The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-05-23
CHAPTER III.

Dts1n Anvin9 0Danee1eue lustadieelouss ];
Appa0ved ApfN 11th l073.
CHAPrKR III.
An ACT to authosiss and regulate
the impEosenasnt q streets and q.
+ leya and rsDealine certAin laws
rI1afing thersto.
oucsIoN !. n X en0oted ~ ~
0snsrne Assess6ly ~ .tks S&0de n Aoss0,
Thae The eity 0DUncilor TRUSTEES cl any
ineoFpo9stsd city or town, whether
osEanised under special charter or
under tho provtsious Of chapter flffy-
ous of the Revision Of to0O. and the
ac1s amendas0ry thereto, are hereby
empowered and authorized to provide,
By oedluanoe, for the gradfng and
1opatD Of any stree&, avoune or alley,
aud construction Of sewers Of such
Incorporated city Or town, and shall
detrny the expense Of the same out Of
the Roneral funda of such city OF town,
hut % otreet shall - Grndod except
the Same b ordered to q done BY the
abrasive vOte Of tWO-thirds OF such
city council Or trustees.
Sac. 2. That the city council or
trustees Of any such incorporated city
or town are hereby emp0wered aud
authorized % provide By ordinances FIR
the constructing Of the sislewalka, sor
the CurbiEg. paving. grAveDing ~ ma
cadamizing q any street, avenue, or
alley, or any part Of eitters of the
same, and Tor the constructing Of suit
teri.
And that such city council or trus-
tees sliall have full power and authori-
" to provide BY ordinance for the levy
Of special tax upon tho lots or parceIs
Of ground or any part Of either Of the
same. fronting upon or lying along
tho street, avenue or alley, which II to
b improved, or 10 improved under the
powers conferred BY this section, for
The purpose Of defraytng the cost there
Of.
Provided, that no permanent side
walk shall be laid, no paving, curbing.
gravsiing or misunderstanding or any
street, avenue, alley. o. construction
Of guttees shall b ordered tn be made,
until such city council or trustees shall
have presented to them written petit
tion slgned by number Of the owners
Of l.roperty abutting or lying along the
contemplated improvement equal to
majority of the resident owners Of such
property % AUDITING or lying along the
contemplated improvement, and sub
lect 10 assessment for the cost thereof,
exCept when the same shalt have been
ordered to DO 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.
6Rc. 5. II shalt be the duty OF such
city council or trustees to order the
improvements to be made ia cOufOrini-
" with sections aud 2 Of this act by
letting contracts for doing the work
by the lowest responsible bidder, aud
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
10 be ex0rbitant, and new bids ordered
SEC. l. Nothing In this act shall be
construed TO prevent such city council
or trustees from requiring, when need
ID. the repair u perm anent side aiks,
and for assessing the cost Of such re-
pairs against the property In front Of
which such sidewalk is constructed.
SEC. 8. Nothing In this oct shall be
construed u prevent such city council
or trustees from ordering the laying OF
Temporary plank aidewaiks, and re-
curling the same to be kept in repair.
such temporary sidewalks TO be laid
upou the natural surface ~ near "a
practicable, without regard to grade,
shall have beoO permanently improved,
- ah No
exceed the sum OF forty cents per lineal
foot and the cost OF the said tempora-
r. plank sidewalk shall be assessed
against the property ia front Of which
the same shall be laid.
SEC. g. All taxes levied or assessed
| in conformity with the provisions oil
this oct, shall be y lien upon the real
| estate, shall bear the same rate Ol
| sold In the same manner nj any regu.
lar or adjourned sale. with the same
| forfeituses, penalties and right Of re
demptiOn, and deeds shall be made II
| the same manner, aud with like effect
] a. u T. nov @. may hereafter IL
/ provided In case Of general taxes under
| the laws Of this State.
/ HoUs~yv. OAnAVAes.~ ~isAes-4s - .AAss
Thirteenth General Assembly, and al
other provisions Of law. whether gen
erAl or special, whereby city or towf
IL authorized to levy special taxes fo
| the improvement Of streets, are hereb,
repealed.
Provided, That this repeal shall no
be held to prevent the completion o
any public Improvement, now Orderet
or In progress, shall not invalidate an,
contract, lien or tax now made o
levied or To be levied In pursuance o
such contract, nor to prevent tn,
| collection thereof.
SEC g. This act being deemed b.
the General Assembly Of immediate
importance. shall take effect and be II
force on aud after it's publication in th,
Daily Iowa State Register and Leader
newspapers published at Des Moines
Iowa.
q Approved April IL, 1872.