Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-05-09
CHAPTER III.

AN ACT to authorize and regulate
the Improvement OF streets ana al
leys. and repeating certain laws re-
la,ing thereto.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Iowa. Tha. the city council or trns
tees Of any Incorporated city or
town. whether organized under
special charter or under the provi'
sions OF chapter fifty one of the Re.
vision of 1860, and the acts amenda
tory thereto. are hereby empowered
and authorized to provide, by ordi
nance, for the grading and repairs OF
any street, avenue or alley, and con-
s,luctlon Of sewers OF such incorpo-
ra,cd city or town, q, d shall deiray
the expense of the same out OF the
general funds OF such city or town,
but no street shall be graded except
the same be ordered to be done by
the affirmative vote OF two-thlrds OF
such city council or trustees.
SEC. ?. That the city council or
trustees of any such Incorporated
CITY or town are hereby empoN cred
ard authorized to provide by ordi-
nance for the constructing OF the
sidewalks, for the curbing, paving
crawling or maca1amlzing OF any
street, avenue, or alley, or any part
Of either Of the same, and for the con-
sructing of cutters.
And that such city council or trus
tees shall have full power and author
it, 10 provide by ordinance Tor the
levy of special tax upon the lots OF
parcels of ground or any part OF
either Of the same, fronting upon or
lying along the street, avenue or al
ley, which is to be improved, or is
improved under the powers con
ferred by this section, for the pur-
pose of defraying the cost thereof
Provided, That no permanent side
walk shall be laid, no paving, curb
inc, crawling, or matchmaking OF
any street, avenue, alley, or con-
struction Of cutters shall be ordered
to be made, until such city council
or trustees shall have presented to
them a written petition 81 gned by a
number of the owners Of property
abutting or lying along the contem-
plated improvement equal to ma
iority Of the resident owners ct such
property so abutting or laying along
the contemplated Improvement, and
subject to assessment tor the cost
thereof, except when the same shall
have been ordered to be done by not
less than three. fourths of the whole
number of members comprising such
city council or trustees OF any such
incorporated city or town.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty OF
such city council or trustees to order
tie improvements to be made in con
formity with sections one and two Of
this act by letting contracts tor do.
ing the work by the lowest respon-
sibe bidder, AMI bonds tor the faith
tul performance OF such work shall
! be required.
Provided, That all bids for such
work may be rejected by such coun
Gil or board o. trustees il by them
thought to be exorbitant, and new
bids ordered.
SEc. 1. Nothing in this act sail
be construed to prevent such city
council or trustees from requiring,
when needed, the repair OF perma-
nent sidewalks, and for assessing he
| cost Of snch repairs against the prop
erty in front OF which such sldeH aIh
IS constructed.
Sic. ). Nothing in this act shall
| be construed to prevent such city
council or trustees from ordering
the laying OF temporary piaak side
| walks, and requiring the same - be
kept IN repair. Such temporary
sidewalks to be laid upon the natnsal
surface as near as practicable, witt
out regard to grade, until the streets
wherein they are laid Shall have been
permanently improved, and the cost
OF the same shall not e%ceed the sum
Of forty cents per lineal foot; and the
cost OF the said temporary plank
sidewalk shall be assessed against
the property in front of which lie
same shall be laid.
SIC. 6. All taxes levied or as
sessea in conformity with the pro
Visions OF this act, shall be a lien up
on the real estate, shall bear the same
rate 81 interest. The said real estate
may be sold in the same manner al
any regulated or adjourned sale, with
the same forfeitures, penalties and
right OF redemption, and deeds shall
be made in the same manner. and
with like effect as it is now or may
hereafter be provided in case of gen.
erai taxes under tho laws OF this
STATE.
SEe. I. Chapter sixty five OF thu
Thirteenth General Assembly. anil
an Other provisions - ,N endhei
" nerai Assembly na a,fpta5 i s.
Visions q law wheiAer general "a