artchitects Ass'n v. Department of Water & Power

*240 Opinion

Civic Center Chapter, Engineers and Architects Association and Robert G. Fleming (hereafter generally petitioners) appeal from a judgment denying them all relief. Their adversaries, respondents Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles and its Board of Water and Power Commissioners (hereafter collectively DWP), cross-appeal from the one paragraph of the just-mentioned judgment decreeing the nonapplicability of various claim provisions of the city charter (§§ 363, 376, 376.1) to this mandamus proceeding.

The instant proceeding was brought on behalf of approximately 135 members of the chapter holding positions in the various surveyors’ classes of the DWP, which employs approximately 190 individuals in these positions. Its purpose is to compel the DWP to ascertain reasonably the salaries and wages required for these surveyor positions pursuant to section 425 of the city charter (the prevailing wage provision) 2 for the fiscal years 1969-1970, 1970-1971, 1971-1972 and 1972-1973 and then to pay the occupants of these positions the salaries and wages so determined.

The surveyor positions at issue appear to be surveyor’s aide, head chainman, instrumentman…