La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-17
Ordinance No. io8.


AN oRDISANcE AUTHORIZING AND
"a and providing for the creation of Sewer
District Is in the Incorporated Town OF La
Juntn. and Tor the construc'lon OF sanitary
sewer ia -aid district and providing mode of
paying for the same by General Tax and Ly
Special Assessments
Whereas by rc-oiu ion passed upon the sth
day OF August. A. ID. I-ss'. the Board OF Trus-
tees of the Incorporated Town OF La Junta
authorized the crcatiun OF Sewer District "B
in the Incorporated Town OF La Junta and
authorized the construction of a sewer there
In and defined the boundaries OF said sewer
District and.
Whereas. prior to the passage of said reso-
luton petition for said Improvement and for
the creation OF said new sewer district was
presented to said Board subscribed by the
owners OF at least one-third OF the frontage to
be assessed for said improv, tneut. and
whereas by the provisions OF ordinanee
Juuta, passed November sth, i.P7, the same
being an Ordinance entitled AN Ordinance
AuthUrtz NIX aui Providing for the Cun-truc-
lion oi a Sanitary Sewer system for the In
corpnrated Town or La Junfn. and Providing
Mode of Paying for the Same by u General
ticulHrly by Section Eight uf said Ordinance.
the mode of creating SAM new sewer district
is defined which said section has been com
Now. therefore. be 1t ordained by the Board
of Trustees of the Incorporated Town of Ia
Juntas
skcrioS l. Sewer District ~ in the In.
corporn,cd Town of Ia Junta be and tn. same
hereby Is created and shall include blocks 70
and s. in said town.
SEC 2 As soon as practical after the pass
age OF this ordinance a contract provided
shall bc entered into by the Board Of Trustees
of the Incorporated Town Of La Junta for the
construction OF an eight inch sewer FROM The.
North line of Grnuada Street Mt paint in the
center of tn. alley ia block 1. southward
along the center of said alley. crossing GranH-
ds Street and Kansas Street tn the North line
of Illinois Street. the same to constitute the
sewer In sewer district u
SrC 4. The contract for building said sewer
shall he let 10 the lowest responsible bidder
after notice OF said letting has been duly pub
lished for u period OF ten days, in some paper
published in the Town of La Junra In which
said notice the Board OF Trustees shall reserve
the right to reject any and all bids and no
contract for the construct on of said sewer
shall be closed until the person. association or
corporation with whom the contract is made
shall enter into good and sufficient bond To-
be approved by the 10 Nrd OF Trustees in
sum equal TO the contract price conditioned
that the said sewer be constructed within
time specified. OF good materials in good
workman-ltke manner, according to the plans
and sptcincatinnN OF said sewer furnishes, by
said Town; snd no payment shall be made up
on the price of said contract until tn. work
has been inspected and approved bv the engi-
ueer In chargr thereof for said Town: the
provisions of this section shall also apply TO
the construction of sewers at any time in the
future as well TO the construction of said
sewer and any other condition or conditions
may be added to the said contract at the discre-
ton uf the Board
SEC. & The cost OF the construction of said
sewer at street and alley Intersections shall
be borne by the INCORPORATED Town of Ia
Jnnta and the balance of the cost thereof shall
be borne by the nbutting property by special
assessments and the res PEE tive amounts to he
borne by the Incorporated Town of La Juuta
to be levied and ascertaincd as herein pro-
sEc, 3. The cost OF constructing said sewer
at street and alley intersection IL hereby
sessed against the Town of La Junta and the
cost of constructing the same at NIL other
points Is hereby assessed against the ahutting
p oper,y After the completion and accept.
ance OF tbs sewer Thereby authorized the
neer In charge of the construction Of the
same for the town, shall prepare and Hlc with
the Town Clerk schedule showing the whole
cost OF the construction Of the same through
blocks NJ and s. exclusive of street and alley
intersections and shalI.nle the same with the
Clerk OF the Incorporated Town of In Junta
together with a schedule showing the number
of feet fronting thereon and the name or
names OF the owner or owners of each LOT
fronting thereon together with the number OF
feet frontage owned by each person and when
any person owns amy portion OF any abuttinR
i lot which said portion does NOT ahutt on the
alley where said sewer is laid the asses stnrn,
against said lot shall be divided among the
owners thereof in proportion to the area Of
said lot which each owns After the schedule
| is placed in the hands of the Town Clerk he
shall assess and apportion the cost OF said
sewer exclusive of street and alley intersec-
| tous among the property and owners thereof
IN shid sewer district As herein before specified
and the amount so assessed and apportioned
against any piece OF property herein charged
/ with such assessment shall upon the compile
on OF said sewer become u valid aud srbsist-
ing hen against sal property ann the owner
| thereof and shall be payable ut the time OF the
| assessment b, the owner or owners pcrSon-
| ally and also he lien upon the respective
lands or pieces of land from the time of tbq
assessment After the sch. dnle ssnd assess-.
| ment mas been prepared by the Town Clerk he
| sball transmit @ same to the Town Trcasur-
er who shall extend the same upon his books
as an assessment and tax against the property
50 assessed and the owners thereof and he
shall collect from each peron so assessed the
amount OF th. special assessment MS by law
| provided. and In of the failure of any
| person 10 pay said assessment within thirty
| Gays AFTER notice To pay from the Town
| treasurer, the same may he collected AS by
| law PROVIDED In suit af law or in euuity
\ euher IN the name of the Incorporated Town
l OF La Juns;, or in th- name of any person to
| whom Il shall have directed payment to b..
| made Proceedings may be institut I'd against
all the owners or any IL them to enforce IN.
| lien against the lots or lands or each lot ar
| parcel. or any number of them embraced II,
any one assessment: but the Judgment or de-
cree shall be entered separately for the
amount properly chargabe to each
SIC. e. The beneht to the public repersllv
| on account of the construction OF the said
sewer Is hereby declared To be the prpIprtion
| OF the cost thereof which is bv this orsinancs
as>e~sed sxainst the Town Of La Juntn and
dor which an appropriation IL authorized and
tue paIance OF the cost Is hereby aesessed
against the lot or lots of lands and the ovners
| thereof ajareut and opposite tn the said sever
and hutting upon the alleys where sajd
| sewer is TO be laid according to the frontage
| or AREA as aforesaid
| Ordinance Number los was placed on ~
third reading and nnal passage this isth day
OF september ise and Was passed by the fol.