The Coconino sun., 1903-08-08
ORDINANCE No. ss.
To Provide fer the Preservation, Repair and Renewal ef Sidewalks and the cstab- ilshmeut and Enforcement Of Liens tor the expense thereof

the Expense thereof.
 BE IT ORDAINED. By the Common Coun- Gil of the Town of Flagstaff as follows:
 SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the Street Supervisor to inspect all sidewalks, to keep in- formed as to the condition of the same, and whenever any sidewalk or any portion thereof, shall be broken, decayed, or otherwise in bad condition or repair. he shall notify the owner or owners of the lot or lots or part of lot or lots adjoining such sidewalk or portion thereof, in | writing to repair or renew the same within l fifteen days after the serving of such notice.
 SEC. ,. Such notice may be served by the Street Supervisor. by personally delivering the same tn such owner or owners or by depositing the same in the U. s. postofice at the town of Flagstaff. addressed to such owner or owners, | at his or their last known place of residence, | with the proper postage thereto affixed, and upon such delivery or deposit, as aforesaid, service of such notice shall be deemed com- pleted.
 SEC. & It shall be the duty of the owner or owners of such lot or lots or portion of lot or lots. within fifteen days after the service of such notice as aforesaid, to place the sidewalk or portions of sidewalk in such notice men, tioned or described in good condition and repair, using therefor material similar in character and dimensions to that with which such side- walk was originally constructed: provided that if such sidewalk was originally constructed of wood with a top of boards or blanks less than inches in thickness, the same shall be renewed and completed in the manner following tO-wit: with good surfaced lumber inches in thickness and not more than 10 inches in width, laid \ inch apart and no sidewalk so constructed shall be less than 1t. { in. in width laid on stringers, which may be either of 2xSor { dimension stun
 SEC. L Whenever for fifteen days after the | stxx. served shall fail to repair or renew the side- walk or portion thereof in such notice directed, it shall be the duty of the Street Supervisor to repair or renew the same.
 SEC D. Whenever the said supervisor shall repair or renew any sidewalk or portion thereof, us provided in the preceding section. he shall within ten days after completion of such repair or renewal file in the office of the Town Clerk, a verified itemized statement of the cost of such repairs or renewal, which statement when so filed shall be deemed and taken as prima facie evidence of the cost of such repairs or renewals, and unless such owner or owners file with the Town Clerk objections in writing thereto within ten days after the filing of such statement, such statement shall he conclusive evidence of the amount of such cost
 SEC G. The owner or owners so filing objec- tions, as aforesaid. may appear before the Con- mon Council at It's next regular monthly meet ing, and present evidence in support of their said objections. The Council shall then deter mine the cost of such repairs or renewals, and said determination shall be conc usi,e of the amount thereof.
 SEC 2. The cost of such repairs pr renewals, together with all costs and pena ties herein provided for shall constitute lien ipon the lot or lots fronting or adjoining the said walk so repaired or renewed, in favor of the Town of Flagstaff.
 SEC 6. If the cost of such repairs or renew als be not paid to the Town Tre,sirer within ten days after the filing of the stat ,ment here inbefore provided for, If no objection be filed as herein provided for, or within ten sys after the determination of such objections fl the same be filed, 25 per cent of the amount of the cost thereof shall be added to the cost ard become 'a charge upon the property in like manner as the original cost
 SEC. Q. As soon as may be practicable after the attaching of such penalties, the Town Clerk shall cause to be published in some weekly paper in the town of Flagstaff, for four con- secutive issues thereof, that on the first Mon day after the completion of the publication of such notice, and between the hours of 10 Q. m. and p. m. of said day, the property (describ- ing it), or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount of such cost, penalty and the cost of publication, will be sold from the front door of the town hall.
 SEC. 10 On the day fixed for the sale. the Town Clerk shall sell the property so adver- tized, or so much thereof as may be necessary to such person as will take the least portion thereof and pay therefor the whole amount due thereon including penalties and cost
 SEC. II. The Town Clerk shall at the re- quest of the purchaser or purchasers, or if the town be purchaser without request, make, ex- ecute, and deliver to the purchaser q certificate describing the property, the amount for which it Is sold. and reciting that at the expiration of six months from the date thereof 0 deed con- veying all interest of the town in and to said property shall be delivered to the purchaser. SEC. i2. The owner or owners of such prop erty so sold may Ut any time after said sale, re- deem the same from the Town Treasurer upon the payment to him of the amount for which the property was so sold together with 30 per cent penalty thereon, for the beneft of the pur- chaser or purchasers thereof. Upon the expira- tion of six months after the date of such certih- cate, the Town Clerk shall upon demand make. ! ow wac md Aalivop tn m r,rrN NluoC 1p