Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21

the board Of public WORKS 10 WV a. AZ .re..
ICES and determine the benefits and daiuases
which will accrue from such impfoFelien"
and from the change or alteration Q, sle aata
if any, to the several pafceis u iS sa5 ~
which are in the opinion OF sh tha oo ssonld
fected thereby and the amount that snou as
be assessed to each parcel OF sucn ieat ,a,,
tate as benefits ac,ruing thereto " a.
contemplated work or improvement, AM 49,. ~,
in their Office report showing 'lei
mination. ~, lizard
q Notice shall be given by the Doa ere
of public works that such report IS open ~ 10
review at their office and Will De SO coi. ~,
ued for the space of seven Gays aI,ci -
date of such notice and that on the uay
named therein, Which shall not De MOI
than three days after the expiration q sa ~
seven days, said board will be IN sesston ~ -
hear all objections that may be naue "
such report. , a.. +ba
8. Such notice shall be published IN the
official newspaper Of the city az ieas. ote
and one copy of such notice shall oe posteo
ia each block of the part of the street pro
posed to be improved. Such posted notLces
shall be printed in type not smaller Ihah
pica. such publication and posting shaii Dc
made Eve days prior to the cate nAeu ioA
hearing Of objections as aforesaid
a. No frregularity in the form OF sucn
report or Of such notice shall affect It's va
lidity If 1t fairly contains the inforInaIoD
required TO be conveyed thereby.
s. At the time specified for nearing oo
iections to said report said board shal near
all parties interested who may appear Ior
that purpose reduce to writing all oDJec-
lions that may be made and all evidence
that NAV be offered to sustain the same, and
may review modify, and correct salc report
as they deem just. Thefeupon a complete
and final report shall be made ana tiied WIZ WY,
the city clerk by said board, together WIFI
all objections and evidence taken Deiore
them to sustain the same, and proof OF pup,
lication of said notice and an aindaylt o
the posting thereof as above speelhed' Whien
proof and affidavit shall be received IN al!
90 nrpSumntiVp evidence OF IHe idCiS
therein stated
g. No irregularity in the Aorm 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 u
shall afirmatvely appear that the owners
of the property affected BY the proceeding
were clearly misled by said irregnlarify and
have not had an opportunity TO pc nearu
At such hearing any member OF the ooare
may administer such oaths as may be neces
sary In conducting 1t.
z. The city clerk shall publish notice
in the official paper at least once tnaT sac
report Is on file in his Office and that fht
common council will at a meeting TO be heiG
of the time stated in the notice, consider { he
said report and hear all objections which
may be made thereto and determine what
portion of the cost of the Improvements, 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-
iDurne0 meeting consider Sdiu report cHH
may confirm or correct the same. or refer II
back to the board for further consideration,
8. Subject to the limitations hereinbefore
mentioned. the council may determine the
amount to be paid by the real estate as
benefits on account of such improvement or
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
Drovement Is made.
O. When 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 change 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--30g If the owner of any
parcel of land affected by such determine
ton of the council feels himself aggrievec
thereby, he may within twenty days after
the date of the first publication of such no
tce of final determination appeal therefrom
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 disalowance of claims under chapter
40a. R. s., 1898, provided that said appeal
shall not affect said contract, but certifi-
Gates or Improvement bonds, the case
may be, against the land in question, for
the amount of benefits assessed to such land,
shall be issued Notwithstanding such ap-
coed, the difference between the amount
charged in the certificates or bonds so IS
sued and the amount adJudged to be paid as
benefits accruing to the parcel OF real estate
described la such certificates or bonds shall
be paid by the city at large 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 the
making of such improvement, or of the
change of any established grade covered by
said report.
Section s59--30h. 1. When the assess
ment of benefits and damages has been con-
firmed 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. 1t shall be sufficient to authorize the
city to make such contract, that 1t has on
hand funds sufficient to pay the difference
between the contract price and the amount
assessed against property as hereinbefore
provided ana for nli purposes affecting the
right of the city to make such contract, the
amount so assessed against property shall
be treated as money belonging TO the city In
process of immediate collection.
2. Such contract may provide that such
payment shall be made 10 the contractor
on the completion Of the work, or IL the
council so determine, on or before the time
fixed by law for the annual sale Of lands
for delinquent city taxes for the year in
which such assessments are carried Into
the tax roll. Or the council may provide
that the contract price shall be paid In Ger
tifcates against the lands or in special i'm
provement bonds issued as provided by sub
chapter 10 of chapter 40a of the revised
statutes and the acts amendatory thereon
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 SO far the amount
or amounts thereof will go In liquidation OF
the contract price, without any other claim
contract for the amount amounts of said
certificates or bonds and the balance or
the contract price to be paid in cash by
the city.
Section o59-3oi Where any contract
has been entered into by the city as herein
before provided certificates and improve
ment bonds may be issued in the manner
OF the revised statutes, and acts amenda-
tory thereof and supplemental thereto; an6
such certificates or Improvement bonds
shall be the property of the city In the
event that the contract provides that the
entire contract price shall be paid In cash
or the property of the contractor In case
the contract provides that the CONTRACT
price shall be paid part In cash and part
In certificates and Improvement bonds rs
aforesaid and all the. provisions and linn
itations of said subchapter Is and acts
amendatory thereof and supplemental
thereto, as to tho validity of such certif.
Gates and bonds. and the limitation of ac-
tons with reference thereto, shall apply to
certificates and improvement bonds issued
under this act. The council shall have the
right to sell such bonds and certificates or