The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-19

upon the streets or said City; and
! snail have The right to stipulate
+ the grade upon and the width and
J material of which said sidewalks
Z shall be constructed; and shall have
: the power to change the grade by
: lowering or raising the same; and
, tile owners OF the corner lots shall
. be charged with the duty of con-
structing ana maintaining sidewalks
to the curb line. The cost of con-
struction and repair of said side
walks, including engineering and
advertising expenses, when con-
structel or repaired by the City
shall be assessed against the abut-
ting property according to the num-
Der of lineal feet thereof and shall
be payable in one or such number
OF equal annual or aemi-annual in
stallments as the City council may
fix by general ordinance; and such
installments shall bear interest at
a rate not to exceed seven per cent
per annum, and the Council shall
have power to issue tax warrants
against such abutting property for
the cost Of construction or repair
Of said sidewalks, which tax war
rants shall be a charge and lien
upon and against said property un-
/ til fully discharged; and the amount
/ thereof shall be levied and collected
in like manner with other taxes Of
the City.
Section 4.
The City Council shall not, how
ever, require permanent sidewalks
to be constructed at the expense
Of the owners Of abutting property
until the streets upon which they
are to be constructed shall have
been previously brought to grade;
but temporary walks of plank or
such other material RS the property
owner may select with the consent |
Of the City Council may be con-
structed or required to be construct |
ed at the expense Of the owner Of |
the abutting property upon any Of |
the streets, in advance OF their be- (
ing brought to grade.
Section s.
The City Council may at any /
time, at its discretion, by resolution,
order sidewalks to be laid, subject +
10 the above provisions as to the /
character thereof; written notice Of
which resolution shall be served t
upon the respective owners Of the
property abutting upon which such
sidewalks are ordered to be con
structed If such owners are to be
found within the city, in the same
manner as is provided for the SER
vice of summons in civil actions in
the State of Oklahoma. and in case
such service can not be made, then
the City Council shall publish such
resolution fer five consecutive days
in daily newspaper published and
Of general circulation in the City
Of Chickasha. Such resolution shall
describe the streets, lots and parts
Of lots or parcels of property upon
or abutting upon which sidewalks
shall be built and the width of
such sidewalks aud the material
10 be used in their construction.
and shall require the owners Of
property abutting upon such pro-
posed sidewalks to lay the same
within thirty days after such SER
vice or the expiration Of said five
days publication.
Section 6.
II the thirty days specified in
such resolution shall pass without
such sidewalks being constructed
or commenced in good faith, then
the City Council shall advertise for
five days in some daily newspaper
of the City or for two consecutive
insertions in some weekly newspa
per Of the City, for proposals 10
build or construct such sidewalks
in accordance with the plans ard
specifications to be prepared by the
City Engineer, and on the day spe
Gifted in the advertisement for such
or bids to be opened by
the City Council the City Council
shall let the contract to the lowest
and best bidder but shall have the
power to reject any ard an bids
and to advertise for new bids and
the successful bidder shall be re-
ouired to furnish good and sufi-
cient bond for the proper construc-
ton Of such sidewalks according to
The plans and specifications and the
terms Of his contract; provided. that .
the City may proceed. after the ex-
Diration Of the thirty days herein
before specified, through its own
proper officer or officers to con- !
struct said sidewalks, the COS Is j
thereof to be assessed and collected !
IN the manner herein pioNiHN"' .
Section z. {
The expense of excayating and c
grading for sidewalks shall not be G
considered a part of the costs of t
of such sidewalks, but |
iuch excavating and grading, except !
when done by the City in the main
enance Of streets, shall be done as
part Of street excavation and
trading in improvement districts I
'reated in accordance with the pro- i4e
'isions of Article Five OF Chapter
Fourteen of the Compiled Laws Of {
Oklahoma. 1903; provided. that a
treet excavation and grading in /
Improvement districts to be hereaf-
ed created shall extend from prop :
rty line to property line; and pro-
ided further, that in special cases
particular hardship, IN
he discretion Of the City Council
he grade Of the sidewalks need not S
'e required to be made and brought r
O the same grade as the street.
Section s.
Afipp sidewalks have lppp con. a