The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
MERCHANTS FAVOR
new LAW FOR CITY
Proposed Charter Amendment
Gives Owner Right TO Have
Street Work Bonded

10 lllF t-ildl itl hL LlAS AAAS anu Np1-lAs
or san Francisco for the promotion Of
street improvements in san Francisco.
and in this connection has also sent
D. TO IFS members an explanation of the
1'earing OF the proposed amendment.
which was prepared by the Merchants
association through its attorneys,
Wright & Wright
The amendment leaves il optional
with the. owner OF properly assessed
10 determine whether he Wil pay his
"a assessment in full II the time il ordi-
HarilY falls due or: VIII pay il in in
-Staliments running oVer-a term Of years
and have bonds ISSUED as lien upon
his property in lieu OF the assessment
lien. This plan has two advantages
PROPERTY OWNER TO DECIDE
First as al installmeht payments
W0uld necessarily bear interest. il
leaves ir optional with the property
owner To pay the. assessment in cash
in fui5 and avoid interest payments, if
bic 50 elects.
Second. bv oyGing t1at the bonds
shah be ISSUED only at the request of
-the property owner. a waiver can. be
secured from the property owner who
requests bonds SO To be issued waving
amy irregUlarity fn HE assessment and
assessment. which waiver viii tend to
make the bonds more staple security
nd therefore more easily. and readily
Sd liable.
TERMS or TIE CHARTER
Chapter- Of article g of 1he charter
provides for The doing Of street inn
prov yem@nts. such lis grading. planI1ing,
rnacada nIiZine. piIing and Gaping. and
: the construction and repairs Of sewers.
reSspoolS. manlToIes. culVerts. drains,
-jtley'al lSs aud curbS. Chapter %. of the
same article p~orides for the opening.
extension. widening or Strengthening
.af streets. ,snd Cll3 pteT Of the same
article. provides for the change of
grade "f streets and the regarding. re
pairing seweri1is, sidewalNng and
rdTlig-G and other Improvement OF the
sarso t. conform TO such change in
E1,alc. Iu appropriate cases any of
g. work authorized by these three
.lIaptefS .laN be done and the cost de
3. fra ye,l out ,.f assessments upon the
property benefited thereby. The pro
possJ thaTlcr amendment. allows the
board r[ FtperViSorS to direct bonds to
i~s5.. - -sjuSt any such assessments.
pd ais" against any assessments that
may lle- I"viad under authority OF the
charter aS r U9W reads or may here
after bc amenlcd 10 read for the con-
-SErurtIou 0f Tunnels. SlbWayS, Visducts
cor the construction of laying Of con-
dfiitS.- sqUeJucts. water mains or pipe
lines Tiris addition is 10 meet the
Situation that may arise if it is found
necessary~ 70 amend the charter in
Other particulars. 80 as 10 provide for
the c3uStrUc of tunnels. subways.
etc. upon tie assessment plan.
PROPOSALS or AMENDMENT
The property owner desiring 10 pay
MS assessment iIi installinents and to
have bonds issued aEsiust the same
mast sign and iiie with the ecretary
of the board or public works a written
request and~a asreement within the time
allowed. by the charter amendment At
his- time Die pays the first installment
uf.- his assessment with interest and
thereafter pays the annual installments
Of the assessment with interest and
thereafter paws the annual install
Hents OF the assessment with interest
D at the tiue in November Of each year
when hc pays his taxes.
-. Tine second insta!lment Of the assess
mept falls due in the calendar year fol-
towing that year in the course Of which
At. any time be- may have paid his first
'installmenr. The property owner may
-. pa% the unpaid inStaliments of his as
:sessusVnt iu fun at any time. provided
:.Iie pays certain specified interest in
:8ddition To the installments themselves.
a side from the first installment of the
-assessTnent. which is collected by the
-secretarv OF the board Of public works,
an other instailments are paid TO the
t5x collector.
!. The holder of the bonds is paid equal
rnstallments of principal and interest
: by the treasurer annually. Bonds may
o. be redeemed at any time before ma
furity when sufficient money is i'm the
sinking fund for that purpose.
All forms OF agreement to be signed
by the property owner must be fur
rishcd 10 him by the secretary of the
board Of public works without cost.
The property OF any owner who fails
20 pay any installment Of his assess
1uent or interest when due may be
sold bv the tax collector on u days
p notice. and the proceeds Of the sale
are put I'm the sinking fund for the
redemption of bonds. any such sale
NAV be redeemed by the owner within
one year upon paving the amount for
which the property was sold and %
per cent penalty.
TERMS or BOND ISSUE
Bonds against street assessments can
: only be issued when the board Of sU-
~perNisors so declare In the proceed
- ings authorized by chapter and chap
+. ter Of article of the charter, the
FIRST step taken is the passa ge by tho
.. board of supervisors Of a resolution of
. Intention to order certain work done.
In this resolution of intention the
board Of supervisors must declare
whether bonds shall issue or not. so
that the property owner, who might
:. object to proposed street work where
the assessment was not to be bonded. is
:: advised in advance OF the intention
or the supervisors to allow bonds TO
tissue
, In the proceedings authorized by
chapter Of article the first impor-
80 tant step is the passage by the board
.:of public works of a resolution of in
>:1ention TO recommend certain street
). work 10 the board OF supervisors No
such street work, however, can be done
:.unless the supervisors upon receiving
- this recommendation pass an ordi-
.n3nce directing the street work to be
done II bonds are TO be issued the
supervisors must so declare in this
ordinance.
p AS. however, after the passage of a
resolution of intention to recommend
certain street work by the board of
public works the assessment district
- is outlined and determined by the boa rd
OF public works before their recon-
mendation comes before the board OF
supervisors, IL has been provided in
the proposed charter amendment that
as mart Of their recommendation the