Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-13
CEMENT SIDEWALKS.
An Ordinance Providing for their
Construction.
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structed upon the application of tax
payers, whenever three-fourths of the
resident lot owners upon which side
walk is asked for in said city shall
make and deliver to the city clerk a
petition In writing setting forth the
streets and abutting lots and blocks
on which they desire to have a side
walk constructed, it shall be the duty
Of said clerk TO file said petition il
his Office and lay it before the common
council at its next meeting thereafter,
when 1t shall be the duty of said
council to examine the matter set
forth in said petition; and, if in the
opinion of a ma ority of the said
council the sidewalk described in said
petition will be a general advantage,
the common council shall pass reso-
luton ordering the construction there
Of by the owners of the lots abutting on
said proposed sidewalk and prescrlb-
ing the width, length, method Of con-
struction, and location of the same, and
prescribing the time within which said
sidewalk shall be constructed, which
time shall not be less than ten DAYS,
nor more than thirty days, after SER
vice Of notice upon said lot owners:
which notice shall be served as fol-
lows: Such Of the lot owners as are
residents of this city shall be served
personally with 70 copy Of the resoIu-
ton by the street commissioner. Such
rs are non residents and their address
is known, the city clerk shall mail IL
copy Of the resolution securely in
closed in an envelope, the postage
prepaid, and the envelope plainly
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nOn-residents, and their postofiice Is
unknown notice shall be given by
publication OF the resolution for three
successive weeks in the official news
paper of the city.
II the owner of any such lot shall
not construct his sidewalk as afore-
said the common council shall direct
the street commissioner to cause the
same to be constructed at the expense
Of the lot owner, which may be by
resolution of the common council,
based on the sworn statement OF the
street commissioner, levied as a special
tax against such lot.
The construction Of any such side
walk by the city after default made
by the lot owner, shall be by contract
To the lowest bidder, and notice shall
be given by publication in the official
newspaper OF the city for at least ten
days prior thereto of the time and OF
opening said bids; the bids to be
delivered sealed and properly inclosed
to the city clerk.
Section 2. All moneys expended by
the common council in the improve
ment of streets aud sidewalks snail be
expended upon the streets and side
walks In the several wards in pro
portion to their relative value of tax
able property and poll tax assessed
and collected In the several wards,
unless the common council shall UNI
animously otherwise direct.
All sidewalks hereafter laid in this
city, either upon application under
section ! Of this ordinance or laid by
the city in place of sidewalks con
demned by the city shall be Of cement
and shall be laid under the direction
and supervision Of the common coun-
eli Of this city. The city of Mineral
Point will reconstruct all sidewalks
now in public use In this city as soon
as it shall become necessary, and said
sidewalks SO constructed shall be of
cement under the direction and super
stated.
The city of Mineral Point will pay
for the cost of laying two feet in width
of said walks throughout the city, the
AUDITING property owners along whose
premises the walks are laid to pay the
balance Of the cost of the cement
walks SO laid.
All sidewalks constructed as herein
before provided, shall be kept in
repair vt the expense of the whole
city.
II any owner of AUDITING property
along which any such cement side
walk shall be laid, as hereinbefore
provided, shall neglect or refuse to
pay his share of the cost of construct
Ing the same for sixty days after he
receives written notice of his ratabe
share of the cost of the same, then the
common council, upon due proof that
the said notice has been given as
herein required, shall by resolution
levy u special tax against said prop
erty amounting to the ratable share
with which said promises should be
charged for constructing said walk
together with interest from the date
OF giving said notice hercinbefore
mentioned,
1t shall be the duty of the city clerk
to give the notice provided for in the
last preceding paragraph lmmmedi-
ately upon the completion of said
sidewalk, and the said notice shall be
served in the same manner rs is pro,
vded for the service of the resolution
provided for in Section | of this
ordinance.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances
of this city which conflict with this or
dinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. The common council
of said city shall have power tc
levy an annual tax, not exceeding
eight mills on the dollar OF the
assessed value OF property in said
city, for the Improvement OF streets
and sidewalks, and may by resolution
determine the time and manner fol
collecting and paying the same Tn,
delinquent return OF unpaid take,
shall be made 10y the city treasurer OF
by the person collecting the same, anC
the same shall be put In the annua
tax roll by the city clerk, aud be
collected in all respects MS Is provided