The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-20

City Engineer.
Sec. 8. That in case any sidewalk is not
graded, curbed, paved or repaired according
to the provisions of this ordinance, the City
Engineer shall cause proper notice OF such
contemplated improvement to be given to the
owner or owners of any lands thereby affect
ed such notice shall contain
that the abutting property owner upon any
such sidewalk is required to grade, curb,
pave or repair such sidewalk to conform to
the provisions of this ordinance within thirty
days from the date of service of or advertis-
ing of said notice.
Sec. 4. That in case the owner of any lot
shall refuse or fail to comply with the notice
required by Section 8 of this ordinance with
in the time prescribed, then, in such case,
the Street Committee of City Council shall
cause such improvement to be made, and the
City Engineer shall, upon the direction of the
Street of City Council, prepare
specifications for the work to be done and
materials to be furnished for such improve
ment and by advertisement secure bids for
the ~effecting of such Improvement; provided
that such bids shall be received by city coun-
ell in open session and any and all such bids
may be rejected, but the contract, when
awarded, shall be awarded by city council to
the lowest responsible bidder.
Sec. 5. That the cost of such construction
and repair of sidewalks shall be paid for out
of moneys to be secured by issuing temporary
certificates of said city for the purpose of
such construction and repair.
Sec. 6. That the City Engineer shall GER
tify to the City Council the cost of so con-
s%tructing and repairing the sidewalk in front
of each lot or parcel of land, designating
such lot or parcel by number as the same
appears upon the city map, with the name of
the owner as nearly as the same can be as
certained.
curbing, paving and repairing shall be assess
ed by resolution of the City Council upon the
lot or lots of land, in front of which such
sidewalks have been SO constructed, improved
and repaired, which resolution shall state the
name of the owner of each lot as nearly as
may be ascertained, the number of the lots
as shown upon the city map and the amount
assessed thereon.
1t shall be the duty of the City Clerk to
forthwith deliver a certified copy of such
resolution to the Collector of Taxes, who
shall at once enter the same, in an orderly
manner, in a book provided for that purpose,
to be labelled Sidewalk Assessments. Such
assessments shall, from the date of the pass
age of such resolutions become due and pay
able, and shall be and remain a first lien up
on the lots upon which they are laid until
paid, and shall bear interest at the rate OF
six per centum per annum from and after
the expiration of thirty days from the date
of such certiication.
And it shall be the duty of the Tax Collec-
tor to whom such assessments have been re-
turned forthwith to cause a notice of the
assessment and the amount thereof to be
given to each person assessed, either person
ally or by mail, by letter post paid, directed
to the person assessed at his or her last
known post-office address.
Sec. 8. That the amount of each assess
ment, when collected, shall be appropriated
for the payment of the temporary loans pro-
vided for in Sec. 5 of this ordinance, and
shall be kept separate from the other funds
of such city and be devoted exclusively to
the redemption of such temporary certificates.
Sec. 8. That the curbing shall be natural
or artificial stone or cement. If of stone,
each straight section shall be not less than
four feet in length, sixteen inches in depth,
and four inches In width the front face shall
be straight and true, without warp or twist.
The ends shall be pitched off square and true
in order that the stones may be set with