The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-05-16
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AS PUBLIsHED NY AUTHORlTY.
CHAPTER Ill.

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AN ACT 10 authorize and regulate tie
Improvement of streets and alleys,
and repeating certain laws relating
thereto. Ess Ssas $50
SEcrIoN l. &c il enacted BY the
General Assembly ofthe State of Iowa,
That the city council or trustees of any
incorporated city or town, whether
organized under special charter or
under the provisions Of chapter fifty-
one of the Revision of 1860. and the
acts amcndatory thereto. are hereby
empowered and authorized to provide
by ordinance, for the grading and re-
pairs of any street, avenue or alley,
and construction OF sewers ofsuch in
corporated city or town, and shall de-
fray 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-thirds of such
city council or trustees.
SEC. ,. That The city council or
trustees of any such incorporated city
or town are hereby empowered and
authorized TO provide by ordinance for
the constructing Of the sidewalks, for
the curbing, paving, graveling or
macadamizing of any street, avenue, or
alley. or any party of either of the
same. and for the same constructing of
cutters.
And that such city council or trus-
tees shall have full power and authori-
ty TO provide byordinance for the levy
of special tax npon the lots or parcels
of ground or any part OF either of the
same, fronting upon or lying along the
street, avenue or alley, which is to be
improved, or is improveu, or is i'm
proved under the power conferred by
this section. for the purpose OF defray-
ing the cost thereof. -
T. Preceded, That no permanent side
| walk shall be laid. 10 paving, curving.
grareling, or nacadamizing of any
street, avenue. alley. or construction
of cutters shall be ordered to be made.
until such citvscouilcil or trustees shall
have presented to them written petit
ton signed by n nnmbero of the owners
of property abutting or lying along the
contemplated improvement equal to a
majority of the resident owners of
such property so abnttiig or living
along the contemplated Improvement.
| and subject 10 assessment for the cost
| thereof. except when the same shall
have been ordered 10 he done BY not
less than tllrec-tourths of the whole
number sof members comprising such
city council or Trustees of any such in
corporated city or town.
SEC }. 1t shall be the duty of such
city council or trustees to order the
improvements TO be made in conform
/ ity with section one and two of this
act by letting contracts fer doing the
work BY the lowest responsible bidder,
and bonds for the faithful perfomaancc
of such work shall bcrcauircd.
| Prorided. That all bids for such
work may be rejected by such council
/ or board oftrusteesif by them thought
~ be cxorbitant, and new bids order
ed.
i SEQ. 1 Nothing in this act shall be
construed 10 prevent such city council
or trustees from requiring. when
/ needed. the repair Of permanent side.
walks. and for assessing the cost OF
such repairs against the property III
| front Of which such sidewalk is con.
Il stlucted. III. VIVA 8
e Size. ). Nothing in this act shall bt
construed to prcyeaatsssich city council
4 Or trustees from ordering the laying
OF Temporary plank sidewalks, and re-
q Touring tahs same to beskzpE ~ Srepair
Such temporary sidewalks 10 be laiS
upon the $li;atlllHl surface aS near Al
/ practicable. without regard 10 grade
until the streets wherein they are laii
shall have been pAfInanently improved
land the cost of the same shall not ex
8 coed the sum Of forty cents per Inca
foot: and the cost OF the said tempo
rary plank sidewalk shall be assessed
against the property in front of which
the same shall be laid.
SEC. 6. All taxes levied or assessed
in conformity with the provisions o
THIS act. siEril be a lien upon the rea
: estate. shall bear the same rate of in
terest. The said real estate may b,
sold III the same manner at any regular
or adjourned SALE with the same for
FIXTURES, penalties and RIGHT ct redcaasf,
tioR. and deeds shall be made in tn,
{ same manner. aud with like effect as i
is now or MAY hereafter be providet
: in case of general taxes under the law
of this State.
SEC. Z. Chapter sixty-fivc of I'll,
Thirteenth General Assembly, and al
other provisions Of law. whether gen
eral or special, whereby city or town j
authorized to levy special taxes for TIL,
Improvement of the streets. are hereb,
repealed.
Proriaei. That this repeal shall no
be held TO prevent the completion O
any public Improvement. now ordered
| or i'm progress. shall not inyalilate an,
contract, lien or tax now made OF
levied or 10 be levied in pursuance o.
such contract, nor to prevent the col.
lection thereof.
/ SEC. 8. This act being deemed by
the General Assembly Of immediate
importance, shall take effect and be in
| force on aud after its publication in
the Daily htate Register and DAILY
! Leader, newspapers published at Des
! Moines. Iowa.
Approved April T.. 1872.
GIL PEER Ia