The Coconino sun., 1903-07-25
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 and Renewal of s,aewalks and the tstsb Ilshment and Enforcement of Liens fes
 the Expense thereof.
 BE IT ORDAINED, By the Common Coun. cil of the Town of Flagstaff as follows: SECTION l. It shall be the duty of the Stree, 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 oi 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 fifteen days after the serving of such notice. SEC 2 Such notice may be served by the Street Supervisor, by personally delivering the l same to such owner or owners, or by depOsiting the same in the U. S. postoffice 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 afhxed, and upon such delivery or deposit. as aforesaid, service of such notice shall be deemed com pleted.
 SEC. a 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,  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 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 it. { in. in width laid on 5 stringers, which may be either of 2 2x 8 or \ { dimension stun
 SEC. ( Whenever for fifteen days after the service of such notice the owner or owners so served shall fail to repair or renew the side- walk or portion thereof in such notice directed, 1t shall be the duty of the Street Supervisor to repair or renew the same.
 SEC. 5. Whenever the said supervisor shall repair or renew any sidewalk or portion thereof as 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 verified, itemized statement Of the cost of such repairs or renewal. which statement when filed shall be deemed and taken as prima facie evidence of the cost of such repairs or renewals, and unless such owner or owners nle with the Town Clerk objections in writing thereto within ten days after the filing of such statement such statement shall be conclusive
 
 SEC. G. The owner or owners so filing objec- tions, as aforesaid, may appear before the Con- mon Council at its 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 conclusive of the amount thereof.
 SEC. 7 The cost of such repairs or renewals, together with all costs and penalties herein
 
 or lots fronting or adjoining the said walk so repaired or renewed, in favor of the Town of Flagstaff
 SEC. g. If the cost of such repairs or renew als be not paid to the Town Treasurer within ten days after the filing of the statement here inbefore provided for, if no objection be filed as herein provided for, or within ten days after the determination of such objections if the same be nled, 25 per cent of the amount of the cost thereof shall be added to the cost and become charge upon the property in like manner as the original cost.
 SEC. 9. 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 70 a. m. and p. m. of said day, the property (describ- Ing ltD, UT SD mucu tnertOi aS may De neccSsary 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 a certificate describing the property, the amount for which 1t Is sold, and recitlng that at the expiration of six months from the date thereof 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 at any time after said sale, re- deem the same from the Town Treasurer upon the payment to him of the amount for which