Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-04-15
CHAPTER VI.
IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS.


resident owners Of three fouyths of the lots up
on any street or upon that part OF any street
In which the grade IS proposed to be changed,
the Common Council shall have power to cause
q survey to be made aud to alter such grade or
establish a new one IN such street or part Of
street, set out IN such application, as the pub
lie good may seem to require.
SEC. =. Any person not being a signer Of
such application who shall claim 10 have sus-
taned damage by such change of grade shall
have his right of action against the City for the
recovery of the same, prorided that no suit shall
be brought against the City for the recovery
Of such damages until application has been
made to the Common Council and said Coun-
Gil shall have refused or neglected for three
months to settle the same. The signing Of
such application shall be taken and construed
as q release of all claims for damages of every
such signer.
SEC. 3. The senior Alderman in Office Of
the several Wards shall be street Commission
er Of his respective Ward, and as such shall
have power to require every resident of his
Ward liable to work on the highways by the
laws of this state, to perform one days labor
each year in the streets in such Ward and in
case any person shall neglect or refuse to per
form such labor at such time and place as such
Commissioner shall direct to assess, sue for and
collect of every such person one dollar in lieu
thereof which shall be expended in improving
or repairing the streets of his respective Ward
by such Commissioner.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the Street
Commissioner to see that all ordinances of the
City relating to the obstruction and cleansing
Of sidewalks, Streets alleys, public grounds,
reservoirs cutters, sewers and water courses,
within their respective Wards, are duly obser-
we'd ana kept and direct and control the per
sons employed therein. The Street Commits
siOners shall have a general supervision over all
work let by contract for the Improvement of
streets or sidewalks In their respective Wards
unless the Common Council shall otherwise
provide. Each Street Commissioner shall annu-
ally report to the Common Council a correct
statement Of all moneys by him collected unGer
the provisions Of the fourth section of this
Chapter, and the manner of expanding the
same.
SEC ). Sidewalks shall be constructed up-
on the proper established grades OF anv street
in said City, of such width in such manner. Of
such materials, and in such time as the Com
mon Council by ordinance, resolution or order
SHAH direct by the owner or owners OF any lot
or piece of ground in front Of which such side
walk shall be ordered. 1.-THE owner or owners
OF any such lot OF piece or ground shall not
construct such sidewalk as aforesaid, the Com
mon Council may cause the same to be con
structed at the expense of such owner or own
ers The contract for the construction Of any
such sidewalk shall be let to the lowest bidder
and notice shall be given by publication in the
othcla! paper of the City for at least ten DAYS.
OF the time place and manner of receiving such
bids, The Common Council shall levy a speci-
al tax upon each los or piece of ground in front
Of which any sidewalk sn-n ne constructed hy
contract sufficient 10 pay the cost of construct
ing the same, prorided, that no such contract
shall be let until sixty days after notice shall
have been given to such owner or owners of
the ordinance, resolution or order requiring the
construction Of such sidewalk, by the publica-
ton Of The same at least ten days in the official
paper OF the City.
SEC. g. All moneys expended by the Com
mon Council in the improvement of streets
(side wolks excepted shall be expended upon
the streets IN the several Wards in proportion
TO the relative value of taxable property
assessed IN the several Wards unless the Com
mon council shall otherwise unanimors;- diree. ]