Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22
AN ORDINANCE

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AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the Eelectlon OF Ger
tain officers by the Common Council.
The common council Of the city Of
OF Mineral Point do ordain as fol-
lows:
Sec. |. The City Clerk, City Attor-
ney, Street Commissioner and Janitor
shall be elected by the common coun-
ell and approved by the mayor.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication.
Dated, Mineral Point, Iowa county,
Wis, March 5, 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 ordain as follows:
Sec. |. Sidewalks may be con-
structed upon the application of tax
payers, whenever ree-fourths Of the
resident lot owners upon which a
sidewalk Is asked for in said city shall
make and deliver to the city clerk u
petition in writing setting forth the
streets and abutting lots and blocks
on which they desire to have II side
walk constructed; 1t shall be the duty
of said clerk to file said petition in his
Office and lay 1t before the common
council at its next meeting thereafter
when it shall be the duty Of said coun-
ell to examine the matters set forth in
said petition, and II in the opinion of
majority Of the said council, the
sidewalk described In said petition
will be general advantage the COM
mon council shall pass u 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 OF notice upon said lot owners;
which notice shall be served Us fol-
lows; such of the lot owners rs are
residents of this city shall be served
personally with u copy Of the resolu
luton by the street commissioners
Such as are non residents and their
address is known the city clerk shall
mail copy of the resolution securely
ineosed in an envelope, the postage
prepaid and the envelope plainly ad-
dressed to the lot owner ut his post
office. TO such lot owners as are non
residents and thei: post office is I'M
known, notice shall be given by pub
lication of the resolution for three
successive weeks in the official news
paper Of the city.
IT 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 to 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 u
Snecltll ltlS against SUCH lou.
The construction Of any such side
walk by the city after default made
by the lot owner, shall he by contract
to the lowest bidder and notice shall
be given by 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-
liqercd sealed and property incloscd
to the city clerk.
See. ,. All moneys expended 10y
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
several wards unless the common
council shall unanimously otherwise
direct.
An sidewalks now In use in this
city such rs shall be hereafter con-
structed MS herein provided, shall
hereafter be maintained and kept in
repair ut the expense OF the whole city,
and all provisions OF the charter OF
said city and all ordinances relating
to the construction, repairing and
maintaining Of sidewalks in conflict
with the provisions Of this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 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 rs 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 3, 1894.
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