The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-19

kota OF 1905, be and the same Is here
by amended to read as follows:
Sec. 279S. Payment of one-fifth by
general taxation.) Any city which
shall have power under the debt limit
provisions of the constitution to Gre
ate valid obligations to that extent,
may, at the option of the city council,
porvide for the payment of not ex-
ceeding one-fifth of the cost of any
work hereinbefore provided for other
than sidewalks, opening and WIDEN
Ing streets and sewer and water con-
nectlons from main to curb line, by
general taxation of all taxable prop
erty In such city, and may contract
with reference thereto; and make ap-
preparations and levy taxes therefor
in installments annually and extend
ing over the same period as provided
for the special assessments for such
improvement. Such appropriation
and tax levy, II not heretofore includ-
ed in the annual appropriation ordin-
ance may he made at any time as the
occasion may require and be included
I'm the next annual appropriation and
tax levy.
Such appropriation and levy, wheth-
err made as part of the regular an
nual appropriation ordinance and tax
levy, or made thereafter, shall state
the specific Improvement for which
such tax is levied, and the district in
which such improvement is made and
the amount thereof shall be credited
to and the taxes collected hereunder
be turned in to and be deemed part
of the district fund upon which the
warrants issued in payment of the I'M
provement are to be drawn.
Sec. 10. That section 2S15 of the re-
vised codes of the state of North Da-
kota of the year 1905, be and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2S15. Connections with sewer
and other mains) Whenever the city
council shall determine to pave or re-
pave any street, avenue or alley in
which water mains, gas mains, sew
ers. steam pipes or other pipes, or
either of them shall have been pre-
viously laid and constructed, they
may. by resolution require the owners
of all property abutting on the said
street to cause sewer, water, gas,
steam and other service pipes to be
first constructed and laid in such
street, avenue or alley at the cost of
the property fronting thereon, from
the sewer, water, gas, steam or other
mains in said street, avenue or alley
to point two feet inside of the curb
line on either side of such street, ave-
nue. or alley at such intervals along
the whole length of such street, ave-
nue. or alley as shall be necessary
to supply and serve each lot, part OF
lot or parcel of land in accordance
with the city ordinance governing the
construction of such connections,
Upon the adoption of such resolu-
ton the city auditor shall publish in
the official newspaper of the city
twice, once in each week for two sue
cessive weeks, a notice to said owner
or occupant, setting forth what work
is to DO done and the time within
which he is required to do the same.
Such notice may be general as to the
owner, but must be specific as to the
description of the lot or parcel of
land in front of which the improve
ment is to be made.
Ii such work is not done in the
manner and within the time prescrib-
ed in said notice the city council shall
order the same to be done by such
person as they may have contracted
with therefor, under the direction OF
the city engineer or street commits
sioner, in cities having no city engl-
Eeer. at the expense of the lot or
parcel Of land adjoining such i'm
provement and such expense, includ-
ing the expenses of all notices in
connection with such work and the
assessment therefor, and any other
expenses incurred for such work,
shall be assessed upon the lot or par
Gel of land properly chargeable there
with, by the city engineer; or by
the street commissioner in cities
having no city engineer; and such
assessment shall be returned by him
and filed in the Office of the city adult
or, and the city auditor shall cause
to be published the said assessment,
together with a notice of the time
and place when and where the city
council will meet to approve the
same, and said notice shall be pub
lished once in the official newspaper
of the city at least ten days prior to
the meeting of the city council to
approve such assessment.
The city council after the adop-
ton of such resolution declaring the
necessity of making the service con-
nections above referred to shall, by
resolution, direct the city engineer 70
prepare plans and specifications for
same and file with the city auditor
and shall direct the city auditor to
advertise for bids for the cons,ruc-
ton of such connections in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
for the construction of the same which
plans and specifications shall be filed
with the city auditor by the city en-
gineer. And such bids shall each be
accompanied by a certified check IN
the sum of $500 to guarantee the en-
tering into the contract should same
be awarded to him. Bids shall be
received by the city council and the
contract awarded to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder. The successful bid
der shall give surety bond in the
sum of 81 1000 executed by such bidder
and a surety company as surety or