§ 156. Duties of superintendent. In addition to the duties of the
superintendent of buildings prescribed herein, or otherwise by law, the
common council shall by ordinance prescribe his duties, and he shall
have such power and authority in regard to the supervision and
inspection of the erection, construction or alteration of buildings and
other structures as shall be conferred by ordinance, not inconsistent
with the other laws of the state. The common council shall also have
power to establish by ordinance, and from time to time amend, a
"building code, " providing for all matters concerning, affecting or
relating to the construction, alteration, repair or removal of buildings
and structures heretofore or hereafter erected; but no ordinance
amending, repealing or modifying such building code or any provision
thereof shall be passed by the common council until notice shall have
been published for at least ten days in the official paper or papers of
the city that on a day stated in such notice, the common council will
consider the adoption of a proposed ordinance amending, repealing or
modifying the building code, or a part thereof, generally or in respect
of a specified subject, and that a copy of such proposed ordinance is on
file in the office of the city clerk.