The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16

| solutions and ordinances required. includ- ing notice of assessment, the cost of con- struetion. preparing bonds, interest on bonds when the bonds have been issued | in anticipation of the collection of the as- sessment, and any other expense necessa- ry for the completion of such improve ment The council may require adver- tisements for different character of pave ments and the final selection by the council of pavement or the kind or char-s acter thereof shall, in that event be post poned until the bids shall have been re- ceived. Section 76la. Any person violat- ing the provisions of section 76 of said Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than Fifty Dollars and not more than One Thousand Dollars and may also be sentenced to hard labor for not more than six months
 III. And to amend by adding Section 9411 1071z, 1371a and -, as follows: See. 94iz Cities and towns are hereby author ized to cause their streets. alleys and other public places to be sprinkled, and swept. one or both. and for that purpose may acquire all such outfits and apparat-
 
 board of public works or other govern ing body. as the case may be, shall de- termine from time to time what streets. alleys and public places shall be sprinkled and swept or either and whether the same shall be done by city or let out by contract. Whenever any street alley or other public place shall be ordered to be sprinkled or swept the council or board {, or other governing body shall cause nec- essary specifications for such work to be made and filed in the office of the city clerk. and shall publish the resolution or ordinance ordering the work to be done, hear remonstrances, modify, con- firm or rescind it's original resolution or ordinance, and if the work is to be done by contract, may advertise for bids and let the work by contract. It shall not be necessary to hear remonstranees when such work Is to be done at the expense of the city. The cost of such sprinkling or sweeping, or either, as the case may be, shall be assessed pro rata, according to frontage, against the lots. tracts and parcels of land along the line of such street, alley or other public place, as the cost of street improvement is assessed
 
 the property against which the assess ments are respectively made as of date letting the contract, if the work is done by contract, or as of date of final ap- proval of the resolution or ordinance, or dering the work, if the work is done by the city. In addition to the cost of such sprinkling and sweeping the city may add thereto, each year. and include in the total assessment provided for, an amount equal to ten per cent Q0 per cent of the cost to the city of the outfits for such work and for which it may not previously have been reimbursed The cost of sprinkling and sweeping, or either, shall in all cases be paid by the city out of the funds of the city treasury. Provided. however, that the amount assessed for such sprink- ling and sweeping against any one lot, parcel or tract of land shall in no case exceed one cent Qc) month for each front foot of such property along the line of streets, alley or other public place so sprinkled or watered or swept, and pro- vided further, that the city or town may do such sprinlling and sweeping, or either, at its own expense. In case the cost of sprinkling or sweeping, either, shall be paid by assessments, the duties of the clerk, treasurer and other officers of the city, the rights of the city, the liability of such city in relation to such assessments. the rights of contractors uiid aiSO tue TiEnl O1 1OfeClOSuTe ana en- forcement of liens by suit or otherwise, and the recovery of interest, costs and 1 fees so far as applicable, shall be the l same as provided for in this code in case l of assessments for street improvements, l except as otherwise herein provided but 1 the provisions of this code in relation to
 the payment of street improvement as- l sessments by installments and the is- l suance of bonds to anticipate same shall 1 have no application to assessments for l street sprinkling or sweeping. Assess l ments for street sprinking or sweeping shall be paid and collected by the same city official to whom street improvement assessments are to be paid under the pro- visions of this code, who shall be allowed the same commissions for collecting the same as allowed hirr under this code for collecting street in movement assess ments All assessments for street sprink- ling and sweeping, or either. for any one year, or part of year. shall become due and payable on the last day of Decem- Der of such year, and must be paid before the first day of February next following All assessments shall bear interest from the date they are due to the date of their payment. Sec. 10712. In cities of over thirty thousand inhabitants, if the council shall assess taxes upon the property l.a- ble under the constitution and laws of this State. for city taxes, and furnish to the board of revenue or court of county | ton, assessment roll showing property and assessed value thereof prior to July 1st of each year. then the court of coun- ty commissioners, or board of revenue or court of like Jurisdiction are required to take such assessments and may adopt the same. Provided. however. in the event that the values of any property are higher than those made by the county assessor, the property owners shall be notified of the valuations placed. and shall have the right to appear and contest the same. and appeal from the Judgment as provided by law. This section, however, shall not af- feet the right of the Tax Commission of the State to raise lower or fix valu- ations as now provided by law. Sec. 137M. The council may provide by ordinance, definite times when bonds of each series may be redeemed and may provide that bonds will not be redeemed until the ma turity of the last assessment, in which event they shall establish a sinking fund for the purpose of paying such bonds at maturity The funds in the sinking fund shall either be deposited In bank on spe cial deposit, drawing interest or may be invested by authority of the council by ordinance in like improvement bonds of said city. The council shall have the right to provide, by ordinance, for the reg istration of all improvement bonds, and for changing registered bonds to coupon bonds and vice versa, by ordinance upon When any two or moro cities or towns are consolidated by special act or under the general law. all assessment bonds