The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01


 Of the Board, it shall make and de- liver to the contractor a certificate to l. the effect that such repairs have been properly made by said contractor to Ethe 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 paid on demand to the contractor so em-
 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 l evidence of the amount claimed for
 said work and materials, and of the right of the contractor to recover for l the same in such action. Said certifi- cate shall be recorded by the Board Of i" Public Works in a book kept by it in | the off1ce for that purpose, properly 1n- l. deXed, and the sum contracted to be paid shall be lien as in case of other
 assessments provided for in this chap I 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- I 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 l such repairs not otherwise provided | for.
 Sec. 19. The person owning the fee, or the mortgagee of such fee, or the per I 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 1 or lands, lots, portion of lots or build 1ngS under claim, or exvrciSing 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" I for ali 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 I 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 |
 or he may discharge any liability im- posed thereon by virtue of the provis- l ions Of this Chapter, or he may redeem i the property within the time prescribed 1 by law, If legally sold on execution, and I may deduct the amount so paid from
 the rents due and to become due from l him; and he shall have a lien upon, and
 may retain posse e-sion of, said lots un-
 til the amount so paid and advanced, l With legal interest thereon, be satisfied from accruing rents or by pa yment by i the owner.
 | Sec. 21.. The records kept by the
 Board of Public Works shall have the
 same force and effect as other public i records, and duly certified copies
 therefrom may be used in evidence l 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. P. Notices in writing required to l be given by the Board may be served 1 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 b fore any member thereof.
 Sec. 23 When any street or portion | of street has been or shall hereafter | SdIlS1aGtlOn | Of the Board of Public Works and of
 the Supervisors, and is in good condi- tion throughout, and sewer, gas pipes l ana water pipes are properly laid l therein, the same shall be accepted by I the Supervisors by ordinances: and
 thereafter such street or portion of a
 street shall be kept. in repair and i'm 1 proved by the City and County. The l Supervisors shall not accept any DOT
 tton 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 l sewer shall remain and be assessab for such cost and for the cost of re- pairs and restoration of the street :. damaged in said construction, when I ever the Supervisors shall deem a 1 sewer to be necessary and shall order Lit to be constructed. The Board of Public Works shall keep in its office a register of all streets accepted by the I Supervisors under this section, which :; register shall be indeXed for easy ref
 erence thereto.
 f: Sec 24 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 I required by law to be paved or mac
 adamized by the person, company. or
 corporation having railroad tracks
 thereon. Upon such recommendation l 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 I thereupon forthwith in writing notify l said person, company or corporation i of the passage of said ordinances; and
 If. said person, company or corpora | tion shall not within ten days after re- l ceiving said notice commence in good 1 faith to do said work and prosecute l the same diligently to completion the ] Board shall invite sealed proposals for doing said work in the manner provid- l, ed in this Article; and all the previs- | lions 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 F under this section. On the completion IL 4ye.G.~