River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No. 801, Al published June II. 1909.
CHAPTER. A25. LAWS OF 1908.

AN ACT to amend subsection 1 Of section
925-204 and subsection Of section sZG-
205 and to create subsectlons 5, 9 and
Of section 925-205 of the statutes, re-
lating to the collection Of the cost Of snc
payment for sidewalks by cities
The people of the State OF Wisconsin, repre-.
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
sectian i. Subsection 1 Of section 925--
204 Of the statutes ig amended to read
Section O25-204. 1. 1t shall be the duty
Of the owner Of every lot or parcel Of land
AUDITING upon any street, or streets TO lay
pit his own expense such sidewalk as shall
be ordered by the city council, In the same
manner and under the same procedure as L.
provided In subsection Of this statute
Section 2. Subsection l Of section e20-
200 Of the statutes is amended to read !:
Section 925-2o5. 4. Wheneyer the owner
upon any street or streets shall neglect
TO lay guch sidewalk as provided TOR
In the preceding ssction, It shan Dc the
performing the duties Of such board TO
ceuge ouch sidewalk to be laid In front OF
Euch lot or parcel Of land; and Whenever
abutting upon that portion Of any street or
streets upon which any sidewalk ordered 70
for twenty days after the service upon such
owner or upon his agent or Ia case sucn
owner or hls agent cannot Be found within
tho city In which such lot or parcel OF
land IL situated, within ten days after the
publication In the official paper or such
city, Of copy Of q written order or reeOiu-
tion adopted by the board OF public WORKS,
or officers performing the duties OF such
board. directing such laying, removed ana e
rebuilding to lay Buch sidewaIk
according to the requirements Of the
order or resolution OF such board Of public
works or officers performing the duties or
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
sidewalk or to remove such defective, I'M
safe or deficient sidewalk and TO replace the
same with such sidewalk in accordance with
tfvau fa If
Section g. There are added to the stat
utes three new subsections to section 922-
205 OF the statutes to read (SectfOn 925-
205) 3. Provided that in case the laying
Or repairing of any sidewalks. as above pro-
vided, shall be done by contract, such con-
tract may provide that any person TO whom
a contract Is awarded for the laying or re-
pair Of such sidewalk, shall receive in pay.
ment certificates against the lot or p3rceI
Of land In front Of which such sidewalk Is
laid or repaired, and 1t shall be the duty or
the board of public works or officers per-
forming the duties of such board, after the
completion and acceptance Of such work TO
iasue such certifcatea on the request OF the
person entitled to receive them.
@. ALI such certificates shall be signed BY
the mayor and clerk, counterstgned by the
comptroller and delivered to the person en-
titled to receive the same said certlncateS
shall be proceeded with and shall nave the
same effect as other certificates given Tor
street improvements chargeable to lots or
purcell Of land, az provided In section S%o--
Z. II shall be the duty OF the owner Of
every lot or parcel Of land AUDITING 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, Ia case the
owner shall fail to make them, by the
same officers and in the same manner ~
ZION for the enforcement of the duty to lay
and tho laying and collecting the cost, IL
necessary, Of new sidewalks.
Section A. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage ard
publication.
Approved June Is, 1909.