Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-06-07
AN ORDINANCE.

Relatjre TO building Of Sds Wallis.
SEC. l. BE it ordained by the City Council Of
t5s Ciiy Of hen0Sba: That whenever the SAID
Il,y Council shall deem it necessary 10 order tie
ouliding CT sidewalk, on any street or part Of
street III said city, the said counci! may for that
p,FPosc, make an order specifying the street or
p4r;. and the side thereof on which said walk
is a. be constructed; also the width of such walk
the kind OF materials TO lie used in building the
same, ard the manner of its construction. Such
order shall also contain description of all the
lots and blocks, bounded or fronting on that side
OF said street or part of street, on which such
walk is TO be constructed ; The names Of the
owners of the same if known, and tla number of
teet OF said walk, which each such lot or block
shall be liable, for the expense of building, pro-
y.ded; that the said city council, shall equaLizs
the assessments on lois anik blocks aforesaid, so
as to under the same as near as may be, lust
and equitable.
| Sec. Whenever the said city council, shall
have ordered the building OF ST 10 walk on any
street or part OF street, the street supervisor of
the ward, IN which such walk is to be built, sha.l
have the charge and superintendent thereof
unless the said city council shall deem proper 10
appoint special street supervisor for that pur-
pose, III which case the spgca street supervisor
/ 50 appointed, shall have the charge and superin-
tendence of building said walk
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the city clerk.
TO make out copy Of every such order of the
city council for the building Of side walk. and
deliver the Same to the street supervisor Of tie
ward, in which such walk is to be constructe'
or such person as may be appointed by the CITY
council, as before provided; such street srperi,
sor or person appointed by The said council. STA
within five days after receiving such order, serve
notice OF the contents thereof, either personlv,
or by leaving copy Of the same, at the usual
places oil abode OF the owners, occupant, or agens
of said lots OF blocks, if they can be found in lie
city Every such owner, occupant OF al G t.
may within twenty days alter the service of SIC
motto build said walk III such manner, and such
number OF feet as shall have been precribed in
in the order Of the city council before mention
ed.
Sec. 4. Atthe expiration oftwenty days, after
the service OF the notice mentioned in the prece-
ding section, if such walk or any part thereof
which any description or descriptions of los or
blocks, shall have been made liable, for the ex-
pense of building, by the order aforesaid of the
city council, shall not have been bailt agreeable
to such order, it shall be the duty of the street
supervisor, or the person who shall have been
appointed as aforesaid, to provide forthwith to
build said walk, and Immediately on the compile
uoh sheTeoI, make return TO the city clerk of the
delinquent lots and blocks, and the expense of
building said walk, for each such delinquent LOT
and block which return shall be verified BY his
affidavit subscribed thereon.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the city clerk,
to report to the next ensuing meeting of the city
council, the aforesaid return of delinouent lots.
and the said city council shall direct the said CITY
clerk, IN making out the annual tax list, next |
thereafter to enter therein such delinquent lots |
or blocks, together with the amount of expense |
charged to each, set opposite thereto in separate
column; and such amounts of expense, shall be |
collected, by the city treasurer in the same man
ner as the general taxes of the city are collected
and when collected, shall be paid out as the city
council shall direct: the said city council, may
also audit and allow the account of expense oil
the said supervisor, incurred in building said walk
and the same shall be paid out of the city treas
ury.
SEC. g. Whenever any side walk in said city
shall become broken, or out Of repair, it shall b,