The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

area of the district, may make written objections to the same within ten days after the expiration of the time or 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 it's reception by him. Such ob- jections shall be a bar for six months to any further proceedings in relation to the doing of said work or making said improvement, unless the owners ol the one-half or more of the frontage or of the district. as aforesaid snail meanwhile petition for the same to be done, and the same shall, after the eX- piration of said six months, be contln- ued under the resolution of intention first passed if said Board shall deem proper. If, however, the owners or at least two-thrds of the property front- ing on said proposed work or improve ment, and, in the case of 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 fur ther proceedings shall be taken under the aforesaid resolution of intention.
 When the work or improvement pro- 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 shall, at its next meet ing, fix a time for hearing said objec- tions, not less than one week there after. The Secretary shall thereupon notify the persons making such obJec- tions. by depositing a notice thereof in the Post Office at the City and County. postage prepaid, and addressed to each objector or his agent when he appears for such objector. At the time speci- fled the Board shall hear the objections urged, and pass upon the same, and its decision shall be final and conclusive; and if 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 provid ed, all owners of lots of land liable to assessment therein, who, after the first publication of the aforesaid resolution of intention, may feel aggrieved, or who may have objections to any pro- ceedings in relation to the performance Of the work described in said resolu- ton, may file with the Secretary pe- tition of 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 it's decision thereon shall be final and conclusive.
 Sec. 5. When the contemplated 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 expense of such work or improvement be made chargeable upon a district, and said Board shall in it's res Olution 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 hcation of the resolution of intention.
 The Secretary of the Board shall lay said objections before it and the Board shall, at its next meeting fix a time for hearing said objections not less than one week thereafter. The Secre- tary shall thereupon notify the persons making such objections by depositing a notice thereof in the Post Office at the City and County, postage prepaid, ad- dressed to each objector. At the time specified the Board shall hear the ob- jections urged and pass upon the same. and If said objections are overruled, it's 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 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 it's report to the Supervisors the Board shall accompany its report with a dia- gram on which shall be delineated each separate 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 ths 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 contractor shall make and file in the office of the Board of Public Works an affidavit to the effect that he has not entered into any private agree .ment 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 a fraud upon all per sons liable to be assessed for such work other than the property owners who were parties to the agreement and shall make void, as to such persons so defrauded, any assessment made for the work done under such contract; and where there is more than one contractor each contractor shall make such affi- davit.
 Sec. '. 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 cover the sum due for the work per formed and specified in said contract Uncluding all incidental expenses), in conformity with the provisions of this 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 be paid therefor, together with any incidental expenses, the rate per front foot as- sessed, the amount of each assessment the name Of the owner of each lot Gf known to the Board, and if not known the word unknown" shall be written opposite the number of the lot and the alnOuuf assessed fhereOnO. tba rup,Lar