Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-24
Published April II,


no $50, Al Published April Il, 1851
CHAPTER 800.
AN ACT relating to and amendatory of chapter
237 of the laws of 1871. entitled, IAN act to
amend, an act to incorporate the city of Min
eral Point" approved March 10th, 1861, and
also all acts amendatory thereof
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section l. Section of chapter G. of the laws
of 1873 is hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows: Sidewalks may be constructed upon the
application Of tax payers, whenever three fourths
OF the resident lot owners upon which a sidewalk
asked for in said city shall make and deliver to
the city clerk petition in writing setting forth
the street and the abutting lots and blocks on
which they desire to have sidewalk constructed;
it shall be the duty Of said e h to ME said peti
council at its next meeting thereafter, when it
shall be the duty of said council to examine the
matters set forth in said petition, and If in the
opinion of majority of the said council, the
sidewalk described in the petition will be of
general advantage. the common council shall
pass resolution ordering the construction Thereof
BY the owners of the lots AUDITING on said pro-
posed sidewalk, and prescribing the width,
length, material, method of constructing and
within which said sidewalk shall be constructed
which time shall not be less than ten days,
nor more than thirty days after service of
notice upon said lot owners; which notice shall
be as follows: Such of the lot owners as are
residents of this city shall be served personally
with copy of the resolution by the street com
missioner. SUCH US are JlOuESSluSulS dlu Tue IT
address is known, the city clerk shall mail q
copy of the resolutions securely Enclosed i'll an
envelope the postage prepaid and the envelope
plainly addressed to the lot owner at his post
office To such lot owners as are nonresident,
and their postoffice is unknown notice shall be
given by publication of the resolution for three
successive weeks in the official paper of the city.
fthe of any such lotshall not construct his
sidewalk aforesaid within after notice
as aforesaid the common council shall direct
the street commissioner to cause the same to be
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may be by resolution of the common council
based on the sworn account of the street COM
missioner levied as special tax against such
lot. The construction OF any such sidewalk by
the city after default made by the lot owner shall
be by contract to the lowest bidder, and notice
shall be given by publication in the official paper
Of the city for at least ten days prior thereto of
the time and place of opening said bids; the
bids to be delivered sealed and properly enclosed
to the city clerk.
section2. Section 6, of said chapter g. of said
chapter 237 is hereby changed and amended SO
as to read as follows: Section 6. All moneys ex-
pended by the common council IN the improve
ment of streets and side walks shall be expended
on the streets and sidewalks in the several wards
in proportion to their relative value of taxable
property and poll tax assessed and collected in
the SeYearl wards, unless the common council
shall unanimously otherwise direct, All public
sidewalks now in use in this city, and all such as
shall be hereafter constructed as herein provided,
shall hearafier be maintained and kept in repair
at the expense of the whole city, and all provis-
ions ofthe charter of said city and all ordinances
relating to the construction repairing ana main
tanning of side walks in conflict with the provis-
ions of this chapter as hereby amended are here
by repealed.
Section 3. Section Z, of said chapter 6, of
said chapter 237 is hereby changed and amend
ed so to read as follows: Section Z, The COM
mon council of said city shall nave power to
levy an annual tax, not exceeding eight mills on
the dollar. of the assessed value of property in
said city for the improvements of streets and side
walk and may by resolution determine the time
and manner of collecting and paying the same.
The delinquent returns of unpaid taxes shall be
made by the city treasurer, or by the person
collecting the same, and the same shall be put
i'll the annual tax roll by the city clerk, and be
collected in all respects is provided by law for
the return and collecting of delinquent road
taxes in the towns of Iowa county.
Section A. Section 9, chapter 10 of chapter
237 of the laws OF 1873 is hereby changed and
amended so as to read as follows: Sections.
To the mayor and each of the alderman of said
city for his attendance upon regular meeting
of the common coucf not TO exceed one in each
month, the following compensation shall be
paid out of the city treasury; to to the mayor
two dollars, to each alderman one dollar.
Section 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April 4, 1885.