Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

notice mentioned in section four here
owner shall construct the said side
ground has been graded in accordance
with the sidewalk grade established
| All sidewalks constructed shall be
| street commissioner of this town.
| SECTION 9. Whenever the owner
| of any property to be charged with
with the foregoing requirements in the
! time and manner herein specified, then
| the committee on streets and alleys OF
this town shall cause such walks to be
constructed, and shall return to the
council a detailed statement of the
| cost thereof opposite each lot or par
Gel of lot to be charged Herewith,
| together with the name of the owner
thereof, if known, and thereupon, the
town council shall declare by resolu-
ton an assessment against such lot or
parcel of lot, upon the owner thereof,
II known, for the cost of constructing
such sidewalk according to the front
age OF such lot or parcel of lot so
improved, and such assessment, pen
atty and costs shall be lien upon
such lot, or parcel of lot, until the
whole amount be paid, and unless
sooner paid, the town clerk shall GER
tify the same to the County Auditor to
be collected as other taxes.
SECTION 7. 1t shall be the duty of
the owner of any parcel of ground
fronting on any street to keep, main
tain and repair the sidewalk which
may be laid in front of such ground;
and in case of failure to do so, it shall
be the duty of the street commissioners
of said town to repair or cause to be
repaired without notice to the proper
ty owners all broken or defective side
walks within the town limits, and shall
return an itimized statement of the
costs of such repair, such statement to
contain the name of the owner, if
known, the description of the property,
and the costs of such repair; and the
said costs shall be assessed against
the property in front of which such
sidewalk has been repaired, and shall
be certified to the County Auditor to
be collected as other taxes.
SECTION 8. All sidewalks shah be
made uniform as to material, width
and grade as far as practicable, and
unless different width shall be speci-
fed in the resolution passed by the
council ordering the construction of
the sidewalk, all sidewalks through
out the business portion of the town
shall extend to the curb line. Through
out the residence portion of the town
the same shall be constructed at least
four feet in width, and twelve inches
from the lot line, unless otherwise
specified by the resolution of the town
council ordering the construction of
such sidewalk.
SECTION 9. In all cases where the
construction at the sidewalks on the
established grade would result in the
destruction of valuable shade trees,
such sidewalks may be placed at such
height above the grade, and in such
position as the town council may by
resolution determine.
SECTION 10. Ordinance No. % of
this town, passed April 4, 1881, enti-
tied: An ordinance providing for the
construction of sidewalks and for the
levying and collection of special
assessments therefor" and all Ordi-
nances, or parts of ordinances in con-
tiict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Passed June l3, 1904.
JOHN A. NASH,
Mayor.
ID. l.. FREEMAN.