The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-03-30

be executed in the name of the city by the mayor
the city clerk and the street commissioner having
charge of such The person or persons
entering into such contract with the city shall
to said city bond in double the amount of the
contract price. signed by himself aid two more
good and sufficient sureties conditional upon the
faithful execution of his contract. said bond to be
approved by the board of alderman. If no bids for
doing such should be received within the time
specified then the commissioner, by and with
the of the Loa1d ofaldermen shall contract for
the at as low and reasonable sum OF price as
the same can be done fsr.
Sec. The amount necessary to pay the contract
price of such Improvement shall be raised by taxes
to be levied upon and collected from the lots par
GELS of lands fronting both sides OF said street avenue
lane or alley part thereof so ordered improved,
exclusive however of the costs of the improvement
of crossings which shall be paid for out OF the special
funds of the ward wards in which such CROSSINGS
improved shall he situated. Immediately after the
letting of such contract, the city clerk shal make
deliver the Treasurer correct description
of all lots parcels of lands fronting both sides of
the street avenue, lane alley, or part thereof
ordered to be improved and the name of the owner
thereof if known, setting opposite each lot or parcel
Of land the amount OF taxes IN figures 10 which the
saiae.may be respectively subject for making such
improvement, which taxes shall be apportioned &C
cording to the last of said par
cells of land respectively exclusive of the improve
meEtS thereon and in taxable property shall
not have Jeen assessed the same shall be forthwith
assessed and placed in the ROLL and the tax there
shall be collected in other cases. and
ordering the city Treasurer to collect the taxes spec
fed in said tax roll shall lie attached to the
Sec. 9. Upon the receipt of said tax list by the
city Treasurer he shall Immediately publish in the
official paper or papers of said city for at least ten
days. notice to the occupants of said lots
parcels of land fronting the street. avenue lane
alley, part thereof naming it, mentioned in said
tax list that such tax list had been delivered to him
for collection, and that they required to pay to
him within thirty days after the date of the first
publication of said notice the tnXes charged in said
list to the lots parcels of land owned by them
spectvely, together with the commission of five per
centum on the amount thereof for collection fees
Drordsd that if said taxes shall be paid within ff-
teen days from the time of the first publication of
said notice the fees for collecting the shall be
only two per centum on the amount OF such taxes
If after the expiration of thirty days after the first
publication of said notice ,axes charged in said
tax roll shall remain unpaid, the City Treasurer
shall make out return of such Lpad taxes properly
verified by him. and deposit the same, together with
the original tax roll in the Office of the city clerk
and the said clerk shall enter the taxes so remaining
unpaid in the next annual essment roll delin-
quent street taxes adding to he amount of such de-
part of month from the time of such return the
first day of January next following; and such taxes
shall be collected other taxes i'll the city of Mani
towoc are collected.
Sec. TO- Streets, avenues, lanes and alleys opened
and improved according to the established grade, or
not less in length than the block opposite which any
planking paving may be required shall be panked
paved by order of the Board of Aldermen, MAORI
ty OF all Aldermen elected voting Tor the same, upon
vote to be taken by ayes and and entered upon
the record of the proceedings of said Board of Alder
men, and no order for such paving or plankng shall
be valid or binding unless the vote shall be taken
and recorded. But no such improvement shall be
dered unless than onehalf of the resident
to be taxed therefor shall petition in writing
the same and when ordered, the costs and expen-
of such Improvement to the center of the street
avenue, lane alley shall be chargeabe to and pay
able by the lots or parcels OF lands fronting oppo-
site such street. avenue lane alley, but the costs
of pnkng paving crossings shall be paid from the
special fund OF the ward wards in which they
situated. fE1'
Sec. IL Whenever any improvement. provided
tor IN the last preceding section, shall have been
dered the street commissioner of the district in which
such improvement is ordered be made, shall cause
survey estimate of cost ofsuch improve
n or tof LOT Or nj in
front OF which such improvement is to be made, and
file such estmote of cost in the office of the city
Clerk, which estimate shall be accompanied by q
statement specification of the nature and kind of
the improvement ordered, and the manner in which
the same is to be made which estimate and specfCa-
tion shali be open to the Inspection OF all parties in
terested Upon the flug of such estimate and speci-
hcation with the city Clerk, he shall publish in the
oLclal paper or papers of tie city, for at least ten
days. notice to all owners occupants of lots parts
of lots or parcels Of lands liable to the expense any
such improvements, recurring such owners or occli-
pants to do the work mentioned in said notice within
acertan time fixed by the Board OF Aldermen and
specified in said notice. II the work shall not be done
to the satisfaction OF the street commissioner having
charge thereof, within the time specified, the city
Clerk shall advertise for proI osas for doing such
work, and contract shall be let in the manner
provided IN section seven of this act, and the cost and
expenses of such Improvement the center of such
street, avenue lane or alley shall he charged the
lot or parts thereof parcels of land abuttnes
fronting the part of improved and shall be
entered in the next annual tax roll delinquent
street taxes or grazing, graveling otherwise i'm
proving streets, avenues; lanes alleys parts there
Of
Sec II. Sewers may be ordered by the Board of
Aldermen, and built at the expense of the lots
parcels of lots LANDS bccf thereby WHICH shall
be apportioued among said lets parcels Of lots or
lands by tie street commissioner upon the last
sessed valuation of sad city, proCit, hoheee that
when sewers are constructed through alleys, 10 lots
parcels OF lots shall be assessed therefor, except
those situated in the block blocks through which
said sewers may be constructed and when sewers are
constructed through streets, no lots parts Of lots
shall be assessed therefor except those situated in
the blocks fronting such streets. The mode of
proceedings in ordering smch contracting for the
construction OF sewers the assessing and collecting
Of the taxes therefor, and the publishing of notices
in regard thereto, shall be in all respects similar
that prescribed in this chapter for tue grading and
improving of streets; ard provided, further that
hothing contained in this act shall be considered as
amending or repeating chapter 49o of the private and
local laws OF 1867 entitled act relating to
in the city of Manitowoc.
