Beveridge v. Livingstone
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff upon a demurrer to the answer, in the Nineteenth District Court, City and County of San Francisco. Wheeler, J. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court:
This is an action brought on a street assessment, for work clone in San Francisco.
The time prescribed in the contract expired on the 12th of September, 1877. On the 17th of December, 1877, the Board of Supervisors attempted to authorize the Superintendent of Streets to grant an extension of time to complete the work, which extension was granted by said Superintendent on the 21st of December, 1877.
We are of the opinion that the Board of Supervisors had no power under the present law (Stats. 1871-72, p. 808) to extend the time for the completion of street work after the expiration…
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