The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-19

WEST VIRGEIllAN
Tor ne purpose of aiding ii he pay.
i1lent 81 any bonds Issued under Ind
provision of TINS act 10 enable tie
city to lease. own, operate and main.
tan a, water works and system, the
commissioners OF the city are Here.
By authorized to lay a levy Of not
exceeding ten cents Onathe one hun
dred dollars valuation Of all taxable
property in the city, which said levy
may be in addition to tie aggregate
oil, all other lerles authorized by law;
aud any revenue derived from said
water works over ana above the ex.
penses Of operating and maintaining
tho same, shall be applied 10 the pay.
nlent Of the bends issued therefor:
In the issuance and sale OF said
bonds the provisions Of section eighty.
dye Of SAID chapter three of the acts
OF the legislature of one thousand nj.
nc hundred and nine, anG the referen.
ces therein made, shall apply, except
In SO for as they are Inconsistent or
in conflict with the provision Of this
act.
Sec. Sc. The cost OF any improve.
ment contemplated in this act and FOR
which assessments may by made
shall include the cost and expenses
of making the assessments, the ex.
penses Of the preliminary and othel
surveys. and of printing and publish.
ing all notices required TO be publ
shed, and serving the notices on pro
perty owners, and the cost Of cop
struction. ..
Proceedings with respect to imprp
vements shall be literally. construed
By the board Of affairs, ami the courts
to secure a speedy completion of the
work at a reasonable cost and the
speedy collection OF the assessments
after the time has elapsed for their
payments, and merely imlnaterial OBJ
iections in such cases shall be disreg.
arded. ,'tf - =" 7
Sec. 81. In setting forth the lots and
lands abutting upon the Improvement,
1t shall be sufficient to leEcrlbe them
as the lots and lands abouuding and
abutting upon said improvement betw-
cen and including the termini of said
Improvement, or by the description
by which they are described on the
land books Of the county in which
said lots are situate: and this rule of
description shall apply in all proceed.
ings in which lots or lands are to be
charged with a special assessment.
Sec. 50. When work shall have
been completed on any ayerue, street,
road or alley, or part thereof, as pro.
vlded in section seyenty.one or section
seyentyeight, or the construction Of
any sewer or other work shall have
been completed on any avenue, street.
road or alley, or part thereof, or else
where, as provided in section eighty.
three, and sdId assessment thereaga.
inst shall have been calculated as
provided Iii this act, the board Of
commissioner shall give notice, by
qualification at least once week for
two successive weeks in two newspa-
pers of opposite politics, published In
said city, or in one newspapers if two
such papers be not published in said
city that an assessment under this
act is about TO be made against the
property so assessed and the owners
thereof mentioning the KIND of work
and the location thereof and tho
owners Of said property Shall have a
right to appear before said board,
either in person or hy attorney or
agent, at any regular or special meet.
ing called for that purpose within two
weeks OF the first publication thereof,
and move the board to correct any
apportlonment of the assessment ex.
cessivc or improperly made and tho
board shall have the power 10 make
any such corrections before 1t enters
the same, as corrected, upon the re.
cords. II the publication in the new
spaper aforesaid cannot be had at req.
sonable rates, the notice may be given
in some other manner designated OF
record by The board. The fact that
said assessment shall have been en-.
tered of record, as provided by this
act, shall be pFIma fscie proof that
the notice mentioned herein was 81.
ven as prescribed in this section.
ARTICLE XIV.
Civil Service Board.
Sec. SO. Council may although
such is entirely optional with it,
create by appointment civil service
board, consisting Of three residents