The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. sol, AL Published June IT, 1909
CHAPTER 425. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT TO amend subsection of section
925-204 and subsection of section 925-
205 and to create subsections ., 6 and
of section 925-205 Of the statutes. re,
lating to the collection of the. cost OF ana
payment for sidewalks by cities: renre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, 90 enact
Section /. Subsection 1 of section 925-
2O4 of the statutes is amended to read
Section 925-204. /. 1t snail De tne re H ISS
of the owner of every lot or parcel OF lana
AUDITING upon any street or s1aeets ss 20 shay a
be ordered by the city council, in the same
manner and ulder the same procedure as is
section 2. Subsection 1 of section 925--
Section 925-2O5. /. Whenever the, owner
upon any street or streets shall neglect
to lay such sidewalk as provided for
in the preceding section, it shall be the
performing the duties Of such board to
cause such sidewalk to be laid In front OF
such lot or parcel OF land; and whenever
the owner OF any lot OF pareel s Of sa1 or
streets upon which any sidewalk ordered 20
be removed or laid is situated shall neglect
for twenty days after. the service upon such
owner or upon his agent or in case sucn
owner or his agent cannot be found WITHIN
the city IN which such lot or parcel OF
land is situated, within ten days adter tne
publication In the official paper or sucn
city. of a copy of written order or resolu-
tion adopted by the board of public works,
or officers performing the duties OF suc9
reminding to iay - such sidewalk
according to the requirements of the
order or resolution Of such board OF puDlc
works or officers performing the duties OF
such board. It shall be the duty or sucn
board of public works or officers performing
the duties of such board to lay such new
safe or deficient sidewalk and to replace the
same with such sidewalk in accordance with
the requirements of said order or resolution.
Section 8. There are added to the stat
utes three new subsections to section 925-
2O5 of the statutes to read: (Section $40
POSI- g. Provided that in case the laying
vided, shall be done by contract, such con-
tract may provide that any person TO wnom
a contract is awarded for the laying or re-
pair of such sidewalk, shall receive IN pay,
fnent certificates against the lot or parcel
OF land in front OF which such sidewalk is
laid or repaired, and it shall be the duty OF
forming the duties of such board. after the
completion and acceptance OF such work 70
issue such certificates on the request OF the
person entitled to receive them.
g. All such certificates shall be signed by
the MAYOR and clerk, countersigned by the
comptroller and delivered to the person en-
shall be proceeded with and shall have the
same effect as other certificates given Tor
street improvements chargeable TO lots or
H s5, Of lana' as pr0s'os0 - ss'''0- 49, :,
I. 1t shall be the duty, of the owner OF
every lot or parcel of land abutting upon
street to keep in repair the sidewalk in
front of such lot. Such duty shall be en-
forced and such repairs made, and the cost
thereof assessed and collected; in case the
owner shall fail to make them, by the
same officers and in the same manner as
prescribed in this and the preceding sec
tion for the enforcement of the duty TO lay
and the laying and collecting the cost, If
necessary Of new sidewalks.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage ana
publication.
Approved June Is, 1909.