La Junta tribune., 1912-03-23


nished by said city; and no payment
shall be made upon the price OF said
contract until the work has been in-
spected and approved by the engi-
neer in charge thereof. for said city:
the provisions of this section shall
also apply TO the construction OF
said sewer and any other condition
or conditions may be added to the
said contract at the discretion OF
the city council
Section 4. The cost OF the con.
struction Of said sewer at street and
alley intersections shall be borne by
the city OF La Junta, and the bal
ance OF the cost thereof shall be
borne by the abutting property by
special assessment and the respec-
tive amounts to be borne by the
city Of La Junta. levied and ascer-
tanned as herein provided.
Section 5. The cost OF construct
Ing said sewer at street and alley in
tersections Is hereby assessed against
the city OF La Junta. and the cost
Of constructing the same at all other
points Is hereby assessed against
/ the abutting property.
After the compile tion and accept
ance OF the sewer hereby authorized,
the engineer in charge OF the con
struction OF the same for the city.
shall prepare and file with the city
cost OF the construction OF the same
through said block .. exclusive OF
street and alley intersections. and
shall file the same with the clerk OF
the city Of La Junta. together with
schedule showing the number OF
feet fronting thereon and the name
or names OF the owner or owners OF
each lot fronting thereon. together
with the number OF feet frontage
owned by each person. and when any
person owns any portion of any abut-
ting lot which said portion does not
abut on the alley where the said
sewer IL laid, the assessment against
said lot shall be divided among the
owners thereof In proportion TO the
area CT said let which each owns.
! After the schedule lis placed in the
hands Of the city clerk he shall as
s,ss and apportion the cost Of said
sewer. exclusive OF street and alley
intersections. among the property and
owners thereof In said sewer district
amount 30 assessed and apportioned
AZ hereinbefore specified and the
against any piece Of property herein
charged with any such assessment
shall upon completion OF said sewer
become 4 valid and subsisting lien
against said property and the owner
thereof. and shall be payable at
the time Of the assessment ~ the
owner or owners personally and also
By . lien upon the respective lands
OF pieces Of lands from the time Of
the asses ,ment and may be paid to
the city clerk at any time within
thirty days Of the time said assess
msnt II 20 made.
Section 6. In case the owner or
owners Of any lot or lots or parcel
Of land shall fail to pay any assess
ment herein provided to the city
clerk within thirty days after the
samc In made the same shall be Ger.
titled to the county treasurer Of
Oiero county. Colorado. by the city
clerk To be by such officer placed
upon the tax list for the current
year to be by him collected In the
same manner other taxes collected
with ten per cent penalty thereon TO
dofray cost OF cole: e:tion. Such as
sessment shall be and remain a lien
upon such lot. or parcel Of land until
paid by the owner.
Section I. The benefit to the
public generally ON account Of the
construction OF the said sewer ID
hereby declared to be- the proportion
Of the cost thereof. which IL BY this
ordinance a scsssd against the city
Of Ia Jnnta. and for which an ap-
preparation is authorized and the
balance Of the cost In hereby as.
sesscd against the lot. or lots Or
lands and the owners thereof. ada.
cent and opposite TO the said sewer
and abuttinx upon the alleys wherc
said sewer 10 to b. laid according
to the frontage or area As aforeJaid.
J. r. KEAKNS. Mayor.
Attest:
8. W. BROWN.
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