Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-28
LEGAL NOTICE

| may reject any and all bids; provided
| that separate bids may be asked FOR
| and separate contracts made for any
| portion or portions of said improve
| ments.
| Sec. o. Upon the completion of such
Improvement the Council. by ordin-
| ance, shall assess the whole cost there
! of including six per cent for inspection,
engineering, collection and other incl
dentals, upon real property in such dis
trict or districts, and upon property
and franchises in the city of persons,
firms and corporations occupying or
using any part or parts of such streets,
avenues or alleys so improved. The as
sessment of such cost upon the prop
erty in the district above described to
be made by the Council in accordance
with the benefits received by the diff
ferent parcels and tracts of land and
other property above described, from
the construction of said improvements,
as by ordinance provided.
The cost of said improvement shall
be assessed under and by virtue and
in accordance with the provisions OF
the Charter of Pueblo and the pro-
visions of this ordinance, and in ac-
/ cordance with the provisions of the
following statute and ordinances
where the same are not inconsistent
with or in conflict with this ordinance,
o. the Charter of Pueblo, to-wit: Ordi-
nance No. S94, entitled "An Ordinance
Relating to Public improvements
passed by the Council of Pueblo. March
25. 1913. and an Act of the General
Assembly of the State of Colorado en-
titled, AN Act to Provide for the Con-
struction OF Local improvements in
Cities of All Glasses Having Popu-
lation of Less Than one Hundred
Thousand and incorporated Towns
and the Issuance of Local Improve
ment Bonds Therefor. and the As
sessment and Payment of the Cost Of
Said improvements" approved April
S, 1899, being Chapter 15l of the Session
Laws of the State of Colorado, for the
| year 1899.
Sec. 6. Upon the completion of the
! improvements herein provided for, the
City Engineer shall cause to be pre-
pared II statement showing the whole
cost OF the improvements herein pro-
vided for, including six per cent ad-
ditional for inspection engineering.
4 collection and other incidentals, and
also including interest at the rate OF
six t6) per cent per annum upon all
/ payments made by the City of Pueblo
| in the construction of such improve
mcnts from the time when such pay
mcnts were made up to the time when
the first installment of the cost there
| of shall be payable; said statement
shall also apportion the cost of said
improvements upon each lot or tract
| OF land and other property to
| be assessed for the same as herein
provided and such statement shall be
! filed with the City Clerk. Thereafter
the Council shall prepare. or cause
TO be prepared. and introduced, an or
dinancc assessing the whole cost OF
such Improvement, together with six
per cent additional for costs OF inspec-
tion. engineering. collection and other
incidentals. as herein provided, appor-
| tioning the same to each lot or tract
of land and other property, as herein
provided and thereafter the City Clerk
shall give notice of said proposed as
sessment ordinance by publication of
| the proposed ordinance itself three
| go times, n week apart and in a
newspaper printed and published and
| circulated In the City OF Pueblo: the
last publication to he at least thirty
| 800 days before its final passage. At
any time within thirty days after the
last publication of said proposed as
sessment ordinance and not there
after. any person, firm or corporation
owning property to be assessed there
| by may file with the City Clerk n
| written complaint to said proposed as
sessment ordinance insofar as II af-
| fects his. her or its property. stating
therein such grievance and objections
as they may have thereto. The City
Clerk shall publish at the same time
| or times and in connection with said
| ordinance n notice TO the owner of
the property to he assessed by said
| ordinance that said improvements
| have been or are about to he COM
plctcd and accepted. and that It I.
| proposed to nsscss the cost thereof In
accordance with the provisions of said
| proposed ordinance. and that any
complaint or objection that may be
made in writing to tho City Clerk or
to tho Council. or In person to the
Council of the City OF Pueblo. within
thirty 900 days from the last publica-
ton of such notice. will be heard and
| determined by the Council before tho
final passage of any ordinance assess
ing the cost of said improvements. In
said notice tho City Clerk shall state
tho time and place that the City Coun-
| Gil will be I'm session for the purpose
| OF hearing and considering such COM
plants: that the Council shall sit and
hear and determine all such objec-
tons and complaints as shall be made
to II within the time specified before
tho final passage OF said proposed as
| sessmcnt ordinance. and shall grant
such relief as the complainant may
be found to he entitled to. and tho
Council may make such notifications
and changes in the proposed assess
ment as to It may seem just and equit-
able or may confirm and approve tn"
tirSt proposed assessment All'i
hearing aud determining all COM
plants and objections made against
such proposed assessment, and making;
such notifications and changes rs
may he found Just and equitable. the
Council shall thereafter by ordinance
assess tho cost Of said improvements
IA herein provided. and said nsscss-
mcnt whom made shall be and remain
a lien In the several amounts assessed
against each lot, tract Of land, pro-
pcrty and franchise until paid. and
have priority over all other liens cS-
ccpt general taxes.
II before any such improvements
are made any piece of real property
or any railway company to he assessed
has already an Improvement conform
ing to tho general plan, or satisfactory
to the Council. an allowance therefor
may he made to the owner, same to
be deducted from the assessment
against said property and from the
contract priCc