The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-01-12
ORDINANCE NO. 12O.

OhblNA.NSE NJ. 1EO.
An ordinance to provide a system of sewerage
for the city of McCook, Red Willow county, Ne
braska, prescribing the manner of organizing
sewer DISTRICTS; the construction of distric
sewers and the assessment and levy of specia
taxes to pay for construction thereof. Be it or
dained by the mayor and council of the city o
McCook.
SECTION ONE.
The mayor and city council having ordered
that a survey be made with estimates and cal
culations necessary for the establishment of a
sewerage system for the city of McCook, Ne
braska, together With the costs of labor and
material for the construction of the main and
principal sewer, and having employed C.. H.
Meeker, a special city engineer for that purpose
and such special engineer having made such
survey and estimate, a report of which he has
submitted to the city council and is now on file
in the Office of the city clerk, including, surveys
maps, plans, specifications, protileS and est.
mates which are Incorporated into and are
made a part of the record in the city clerks
office.
SECTION TWO.
That the complete system of sewerage con,
tanned in the surveys, MAPS, profiles, plans,
specifications and estimates submitted by CHI.
Meeker, special engineer, be and the same are
hereby adopted by the city of McCook.
SECTION THREE.
The main or principal sewerage that will be
built by the city of McCoOk will begin at the
alley west of Mcfarland street on North Rail
road street. running thence east on North Rail-
road street to the intersection of Manhattan
street; thence south along the county road to
the Republican river. Also on Dover street,
beginning at the intersection in the alley be-
tween Main Avenue and Marshall street, run
ming thence east along Dover street to the inter
section in the alley between Monroe and Mon
mouth streets; also on Dudley street,
ing at the intersection of the alley between
Monroe and Monmouth streets, running thence
east along Dudley street to the intersection of
the alley between Monmouth and Melvin
streets.
sEcTION FouR .s -
Sewer districts may be organized and lateral
or district sewers may be constructed upon a
petition therefor purporting to be signed by
the owners of at least one half of the real estate
In such district, subject to assessment therefor
as shown by the deed records of Red Willow
and presented to the city council, which
if regular, shall be allowed whenever a petition
for any such sewer has been allowed by the city
council of the city of McCook. The city engi-
neer or assistant engineer is hereby authorized
to draw plans and specifications of the said
sewer and make an estimate of the cost thereof
and submit them to the city council. The city
clerk shall at once advertise for bids for the
construction of said sewer in accordance with
said plans and specifications, reserving the
to reject any and all bids, providing if
any such bids shall be made by a responsible
bidder, and is within the estimate of the city
the contract shall be awarded to the
OweSt of said bidders; provided shat should
here be no responsible bidder or all bids are
the city shall re-advertise.
SECTION FIVE.
Special taxes may be levied by the mayor and
council of the city of McCook for the purpose
The city of McCook. Such taxes to be levied on
he real estate lying and being within the sew
districts in which such sewer or drain
nay be situated, to the extent of the benefits to
such property to be determined by the council
sitting as a board of equalization, after notice
IF such sitting shall have been published for at
east three consecutive weeks in some newspap-
,r published in such city. In cases where the
sOunoil sitting as Snch hoard Of aOua liza tIOD
'hall find such benefits to be equal and uniform.
such levy may be according to the front foot of
he lots of real estate within such sewerage
or according to such other rule as the
council, sitting as a board of equalization, may
adopt for the distribution of adjustment of
'uch cost, upon the lots or real estate in such
districts benefited by such Improvement, and all
axes or assessments made for sewerage or
lrainage purposes shall be collected in the
anne manner as other taxes of the city of Nc
cook are collected. When sewers are construct
ID and any assessment to cover the cost thereof
hall be declared void, or doubts exist as to the
'alidity of such assessment, the mayor and
council, for the purpose OF paying the cost of
UGH improvement, are hereby authorized and
empowered to make a re-assessment of such
osts on the lots or real estate lying and being
within the sewerage district in which any such
may be situated to the extent of the ben
of such property by reason of such improve
nent and such re-assessment shall be made
in the manner provided for max
ng original assessments of like nature as here
provided, and any sums which may have
,een paid toward such improvements, upon any
OTIS or real estate included in such re-assess-
nent, shall be applied under the direction of
he council, to the credit of the persons and
property on account of which the same was
and in case the credit shall exceed the
I'M re-assessed against such persons and prop
rty as herein provided for. the council shall
ause such excess, with lawful interest to be re-
nnded to the party that made payment thereof,
nd the taxes SO re-asseSSed, and not paid under
prior assessment shall be collected and en-
breed in the same manner, as other taxes of the
city, and shall be subject to the same pen
provided the entire cost of constructing
ny such lateral or sewer shall be assessed
the abutting property owner and the
anne shall be levied as soon as the cost thereof
be ascertained. Whenever such special
axies are levied the city clerk shall forthwith
oliver certified copy of such resolution to coun-
: clerk who shall place the same upon the
x list to be collected the same way as other
ty taxes. Provided that any sewer district
nat has been constructed may be enlarged and
xteDded in the same manner and the same pro-
ceilings had as is herein required for the for
lation and construction of sewer districts.
SECTION SIX.
This ordinance to take effect and be in force
'om and after its passage, approval and publ
alton.
Passed and approved this sth day of January,
06. EsEALl H. P. WAITE, Mayor.
7. A. MIDDLETON, City Clerk.