The Arizona sentinel., 1896-02-29
ORDINANCE NO 56,


 An Ordinance for the purpose of assess ing, levying, and collecting certain taxes upon property fronting on Main Street in the Village of Yuma, in Yuma County, Arizona Territory. T Whereas; it IS the desire of the Mayor and Common Council of said Village, rep resenting the citizens thereof, to improve said Main Street by leveing and grading said street, also by putting thereon "blue clay" also by planting shade trees on both sides of said street, and also by making sidewalks thereon, uniform in width and grade. And, whereas; in doing so the owners of property thereon will be greatly benefited, and their property enhanced in value, and the said Village beautifed.
 Now, therefore, be it ordained, by the Mayor and Common Council of the Village of Yuma, Arizona Territory, as follows.
 SECTION 1. For the purpose of assessing, levying, and collecting tax of fifty cents, or twenty-five cents, as hereinafter pro- vided, upon each and every frontage foot of land, fronting upon both sides of said Main Street, the Village Assessor is hereby authorized and directed, on or before the 30th day of March. 1895, to make out a cor rect assessment list, setting forth the names of the owners, (be they persons | firms, corporations, associations. or e0m- pancr ; or 3l' lots and blocks pi land, Lrout- IEuGupen said Main Street. commencing at Q point where Jones Street, ia said Village, ] iuterscots and crosses said Main Street. thence along said Main Street to & point 100 feet 5u.a from the freight depot oFtAe . Southern Pacific Company 5r said Village
 Also to se- firth lu sa.t assessment list . tle exact numbcroE frontage feetcoatained ia all os said lots and blocks.
 Also to notify the owners of said lots and blocks that he Las been directed by the Mayor and Common Council, aforesaid, to assess a tax of $50 (ifty cents) upon each and every frontage foot of land contained Tn said lands, fronting upon Nam Street, between said intersecting point at Jones 1 Street, aforesaid, thence along said Main Street, up to point where Third Street, intersects said Main Street. Also to notify the owners of said lots as aforesaid, that he 1 has bee n directed as aforesaid to assess a tax of $.25 Owenty-fye) cents upon each and every frontage foot of land, contained in said lots fronting upon said Main Street. between said intersecting point at Third | Street aforesaid, and thence along said Main Street and up to said point near said freight depot.
 The owners of said lots and blocks, after said notification, shall have five days time , from the date of such notification, to make to said assessor any objections to such assessment; but if no objections be made, he shall assess said property in manner ! stated as aforesaid, and any owner objects to said asses sment, the assessor shall heal his objections, and if proper shall modify and correct said assessment, and if said owner still persists against said assessment, said assessor shall assess the property, and refer sad objechng owner to the salo
 Mayor and Common Council, to hear hl: said objections When said assessor ha:
 ii finished his assessment aforesaid he sh al at once make out full, true, and correc ass essment list of said property as afore said. and present same to Village RecO;de I Said Recorder shall as soon as he receives Q said assessment list, proceed to ascertain therefrom, the exact amount of money assessed against each and every lot anC e block aforesaid; and shall prepare in tabu P lated form a correct statement of all name: of owners of said lots and blocks, the eXac . number of frontage feet upon said Mail Q Street between the limits aforesaid, and the Q exact amount of money each owner owe
 to said Village under said assessment Said Recorder shall then present the saiC S statement accompanied with the assess IT ment list of said assessor, to the said Mayor Q and Common Council at their next regular ' meeting; and shall notify the owners whC l have objected to the assessment to appea
 before that body at said meeting, and pre-
 sent their objechons; said notice may bt
 given by posting in three public places II = said Village, statement signed by sait r. Recorder, that all owners obiecting to said
 asses sment may appear before the sai(
 Mayor and Common Council at said regular 8 meeting, and present their objections al