The San Francisco call., 1898-03-30
CHAPTER III.

| CHATTER Ill.
 Opening, Strengthening, Widening,
 Extending and Changing the
 Grade of Streets.
 SECTION l. When an application
 shall be made to the Board of Pubic
 Works for the strengthening, widening
 or extending of any street, or for the
 laying out, establishing or opening or 1 new street, signed by the
 owners of majority of the 1 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 l Board shall by resolution determine
 that the improvement would be of pub | lie benefit, 1t 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 tm- provement- No proceedings shall be 1 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 in case the Supervisors shall not pass an
 ordinance for said improvement.
 Sec. 2. If within three months after
  | 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 @ 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- lution of it's intention to recommend such improvement to the Supervisors, and shall in such resolution specify 8
 day upon which it will hear any ob-
 jections that may be made to such im- provement-
 Before passing such resolution of in- tention, the Board shall cause to be prepared 8 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 rnent 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. 8. The Secretary of the Board shall thereupon cause said resolution
 of intention to be published for pe- riod of thirty days, non-Judfctal days excepted, and shall also cause a copy of said resolution to be deposited. post ! 0G1 AI,~ 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 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 sufficiency of any objec- lions which may have been filed.
 Sec. 5. If the Board shall determine that such objections are sufficient to
 prevent a recommendation of the im- 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- ttons filed are insufficient, 1t may pass resolution recommending to the Su- pervisors said improvement, and in its recommendation shall specially report to the Supervisors whether in its opin-
 ion the land within the district speci- fled as affected by said improvement will be benefited to the extent of the eXDanSe 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 a 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- 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 anu NdludliOU lO pG IldQo by said Board, and providing for the condemnation of said lands, and ths collection of said assessment, in addi- tion to, and not inconsistent with, the rules herein prescribed. as to said Su-
 pervisors shall seem expedient. Upon the passage of said ordinance the Clerk of the Supervisors shall transmit cer- tifed copy thereof to the Board of Public l Works.
 Sec. T. Upon the receipt by the
 Board of certified copy of said srdi- nance the Board shall cause to be
 made an accurate survey of the con- templated improvement, and 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 its 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 day on or after which it will pro- <3 Ta%-