Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-22

An Ordinance Amending Sections 6
and II of Chapter xxx Of the Re-
vised Ordinances of Marshalltown,
Iowa, 1893.
BE 1t Ordained by the City Council
of Marshalltown, Iowa:
That Sections 6 and IL of Chapter
XIX of the Revised Ordinances of
1898 of Marshalltown, Iowa, be repealed
and the following ordained in lieu
thereof:
Section ]. The contract for said
work shall be let to the lowest respon-
sible bidder conforming 10 the require
ments of said notice, and when more
than one street or part of street or al
ley is to be improved and the condi
tons will not permit a just and true
proportion of the entire cost to be as
sessed uniformly as provided by law
and the ordinances, then the bids shall
be separate for such streets. avenues
and alleys or parts thereof. as it is pos
s.ble to uniformly assess; provided.
however, that the city council may, in
their discretion, reserve the right to
reject any and all bids for any one
street or part of street as they may de-
termine. The contracts may provide for
the entire work under one contract. or
parts thereof, in separate and specified
sections, according to the circum-
stances and conditions of each case.
but always with view TO uniform,
Just and equal assessment. Each con-
tractor may be required to give bonds
to the city In an amount and with Sc
curities to be approved by the city
council for the faithful performance OF
his contract and for the maintaining OF
said public Improvement in good repair
for period of not less than one year
from the acceptance of the work by the
city, and the bond shall be so condf-F
toned as to conform to the contract,
and the city council shall have power
&c institute suit in the name of the city
to enforce such contract and bond
against the contractor and his bonds
men.
Sec. 2. Upon the completion and &C
ceptance of any of the Improvements
mentioned in the ordinance to which
this is amendatory, 1t shall be the duty
Of the city engineer to report to the
council the entire cost thereof and
separately the cost of intersections,
and of paving any other property not
properly assessable to the abutung
property, together with a list or sched-
We of the names of all property own
ers liable for said Improvement and
separately the amount to be assessed
against each lot or parcel of ground.
The just and true proportion Of the
cost legally chargeable under the ordi-
nances and resolutions to the property
owners, for such improvements, in
Guiding cost of estimates, notices, pre-
pairing the assessment and plat and in
spection Gas provided by section $50
of the code of Iowa, 1897, and all acts
amendatory thereby shall be ascer-
tanned and assessed by the city coun-
Gil against each owner and against
each lot or parcel of land abutting or
fronting on said improvement in prop
Ell proportion to the special benefits
conferred upon the property thereby
and not in excess of such benefits Such
assessment shall not exceed twenty
five per centum of the actual value of
the lot or tract at the time of levy, and
the last preceding assessment roll shall
be taken as prima facie evidence of
such value. The amount of such cost
and expense, to be assessed, shall not
include the cost of improving street
ana alley lltGISSCliOHS VI stHy OeAASA
amount not legally assessable to abut-
ting or fronting property, but that
amount shall be paid out of the i'm
provement fund or the general fund.
The city engineer shall also report to
the council the names of the owners.
the number of linear front feet owned
by EACH as fully as can be ascertained,
and the amount properly chargeable
under the ordinance and resolution to
each lot or parcel of ground separately
owned. The assessment above men
toned must be made against each lot
or parcel of ground separately and sew
orally, not Jointly, as provided by this
section.
Sec. 3. All ordinances or parta of or
ainances in conflict herewith are here
hy repealed.
Sec. A. This ordinance being deemed
OF immediate importance, shall be of
full force from and after It's passage
and publication as provided by law.
L. B. Jones, Mayor.
Attest; C. H. Shaw. City Clerk.