The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-09
NUMBER 81
oRDINANCE.


An ORoISANcE to order and reopira tbo
Prietor or proPri tors Of certain Lots in the
Gitv OF Dubuque, to fill up and raise the
same
SEC |. BE 1t Ordained by the Citg Couae,.
Of f4e City Of Dataque, That tho proprietor OF
proprietofs OF all lots OF parts Of lots lying
within all that part of the city OF Dubuque.
bounded and designated as follows, to-wit -
/ commencing on the public landing at the foot
OF jones street, thence alang jones street 10
Locust street; thence along Locust street to
FIRST street; thence along First street 20 Nam
street; thence along Main street to Second
street; thence along Second street to The ppblic
landing at the foot OF Second street; thence to
the place OF commencement as marked and dee
signated OF the government plat of the survey
OF the town Of Dubuque,--be, and they are
hereby ordered and required to Ell up and raise
said !ots or parts Of lots, To the height Of one
foot and six inches above the high water mark
of the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty
two, as marked and fixed by the CITY Engineer
in estapIishlng the grade Of Jones, Main and
Second streets, bounding thereon where YER such
lots or parts of lots, any part or portion there
OF shall no, now be of the heighth go fixed and
designated, within the term of four months
from and afef the first day of February, in the
yea- one thousand eight hundred and fifty ;l.ree.
And the City COUNCIL shall forthwith aotify
such proprietor or propretors thereof
SEC. 2. That If any proprietor or proprietora
of any lot or lots, part of any lot or lots with
in the district so designated in the preceding
section, shall neglect or refuse so to fill up and
raise his or her lot or ots or part of lot or lots,
as therein required within the time therein linn
lted or to cause the same to be done, then the
City Council shall as soon as practicable after
the expiration of said time, proceed to cause the
same to be filled up and raised at the expense of
the city, ana shall assess The same on such lot
or lots, or part of lot or lots respectively, and
shall as soon as practicable thereafter i.,ale and
prepare an assessment roll thereof on anich
shall be stated the name names of each pro-
prietor or proprietors, if known, or if not
known, then the word "unknown" opposite
each lot or part of lot respectively, and also the
assessed amount expended thereon in filing up
and raising TIE same, and shall deliver such
roll to the Collector Of said city, who shall pro-
ceed forthwith the receipt of said roll to col
lect the amount or amounts so assessed by sale
Of such lot or lots, or part of lot or lots, res
pectvely. And in making such sale and grant
ing deeds therefor to the purchaser or pnrchas-
ers thereof, the same provisions regarding ad-
vertisement and manner of conducting sale,
shall be observed is required on sale of lands
for non payment of city taxes, except the time
when such sale may take place, and the City
may IN like cases, become purchaser. But
the proprietor proprietors of any lot or lots,
or part of lot or lots, so sold, shall have the pr-
vlege Of redeeming such lot or lots, or part Of
lot or lots, within year after such sale, by |
paying to the purchaser or purchasers, the pur-
chase money paid on such sale, together with
ten per cent. interest thereon.
SEC. 3. This Ordinance shall take effect
from and after its publication according to law
Passed, January 3lst, 1853.
J. P. FARLEY, Mayor.
Attest:
CnA's CoRKERY, Recorder.