The San Francisco call., 1898-03-28
CHAPTER III.
Opening, Strengthening, Widening, Extending and Changing the
 Grade of Streets.

SECTION l. When an application shall be made to the Board or PuDhc Works for the strengthening, widening or extending of any street, or for the laying out, establishing or opening or new street, signed by the owners of majority ot the frontage of the lands upon the line of said street, or proposed street, ana such improvement requires the con demnation of private property, and the Board shall by resolution determine that the improvement would be of pub- lie benefit it shall make an estimate of the expense of such improvement, and determine by resolution the district which will be affected by, and should be assessed for, the expense of such 1m- provement. No proceedings shall be had upon the filing of such petition un- til after the persons signing the same shall have deposited with the Secretary of the Board an amount Of money which, as may be determined by the Board, will be sufficient to defray all the expense that may be incurred m case the Supervisors shall not pass an ordinance for said improvement.
 Sec 2 If within three months after the passage of the resolution determin- ing such district, a majority of the owners of the land within said district who shall also be the owners of two- thirds of the superficial square feet or the property included within said dis trict, and of three-fourthS in value or said property-including improvements thereon-estimating said value accord ing to the last preceding Assessment Book of the City and County, shall present to the Board a petition for said improvement, verified by their oathS and describing the lands of which they are the owners. and showing the amount at which the same was as- sessed upon the last preceding Assess ment Book of the City and County, and stating that they are the owners and in possession of the lands named in said petition, the Board shall pass reso- lution of it's intention to recommend such improvement to the Supervisors, and shall in such resolution specify a day upon which it will hear any ob- jections that may be made to such 1rn- provement
 Before passing such resolution of in- tention. the Board shall cause to be prepared a map or diagram of the dis trict affected by and to be assessed for the expense of such improvement, upon which shall be delineated the several lots of land upon which said assess ment is to be levied, and also the lots of land which are to be taken for such improvement, and showing the name of the person to whom the said lots were assessed upon the last Assessment Book of the City and County, together with the amounts of such assessments.
 Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Board shall thereupon cause said resolution of intention to be published for pe- riod of thirty days, non-judicial days excepted, and shall also cause a copy of said resolution to be deposited, post age prepaid, in the Post Office at the City and County, addressed to each person whose name is delineated upon said map, at least ten days before the day named for hearing objections thereto.
 Sec f. At any time before the day fixed in such resolution for hearing ob- jections to such improvement, any per son interested therein may file with the Secretary of the Board his objections thereto, briefly stating the grounds thereof and the nature of his interest; and upon the day fixed for hearing the same, or some day to which the hear ing thereof shall then be postponed, the Board shall proceed to hear and determine the sufffciency of any objec- tions which may have been filed.
 Sec. 5. If the Board shall determine that such objections are sufficient to prevent recommendation of the in- provement it shall pass a resolution to that effect, and no further proceedings shall be had under said petition. If no objections have been filed, or if the Board shall determine that the objec-. tions filed are insufficient, it may pass a resolution recommending to the Su- pervisors said improvement, and in it's recommendation shall specially report to the Supervisors whether in it's opin- ion the land within the district speci- fled as affected by said improvement will be benefited to the extent of the expense of said improvement.
 Sec. S.. If the Board shall pass a resolution recommending said improve ment, the Secretary shall forthwith transmit to the Clerk of the Supervis- ors copy of said resolution, together Ixyith ho estimate expense of said improvement, and any objections that may have been filed, and the Supervisors shall at their first regular meeting thereafter, or at any meeting to which said hearing may have been adjourned, pass upon said recommendation, and may by resolu- tion adopt or reject the same. If said recommendation is rejected no further action shall be had thereon or upon said petition. If the Supervisors shall adopt said recommendation, they shall within thirty days thereafter pass an ordinance providing for said improve ment, and may in said ordinance pre- scribe such rules for the conduct of the Board of Public Works respecting the assessment and valuation to be made by said Board, and providing for the condemnation of said lands, and the collection of said assessment, in addl- tion to, and not inconsistent with, the rules herein prescribed, as to said Su- perV1SOrS snail seem eApeuleuI- OpOn the passage of said ordinance the Clerk of the Supervisors shall transmit cer- tified copy thereof te the Board of Public Works.
 Sec. T. Upon the receipt by the Board of a certified copy of said ordi- nance the Board shall cause to be made an accurate survey of the con- templated improvement and a map thereof, upon which shall be deline- ated each and every lot of land to be taken or appropriated for the purposes of the intended improvement, showing it's extent in feet and inches, and also each and every lot of land within the district determined to be affected by, and which is to be assessed for the cost and expense of said improvement. After said survey and map are made, the Board shall pass a resolution fix ing a day on or after which it will pro ceed to value the several lots of land to be taken for the purpose of the in tended improvement, and ascertain and determine the damages and bene- fits which may result therefrom.
 The Secretary of the Board shall cause said resolution to be published