The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-18

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the cost of such improvements adult.
ing upon their property az. provided
for In section elgliyone- OF this act.
but also Offering TO have their said
property proporttonately assessed
with tn etotal cost Of the paving, graf
ding, curbing or macadamizlng or
other permanent improvements Of
the intersection OF the avenue, street
or alley SO paved or otherwise perma-
nently improved as petitioned for, the
hoard OF affairs may order such aye,
nue., street or alley to be paved or
otherwise permanently improved as.
provided in section etgltone herein
and the paving certificates issued to
cover such intersection shall be made
separate and the last certificate due
against them and their property so
agreed to be assessed; aud the city
may pay such last mentioned feertifi-
Gates, or may reimburse the property
owners paying the same, cut Of this
general levy for streets and ~harves.
but there shall be no legal obligations
on said city to do so.
Sewer Construction. =
Sec. SO. The board OF commissions.
crs Of said city are authorized and
empowered to order and cause to be
constructed in said city, or part
within and part outside tie limits of
said city, any public sewer, either
main or lateral, or both, by contract,
or direct by the city, for the benefit
Of said city or any part thereof. and
to purchase land or easement therein
or 10 condemn land or easement there.
in, in the manner provided In this
act, for such sewer; and when the
board shall order the construction Of
any such sewer or any mart thereof
in said city, the owners o: the pro-
perry abutting thereon, or abutting
upon an avenue. street. road or alley
in which such sewer shall be con.
structed, or ahutting on any land or
easement therein specially procured
for the purpose Of the construction
of o sewer therein, may. he charged
with all or any part of tho cost there.
Of including tie cost of such sewer
at and across Intersections at avenues
streets. roads and alleys adjacent
thereto. If said work is let to con.
tract, the provision of one OF section
seyenty-eight shall apply.
When said sewer IS completed in
any block, or between two designated
points, the board OF commissioners
shall cause a report to he made in
writing, setting ont the total cost OF
such sewer and q description Of the
lots or land as 10 location, frontage
and ownership liable therefor, inclu.
ding the cost of acquiring or taking
land or easement therein for such
purposes and cost Of surveys, notices;
tic, therefor. together with the
amount chargcable against each lot OF
piece of land the owner thcreof. II any
LOT fronts on two streets. or on a
street and q road, or on q street Tor
road and alley in which sewer is
constructed, it may be assessed on
both said streets, or street and raoa,
or street and alley. Said board shall
enter an order upon is records setting
forth the location and owner OF each
lot or piece OF land and the amount
OF said sewer assessments thereaga-
inst, calculated In the same way as
provided fer street paving in (g) OF
section IS, herein the, entry OF such.
order shall constitute and be al
assessment for such proportion
! ate amount so fixed therein
against said respective lots and land
and the owners thereof; and said
board shall thereupon certify the sa
me to the treasurer fo- collection;
and for the purpose OF facilitating the
collection Of such assessments against
the properties herein, tn" board OF
commissioners may issue assessment
certificates, with interest coupon at
tache thereto to be delivered 10 ant
charged against the city treasurL.
who shall collect the same, and as such
certificate and coupons are paid b.
shall deliver the cancelled certificates
to the party paving the same; aud tn
city clerk shall file a certified copy
Of said order with the clerk Of the
county court OF Marion county, ~ht
shall record same In the proper trust
deed book and index the same In the
name OF each owner OF any lot or
land thus charged with said as
sessnleat. and the assessment so
made shall constitute aud be e
lien upon said lots or land
respectively, which shall have prloti
ty over all other liens except those
for taxes due the state and county
and shall be on parity with other