Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-25

city, stating where located, when ord
cred and when it must be built, in ac-
cordance with the resolution therefor.
And in case of notice the latest assess
ment roll shall be prima facia evidence
of ownership
Section 5.-All work of construction
or reconstruction of sidewalks provided
for herein shall be done in conformity
with the established grade of the streets,
alleys, avenues. or highways, and all
the expenses of such construction or re-
construction of sidewalks Except the
grading therefor, which shall be paid
for by said city out of the Improvement
FUND.- shall be paid for by the owners
or holders of the lots, or parts of lots
fronting on or lying along the streets,
alleys, avenues, or highways, where such
improvement or construction or recon-
struction of sidewalks has been perform
ed. provided, however, the assessment
therefor shall not exceed the benefits
conferred. and in no case exceed 25 per
centum of the assessed valuation of said
lots, or parts of lots or parcels of land.
Section 6.-Whenever the owner or
owners of property fronting on any side
walk shall fail to construct said side
walk within the time fixed in the notice
so served, the City Council shall cause
to be prepared plans and specifications
for the construction or reconstruction of
said walk or walks in accordance with
said resolution, which same shall be filed
with the City Clerk, and thereupon an
offered resolution will be received by said
Council and acted upon after four publ
cations thereof for twenty days, in some
newspaper of general circulation publish
ed in said city, the last of which shall be
not less than two or more than four
weeks prior to the time fixed for its
consideration, at which property owners
owning property abutting thereon may
appear and make objection to such i'm
provement.
Thereupon notice to bidders for the
purpose of entering into contract for the
performance of said work shall be pub
lished in city official paper or papers for
ten days by two publications but all bids
may be rejected and new bids invited.
All contracts for the making, construct
ing and reconstructing of sidewalks shall
be let in the name of the city to the
lowest bidder, by sealed proposals, upon
giving notice for at least ten days by
two publications in the official news
paper or papers published in said
city, which notice shall state as nearly
as practicable the extent of the work,
and the kind of materials, for which
bids must be received, when the work
shall be done, the terms of payment
fixed, and the time the proposals shall
be acted upon.
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separate envelope with a certified check,
payable to the order of the City Treas
urer, in the sum named in said specifca-
tions, as security that the bidder will
enter into contract for doing the work
and will give the required bond to secure
the performance of such contract. (All
such checks, where the bid has not been
accepted shall be returned to the respect
i've bidders.)
This resolution and the plans and spe-
cifications prepared by the Council shall
be part of such contract.
Said contract shall provide that the
cost of constructing said sidewalks at
the contract prices shall be paid by as
sessment certificates as provided by law,
Chap. Z, c. 81, and amendments there
to-
Section when such sidewalk or
sidewalks are completed the Superind-
ent. Engineer or Committee in charge
of said work shall certify that said work
has been done in accordance with said
contract, and cause to be filed plat
and schedule with the City Clerk, a re-
port thereof, together with schedule
showing the separate lots or parcels of
grounds subject to assessment for the
cost of such work, the names of the
owners thereof, and the amount to be
assessed against each lot or parcel of
ground. After such report, plat and
schedule are filed the City Clerk shall
give at least twenty days notice by
two publications in newspaper pub
lished in said city, and by hand bills
posted in conspicuous places along the
line of the sidewalk that said report and
schedule are on file, and that prior to a
date named, which must be at least
twenty days after the first publication
of said notice, all objections to said plot
and schedule and the assessment pro-
posed, and the prior proceedings on ac-
count of errors, irregularities or inequali-
ties must be made in writing and filed
with the City Clerk, and the Council
after hearing such objections and max
ing the necessary corrections, shall by
resolution assess upon the lots and par
cells of ground fronting on SAID sidewalk
the entire cost of said sidewalk Except
the cost of the grading therefor) and
the amount thereof shall be certified to
the County Auditor, placed on the tax
list, and collected as other taxes, pro-
vided, however. the assessment therefor
shall not exceed the benefits conferred.
and in no case exceed 25 per centum of
re assessed valuation of said lots or
parcels of ground. The cost of construct
ing any number of sidewalks NAV be
assessed at one time and under one re-
port, plat and schedule, and one notice
Section S.-When the contract for
such work of constructing of sidewalks
is to be paid for in assessment certifi-
Gates, the same shall bear six per cent
interest.
Section eff the owner of any lot or
parcel of ground, the assessment of
which is embraced in any assessment
certificate provided for in this ordinance.
shall within 30 days after the assess
ment is made, promise and agree in writ
ing, endorsed on such certificate that i'm
consideration of having the right to pay
his assessment in installments, he will
not make any objection of illegality or
irregularity as to the assessment or levy
OF said tax upon and AGAINST his nron