The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-08
THE NEW FAIRMONT CHARTER
CONTINUED from Saturday,

Continued from Saturday,
And the certificates covering thu
amount OF the assessment shall be
paid By the owner OF the land. lot or
fractional part thereof, so assessed for
the cost Of said improvement on such
avenue, street or alley SO paved or
imrSoved, OF land acquired or taken,
as aforesaid. The amount specified in
said assessment certificate shall be u
lien aforesaid In the hands OF the hold.
er thereof upon the lands. lot or part
OF lot so assessed, and shall also be
debt against the owner OF such real
estate, and said amount shall draw
interest form the date Of said certih-
Gates, payable annually; and the pay.
.ment OF the debt may be enforced as
provided by the law for the collection
of other debts. or such lien may be
enforced as provided In this act in the
name Of the holder OF such certif.
Gates.
After contract has been made by
the board TO pave or otherwise per-
manently improve any public road,
avenue, street or alley In said city,
Under this, and the paving or other
permanent improvements, or stipula.
ted part thereon, has been completed,
or the cost of aquiring or taking land,
as aforesaid, has been ascertained, the
board shall assess the amount each
lot shall be assessed aud shall make
a written report, stating the number
OF lots and the blocks or tracts OF lana
wien not laid off into lots, and the
names OF the owners of such lots or
land when known, and the amount as.
sessed thereon; and when the said
board approves said report or modifies
1t, and then approves it.-a copy OF said
report, so adopted By the board, when
certified 10 the city clerk OF said city.
may be recorded In the clerks Office
OF the county court OF Marion county
In a trust deed book, and shall be con.
tinuing tax lien upon the lot or land
against which the assessment is made
until the certificate as aforesaid are
paid, except as otherwise provided in
section one hundred and eighteen OF
this act, and the clerk shall index the
same In the name OF each or land own
ed mentioned therein.
Sec. ia. Payment is TO be made
by all land owners on ether side OF
such portion OF any avenue. street,
road or alley so paved or improved
in such portion OF the total cost tless
the portion, Il any chargeable to the
street or other railway company as
the frontage In feet OF his AUDITING
land bears to the total frontage OF all
the land SO abuting on said avenue,
street. road or alley or portion thereof
paved or improved, as aforesaid; but
the cost OF such paving or improve.
ment on said avenue. street, road or
alley shall not include any portion
or amount paid for the paving i'm.
provement or intersections of aven.
unes. streets or alleys.
When the payment OF any such av.
enue street. road or alley, or portion
thereof, shall have been completed,
under the contract awarded therefor.
the board of directors shall cause the
several frontages abutting thereon TO
be measured, and TO cause the assess.
ment upon each owner OF land abut'
ting thereon to be calculated. showing
the proper amount to be determined
as provided In the foregoing plan; and
the said board OF directors shall enter
the same, altogether. with the des'
cription OF the lots OF land, as loca.
ton, frontage and ownership upon It's
records. and TO direct on its records
that such owners and lots be assessed
and chargeable with the amounts so
ascertained to be borne by them, res.
pectively; and, when SO approved and
entered Of record, the same shall be
and constitute an assessment against
said owners and lots for such respec-
tive amounts. "
Sec. lis. The board OF directors
may, II. they SO elect, cause the costs
OF any such grading, paving, or curb.
ing or matchmaking or other per.
manent improvements, to be paid in
the following manner, to.wit:
Whenever the board OF directors
shall contract for such paving or other
permanent Improvement to be done,
and that It shall be paid in install.
ments by the property owners. front.
NE OH SUCH StTeelS, AVENUES vi diegS
as aforesaid, the board may cause the
mayor and city clerk to issue to the
contractor doing the paving. or other
said Improvement, certificate for
each installment of the amount Of the
assessment to be paid by the owner
OF the lot. or fractional part thereof,
fronting on such street, avenue, raod
or alley; and the amount specified in
said assessment certificate shall be q
lien as aforesaid in the hands of the
holder thereof, upon the lot or part
OF the lot fronting on the street, aven.
ne, road or alley so improved, and
said amount shall draw interest from
the date OF said assessment, and the
payment may be enforced as set out
in this act, in the name of the holder
OF such certificate. And after con-
tract has been made by the board to
pave or otherwise permanently i'm.
prove any public highway. sstreet or
alley in said city, under this act, and
paving or other permanent improve.
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