The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-04-04
AN IMPORTANT BILL
Read at the BOARD Of Trade Meeting
Tuesday Evening
TO nGnpower the City Council 10 Make
improvements Without Regard
10 Property Valuation,

That was an important meeting OF
tho Board OF Trade Tuesday evening
The attendance OF members was not aa
large az II should have been,
The meeting was called especially for
the purpose Of passing upon bill
drawn up and presented by Mr.. Alexan'
der, empowering the city council 70
proceed with public improvements
without regard 10 tho valuation OF
property, II was read and approved by
tho board and later presented To the
citJ council,
Tho bill provides that tho city council
shall have authority 10 improve any OF
the streets with fire brick, asphalt, cob
BILE stones or boulders and 70 ordain
that said improvements shall be paid
for and assessed upon the
abutting property In order
tO provide for the payment
and costs OF expenses OF said improy
ments 10 DO assessed on tho abuttlng
property, the council may from time 70
time (aa such improvements progrehH)
issue the bonds OF such oltiea IN such
sums 40 will be required, In all 10 the
amount not exceeding the estimated
price OF the work and other expenses
attending the same
The said bonds benegotlated AZ not less
than par, and the proceeds 10 DO applied
solely 70 pay f0reaid Improvement upon
the certificate OF the CITY engineer and
superintendent, that the work haa been
done according 10 contract When the
whole work 10 done the amount Of the
bonds sold 10 pay for same with intereat
thereon TO the next interest day shall
be taken aB the cost OF said improve
menLs, 10 be paid by abutting property
owners and that amount shall be asseea'
cd equally by the front foot OF property
fronting or abutting on said improve
ment.
= Such assessment shall be placed upon
the tar duplicate, aud shall be payable
In equal inBtallments 10 meet said
bonds provided for In the ordinance
ordering said improvements at the
county treaBurer'B Office, with interest
nj the rate provided In bonds, payable
semi.annually from the date 70 which
such semi. annual interest was coGput
cd on the amount OF said bonds or 80
much as remains unpaid. Such assess
ments shall be O lien on the property
fbutting upon the street from the time
the contract iS entered into and shall
remain lien until fully paid, having
precedence OF all other lienB except
taxes, and shall not be divested by any
judicial sale unless tho payment OF the
same Ia provided for from the proceeds
OF such sale. All moneys received from
such assessments shall be appropriated
solely 10 the payment OF the Interest
and the redemption OF the bonds is'
sued for said improvement or any re-
newal thereof. When such 0rdi.
nance In enacted the council
may designate two or more
owners Of property abuttlng on said
Improvement, who with the city engin.
eer shall constitute q board which,
after the contract for the improvement
has been made by the council under
section 2903, may elect q superintend
ent who shall see that the said contract
Ia performed according 70 lts true In
tent. When completed the said super.
intendent and engineer Bhall certify 70
the same and shall make a proper plat
and assessment for said improvement
on the abuttlDg property. The prop
erty owners on such board shall serve
without compensation but the superln.
tendent shall be paid such compensation
as shall be agreed upon by said board,
and such payments shall bo o part OF
the cost OF said improvement thereof,
In anV notinu 10 pnfOrcn or eniOin
any assessment, tho court ehall disre'
gard any irregularity or defect, and the
term owner In this act shall be con
strued TO include all corporations, prl'
vate, public, state or municipal.
A number of projects were brought
before the board. They we're referred
10 the committee on public improve.
meuts,