The San Francisco call., 1898-04-05

tTdClOE as aforesaid lO lIle SdtISldClloli of the Board, it 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. IT. If the expense of the work and material for the repairs provided for in the last preceding section be notpaid 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 certif1- cate shall be recorded by the Board of Public Works in book kept by 1t in the office for that purpose, properly in- deXed, and the sum contracted to be paid shall be 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 mortgagee 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 inn 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 a lien upon, and may retain possession of, said lots un- III the amount so paid and advanced, with legal interest thereon, be satisfied from accrulng rents or by payment by the owner.
 Sec. 2l. 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. 22. 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 it. Such oath may be taken before the Secretary of said Board or fore any member thereof.
 Sec. 23 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 sewer, gas pipes, and water pipes are properly laid therein, the same shall be accepted bv the Supervisors by ordinance: and thereafter such street or portion of a street shall be kept in repair and inn proved by the City and County The Supervisors shall not accept any DOT 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, if 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 ble 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 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- tion 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 tion 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 proposals, to the awarding of con- tracts, to the execution of contracts, and to the doing of public work, shall apply to all similar proceedings taken under this section. On the completion of the work to the satisfaction of the Board the contractor shall be entitled