The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-01-27


Any personal property belonging to the
person taxed, may be taken and sold for
the payment OF taxes upon perSQnal
pr0psr'yE Ga1Hm
CHAPTER <.
Improvement Of streets, Alleys, &C.,
aud VAea4ios, OF stxssA. and "a
+ spI. III. Bossd Of Aljerra 4 sh..ll
have power toseider The parks add pa h&
grounds IN the several wards OF said city
to be improved by building walks across
or upon the same, by building or repair
ing any fence around, or any sidewalk
fronting the same, or any part bersof, by
planting treesa and sialDberyqn such
ground, Or along the Sidewalks around
the same, uponA =. written application
signed by fifty resident frsehoiders in
any such ward for that purpose procid
Ell, that the costs and expenses of max
ing any such improvements shall be paid
out of the special fund Of the ward in
which, they. shall be nsde.
SHcj2s-9Tbe Board of Aldermen shall
also have power to vacate any street or
part of a streetor any block or part Of =
block in said city, upon written ,applI-
cation signed by twenty or more resident
free holders. of the ward In whlch. snch
street or block. is situated: .pr0v.de(t,
that twostbir6s OF the Aldermen elect
shall be required to vote IN favor sot any
sueif Rpplieatien before the same shall be
allowed, Gad, prorsaed, further, that if
in their opinioif The public interest aud
convenience wiilbe. preihdieed by allow
ing any such Application, they may
wholly reject it AKA t---'
SEC 3.-Tkecostsand expenses ofsur-
veying the streets aud alleys ef SAID city,
and Of building bridges xcros. the Mapi
towoc river and over creeks and rarines
the banksfof which are so high or so far
apart that the intervening space between
them cannot be filled for a sum not eX-
ceeding fifty dollars, and OF repairing
such bridges, and Of cleaning and tend
ing bridges over said AanitoNocs river,
and tho cost and espeRsc of making,
building repairing and: cleaning public
cisterns, springs and reservoirs, shall be
chargeable to and payable out Of the
general fund of said city; and in ease of
a deficiency in any OF the special ward
funds authorized by this act, accounts
and claims properly chargeable thereto,
may be paid out Of said general fund, to
be reimbursed out of such especial funds
when they shall be replenished as IN this
act provided. ~yEs
SIC Tho several street comma
sioners shall make report in detail as
heleinbefore provided, Yand at such time
or times as the Board of Aldermen may
require, aud at the i ex piration of each
Official year AT before their time of OF
fee shall expire, they shall submit all
their acts and doings, books, records, ae-'
counts, receipts and vouchers to the
Board of Aldermen for final settlement
and adjustment.
Seq 5.-Whenever the board of AL
dernen shall deem it necessary to con
struct any sidewalks within the said city,
they shall require the street commission
ers of the proper waid to notify the
| owner or occupant OF any. lot adjoining
/ suci.conte mplated sidewalk to make the
| same at his own proper cost and charge,
| by publication in the Official paper or pa
pers for ten days. If such work is not
| done In the time required and IN the
manner described ia said notice. the
street commissioner shall order the same
| to be done hy contract ITO the lowest re-
sponsibe bidder, and charge the expense
thereof to the lot or lots properly charge
| able Herewith. They shall also be re-
| quired 10 report such lot oriots with the
amounts charged thereon to the village
| clerk, and Issue certificates tossthe person
OF persons having made such sidewalk
in the same manner as provided In sec
ton twenty set this cAapter: prOUtd8d,
that before the said Board Of Aldermen
| shall orderythc constructing OF any side
walk, q petition signed by not less than
one half Of the resident owners of the
land or lots admitting on the line OF such
| proposed Sidewalk, shall be. presented to
| the Board of Aldermen aud allowed by 4
vote ofsa majority of ail the Al'sermen
| elect. Such vote shall Be taken by ayes
and noes and entered upon the record Of
| proceedlngsof said Board. gyry TEg5g
SEQ 6. The opening, grading, gravel
| ing or other improvement ct a street,
avenue, lane, alley or any part thereof
except paving aud planking, and except
| partial immediately necessary repairs.
Shall be done by order of a majority of
| all the Aldermen, by tax chargeable to
! and to be paid by the lot. fronting on
such street, alley or part thereof to the
! center of such, street or alley, so improv-
ed, upon petition In writing of not less
than one half of the resident owners of
the lots or parcels of land fronting both
sides ofsueh street, or any parts thereof,
or by order Of two-thirds OF all the Al
dermenf elect without ahy petition, when
ever in their opinion public interest and
convenience shall require 1T and the re-
quisite number Of petitioners for that
! purpose cannot be obtained. And when
ever the Board Of Aldermen shall by or
| der, re seiation or ordinances require any
| special nnprpyement of any street, lane
| -. u - IL A.. 10,
| thereon shall be taken by yeas and nays
and entersfa upon the record ofatlle pro-
ceedinxs OF the said Board of Aldermen,
be valid or binding unless said vote shall
be so taken and recorded.
| SEC Whenever any special I'M
4 provemento ola street. lane, avenue or
| aliey partsthereof, shall be ordered by
/ the Board of Aldermen in either OF the
wards prescribed n the next proceeding
| section, the street Commissioner of the
ward in which the same is situated, or IN
case the same shall divide two or more
! wards, then in that case the street com
missianerssof the st yersl wards adjoining
such street, avenue lane or alley shall
| make or cause to be made a careful and
correct estimate and specification In
| NrtinS OF the uufhDer VI cuDiC yaiuo VI
excavation or filing, or both, to be done
thereon, the number, size and Kind OF
culverts to be made across the same, the
depth and width of gravel, if any to be
| placed thereon, ard the manner in which
the surface Of such street, avenue, lane
or alley is 10 be formed, together with
an. estimate OF the whole cost Of making
sac hlinprev e,aent. and of the proper
| ton to be assessed and charged to each
lot for work to be done, il front thereof,
to the centre of the street or alley so
ordered inproved, and to 6le the same