Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
Ordinance, No. g

Ordinance, No. 6
An ordinance to repeal section 6
of Ordinace No. 4S, and to enact a
| substitute.
Be it ordained by the common
council of the incorporated town of
Extra Iowa, that section 6 of ordi-
No. 4S entitled an ordinance
for the construction and repair
of side walks and for the levy
ing and collection ofspecial assess
ment therefore, and repeating ordi-
nance No Is, passed August 10, 1881
published August %, 1881, relating
| to the same, aud reading as follows
towit: whenever the owner of any
| property to be charged with such
| improvement shall fail to comply
with the foregoing requirements in
the time and manner herein speci-
fed, then the committee on streets
and alleys of this town shall cause
such walk to be constructed, and
shall return to the council de-
tailed statement of the cost thereof
opposite each lot or parcel of lot to
be charged Herewith, together with
the name of the owner thereof, if
known, and thereupon, the town
council shall declare by resolution
an assessment against such lot or
parcel of lot so improved, and such
assessment, penalty and costs shall
be lien upon such lot, or parcel
of lot, until the whole amount be
paid, and unless sooner paid, the
the town clerk shall certify the
same to the county auditor to be
collected as other taxes" be, and the
same, is hereby repealed and the
following enacted In lieu thereof:
Section l Whenever the owner of
any property to be charged with
such improvement shall fail to com.
ply with the foregoing require
ments in the time and manner here
in specified, then the committee on
streets and alleys OF this town shall
cause such walks to be constructed,
and shall return to the council
detailed statement of the cost there
ofopposite each lot or parcel of lot
to be charged Herewith, together
with the name of the owner thereof,
if known and thereupon the town
Il
council shall by resolution fix
time for the levying of special as
easement against such lot or parcel
of lot, for the coat of constructing
ouch sidewalk, or for so much
thereof as may be legally taxed
against such lot or parcel of lot.
and the council shall cause written
notice of such proposed levy, to be
served upon each known resident
owner whose property is sought to
to be charged with such special
tax, such notice to state the place
where, and the time when the coun-
Gil will meet for such purpose, said
notice to be served at least 20 days
prior to the date fixed for such levy.
In cases such sidewalk is constructed
in front of the property of any non
resident owner or owners, the said
notice shall be served upon his or
their resident agents, if known, and
if there is no such known agent,
then the town clerk SHALL cause
said notice to be ublished once in
a newspaper of general circulation
in the incorporated town of Extra
Iowa, at least 20 days prior to the
date fixed for the levy of said spe.
cial assessment.
Section 2. At the time fixed for
the levying of ouch special assess
ment the council shall meet and
consider any objections to such as
easement, on file, and shall by reso
luton declare an assessment
against such lot or parcel of lot an6
upon the owner thereof,9if known
for the cost of constr ucting suct
sidewalk, or for 80 much of such
cost as may be legally taxed
against such lot or parcel of lot OF
account of such improvement, ane
and such assessment, penalty and
costs, shall be lien upon such lot
or parcel OF lot, until the who'll
} amount ia paid, and unless soone
paid, the town clerk shall certif,
the same to the county Auditor t
be collected as other taxes.
Passed aud approved April l;
, 1908. Published in the Audubon
5 County Journal April 16, 1908.
V. b. HELLYBR NELs HANSEN
: Town Clerk Mayor