The Nome nugget., 1903-07-22
ORDINANCE NO. 1lO.

A ordinance to provide for the survey, laying
 out. opening up or altering of streets and alleys
 within the corporate limits of the city of Nome
 and to provide for the improvement of streets
 and alleys. obstruction of sidewalks and i'm
 provemcnt of sidewalks in said city.
 Be it ordained and enacted by the common
 council of the city of Nome
 Sec 1. The city council shall have power,
 whenever deemed necessary to order the open
 ing up of streets and alleys in the city of Nome
 and may provide for the survey thereof and the
 marking of the boundaries of the lots and blocks therein, which said streets and alleys
 when surveyed and opened uD by order of the common council shall be added to the official plat Of said city and become part thereof, an
 sad streets and allevS shall be given appropri- ate names by said common council.
 Sec. ,, Whenever any street or alley that may be ordered by said common council to be opened surveyed and laid out shall pass through or across any property, rights of way or posses sory rights Of any private individual, firm or corporation. such property shall be condemned according to the law of eminent domain, uccord- ing to an act of congress emitted An act mali-
 ing further provision for civil government for Alaska, md for other purposes" approved June 9th. 1900
 sec 8. That the streets and nlleys and side walks Of the city of Nome shall be curbcd. plantcd, paved, graded. grayeled, guttered or altered under the direction of the common council of the city of Nome, and when the own
 CTS of majority of the lineal feet frontage upon any street or alley or sidewalk shall consent, by petition or otherwise. to the improvement of any street. sidewalk or alley. or the alteration thereof such improvement or alteration shall be ordered and made under the direction of the common council of the city of Nome. and if no 1 person or persons owning property ubutting upon said street sidewalk or alley, ordered ] to be improved or altered, shall protest to the making Of such improvement within five days after the said order for improvements or alter 1 ationS shall have been made by the common l council of the city of Nome, all such persons owning property abutting upon said street,
 alley or sidewalk so ordered to be uttered or i'm, proved, shall be considered to have consented | to such improvement or alteration. ordered to | be made us aforesaid.
 | See. 1. Whenever the common council of the city of Nome shall cause any part Of any high way, street alley or sidewalk therein to be curbed. panked, lpavcd graded, graveled, gut tered or altered the whole cost of such improve mcnt or alteration shall be levied upon and become lien upon the taxable real estate Gbutting upon said street alley or sidewalk in front of which said improvements shall be made.
 Sec. 5 Ali sidewalks in the city of Nome shall be constructed as nearly of uniform width l as the width of the street and circumstances will permit under the supervision of the super lntcndent Of streets. but shall not be less thun six feet nor more than eight feet in width | sec 6 Whenever the common council shall order street, alley, sidewalk or highway inn proved 1t shall be the duty of the Superintend.
 ent of streets to notify the owner or claimant or occupant of each piece, parcel or lot of land abutting upon the street, alley or sidewalk so ordered to be improved of the work so ordered to be done by the common council, and to re- qulre such person, firm or corporation to pro- cecd to do and perform said work and construct
 and improve said street, alley or sidewalk or
 highway in accordance with the order of the
 common council, directing such improvement to
 De made within five days after the service, and
 1T no owner, claimant or occupant of such prop
 erty can be found the superintendent of streets
 snail serve such Eotice by posting it in u con
 SpicuouS place on the lot or parcel of land to
 which no owner, claimant or occupant can be
 found and If, after the expiration of said five
 ehyS such construction or Improvement has not
 been done or commenced or carried on with due
 diligence 1t shall be the duty of the said super
 intendent Of streets to immediately proceed to
 make such improvement in the manner directed
 bY the common council and upon the compile
 ton thereof he shall make q certificate of the
 cost and deliver the same, together with copies