The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-05-19

which may be adjourned from time
| to time all persons whose property
may be affected by such improve
ment or improvements, may appear
| in person or by attorney, or by a
| petition, and protest against the
making of the said improvements,
| the material to be used or the man
ner of making same. And said Board
shall consider such objections and
protests, il any, and may confirm,
amend, modify or rescind such
original order. Failure to object or
protest at the time Of confirmation
of the original ordinance shall con-
stitute waiver of all and any irreg-
ularities, omissions and defects In
the proceedings taken prior to such
time.
SECTION g. Be 1t further ordain-
ed that the City Engineer, or such
other person as may be secured for
this purpose on or before said date
is hereby ordered to prepare full de-
tails, drawings, plans, specifications
and surveys of such work, and esti-
mates of the cost thereof and to file
the same with the City Recorder.
And said plans and specifications and
estimates shall be subject to the in
spection of any property owner inter-
ested at any time within office hours
of said Recorder.
SECTION 7. Be it further ordain-
ed, That the owners of all abutting
real estate are hereby ordered to con-
meet their several premises with wa
ter mains and sewers located in the
ol 70 hoi
iSes, and upon the default of such
owners for thirty days after such
order to make connection, the said
Board of Mayor and Aldermen may
contract for and make the connec-
lions aforesaid at such distances un-
der such regulations and in accord
ance with such specifications as may
be prescribed by the said Board of
Mayor and Aldermen, and the whole
cost of each connection shall be as
sessed against the premises with
which the connection is made
SECTION s. Be it further ordain-
ed, That after the completion of the
work of this improvement, the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen shall proceed
to assess two-thirds of the cost of
said improvements, exclusiv e of in
tersections, against the property
abutting on the street improved, and
two-thirds of the cost of the improve
ment of each intersection against
the property abutting on the street
improved and against the prop
erty abutting on the intersect-
ing street for one-half block in
every direction, in direct proportion
to the frontage of the said abutting
properties; and when such assessment
shall have been completed shall di-
rect the City Recorder to publish
in the Union City Commercial no
tice that such assessment list has
been completed and is on file in the
office of the City Recorder, and may
be inspected during the hours that
said office is open for business. Said
publication shall notify all persons
that the Board of Mayor and Alder
men will meet on a date therein
named not less than ten days after
the publication of the said notice to
consider written objections or de-
Tense to the proposed assessment or
the amount thereof. On the date
named in the notice, or such date as
said meeting may be adjourned to,
the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
shall consider said assessment and
the written objections thereto, and
shall confirm, modify, or set aside
said assessment as shall be deemed
right and proper If no objections
to the pro rata or the amount thereof
is filed, or if the property owner
fails to appear in person or by at
torney and insist upon the same, the
assessment shall be made final and
the owners who do not file objec-
lions in writing or protest against
the same, shall be held to have con-
sented to the same, and to be forever
barred to attack the regularity, valid
ity or legality of such assessment.
SECTION 8. Be it further ordain-
ed, That all assessments levied under
this ordinance for the purposes here
in specified shall be due and payable
within thirty days after said assess
ment is made final as herein pro-
vided, but at the election of a prop
erty owner, by an agreement in writ
ing with said town of Union City,
that in consideration of such privi-
lege he will make no objection to any
illegality, or irregularity with re-
gard to the assessment against his
property, and will pay the same as
required by law, with the specified
interest, said assessments may be
paid in ten annual installments, and
shall bear interest at the rate of six
per cent per annum, interest payable
semi-annually, and such agreement
shall be filed with the City Recorder.
In all cases where such agreement
has not been signed and filed within
the time limited, the entire assess
ment shall be paid in cash without
interest before the expiration of
said thirty days.
! SECTION 10. Be it further ordain-
ed, That any property owner who shall
have elected to pay his assessments
in ten annual installments shall have
the right and privilege of paying up
| the assessments in full at any install
ment period by paying the full
amount of the installments, together
with all accrued interest, and an adj
ditional sum equal to one-half the
annual interest thereon.
| SECTION IL. Be it further or
dained, That if any property owner
make default in the payment of any
| installment and interest thereon, all
Of said installments, with interest,
| and an additional sum equal to one