Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-03-15

sary to have such assistance, the coun.
ty auditor shall then appoint compel.
ent engineer, who shsll use due dit
gence to ascertain the most practicable
| l ,cALlOn cunslsteuL with efficiency and
economy, WnoLher conforming TO line
or lines described by the petitioners or
not, and shalt make survey of the
determining the lines, and suitable
bench marks tor determining the levels
III any future exaln,patlOn of SAID work
and shall return plat and profile of
the same 10 the auditor, definitely des-
cr.bing such remarks in such returns.
Such marks shall be entitled TO the
same protection as land marks. He
shall also state, from such knowledge
as he may have, any such changes
which in his opinion should be made
in the list of lands to he benefited, of
damaged. by adding other lanes or de-
Quoting from the same. Any other
parties shall have the privilege of
specifying any changes which they
think should be made in either Of those
lists, and Of presenting evidence to the
b GARD for sustaining such claim. The
auditor shall give at least twenty days
nOt,cs to each of the parties resident
in the county at the time of hearing
said petition, and In case Of owners
not resident in the county, he Shall
publish such notice in the local paper
or papers most generally circulated in
the vicinity of the proposed work,
proof thereof being made by aflidavits
as IN case of legal notices published IN
newspapers, which proof shall be fled
with the board.
Sec. That section nineteen hun
bred and forty -one (l94l) be amended
by inserting in the seventh line of said
Sc ctlon, immediately after the word
"engineer," the following words: Sub
| ject to such amendments as may be
found necessary for efficiency end
economy" and by inserting in the 9Th
line of said section, Immediately after
the word "msde" ut the beginning of
said line. the following words: "And
1t shall be found that Q satisfactory
adjustment Of such claim or claims
cannot then be made.
SEC. 6. That section nineteen hun
bred and forty -six (l046) of the code
be and the same 10 hereby repealed
and the following section Is hereby
enacted in lue thereof.
Sec. T. That wherever any such
work shall have been established, aud
at least fu,ty days before the time for
|levyinR taxes incident to said work,
the county auditor shall appoint u
commission not to exceed three disin
terested persons, one of whom may he
q competent engineer. who shall pro-
coed to inspect and classify rs dry,
"lOw," "wet," and Swamp" all the
lands benefited by the location and
construction of the improvement. the
proportional rate of tax which shall he
equitably assessed to each tract of land
for the payment of all expenses as spe-
cited in section nineteen hundred and
forty five (l945) Of the code, aud spe-
citic statement of the value of benefit
to any public highway. and shall cause
a copy or copies of their report to he
placed as may have been designatedby
the board of supervisors, or in case of
failure of such having been deignated,
to selected such place or place rs in
their opinion will best enable the par
ties interested to examine the same, at
least twenty days before the time of
hearing the question of the adoption
of their report. Reasonable notice
shall he given of the privilege of exam
lining said report of the time of hear
ing the question of its adoption by the
board of supervisors, which shall be at
least ten days before the time for lev
lying the taxes to pay for such i'm
|provement. Any person who may
think said report ought to be amended
as matter Of justice and equity, may
file with the board any time before
noon of the hearing the question of
adopting said report, such proposed
amendments and the reasons for the
same. The board may hear evidence
and make such amendments az they
may think the merits of the case re-
quire, and for this purpose may adj
journ from time to time and may
meet at such places as they may think
most appropriate, provided . final de
cision shall be made in time for enter.
ing-the same on the tax list. and pro
, vided no assessment shall be directly
increased until the party shall have
had at least five days notice of such
proposed increase. The full benefit to
any public highway by any such I'm
provement shall be paid BY the coun'
tv. town or road district, as may be
designated by the board Of supervis-
ors, and only the balance after such
? payment shall be taxed to the other
lands be Melted.
Sec. g. That for determin 'ny the
amount of taxas to be raised the board
m ", at their discretion. add to the
sum of all expenses incident TO SAID
work at Its final completion, not t.
exceed + per cent Of said sum, for q
!, fund to keep such PUBLIC work in re
= pair. When tins fund shall have beer
exhausted the board may advance al
equal sum from the county fund TO
: the same purpose, which shall be re
funded to the county from the mex
tax raised for keeping said work ii
y repair.
= Sec. g. That when it shall becom
!, necessary to raise an additional ta'
for keeping said 4o.s in repair, tn
: auditor shall notify each party liabl
g to pay such tax a. least forty day
before the September meeting of tn
board of supervisors Any party ma
:, file with the auditor 9 petitio
n asking for the appointment of q com
mission q. pro1Sed in section Of thi
= act, to examine and .ead,usr the spal