The San Francisco call., 1898-03-30

| tractor as aforesaid to the satisfaction
 of the Board, 1t shall make and de- | liver to the contractor a certificate to | the effect that such repairs have been | properly made by said contractor to 1 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 1 on demand te 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 prtma 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 certih-
 cate shall be recorded by the Board Of
 Public Works in book kept by 1t in i 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. Tn 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- l forced for the use of the City and l 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.
 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 tho 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
 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 im- 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- til the amount so paid and advanced, with legal interest thereon, be satisfied
 from accruing rents or by payment by the owner.
 Sec. q. The records kept by the Board of Public Works shall have the
 same force and effect as other public
 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 1t. 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 be fully constructed to the satisfaction of the Board of Public Works and of
 the Supervisors, and is in good condi- tion throughout, and a sewer, gas pipes, 1 and 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 im- proved by the City and County The Supervisors shall not accept any DOT
 tion of 8 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 condittonally accept any street, with i out sewer or gas pipes or water pipes ] therein, if the ordinance of acceptance l expressly states that they deem such 1 sewer, or gas pipes or water pipes to be | then unnecessary. In such case the lots 1 of land previously or at any time as- i sessable for the cost of constructing a 1 sewer shall remain and be assessabl for such cost and for the cost Of re- pairs and restoration of the street i damaged in said construction, when i ever the Supervisors shall deem a 1 sewer to be necessary and shall order | it to be constructed. The Board of 1 Public Works shall keep in its office a register of all streets accepted by the 1 Supervisors under this section, which
 register shall be indexed for easy ref
 erence thereto.
 Sec 24 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 1 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 l 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 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 tefo 0Q (