The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-07-13

OF inStal!mentS and the time
when payable, certified as correct by
the town clerk, shall be filed with the
auditor of the county and thereupon
said special assessment as shown
therein, shall be placed on the tax
list of the county and said taxes and
Special assessment, with all, interest
and penalties thereon shall become
and remain a lien upon such lot or
parcel of land until the same is paid,
and said lien shall have precedence
over all other liens, except ordinary
taxes.
SECTION IL. Each installment of
any special assessment shall bear in
terest from the date of the assessment,
not to exceed six per cent per annum,
which shall become due and payable
at the March semi-annual payment of
ordinary taxes. Upon the payment of
any installment there shall be COM
.puted and collected the installment,
and interest on the whole assessment
remaining unpaid up to the first day
tof April following.
SECTION II. The owner of any
property against which said special
assessment is made and levied shall
have the right to pay the same, or the
unpaid installments thereof, with all
interest up to the time of said pay
ments, with any penalties and costs
of any proceedings for the sale of the
property for such special assessment
or installment.
SECTION ID. Property against which
a special assessment has been levied
for permanent sidewalks may be sold
for any sum of principal or interest
due or delinquent at any regular or
adjourned tax sale in the same man.
ner, with the same forfeitures, penal
ties and rights of redemption, and
certificates and deeds on such sales
shall be made in the same manner
and with like effect as in the case of
sales for the non-payment of ordinary
taxes.
SECTION IA. The town council shall
have the right to repair sidewalks
without notice to the property owner
and without a resolution authorizing
said repairs, but the street commits
sioner shall return to the town coun-
Gil an itemized statement of the cost
of said repairs and the town council
may assess the costs of said repairs on
the property in front of which said
repairs have been made, without
notice to the property owner, and the
town clerk shall certify to the county
auditor the amount of such assess
ment and it shall be collected the
same as other taxes.
SECTION Is. All permanent side
walks hereafter ordered or constructed
or reconstructed shall be made OF
stone, artificial stone, vitrifed brick
or tile, and shall be placed at az
established grade as provided by law
SECTION 16 All temporary side.
walks hereafter ordered laid or relaio
shall be made of wood, cinders, stone
artificial stone or brick and the cost
thereof shall not exceed forty (40
cents per linear foot and the assess
ment for the cost thereof upon the
property in front of which the same
shall be laid, shall be in proportion tt
the special benefits conferred upor
the property and not in excess there
of. In the resolution ordering TIN
laying or felaying of any temporar.
sidewalk, the town council shall il
addition to the specifications contain
ed in Section Two ~ hereof designat
the grade upon which the Temporal
sidewalk shall be placed or it ma
order the sidewalk to be placed upol
the natural surface Of the ground.
SECTION II. Any person desiring t
remove a sidewalk or any portio
thereof for any other purpose than t
, rebuild or repair the same shall, be
fore making said removal, obtai
! from the mayor of. the town a permi
in writing SO to do. Such permi
: must state for what purpose the side
walk is to be removed, the length {
time it may SO remain and at the el
, piration of said time the said perso
shall replace the sidewalk and put
in as good condition for public trayt
as before removal. Any person II
! moving any sidewalk shall properl
: and safely guard and protect any opel
1 ings thereby made.
SECTION Is. No permanent side
5 walk shall be ordered constructed {
: reconstructed unless three-fourths {
: all the members of the Town Counc
: vote for the resolution ordering tn
same, except the owners of a majorit
, of the linear feet of the propert
fronting on the proposed permanen
sidewalk may petition the Tow
5 Council therefor, and in that case tn
vote of two-thirds of all the member
J of the Town Council shall be required
b The vote of two-thirds of all the men
{ bers of the town council shall be RI
quired for the passage of any resolutio
} ordering the laying or relaying of an
, temporary sidewalk.
SECTION 10. All ordinances in cor
) tlict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 90 This ordinance sha
I be in full force and effect from an
5 after its passage and publication a,
cording to law in the Leon Reporte
and Decatur County Journal.
t Passed July 6. 1905.
: V. r. McG1NNIs, Mayor.
A. S. THARP, Recorder.
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