Delta chief., 1885-07-22


Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees Of the
Town of Delta:
SEXTON l. That section four ti) of an Ordi-
nance entitled An Ordinance concerning SIDE
walks" approved Nav llth, 1855 be and The same
Is hereby amended 50 as 10 read as follows: Sec
ton 4. Whenever the Board OF Trustees shall,
under the provisions Of this Ordinance, order
the construction or repair of any sidewalk, il
shall be the duty OF the Town Marshal at once 10
serve n notice in writing upon each OF the own
ers of the property fronting on the line of the
proposed sidewalk 10 be constructed or repaired,
If such owner can be found within the limits Of
the Town Of Delta, requiring such owner, within
thirty days from the time of the service OF such
notice, to construct the portion of such sidewalk
adjoining the property owned by him, or that in
default OF such construction by such owner th,.
same will be done by the Town of Delta, and the
costs thereof charged TO his property. When Iiie
owner OF such property, or any of them, cannot
be found within the limits of said town, said
tice shall be published in a weekly paper in said
town for two successive weekly publications and
such publication Of said notice shall have the
same effect as II the same had been personally
served upon such owner or owners. Ii after the
expiration of thirty days from the personal
vice Of said notice or the nrst publication there
of as herein provided. such owners any OF
them shall fail to conform to the terms and ne
quirement. thereof il shall be tle duty of tue
Town Marshal to advertise for bids for doing the
work and furnishing the material for the con-
sIruction of such sidewalk or portion thereof SO
neglected to have been cun.ti urted. such adve:
tiseinent may be made by posting three notices
thereof. one in the postotfice and the other two
IN TWO pubic places IN satI town Tor a PERIOD OF
not less than five days, and shall require sealed
proposals for doing such work and furnishing,
such material. TO be delivered to the Town Mar
shall On 1r before A day in said aG;ice specified
after the expiration OF said five DAYS advertise
ment a. aforesaid and he shall thereupun pro
ceed to submit such proposals to the Buard of
Trustees at their next meeting. when said Board
of Trustees shall open the same and award the
contract to the lowest and best bidder. Upon the
awarding ef such contract and the completion of
such sidewalk by said contractor the expense ui
constructing the Same shall be assessed TO the
property fronting on and adjacent TO the same.
aud such assessment shall be lien upon said
property until it shall be paid. Upon the COM
plctiuu OF the construction Of said sidewalk the
Town Marshal shall make ont hlil OF assess
meut against each.Of the owners OF lots or lands
for the amount due from them for the costs and
expenses Of the construction of said sidewalks.
and thercupuu present such bills or assessments
to the owners of each of said lots or lands afOre
said. and demand payment tor the same: proNid.
ed such owners can be found within the limits OF
said town. In case such owner shall fail or re-
fuse to pay said assessment upon presentation. or
in case he cannot be found, then said Marshal
shall turn the same over To the CLERK and Re
curier OF the Town of Delta. said Clerk and Re
corder shall thcTeupon cause a notice of such AS
scssment To he published in the DELTA CHIEF, a
weekly newspaper published in said Town OF
Delta. FOR period of rot less than ten days,
therein notifying the owner or owners of said
lots or lands OF the assessment made against
them. the amount thereof aud the lots or lands
against which the same is assessed and notifying
said owner or owners OF the time and place of the
next meeting of the Board of Trustees of said
Town after the expiration of the above period OF
publication. in ordcr that the said lot owner may
have an opportunity to be heard before said
Boa nj of Trustees as TO the business and correct
ness of the amount 50 assessed. Upon the meeting
of the Board of Trustees at the time last above
mentioned said BoaN may consider the asses
ments made as aforesaid, and thereupon reduce.
or change any assessment rs justice may require,
and the said assessments as changed and correct
ed or not as the case may be, shall thereafter be
certified by the Clerk and Recorder of said town
to the Clerk and Recorder of Delta county, or 70
the officer having the custody of the tax list of
said county at the time such cer;ication is made,
to be by him placed upon such tax list for the
current year. To be collected in same manner IS
other taxes are collected, together with ten per
centum penalty thereon 10 defray the costs of
collection. rs is provided by law.
Approved July ~, ISIS.
-, A. X. KING, Mayor.
t--h A. r. HOWARD, Clerk.
Ordered printed in the Delta Chief