The San Francisco call., 1898-03-28

l tractor as aforesaid to the SaIlS1dcuOn
 of the Board, it shall make and de-
 liver to the contractor a certificate to
 the effect that such repairs have been properly made by said contractor to
 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 not paid l on demand to 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 l be paid; and the certificate provided
 for in said section shall be prima facie 1 evidence of the amount claimed for 1 said work and materials, and of the
 right of the contractor to recover for | the same in such action. Said certlh-
 cate shall be recorded by the Board of
 Public Works in a book kept by it in
 the office for that purpose. properly in | dexed, and the sum contracted to De 1 paid shall be lien as in case of other
 assessments provided for in this chap ter.
 l Sec. 18 In addition to the remedies | above given the Supervisors may pre- l scribe the penalties that shall be in-
 cured by any owner or person ne l 6
 pairs when required, as hereinbefore
 provided. Such penalty shall be en- ! forced for the use of the City and 1 County by prosecution in the name of 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.
 l Sec. 19. The person owning the fee, or 1 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 the 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 ownership over the same for himself,
 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 inn 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 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. 21. The records kept by the Board of Public Works shall have the same force and effect as other public
 records, and duly certified copies 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. P. 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 it. Such oath may be taken before the Secretary of said Board or fore any member thereof Sec. 23. When any street or portion or 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 sewer, gas pipes and water pipes are properly laid ! therein, the same shall be accepted bv the Supervisors by ordinance: and thereafter such street or portion of a street shall be kept in repair and i'm proved by the City and County The Supervisors shall not accept any por- ! tion of a street less than the entire width of the roadway including the curbing, and one block in length, prone entire pr0SSinp. aTrfl1 or conditionally accept any street, with out sewer or gas pipes or water pipes therein, if the ordinance of acceptance expressly states that they deem such sewer, or gas pipes or water pipes to be 1 then unnecessary. In such case the lots of land previously or at any time as- sessable for the cost of constructing a sewer shall remain and be assessable for such cost and for the cost of re- pairs and restoration of the street damaged in said construction. when ever the Supervisors shall deem a sewer to be necessary and shall order it to be constructed The Board of Public Works shall keep in it's office a register of all streets accepted by the Supervisors under this section, which register shall be indeXed for easy ref erence thereto.
 Sec. A. The Board of Public Works may at any time, without any applica-
 tion 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
 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
 if said person, company or corpora
 tion 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
 of the work to the satisfaction of the