The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-01-29

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sltcial l'giflauop ut this session tor
JOHNSON City il that becomes ntces.
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ENROLLfD ACT NO 1U9-- SENATE
An act concerning powers and "a
: Ties of cities and incorporated towns
and their common councils, and
! B ards Of Trustets, and providing the
mode aud manner Ct making street
and alley imprt venents and building
sewers, and provlding for the mode
and manner of enforcing the payment
nt the costs OF street and alley i'm
provements, and building sewers, aud
permitting cities or incorporated
towns to issue street and sewer i'm
provement londs, and repeating all
conflicting laws, and declaring an
emergency.
Section /. Be it enacted by he Cen
eral Assembly Of the State of Indiana,
That when the owners Of two-thirds Of
the whole lie OF lots or parts of lots
in any city or incorporated town (and
measuring only the front line Of such
lots as belong TO such persons resident
in such city or town bordering on
any street or alley consisting Of one
whole square between any two streets
crossing the same, or if the common
council OF such city or thek Board OF
Trustees OF such town deem 1t txpedi.
ent for any reasonable distance less
than one whole square or block upon
any square or alley, shall petition tie
common council OF such city or Board
OF Trustees OF such town 10 have the
sidewalks graded and paved, or the
whole width OF the street graded and
paved, or for either kind of improve
ment, or for lighting such streets ac-
cording to the general plan Of i'm.
proyements in IA city or Incorporate
ed town, or for constructing sewer,
the Common Council Of such city or
Board of Trustees Of such town may
cause the same TO be don by contract
gwen TO the best bidder, after adver-
tising for three weeks in some news
paper Of general circulation published
within the city or Incorporated toWn
to receive proposals therefor, and the
Common Council Of such city or the
Board OF Trustees Of such town shall
have the power 10 compel he owner
or owners Of lot or pant uf lot or
any street or alley, or upon any part q
any street or alley, 10 repair the side
walk in front uf their respective lott
or parts of luts, and in Case the ownel
or oNm re- ,i any lit or uart OF "A lot nI
any ~, e' or alley any part thereof
fail OF rsr Ia 1, pair The sidewalk j,
ir,hn ni tl,ir l. 6. o, VI the tw,tr lie 1
nUn'rcsdent i said chy II l. wn. +"
cannot be iould, the Common Coun
Gil Of such city ur the Board OF Trust
ees Of such town, may cause such re
pairs 10 be made at the coat and *
pense of the owner, or owners Of sucl
lot or lots, or il such sidewalk be dan
gernus, the street commissioners or an
officer Of said city, or incorporate
town. may cause such repairs 10 b
made Immediately, and the city or IL
corporated town shall have q lien 0
such lot or lots for the 'imhursemer
to her of the cost OF such improve
ment, and the Common Council
such city or the Board OF Trustees
such town are hereby invested wit
full powers to pass bylaws aud ord
names providing how and in win
manner the repairs or improvement
shall be made, and in what mann'
khe cost shall be assessed and collscte