Warren
Warren v. Postel
Opinion
lead Opinion
Temple, J.
This action is upon a street assessment, and the defendant appeals from the judgment upon the judgment roll.
The defendant claims that he was assessed for too much, his assessment being $220.50, while he thinks he should be held for only $105.67.
He owns a lot at the intersection of Jersey and Noe Streets in San Francisco, thus having frontage on both streets.
September 19, 1887, the board of supervisors declared its intention to do certain work on Jersey Street between Noe and Douglas Streets, being the work for which plaintiff’s assessment was made. It was ordered to be done October 24th, and the contract awarded to plaintiff November 21st of the same year. The assessment for the work was made December 27, 1888. In this assessment the sum of $3,218.60 was assessed to the city and county, that being the sum in excess of one half the last previous assessment for municipal purposes upon certain lots which were liable. As before stated, defendant’s lot was assessed for $220.50. The last previous assessment of his lot for municipal purposes was $565.
October 3,1887, the board declared its intention to do certain work on Noe Street between Alameda and Twenty-sixth Street^ *295 and…