Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-07-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AN ORDINANCE

IN RELATION to filling or draining lots or lands
to prevent stagnant water thereon, and pr0vid-
ing the manner of the payment of the costs
thereof.
Of the city 0f Independence, IOWa, That whenev-
er any pond or other body of water situated on
any lot or land within the limits Of this city, be-
come stagnant, the same may be- drained erdlled
resolution direct.
SEC. ., Notice shall be given to the owner of
the lot or land upon which said stagnant water is
situated, by service of a copy of such resolution
on such owner, or if such owner is a non -sesdent
Of this city, by publication of the same for two
consecutive weeks in some newspaper of general
agent shall comply with the directions of such
resolution within the time therein specified; and
in case of a failure or refusal to do so, the City
Clerk shall advertise for proposals for filling up
official paper Of the city at least one week. and he
shall report all bids received to the City Council
at the next meeting thereafter, and the contract
shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder.
SEC. 3 All contracts let shall prQyide that
the contractor shall receive warrants on the City
Treasurer for the payment Of the work performed,
advertisement for proposals, and such warrants
shall draw interest at the rate of 10 per cent per
annum after due; Provided that the date of the
payment of such warrants shall not be extended
beyond the time necessary to collect the cost for
the filing up or draining such ponds or bodies of
water OIL the property ON which the same il stu
ated.
SEC a. The amount of money expended shall
be debt due to said city from the owner of said
lot or lands and shall from the time of the adopt-
ion of such resolution, be lien on such lot or
lands.
SEC. 5. The Street Commissioner shall super
intend the performance of any contract for the
filling up or draining of such pond or body of wa
ter 20 far il shall be necessary to compel such
filling up or draining in the manner provided by
the resolution of the pity Council ordering the
same,
ii any person fail to comply with such resolu-
ton. in the manner of filling up or draining such
Dond or bodies OF water. the Street COMMISSIONS or
shall order the same to be done in accordance with
such resolution contract. and he shall report to
the City Council any person or contractor refus-
ing or neglecting to comply with such order, and
the City Council in settling with such contractor
shall retain from the contract price sum sutfic-
lent to perform such contract, or to comply with
such sesOlutiOn in proper manner.
SEC. 9. The cost Of filling up or draining such
ponds or bodies Of water as aforesaid, together
with the cost of advertising shall be assessed up
on the lots or lands upon which the same are sit
uated, and the City Clerk shall on or before the
first Monday in September in each year, certify
Buchanan County, to be by him placed on the tax
books and collected in the manner provided by
law; Provided, that in case the property against
which said assessment ~ made IL not taxable for
general revenue purposes, such assessment shall
be collected in the manner provided in sections
418 aud 479. Of the Code Of Iowa, 1873.
j. W. JOHNSTON. Prest pro tenn.
Attest: RUFUS BREWER, City Clerk.
hereby certify that the above and foregoing is
q tsue copy Of the original on dle In my office.
Witness my hand and seal this nth day Of Ju-
RUFUS BREWER. City Clerk. ]