Blanchard v. Beideman

Citations

• 18 Cal. 261

Syllabus

<p>The liability of owners of property in San Francisco for assessments made by the city authorities for repairing streets, depends on the statute, and only inures after the steps required by the statute have been taken.</p> <p>Under the Consolidation Act of 1856 for San Francisco, and the Act of 1859 amendatory thereof, the Board of Supervisors have no power to order a contract for planking, paving, piling or repaving a street which has been once paved, piled, etc., except in the instance given in section fifty-three as amended by section ten of the Act of 1859.</p> <p>In other cases not within this exception, where the planking or paving of a street or sidewalk needs local repairs, the Supervisors cannot authorize a contract to be made by the Superintendent of Streets for such repairs; but the proceeding must be by notice to the owner, etc., of the property, according to section fifty-six as amended by section twelve of the Act of 1859.</p>