Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

said shall hear all parties interested who
may appear for that purpose, reduce TO
writing all objections that may be made
and all evidence that may be offered to
sustain the same, and may review, modify
and correct said report as they deem just;
and thereupon a complete and final report
shall be made and fled by said board, officer
or officers designated as aforesaid with the
city clerk together with all objections and
evidence taken before them to sustain the
same and proof of publication of said
notice; but no irregularity in the form of
said report or manner of conducting the
proceedings by said board, officer or officers
designated as aforesaid shall affect the
legality of said report AT such hearing
any member of the board, officer or officers
designated as aforesaid may administer
such oaths as may be necessary in con-
Quoting it.
Section e25-274. Action on report.
The city clerk shall publish a notice in
the official paper at least twice, that said
report is on file in his Office and that the
held at the time stated in the notice, con-
sder the said report and hear all objec-
lions. which may be made thereto ana de-
termine what portion of the costs of the
Improvement, If any. shall be paid by the
city at large. At least two weeks shall
intervene between the first publication of
such notice and the said hearing. The
council, at such meeting or at an adj
iourned meeting or at the next subsequent
regular meeting or any adjournment there
OF, may confirm. correct or modify such
report or refer it back to the said board,
officer or officers designated as aforesaid
for further consideration.
Section 925-275. Assessment benefits.
Subject to the limitations hereinbefore
amount to be paid by the real estate as
benefits on account Of the proposed Inn
provement and the amount that shall be
paid by the ea city at large II any 49,.
mination. When final determination
shall have been reached by the council the
city clerk shall publish notice In the Off
cial paper of the city once in each week
termination has been made Of the benefits
and damages, IL any, to be assessed to the
several pieces OF real estate affected by
the proposed improvement and that the
same Is on file In his office and open to in
spection.
Section 925-277 Remedy of land
owner. If the owner Of any parcel Of land
affected by sad improvement feels himself
aggrieved by reason Of the determination
made by the council, he may, within twenty
days after the date Of such determination,
appeal therefrom to the circuit court ana
such appeal shall be taken, tried and de-
termined and bonds for costs shall be given
and costs awarded in like manner as In
Of Of the
provided that In case any contract shall
have been made for making the improve
ments said appeal shall not affect said
contract but a certificate against the lot in
question for the amount of benefits assessed
to such lot shall be issued Notwithstanding
such appeal and In case the appellant shall
succeed the difference between the amount
charged In the certificate so issued and the
amount adJudged to be paid as benefits ac-
cruing to the parcel of real estate de-
scribed in such certificate shall be paid
ward or storm water sewer district fund
Section 925-278. Remedy exclusive.
The appeal given by the last section from
officer or officers designated as aforesaid
as, confirmed by the council shall be the
Of land or Of any person interested fnH tie therein
dress of any grievances he may have by
reason Of the making Of such improvements
or the change Of any established grade COW
''9 Section Il nA'G e2 ssp When any of the
works before mentioned shall be ordered to
be done and the plans for the. same con-
tanning description OF the work, the ma
terials to be used and such other matter
as will give an intelligent idea of the
work required, shall have been filed with
the city clerk where the same can be In
work the board of public works, officer or
officers designated as aforesaid shall adj
vertise In the official paper of the city for
bids for doing such work for such length
the city demands, not less than once a
week for four successive weeks.
Section 925-~280. Form Of contract.
The board, officer or officers designated as
aforesaid shall prepare or cause to be pre-
pared a printed form for the contract with
sureties required and furnish the same to
all persons desiring to bid and shall not
consider any bid unless accompanied by
contract with sureties as prescribed by
the form so furnished completed with the
exception of the signatures on the part Of
the city. The notice published shall in
Section 925-281. Curative provision in
general; special cities. In every city
whether operating under general or spe-
cial charter no special assessment or GER
tificate thereof or tax sale certificate based
thereon shall be held to be invalid for the
reason that any contract which has been
heretofore or may hereafter be let con-
guaranty of any provisions to keep the
work done under such contract In good
order or repair for limited number Of
years when such guaranty or provision was
inserted therein for the purpose Of insuring
the proper performance of such work in
the first instance. All such provisions In
contracts for doing public work inserted for
the purpose aforesaid are hereby legalized
and all such provisions shall be deemed
prima facie to have been inserted for that
purpose unless the time during which the
contractor Is required to keep the work in
good order or repair shall exceed FIVE years.
Section 025-282. Rejection Of bids.
The board Of public works officer or officers
designated as aforesaid shall have, power
ion, any combination has been entered into
to prevent free competition or II, In their
Judgment, the bid is excessive, subject to
the approval of the common council
has been done under contract as herein
provided and the same shall have been
approved by the board of public works,
officer or officers designated as aforesaid
the contractor shall be entitled to GER
ttfcate therefor as to each parcel Of land
against which benefits shall have been as
F1w~ oInn -
Said certificate shall be in such form as
the board, officer or officers designated as
aforesaid may prescribe. The amount
chargeable to the city shall be paid as the
Section 925-284. After the expiration
of nine months from the date of said GER
tif1cate the same shall be conclusive evil
dence of the legality of all proceedings
up to and inclusive of the issue thereof
and it may be transferred by Endorsement;
provided, however, that this shall not affect
any appeal from the report Of the the board boar,
mated as aforesaid as confirmed by the
common council. If said certificates are
not paid before the making out of the next
city clerk and when so filed the clerks
statement of special assessments to be
placed in the next tax roll shall include an
amount sufficient to pay said certificates
from the date of such certificate to the
time when the city treasurer Is required
to make return Of delinquent taxes and
thereafter the same proceedings shall be
had as in case Of other taxes except that
all moneys collected by the city treasurer
and all moneys collected by the county
treasurer on account of such taxes and all
the tax certificates issued to the county on
the sale Of the property for such tax, If
the same Is returned delinquent, shall be
delivered to the owner of the same on de-
mand.
Section 925-295 Payment for work
When q contract is let for doing any
work specified herein and such work Is
chargeable to the real estate to be bene-
flied it may provide that the amount SO