Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-23
ORDINANCE NO. 81

of the costs thereof.
Be it ordained by the common
council! of the incorporated town of
Extra, Iowa
Section l. That whenever it is
proposed to permanently improve a
street or alley within the limits of
the town of Extra, Iowa, by paving,
curbing, matchmaking or other
wise permanently improving the
same, the owners of the property
adjoining upon such street or alley
SO proposed to be permanently inn
proved, shall be required to make
the proper water connection from
the water mains on such street or
alley to the curb line.
Section 2. When about to COM
mence the improvements provided
for in Section | hereof, the town
council may, by resolution, order
such water connections made, and
fix the time within which such work
shall be completed.
Section 3. The town clerk shall
thereupon cause notice to be pre-
pared notifying the owners Of the
property abutting upon such street
Or alley, to make the connections as
provided in said resolution and sta
ting the time within which said
work shall be completed.
Section 4. Said notice shall be
served by the Marshall or such 9th
er person as the clerk may direct,
upon the owners Of said property,
and copy Of said notice, with re-
turn of service thereon, shall be filed
in the Office of the clerk.
Section S. Such notice shall be
served personally upon the owner if
the property is occupied by him,
and he can be found in the county,
otherwise the notice shall be served
upon the agent of the owner, his
tenant or other person having
charge, Of such property, if occu-
pied, if the property is vacant then
the service Of said notice shall be
made by mailing such notice to the
owner at his last known post Office
Address, if no such address is known
to the person charged with the SER
vice, then by posting such notice
upon the premises.
/ Section 6. Should the owner of
such property fail, neglect or refuse
to make such connections by the
time provided in said resolution Of
the council, then said council may
order the same done. The town
| shall advertise for bids for furnish.
ing all material and labor for the
making Of such connections as are
not made by the owner within the
time specified in the resolution or.
dering the same, as soon after the
expiration of such time limit as may
be convenient, by notice in some
newspaper published in said town
once each week for two consecutive
weeks, reserving the right to rejec
any and all bids. The town shall
award the contract to the lowest re
Isponsible bidder, taking substantial
bonds to secure the performance o
said work. The cost and expense
of making any such connection t,
any property, shall be assesses
against the property in front 0
which it is made, by the council
and the clerk shall certify the sam
to the proper county officers, an
such sum shall be collected as pre-
vided for the collection Of othe
taxes.
Section Z. The town may er
force collection Of any sum so pal
for such work and expenses connee
ted Herewith, by any other metho
that may now or hereafter be Pre-
vided by law for the collectio
thereof.
Section s. All such connection
with water mains shall be made az
cording to such rules of the stat