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

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CHAPTER III.
Opening, Strengthening, Widening,
Extending and Changing the
Grade of Streets.
SECTION l. When an application
shall be made to the Board of Public
Works for the Strengthening, widening
or extending of any street, or for the
laying out, establishing or opening OF
new street, signed by the
owners OF a majority of the
frontage of the lands upon the line
of said street, or proposed street, and
such improvement requires the con-
domination 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 i'm
provement. No proceedings shall be-
had upon the filing of such petition I'M
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
case the Supervisors shall not pass an
ordinance for said Improvement.
Sec. g If within three months after
the passage of the resolution determin-
ing such district, majority or the
owners of the land within said district
who shall also be the owners of two
thirds of the superficial square feet OF
the property included within said dis
trict and of three-fourthS in value OF
said property-including improvements
MISUNDERSTANDING 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 a reso-
luton 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 OBJ
jections that may be made to such i'm
provement.
Before passing such resolution of in
tention. the Board shall cause to be
prepared 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
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of intention to be published for pc
Rod 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. 4. At any time before the day
fixed in such resolution for hearing OBJ
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 Sufficiency of any objec-
tions which may have been filed.
Sec. s. If the Board shall determine
that such objections are sufficient to
prevent a recommendation of the i'm
provement, it shall pass 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-
tons filed are insufficient, it may pass
resolution recommending to the SUI
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. 6. 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
with the petition, map, estimate of the
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-
ton 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
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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 addi-
ton to, and not inconsistent with, the
rules herein prescribed, as to said SUI
pervisors shall seem expedient. Upon
the passage of said ordinance the Clerk
of the Supervisors shall transmit a GER
titled copy thereof to the Board of Public
Works.
Sec. 7. 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 define
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,