Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-08-28
ORDER TO Btt1LD SIDEWALK


RESOLVED, BY the Common Council of the
City of Viroqua. acting as aud performing
the duties Of q Board of Public Works of said
city as follows.
WHEREAS BY Section aa5-5O4. as amended.
Il is the duty OF every owner of a lot or par
Gel OF land ahutting on any street 10 lay at
MS own expense such sidewalk as shall be
ordered By the city council and whereas, e ach
of the streets hereinafter named opposite each
OF the following descriptions OF lots or parcels
OF lanu nave been lawfully opened, worked.
graded aud improved by said city and travel
ed by the public as street, and public con-
venience requires that each sidewalk herein
after mentioned and ordered to be built. be
laid and constructed as herein. ordered of the
width and IN the manner and of such material
stated opposite each such description.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED, That within ten
days from and after the passage and publica-
ton of this resolution and order in the Official
city paper. and service of copy thereof on
each owner or his agent II either such lot own
er or his agent can be found within the said
City or Nfroqua, that standard sidewalk
stated aud described after each of the follow
ing descriptions of lots or parcels OF land and
as stated and required herein. be laid and con-
structed BY the owner of each such parcel or
lot OF land at his own expense; each Zach size
walk to be laid in strict accordance with the
standard requirements as fixed bg ordinance
by said city: and further
RESOLVED. That in each instance where
sidewalk now EXISTS in front of or along any
OF the abuttlng tracts or parcels of land herein
after described. said existing sidewalk and
the whole thereof Is hereby declared unsafe
defective aud insufficient in all respects and
the same is ordered Hereby forwith TO be re-
moved and replaced with a standard cement
sidewalk as het Elm required of the width stat
ed opposite each such description in the man-
ner herein required within the time above
specified at the expense of such lot owner
And in case any such lot owners owning lots
or parcels of land abutting on a street hereto
fore opened. graded, worked and Travelled by
the public as a sire. w11 have not heretofore
maintained SideK saiks. or til sc owners of
tracts or parcels OF lane who have maintained
sidewalks, but v hich are herein and hereby
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condemned and herein and hereby ordered re-
moved and replaced with new standard side
walk as herein required shall neglect for TWEEN
" days nom ana after the passage and publI-
cation of this order ard the service OF d copy
thereof on such owner or his agent Il 10 be
found within said city. 10 construct such side
walk as herein required, the same VIII be built
and constructed by said city and the expense
and cost thereof charged to and assessed ag-
atust each said tracts OF land hereinafter de-
serioed as special assessment and collected
as other taxes.
That ali OF said sidewalk be laid TO the estab- /
lished grade Of the street Provided further. /
cannot be found within said city Of Viroqua /
said work shall be performed as herein re-
Quired and said sidewalk constructed at the I
expiration Of twenty days from and after the
date Of the offici4l publication hereof.
The said description and the name of
the owner thereof IS as follows
Alfred Harum-Lot No, s. Block 81 on North /
Main street. abustins land owned BY William
Bentsoa.
Passed and ordered l,aolisSed Aug. q 1919. !
AUG. ]. SMITH. Mas II.
Attest. Gao. II. CT ARKE Clerk
Presented BY Alderman W. {. Nelson.
Alderman Kuehn moved, and il was
seconded, that rules be suspended and !
order be placed on its passage and ord /
cred published in the official paper and I
copies of same served by city marshal /
on owner of iot or agent of same.
0xs fr,affnf- of A fSa~raa~ En@h- fba Z
mayor was authorized to appoint COM I
mittee OF three, including himself, to i
make contract for repairing standpipe. +
Mayor Smith then appointed Aldermen +
kushn and Larson.