Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-03-08

Dated, Mineral Point, Iowa county, |
Wis, March 3, 1894
AN ORDINANCE
Entitled the Laying and Construction
of sidewalks In the City Of Mineral
Point, Iowa County, Wis.
The common council Of the city of
Mineral Point do ordaln as follows.
see. /. sidewalks may be con-
structed upon The application Of tax,
payers. whenever three-fourths of the
resident lot owners upon which a
sidewalk is asked for in said city shall
make and deliver 70 the city clerk "A
petition in writing setting forth the
streets aud abuttiug lots and blocks
on which they desire % have a side
walk constructed; it shall be the duty
of sod clerk % iIe said petition in his
office and lay 10 before the common
council at ifs next meeting thereafter
when it shall be the duty Of said coun-
eli 10 examine the matters set forth in
said pet.ticn, and If in the opinion Of
majority of the said council, the
sidewalk described 10 said petition
will bee a general advantage the com
mon council shall pass a resolution
ordering the construction thereof by
the owners of the lots abutting on said
proposed sidewalk, and prescribing the
width, length, material, method Of
construction and location of the same
and prescribing the time within which
said Sidewalk shall be constructed
which time shall not be less than ten
days, nor more than thirty days after
service ", notice upou said lot owners,
which notice shall be served as fol.
/ lows: such OF the lot owners as are
residents of this city shall be served
( personally with copy Of the resent
luton by the street commissioner.
such as are nOu-Tesideuts and their
address is known the city clerk shah
mail a copy OF the resolution securely
inc'0sed IN an envelope, the postage
prepaid and the envelope plainly adj
dressed 10 the lot owner at his post
office. To such lot owners as are non
residents and their post office is I'M
known, notice shall be given by pub
/ LEGATION of the resolution for three
successive weeks in the official news
paper Of the city.
If the owner Of any such lot shall
not construct his sidewalk, as afOre-
said the common council shall direct
/ the street commissioner to cause the
same 20 be constructed at the expense
of the lot owner, which may be by
| resolution Of the common council
based on the sworn statement of the
street commissioner, levied rs a
special tax against such lot
The construction of any such side
walk by the city after default made
| by the lot owner, shall be by contract
to the lowest bidder and notice shall
be given 10y publication in the official
newspaper of the city for at least ten
days prior thereto of the time and Of
opening said bids; the bids to be de-
llered sealed and properly inclosed
to the city clerk.
Sec. ,. All moneys expended by
! the common council in the improve
ment Of streets and sidewalks shall be
/ expended upon 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
,ayeral wards unless the common
council shall unanimously otherwise
direct
An sidewalks now in use in this
city such as shall be hereafter cor
structed rs herein provided, shall
hereafter be maintained and kept in
repair at the expense of the whole city,
and an provisions Of the charter Of
said city and ali ordinances relating
70 the construction, repairing and
maintaining of sidewalks in conflict
with the provisions Of this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
See. 3. The common council of
said city shall have power to levy an
annual tax, not exceeding eight mills
on the dollar of the assessed value of
property in said city for the improve
ment of streets and sidewalks and
may by resolution determine the time
and manner for collecting and paying
the same The delinquent return of
unpaid taxes shall be made by the city
treasurer or by the person collecting
the same, and the same shall be put in
the annual tax roll by the city clerk,
and be collected in all respects as is
provided by law, for the return and
collecting Of delinquent road taxes in
the towns Of Iowa county.
Dated, Mineral Point, Iowa County,
Wis, March 5, 1894.
= y. H. SNOW, Mayor
Attest: J. W. HORN, City Clekr,