Sec. 49, 1t shall be the duty of the street commits
soners to see that the sidewalks in their respective
districts are kept in good air. and they shall give
notice in writing to the occupant of any lot
parcel of land if they reside in the city OF Manto
woc OF any Damaged or agt rous places, such street
commissioner may find III tie sidewalk III front OF
snch lot or parcel of land, stating in such notice the
nature OF the damaged or dangerous place, and re-
quiring him to repair such sidewalk within twenty
four hours and copy OF sueh notice shall also be
filed in the office of the city Clerk If the owner or
occupant OF such lot parcel o. and does not live
in the city of Manitowoc. mot be found, then
the said street commissioner shall post notice
spicuous place said lot or parcel of land which
shall lie deemed sufficient notice for all purposes
OF such lot parcel of land shall fail to repair such
damages dangerous places then the said street
missioner, by and with the consent of at least two
Aldermen one of whom at least shall be an Alder
man of the ward in which such repairs necessary
shall cause the repairs to be made the costs and
penses of which shall be ascertaned by affidavit of
the person making the same and certified to by the
street commissioner having the supervision thereof
and after being approved and allowed by the Board
of Aldermen, shall be legal charge ana against
such lot or parcel of land and entered the next
annual tax roll as delinquent etreet tax, Eescrb-
| ed in this act.
Sec IL 1t shall be lawful for the Board of Alder
men to order the lructon of crosswalks such
| points they shall deem necessary and on the
side any street part street where sidewalk
built the cost and expense of which shall be deter
mined by sworn statement of the person or persons
| making such crosswalks. and, if allowed by the
Board of Aldermen, shall be paid of the special
fund of the ward or wards in which such crosswalk
| situated.
Sec. Is Whenever, in the opinion of the Board
of Aldermen pnblic safety convenience shall re-
quirc immediate partial repairs to be made on any
street. it snail be lawful for them cause the samr
! 70 be made ascertaning the costs and expe nsee
thereof in the manner prescribed in the sec
ton last preceding. Such costs and expenses shall
be paid out of the special fund of the ward in which
| such partial repairs shall have been made.
| Sec. 16. The Board of Aldermen may by ordinance
prescribe or ortlan the cleaning of streets avenues
lanes, alleys sidewalks, CUTTERS and authorize and
instruct the street commissioners to that all
such streets avenues, lanes alleys sidewalks or t-
tiers be kept in clean condition The street COM
missioner SHALL if any person, occupant OF
any lot parcel ofland shall refuse neglect to
comply with the provisions of such ordinance apply
to the police justice for warrant to such per-
son so offending. and such person SHALL if found
guilty. be punished according to the provisions of
! such ordinance If any owner occupant of any
lot or parcel of land should neglect refuse upon
notice given him by the street commissioner in the
same manner prescribed in the last preceding sec
/ ton, to clean and keep clean the part of any
street, avenue, land or alley to the of the
same which such lot parcel of land is fronting
or to clean and keep clean any sidewalk or gutter in
front of such lot parcel of land the street COM
missioner OF such district in which such street. aven-
ne. lane, alley, sidewalk gutter may be situated
shall cause the same to be cleaned and the costs and
expenses thereof shall be ascertaned aiowod char--
ed to and collected from snch lots parcels
as provided in section fourteen of this section
Sec IL No lot parcel of aud in said CITY shall
be exempt from the payment of its proportion of tax