La Junta tribune., 1908-06-13
PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. ls4.

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struetfsn and repair thereof ly the
STiy Council Of the city of l. Jun
ta- providing Tor the assessment
thereof against The abutting Poop
erty. and FeIealing all ordifauces
aud parts Of ordinances In c0HHic;
herewith.
i.s. IL ordained by the city Council
~ the city of La Jun;a.
section / Whenever the owu-rS cf
on" half Of the frontage upon any
curb line 81 any street. or any speci-
fed portion thereof. within the city
of La Jun;a. shall petition ,h, city
Council for the construction Of /. rurb.
or whenever Is two thirds ma torlfy Of
the members Of the city Council shall
decide that such Improvement; are
necessary. they shall immediately or
der that such curb be cops,ructel
Pow ~ iS hereby conferred upuu the
city Council Ia caus. the ton
Of curbs. according 10 the pros isipns
of this ordinance. AT Yny point in III"
city Of l., Junta whenever Two ihifds
OF the members of said city Council
shall by resolution. duly passed and
spread upon the minutes of any reg
tlar meeting of said city Council de-
eide that said improvements are n"css-
sarv: said resolution shall specify ac-
rura,eIy the location of said curb and
shall specify the time within Whit IA tn"
same shall be constrpcted.
See .. All curbs shall bc construct
ed either of sandstone or OF cement
or concrete. and shall he c"nstru'teh
In all respects in accordance win the
-necincaiions Of the city Engineer
Curbs shall be- rrpgirci with IN" sarn"
kind or material as that used iu the
constructing the same
Sec 8 curb~ shall be ioeai"i. la
reference to rhe pronerty line. a. fol-
inws. tn-wit: on Colorado Ayeuu"
from Seventh street to Tenth street.
twenty FIVE feat from the property
line: on all other streets from 20
to 100 feet in width. " l-2 feet from
the nroperty line. ou all streets from
20 To so feet in width. Is feet from
IN. proDcrty line: on all streets from
Sc to 20 feet In width. - feet from
the property line. on all streets from
so To So feet I'm width. IL feet from
the property line. ON all streets from
80 Ia co feet iu width. 10 feet from
the properiy line, ON all streets from
90 To 50 feet in width. eight feet from
the property line, and on all streets
from SO 10 80 feet I'm width. siH feet
from the property line. There shnll
be no rurbs on streets less than %
fee, in width. provided, that Erpn Hil
streets running north and south in the
business part of the city whsyr the
property is used exclusively for bus
Iness purposes. the curb line shall be
upon the streets running east and
west. IS feet from the property line.
All curbs shall be built upon thp cs-
tablish.d grade, and shall be located.
and InSncctci by tn. city Engineer.
and shall ne constructed under his SUI
peryision and control and to his sat
isfacrnn.
Sec l. Whenever the city Council
shall order The construction or repair
OF any curb. the Street Commissioner
shall serve written notice upon the
owner or agent Of each lot or parcel
of land fronting upon said curb. re-
guirin~- him to construct or repair a.
much thereof rs ahutS the lot owned
hv him or for which he IS agent
within thirty dHVS from he aate nf
the service Of such notice In oftse ~
construction. and within ten dats in
ease ~ reuair of said curb. Hs--Arsltng
to the plans and specifications prn-
vtdcd by the CITY Engineer ani under
his directions and to his Subtraction.
In case the owners ~ any such parcel
NJ land or 10, shall b" non -resident
and has no agent In the city upon
whom said notice can be served tn"
street Commissioner shall publish
notice OF lfk. tenor ard "fferi FOR
,,eriod of two weeks IN neTspa PEI.
IT general circulation published In
said city.
Sec. :. In case the owner or agent
fails tp construct or repair such curb.
within the time specified in such no.
cRuse the same to be done under the
direction of the city Engineer, and
shall nunn th. completion Of such
work. make ont and deliver To the
Clerk and Recorder Of said city Ger
,ificnte showing the cost thereof. and
Of which said work was = formed
and the name Of the party "t' par
ties who reformed the work or fur
nishcd the materials therefor and IN"
amounts owing to each. And The cry
Council shah. at their next reeuiar
meeting cause warrants To be drawn
uron the Treasurer for such labor
and material. and shall thereupon as
se.s the cost OF such construct ion or
repair nf such curb against the land
or parcel of land fronting u,tcn- such
curb. specifying the eSact amount 50
assessed. and the expense Of the con
S,ructipu or rerair of Surh rurb ~
hereby assessed against said property
and is hereby made and declared to
he lien against the same until the
same is paid
Sec. s, Upon fiiing with tn" Clerk
and Recorder of any such Certificate
and the assessment by the City Coun-
ell as provided in the foregoing Sec
tion. the city Council shall designate
and set time and place when ana
unc~e such land or lot owner may
n ppear before said city Council AMI
b.. heard as To- the justn.ss and cor
rectness of the amoupt 50 certified
and assessed against his lot, lots or
,areels NJ land. and thereupnn the
Clerk and Recorder shall cause to he
published In some newspaper of gem
eral circulation. published in said
Ci,y. for n period OF ten days.
notic. TO such lot or land owner. set
ting forth the time and place when
and where h. or they may appear
before said council for the purnose
a aforesald At the said time and place
said city Council shall meet and hear.
and determine any and all
OF any lot or land owner
affected by such assessment and cor
rect any and all errors and remedy
any Injustice there may he in ssiin
assessment