The San Francisco call., 1898-03-30

objections to the same Within ten days after the expiration of the time of the publication of said resolution of inten- tion, which objections shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Board of Public Works, who shall endorse thereon the date of Its reception by him. Such ob- 12ctions shall be bar for six months to any further proceedings in relation to the doing of said work or making said improvement, unless the owners of the one-half or more of the frontage or of the district as aforesaid, shall meanwhile petition for the same to he done, and the same shall. after the ex- piration of said six months, be contin- ued under the resolution of intention first passed if said Board shall deem proper. If, however, the owners of at least two-thirds of the property front ing on said proposed work or improve ment, and, in the case of Q district those owning at least two-thirds of the superficial area of the district shall make written objections to the same within said six months no fr,r ther proceedings shall be taken under the aforesaid resolution of intention.
 When the work or improvement Dro- posed to be done Is the construction of sewers, manholes, culverts or cess
 pools, and the objections thereto are signed by the owners of a majority of the frontage or of the district as afore- said, the Board shalI at its next noeet ing, fix time for hearing said obieo- lions, not less than one week there atter. The secretary shall thereupon notify the persons making such obieo tons, by depositing 8 notice thereof in the Post Of1ce at the City and County postage prepaid. and addressed to eecb ob1ector or his agent when he appears TOT such ooJector. At the time speci- fled the Board shall hear the ohIecfions urged. and pass upon the same and its oec1slon snail be final and conclusive. ana II saId objections are overruled the proceedings shall be continued as though no objections had been made.
 At any time before the making of the assessment as hereinafter provtd- ed, all owners of lots of land liable to assessment therein, who, after the first pupncation Of the aforesaid resolution or intention, may feel aggrieved, or Who may have objections to any pro- ceeoings in relation to the performance CT the work described in said resolu- tion, may file with the Secretary a pe- uton or remonstrance, wherein they shall state in what respect they feel aggrieved. or the proceedings to which they object Such petition or remon- strance shall be passed upon by the Board, and its decision thereon shall be final and conclusive
 Sec. 5. When the conternplated work or improvement in the opinion of the Board of Public Works is of more than local or ordinary public benefit, it may recommend to the Supervisors that the SApoASe O4 sucn WorE or improvement De made chargeable upon a district and said Board shall in its res olutfon Of intention set out the district benefited by said work or improvement and to be assessed to pay the expense thereof. Objections to the extent and boundaries of the district of lands to be benefited by said work or improve ment may be made by any interested party, in writing, within ten days af- ter the expiration of the time of pub Of ha 14sff Af {v,T1
 The Secretary of the Board shall lay said objections before 1t and the Board shall, at its next meeting. fix a time for hearing said objections not less than one week thereafter. The Score tary shall thereupon notify the persons making such objections by depositing notice thereof in the Post Office at the City and County, postage prepaid, ad- dressed to each ob1ector. At the time specified the Board shall hear the ob- jections urged and pass upon the same, and if said objections are overruled, its decision shall be final and conclusive as to the extent and boundaries of the district.
 If the objections are sustained, the Board shall proceed to set out another ' district to the extent and boundaries of which objections may be made and a hearing had thereon as above pro- vided; and so on in like manner until a district has been set out to the ex- tent and boundaries of which all ob- jections shall be overruled by the Board its decision in that behalf to be final and conclusive; and thereupon the pro ceedings shall continue the same as if no objections had been made. In its report to the Supervisors the Board shall accompany its report with dia- aAam on which shall be delineated each Aparate lot, piece or parcel Of land, the area in square feet of each of such lots, pieces or parcels Of land, and the relative location of the same to the work or improvement proposed to be done within the limits Of the district Such diagram shall be certified to be correct by the Secretary of the Board
 Sec. 6. When the work under any contract shall have been completed, the e. contractor shall make and file in the an affidavit to the effect that he has not entered into any private agree rnent, verbal or written, with any per- son liable to be assessed for said work. or with any one on his behalf, to ac- cept a price from him less than the price named in said contract, or to . make any rebate or deduction to him from such price. Any such agreement shall be deemed g. fraud upon all per sons liable to be assessed for such 5Tor. S0nI other than the property owners who were parties to the agreement. and shall make void, as to such persons so defrauded, any assessment made TOT he work done under such contract; and FlSTG there IS lIicAA OAAO SNA@SA oSCNOA nach contractor shall make such af1- davit.
 Sec. T. When any work in or upon any public street shall have been com pleted according to contract, and the affidavit mentioned in the next preced- ing section shall have been made. the Board shall make an assessment to rover the sum due for the work per formed and specified in said contract dncluding all incidental expenses), In %T, Sf1n iEf Article, according to the nature and character of the work. The assessment shall briefly refer to the contract, the . work contracted for and performed, and shall show the amount to De pald exnenses. the rate per front foot as- sessed, the amount of each assessment. inc name of the owner of each lot Off known to the Board. and if not known, the word unknown" shall be written oAa,. of e Inf and the