Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-05-21

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city taxes therein levied on such land
| to he collected Herewith.
CHAPTER TX.
STREETS, SIDEWALKS, BRIDGES
AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
SECTION ONE
POWER OVER STREETS, PUBLIC
The city councils shall have the care,
supervisionan and control of all high
ways, bridges streets, alleys, lanes,
lpublicparks public squares and pubs
lie grounds within the limits Of the
city, and shall have power to build
and keep in repairs bridges and al
leys, and lay out, open and alter
public squares, parks, lanes, public
grounds, streets, highways and al
legs, and to extend, narrow, widen
or straighten the same, and to pur-
chase, hold and convey lands in fee
simple, and to take grounds for the
sites OF public buildings and public
parks, subject to the assessments OF
damages hereinbefore provided
SECTION TWO.
ROAD DISTRICTS; DUTIES OF STREET
COMMISSIONERS.
Said city shall co nstitute one road
district and the streets and highwnys
shall be under the exclusive care and
supervision Of the city council, and
the powers and duties of the street
commissio shall be the same as
Those OF road 5overseers under the
flaws OF this state except as herein
otherwise provided.
SECTION THREE.
GRADES OF STREETS.
The city council shall have power
to establish the grade of any street
when such grade has not been sestab.
lished and may by vote Of four fifths
l4-5) OF the members OF the council
change the grade OF any street after
such grade has been established. tt
Ishall scause accurate profles Of the
grades Of all streets to be made and
kept in the office Of the city recorder.
SECTION -FOUR.
WORK DONE UNDER CONTRACT; WHEN.
All work done pursuant to the pro-
visions OF this chapter calling for an
expenditure OF one hundred dollars
($1OO) or more, shall be done under
contract. A public notice shall be
given and proposals invited Tor do
ing the same inssuch manner as the
council shall direct.
SECTION FIVE.
EXPENSE OF GRADING STREETS, ETC.
The expense OF filling, grading,
lplanking and matchmaking streets,
highways and alleys, and OF con
STRUGGLING and repairing sewers, gut
tiers and bitches, shall be chargeabl
to the lots or parcels OF land abnt-
ting upon such streets, highways, al
Ieys, sewers, cutters and bitches in
proportion to the frontage without
reference to the value of the land.
SECTION SIX.
PROCEEDINGS UNDER PETITION.
Whenever a petition OF the owners
OF more than one-half { of the land
abutting on any street, highway or
alley, or any part thereof, or of the
owners OF more than one-haH az oi
the land admitting any street, high
way or alley, or any part Thereof, in
or under which it is proposed toscon-
struct or repair any sewer, gutter 81
ditch, shall be presented to the city
council, requesting that they shall
fill, grade, plank or macadamize any
such street, highway or alley, or any
part thereof, or construct or repair
such sewer gutter or ditch, at the
next meeting thereafter, or as soon
as may be, such councilS ahall pass a
resolution ordering that such street,
highway, alley sewer, gutter or ditch
shall be filed, graded, planked,
paved, macadamized, constructed OF
repaired as requested in said petit.
ton, and shall file such order in the
office ofthe city recorder. Both said
petitions and said order shall be re.
corded in the records Of the city
4. The city council shall thereupon
cause plans and specifications Of the
work to be done, to be made and
i filed in the office Of the city recorder
! for the use Of all persons interested,
and thereupon the recorder shall give
!. public notice that at a time stated
the city council win meet at it's usual
] place Of meeting and receive sealed
bids for the performance Of such
work. Such sealed bids shall be left
with the city recorder At the time
STATED in the notice the city recorder
1 shall open all bids in the presence d
the citysconncil, and the city council
i shall consider the same, hut shall
4 have the right to reject any or al
bids. In case. Ibid is accepted The
/ city council shall enter into 4 con
/ tract ID writing with the person 81
!: persons whose bid is SO accepted fol
4 the performance Of such work, AND
Il the council may require q bond fol
8 the performance Of the contract