Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-17

AN ACT to authorize and regulate the
Improvement of streets and alleys, and
repeating certain laws relating there.
to.
SECTION /. &c it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Iowa, That
the city council or trustees of any incOr.
porated city or town, whether organized
under special charter or under the pro
visions of chapter nifty one of the Revi-
sion Of 1860, and the acts amcndatory
thereto, arc hereby empowered and au-
thorizcd to provide, by ordinance, for the
grading and repairs of any street, avenue
or alley, and construction of sewers OF
such incorporated city or town, and shall
dcfray 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 af1im-
alive vote of two.thirds of such city
council or trustees.
Sec. g. That the city council or trus-
tees of any such Incorporated city or
town are hereby empowered and author
lied to provide by o.dinaI .ce for the con-
structing of the sidewalks, for the curb
ing, paving, graveling or macadam-
izing of any street, avenue or alley, or
any part of either of the same, and for
the constructing Of CUTTERS,
And that such city council or trustees
shall have fall power and AUTHORITY to
provide by ordinance for the levy of
special tax upon the lots or parcels of
ground or any part of either of the same,
fronting on o" lying on the street, avenue
or alley, which is to be improved, or is
improved under the powers conferred by
this section, for the purpose Of defraying
the cost thereof
ProctdeG, That no permanent side
walk shall be laid, no paving, curbing,
graveling, or matchmaking of any
street, avenue, alley or construction of
cutters shall be ordered to be made, until
such city council or trustees shall have
presented to them written petition
property abutting or lying along the con-
templatcd Improvement equal to ma
jority of the resident. owners Of such
property so abutting or y ing along the
contemplated improvement, and subject
to assessment for 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 compri.
sing such city council or trustees of any
such incorporated city or town.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of such
city council or trustees to order the i'm
provements to be made in conformity
with sections one and two of this act, by
letting contracts for doing the work by
the lowest responsible bidder, and bonds
for the faithful performance of such work
shall be required
PROVIDED, That all bids for such work
may be rejected by such council or board
of trustees If by them thought to be ex-
brilliant, and new bids ordered.
Sec l. Nothing in this act shall be
construed to prevent such city council or
trustees from requiring, when needed.
the repair Of permanent sidewalks. and
for assessing the cost Of such repairs
against the property in front Of which
sucl, sidewalk Is constructed.
SEC. 5. Nothing in this act shall DC
construed to prevent such city council or
trustees from ordering the laying Of tem-
porary plank sidewalks. and requiring
me sane 70 be kept Ia repair. Such
temporary sjdevralks " BE- hid upon thc
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