The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-04-13

isfaction Of the Board. Upon the COM
pletiOn of such repairs by the con-
tractor as aforesaid 20 the satisfaction
OF the Board, 1t shall make and de-
liver to the contractor certificate to
the effect that such repairs have been
properly made by said contractor to
the grade, and that the charges for the
same are reasonable and just, and that
the Board of Public Works has ac-
cepted the same.
Sec. II. If the expense of the work
and material for the repairs provided for
in the last preceding section be not paid
on demand to the contractor so en-
ployed or his agent or assignee, said
contractor, or his assignee, shall have
the right to sue such owner, tenant, or
occupant for the amount contracted to
be paid; and the certificate provided
for in said section shall be prima facie
evidence Of the amount claimed for
said work and materials, and of the
right of the contractor to recover for
the same in such action. Said certifi-
cate shall be recorded by the Board of
Public Works in a book kept by it in
the office for that purpose, properly in
deXed, and the sum contracted to be
paid shall be a lien as in case of other
assessments provided for in this chap
ter.
Sec. Is. In addition to the remedies
above given the Supervisors may pre-
scribe the penalties that shall be in
Cured by any owner or person ne
glecting or refusing to make re-
pairs when required, as hereinbefore
provided. Such penalty shall be en-
forced for the use of the City and
County by prosecution in the name of
the People Of the State of California
in the Court having jurisdiction there
Of, and may be applied in the case Of
fines, to the payment of expense of any
such repairs not otherwise provided
for.
Sec. 19. The person owning the fee, or
the mortgage of such fee, or the per-
son who, on the day the action is COM
menced, appears by deed duly recorded
In the County Recorders office Of the
City and County, to have the legal title
to the land, or the person in possession
Of lands, lots, portion of lots or build
ings under claim, or exercising acts of
ownership over the same for himself,
or as executor, administrator or guar
dian Of the owner, shall be regarded,
treated and deemed to be the owner"
for all the purposes of this Chapter.
And In case of property leased, the
possession of the tenant or lessee hold
ing and occupying under such persons
shall be deemed to be the possession of
such owner.
Sec 20. Any tenant or lessee of any
lot of land on which has been imposed
an assessment under the provisions of
this Chapter may pay said assessment,
or he may discharge any liability i'm
posed thereon by virtue of the provis-
ions of this Chapter, or he may redeem
the property within the time prescribed
by law, If legally sold on execution, and
may deduct the amount so paid from
the rents due and to become due from
him; and he shall have lien upon, and
may retain posse sion of, said lots I'M
til the amount so paid AID advanced,
with legal interest thereon, be satisfied
from accrufng rents or by pa rment by
the owner.
Sec. Il. The records kept by the
Board of Public Works shall have the
same force and effect as other public
records, and duly certified copies
therefrom may be used in evidence
with the same effect as the originals
Said records shall, during all office
hours, be open, free of charge, to the
inspection of any citizen wishing to
examine them
sec. ~. Notices in writing required to
be given by the Board may be served
by any person over the age of twenty
one years, and the fact of such service
may be verified by the oath of the per
son making 1t. Such oath may be
Board or fore any member thereof.
Sec. %. When any street or portion
or street has been or shall hereafter
be fully constructed to the satisfaction
of the Board of Public Works and of
the Supervisors, and is in good condi-
ton throughout, and a sewer, gas pipes.
ana water pipes are properly laid
therein, the same shall be accepted by
the Supervisors by ordinance; and
thereafter such street or portion of a
street shall be kept in repair and i'm
proved by the City and County. The
Supervisors shall not accept any por-
ton of street less than the entire
width of the roadway including the
curbing, and one block in length. orone
entire crossing; but they may partly
or conditionally accept any street, with
out sewer or gas pipes or water pipes
therein, II the ordinance of acceptance
expressly states that they deem such
sewer, or gas pipes or water pipes to be
then unnecessary. In such case the lots
of land previously or at any time as
sessable for the cost of constructing a
sewer shall remain and be assessab BILE
for such cost and for the cost of re-
pairs and restoration of the street
damaged in said construction, when
ever the Supervisors shall deem a
sewer to be necessary and shall order
it to be constructed. The Board of
Public works Shall keep in it's Office a
register of all streets accepted by the
Supervisors under this section, which
register shall be indexed for easy ref
erence thereto.
Sec. a. The Board of Public Works
may at any time, without any applica-
ton therefor, recommend to the Sup
ervisors to order the paving or mac
adamizing of the portion of any street
required by law to be paved or mac
adamized by the person, company or
corporation having railroad tracks
thereon. Upon such recommendation
the Supervisors shall by ordinance or
der said work to be done and direct said
Board to notify said person, company
or corporation of the fact of the pas
sage of such ordinance.
The Secretary of said Board shall
thereupon forthwith in writing notify
said person. company or corporation
of the passage of said ordinance; and
If said person, company or corpora
ton shall not within ten days after re-
ceiving said notice commence in good
faith to do said work and prosecute
the same diligently to completion, the
Board shall invite sealed proposals for
doing said work in the manner provid-
ed in this Article; and all the provis-
ions of this Article in regard to such