Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08

ises and determine the benefits and da images
which will accrue from such Improvement
and from the change or alteration OF grade,
If any, TO the several parcels of real estate
which are IN the opinion OF the board ar
fected thereby and the amount that should
be assessed to each parcel of such real es-
tate as benefits accruing thereto by such
contemplated work or Improvement, and Tile
In their office report showing their deter
mination.
2 Notice shall be given BY the board
Of public works that such report Is open for
review at their office aud will be SO contin-
ued for the space of seven days after the
date of such notice enc that on the day
named therein. which shall not be more
than three days after the expiration or said
seven days, said board will lie In session TO
hear all objections that may be made to
such report.
g. Such notice shall be published in the
official newspaper of the city at least one
and one copy OF such notice shall be posted
in each block Of the part of the street pro-
posed TO be improved. Such posted notices
shall be printed Ia type not smaller thnn
plea, such publication and posting shall be
made five days prior TO the date fixed for
hearing of objections as aforesaid.
g. No irregularity IN the form OF such
report or Of such notice shall affect its va
ltdlty II II fairly contains the information
required to be conveyed thereby.
5. At the time specified for hearing OBJ
jections to said report said board shall hear
all parties interested who may appear for
that purpose, reduce TO writing all ohiec-
lions that may be made and all eyfdenra
that may be offered TO sustain the same. and
may review, modify, and correct said report
as they deem just. ThereupOn a complete
and final report shall be made and nled with
the city clerk by said board, together with
all objections and evidence taken before
them to sustain the same, and proof of pub
LEGATION Of said notice and an affidavit or
the posting thereof as above specified, which
proof and affidavit shall be received in all
MI aud.
therein stated.
q. No irregularity in the form Of said
report or manner OF conducting the proceed
ings by said board. or IN the proof Of publ
cation or In the affidavit OF posting, shall ar
feet the legality of said report, unless 1t
shall atfirmatively appear that the owners
of the property affected by the proceedings
were clearly misled by said irreEularity and
have not had an opportunity to be heard.
At such hearing any member Of the board
may administer such oaths as may be neces-
sRry in conducting X.
7. The city clerk shall publish a notice
in the official paper at least once that said
report is on file in his office and that tha
common council VIII at meeting 70 be held
at the time ted In the notice, consider tho
said report and hear all objections which
may be made thereto and determine what
portion of the cost OF the Improvement, II
any, shall be paid by the city Five days
shall intervene between the first publication
Of such notice and the said meeting The
council shall at such meeting or at an ad-
journed meeting consider said report and
may confirm or correct the same, or refer Il
back 60 the board for further consideration.
&. Subject to the limitations hereinbefoTe
mentioned, the council may determine the
amount to be paid by the real estate ns
benefits on account Of such Improvement Of
such street or alley, and the amount that
shall be paid by the city at large or the
ward funds or the wards In which such I'M
prOvement is made
o. When n final determination shall have
been reached by the council, the city clerk
shall publish notice In the official paper
once in each week for two successive weeks
that final determination has been made as
to the damages that will accrue TO the real
estate in case of the charge of an estab-
lished grade and the benefits and damages
to be assessed to the real estate in case Of
the proposed Improvement
Section 959-3Og. If the owner OF any
parcel of land affected by such determlnA-
tion Of the council feels himself Rggrieved
thereby. he may within twenty days after
the date of the first publication of such no.
tiCe of final determination appeal thCrefrom
to the circuit court, and such appeal shall
be taken, tried, and determined, and bonds
for costs shall be given and costs awarded
in like manner as IN case OF appeals from
the disaliOwance of claims under chapter
4Oa Il. S., 1898, provided that said appeal
shall not affect said contract, but certif-
Gates or improvement bonds, as tie case
may be, against the land I'm question, for
the amount Of benefits assessed to sue. land,
shall be issued Notwithstanding such APP
peal and in case the appellant shall sue
coed, the difference between the amount
charged in the certificates or bonds 70 is
sued and the amount adjudged to be paid as
benefits aCCruing to the parcel OF real estate
described In such certificates or bonds shall
be paid by the city at large or out Of the
ward funds, as the council may direct. The
appeal aforesaid shall be the only remedy
OF the owner OF any parcel Of land, or Of
any person Interested therein, affected by
said Improvement, for the redress Of any
grievance he may have by reason Of tho
making of such improvement, or OF tho
change of any established grade covered by
said report
Section 0B9-80h. /. wher tina anaesa-
ment of benefits and damages has been con-
frmed by the council, the mayor and city
clerk shall execute for and on behalf Of the
city the contract for the work The com
mon council may provide that the contract
price for the work shall be paid wholly In
cash. II shall! be sufficient to authorize the
city TO make such contract, that IL has on
hand funds sufficient to pay the difference
between the contract price and the amount
assessed against property az hereinbefora
provided ana for ell purposes affecting the
right Of the city 10 make such contract, the
amount so assessed against property shall
be treated as money belonging to the city In
process OF Immediate collection.
e. Such contract may provide THAI such
payment shall be made To the contractor
on the completion of the work, or IL tho
council 80 determine, on or before the time
fixed by law for the annual snie OF lands
for delinquent city taxes for the ycar In
which such assessments are carried into
the tax roll. Or the council may provide
that the contract price shall be paid in GER
tilcRtss against the lands or IN speCial Inn
proyement bonds Issued as provided by sub
chapter 10 Of chapter 40a Of the revised
statutes and the acts amendatory thereof
and supplemental thereto; or part In such
certificates and Improvement bonds, and
part in cash the contractor to receive such
certificates and improvement bonds at their
par value In payment OF and in full salts
faction for said work 80 far as the amount
or amounts thereof will go In liquidation or
the contract price, without any other claim
upon or liability OF the city under Bafd
contract for the amount or amounts Of said
certificates or bonds; and the balance Of
the contract price to be patio in cash By
the city.
Section e59-s0i Where any contract
has been entered into by the city 40 herein
before provided certificates and Improve
ment honda may be issued in the manner
provided by sub-chapter 10 of chapter A0a
Of the revised statutes, and acts nmeDda.
tory thereof and supplemental thereto ana
such certificates or Improvement PONDS
shall be tina property Of the city he the
event that the contract provides that toe
entire contract prize shall 10 paid Ia cash,
or tke property Of the contractor In case
prtos shall be paid part In cnsh ana part
Ia certificates and Improvement bonds as
aforesaid and all the proviHions and lin
ltstione Of said sub-chapter 10 and acts
emendahory thereof and supplemental
thereto, as To the validity of such certin-
Gates and bonds, and the limitation Of &C
lions with reference thereto, shall apply 10
certificates nud Improvement bonds Issued
under tris act The council shall have tho
right to ealf such honda and certificates
any portion ehegsof owned By the city at
net Tess than par.
gectton e5e-BOJ. Nothing IN this act
contained shall in any way affect any pro-
cesdingB heretofore commenced by any city
for the paving or repaving Of any street or
alley therein, or any assessments tentative