Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No sol, AL Published June 81. 1909
CHAPTER 425. LAWS. OF 1870.

AN ACT to amend subsection 1 of section
S22-'e@ and subsection OF section 922-
2oS and 10 create subsections 0, q and
of .'ection 925-205 Of the statutes, re-
lating ~ i've collection OF the cost Of and
payment for sidewalks by cities.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly. do enact
as follows:
Section l. Subsection 1 of section e25-
204 of the statutes Is amended TO read
Section 925-2o4. L. Il shall be the duty
of the owner Of every lot or parcel Of land
sbuttlng upon any street, or streets to lay
at his own expense such sidewalk as shall
be ordered BY the city council, In the same
manner and under the same procedure as is
provided in subsection 2 Of this statute
SEXTON 2. Subsection / of section CPS
2o5 of the statutes is amended to read:
Section 02512o5. 1. Whenever the owner
Of any lot or parcel of land so AUDITING
10 lay such sidewalk as provided fer
10 the. preceding section, it shall be the
duty Of the board Of public works or officers
cause such sidewalk to be laid In front Of
such lot or parcel OF land; and whenever
the owner Of any lot or parcel Of land
streets upon which any sidewalk ordered to
be removed or laid Is situated shall neglect
for twenty days after the service upon such
owner or upon his agent or In case such
owner or his agent cannot be found within
the city in which such lot or parcel Of
land is situated, within ten days after the
publication In the official paper OF such
city, of copy of a written order or resolu-
ton adopted by the board of public works,
or officers performing the duties Of such
rebuilding to lay such sidewalk
according to the requirements Of the
order or resolution OF such board OF public
works or officers performing the duties of
such board. 1t shall be the duty Of such
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 sidev ak in accordance with
the requirements of Said order or resolution.
Section 3. There are added to the stat
utes three new subsections TO section 925-
205 Of the statutes to read: (Sectton CPS
2o5) Q. Provided that in case the laying
DR. repairing of any sidewalks as above pro-
vided, shall be dune by contract, such con-
tract may provide that any person to whom
pair Of such sidewalk. shall receive in pay
ment certificates against the lot or parcel
Bf land in front Of which such sidewalk is
laid or repaired. and 1t shall be the duty Of
the board of public works or officers per-
forming the duties of such board. after the
completion and acceptance Of such work to
Issue such certificates on the request Of the
person entitled to receive them.
@. All such certihca 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 for
I Pssc'i OF i"nu' as p'0v'0eu ~ section S1
Z. 1t shall be the duty Of the owner Of
every lot or parcel Of land AUDITING upon q
street to keep fh 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 fai! 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, II
necessary, of new sidewalks.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication.
ADnroyed June q 1909