Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-07-20

Adopted at Special Meeting OF the
Common Council held July IIfh.

| eral Point, being an ordinance entitled
| The Laying and Construction OF Side
walks in the City of Mineral Point, is
hereby amended as follows:
| 1) Strike out the last nine lines
Of Section Of said ordinance and in
sert in lieu thereof the following;
| HAll sidewalks hereafter laid in this
| city, either upon application unGer
section one OF this ordinance or laid
| by the city in place of sidewalks con-
demued by the city, shall be OF cement
and shall be laid under and by dlrec-
| ton and under the supervision of the
common council. 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 reconstructed shall be OF
cement, under the direction and super
| vision Of the common council as above
| stated.
The city Of Mineral Pointlyp villa
| for the cost Of laying two feet het
width Of said sidewalks throughout in
city, the abutting property owners
along whose premises the walks are
| laid to pay the balance of the cost OF
laying said walks.
On High and Commerce streets the
city Of Mineral Point will pay the cost
| of the water tables and CUTTERS which
| they shall decide TO put IN; the said
water tables and cutters TO be OF ce-
ment and are not to be considered as
any part of the cement walks so laid.
All sidewalks constructed as herein
before provided shall be kept in re-
pair at the expense Of the whole city.
If any owner of abutting property
along which any such cement side
walks shall be laid as hereinbefore
provided shall neglect or refuse TO
pay his share OF the cost of construct
ing the same for 60 days after he re-
eel, es written notice Of his ratable
share of the cost of the same, then the
common council upon due proof that
said notice has been given as herein
required shall by resolution levy
special tax against said property
amounting to the ratable share with
which said premises should be charged
for constructing said walk, together
with interest from the date of giving
said notice hereinbefore mentioned
1t shall be the duty of the City Clerk
to give the notice provided for in the
last preceding paragraph Immediately
upon the the completion Of said side
walk and the said notice shall be
served in the same manner as Is pro-
vided for the service of the resolution
provided for in section one of this
ord inance.
All ordinances or parts OF ordinances
of this city which conflict with this or
dinauce are hereby repealed.
(2) Add new section to said or
dinance TO be known as Section 4,
which shall read as follows: "This
ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and
publication"
So that said ordinance No. Is shall
read as follows:
The common council of the city of
Mineral Point do ordain as follows:
Section /. Sidewalks may he con-
strueted upon the application of tax
payers, whenever three-fourths of the
resident lot owners upon which a side
walk is asked for in said city shall
make and deliver to the city clerk II
petition in writing setting forth the
streets and abutting lots and blocks
on which they desire to have a side
walk constructed, il shall be the duty
of said clerk to file saio petition IN
his Office and lay IL before the common
council at It's next meeting thereafter,
when il shall be the duty of said
council to examine the matter set
forth in said petition; and, if in the
opinion OF a majority OF the said
council the sidewalk described in salt,
petition will be general advantage,
the common council shall pass a reso-
luton ordering the construction there
of by the owners of the lots abutting on
said proposed sidewalk and prescrib-
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 MS are
residents of this city shall be served
personally with n copy OF the resolu
ton by the street commissioner such
as are non residents and their address
is known, the city clerk shall mail u
copy of the resolution securely in
closed In an envelope, the postage
prepaid, and the envelope plainly
addressed; TO the lot owners as are
non-residents, and their postotiice 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 he constructed at the expense
of the lot owner, which may bc by
resolution of the common council,
based on the sworn statement of the
street commissioner, levied a. n special
tax against such lot
The construction of any such side
walk by tGe shy after dcsGUiG made
by the lot owner, shall be by contract
TO the lowest bidder, and notice shall
be given 10y 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 70 be
delivered sealed and properly ilclosed
TO the city clerk.
Section ,. All moneys expended by
the common council in the improve
mems OF streets aad sidewalks snail be
expended upon the streets and side
walks in the several wards in pro
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