The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-10-24
CITY ORDINANCE.

| OI streets ana alleys.
BE ii ordained by the Mayor and Cit
Council Of lhe City of Dillon:
Section /. Upon the petition of two
thirds OF the property holders of and i
any lot or block, for the opening Of a stree
or streets, in or through said lot or bloch
it shall be the duty Of the City Council t
open the same; provided, the damage
accruing therefrom, shall he ASSESSED
against the property owners along sal
street; and when two-thirds of the prop
erty holders in any block shall petition tn
City Council to open one or more alley
through said block, it shall be the duty o
the City Council to open the same: Pro
vided, the damages accruing thercfron
shall be assessed against the property hold
ers in said block.
Section ?. Whenever the City Council
shall have ordered any street, lane or allie,
to he laid out and opened or widened, Of
altered, upon, over, or through. any private
property, it shall be the duty Of the Mayo,
to proceed to obtain from the owner O,
owners thereof proper conveyances to the
City Of Dillon for all private property
which may be necessary to be used for the
opening, widening, or altering of such
street, lane, avenue or alley; provided
that such conveyance can be obtained for
such compensation as may be determined
upon by the City Council. Whenever, in
any case, the Mayor shall not be able to
obtain conveyances for such private prop.
erty for the compensation determined upon
as aforesaid, 1t shall be his duty, at a
meeting Of the City Council, to appoint
six disinterested persons, householders Of
said City Of Dillon, as jurors, to ascertain
the compensation which shall be made to
the owner or owners thereof, for such pri.
vate property.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall, at the
time Of the appointment, enter the names
Of the jurors upon the Journal of the Coun.
Gil and shall notify the jurors Of their APP.
pointment Said jurors shall take and
subscribe to the following oath, to be ad.
ministered by some person qualified to ad.
minister oaths, and which said oath shall
be attached to their report, viz:
ave, the undersigned, jurors appointed
by the Mayor Of the City Of Dillon to en-.
quire into the amount Of damages and
benefits, which shall happen to the owners
Of property, proposed to be taken for open.
Ing Tor widening or altering, as the case
may be) certain street there describe it)
DO solemnly swear that we will faithfully
md impartially execute our duty according
10 the best Of our ability"
Section 4. Before entering upon their
duties, the jurors shall give at least six
days notice In newspaper published
within the City of Dillon, Of the time and
place Of meeting, for the purpose OF per.
forming the duties of their appointment,
md they may adjourn from day to day.
Such notice may be in the following form
o.wit:
MEETING OF JURORS.
Public notice is hereby given to ali per.
ions interested that the undersigned jurors
appointed by the Mayor Of the City Of
Dillon, to enquire into the amount Of
damages and benefits which shall hap.
zen 10 the owners Of property proposed
o be taken, or opening Tor widening or
'ltering as the case may beg a certain
treet there describe :t), will meet at. =.
m. 80. day OF. 49,. at the hour Of.
'clock. m for the purpose Of perform.
ng the duties Of their appointment.
Dillon. 1885,.