The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-18
ORDINANCE NO. aaS.

An ordinance providing for street improvements
and regulating the construction of the same
and providing for the apportionment Of the
cost and the levy Of special taxes in payment
thereof, and the issuance Of script to provide
funds for such purpose.
Be it ordained by the City Council Of the City Of
vinita, /. II.
Sec l. Whenever, petition in writing signed
py majority cf the property owners of any
! block or contiguous blocks abutting upon public
streets OI the city requesting the construction OF
any public Improvement along the streets upon
which such property abuts is filed with the CITY
council, the property designated in such petition
togetner vita the portion Of the street or streets
included therein and upon or along which such
Improvement Is contemplated shall constitute an
Improvement district within the meaning Of the
term as used in this ordinance.
Sec. 2. That whenever majority Of the propa
erty owners IN any improvement district shall pc
titlon the council in writing for any improvement
consisting OF grading, paving, macadamizing
curDng or gathering streets or alleys or building
sidewalks upon and along any such street. the city
councl! may by resolution order the construction
OF the Improvements potitioned for which reso.
luton shall specify the character and designate
the property to be affected thereby and shah be
puphshed IN some newspaper published in the
city OF Vinita |. Il.
Sec. g. That If within thirty days from the
publishing Of said resolution said improvement
or any part thereof has not been constructed, the
city council may contract for furnishing labor and
material, and for the making and constructine
either Of the entire work in one contract or for
parts thereof in separate and specified sections
Sec. A. All contracts for the making Of i'm
proyements shall beipt in the name Of the city to
the lowest responsible bidder by sealed proposals.
upon giving notice for at least ten days by two
publications in newspaper published in the city
OF Ninita, which notice shall state as near as
practicable the extent OF the work and the kind
Of material for which bids will be received when
the work shall be done, the terms of payment
and the time the proposal shall be acted upon ali
bids may be rejected by the council and new bids
ordered.
Sec 5. All contracts for the making Of street
Improvements consisting Of paving and macada-
mizlng shall contain a provision obligating the
contractor 70 keep such Improvement in good re-
pair for one year after the acceptance OF the
same by the city and each contractor for such i'm
proyements shall give bond to the city with sur
cites 70 be approved by the council for the faithful
performance Of the contract
Sec. 9. After the completion of such imnrove-
ments a detailed statement Of the cost Of the
same snail be provided and fled with the city re-
eorder, and the council shall apportion the cost
ting on said improvements
Sec 2. After making the estimate and appor-
tionment Of the cost the city council shall give at
paper published ia the city Of Vinita, that such
estimate and apportionment are fled in the once
Of the city recorder, and that within ten days
after the first publication all objections thereto
must be made in writing and filed with the city
recorder. After the expiration Of the ten days
PROVIDED IN this section the city council shall BY
assess = speclal TAX against eacn lob
or parcel Of land abutting on said improvements
apportioned to the respective lots or parcels of
land.
Sec. s When the amount Of the total cost Of
any Improvement contracted for by the city has
been determined, the city council by resolution
shall issue improvement script IN sums to be de-
termined by the council for the amount due for
such improvements, such script to be payable in
equal annual installments and shall bear interest
at the rate Of per cent per annum, and to mature
in twenty years from date
Sec. g.. Each improvement district shall be
numbered, and the tax collected upon the special
assessments for each improvement district shall
constitute a separate and distinct fund for pay
inent of improvement script issued in payment Of
the Improvement Of such district and Shall net be
used for any other purpose
Passed aud approved, August IL, 1906.
T. NJ. PRoBASo0. EDw. SHANAHAN.
Recorder. Mayor.