Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-08-09
ORDINANCE NO. 295

Village Clerk R2C33
ORDINANCE NO. 2g5
AN ORDINANCE DETER
MINING TO PROCEED WITH
THE IMPROVEMENT OF
MAPLE AVENUE IN THE 4
VILLAGE OF CHARDON, O.
HIO, BY CURBING AND IN
STALLING STORM SEWERS
HERE NECESSARY To-
GETHER WITH ALL APPUR-
TENANCES AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY the
Council of the Village of Char
don, Geauga County, State of
Ohio, three-fourths of all mem
berS elected thereto concurring:
Section /. That it is hereby de-
termined to proceed with the
improvement of Maple Avenue
by curbing and installing storm
sewers where necessary togeth-
er with necessary appurtenan-
ceS in accordance with Resolu
tion No. 1885 passed on the
18th day of July, 1856, and in ac-
cordance with the plans, Speci-
fications and estimates hereto
fore approved and now on file
in the office of the Clerk; re-
ference is made to said plans
and specifications for the char
acter of the materials which
may be bid upon for said i'm
provement.
Section g. That all claims for
damages resulting theref r m
that have been legally filed shall
be inquired into before the COM
mencement of the proposed i'm
provement, and the Solicitor
shall be, and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to insti-
tute legal proceedings in a court
of competent jurisdiction to in
quire into any claims that have
been so filed.
Section 3. That the whole cost
of said Improvement less the
amount thereof to be contribu-
ted by the Village, such Village
contribution being not less than
1-5O of such entire cost together
with the cost of intersections,
shall be assessed by the bene-
fits upon the following described
lots and lands, to wit:
All lots and lands bounding
and abutting upon the proposed
Improvement, which said lots
and lands are hereby determined
to be specially benefited by said
Improvement, and the cost of
said improvement shall include
the cost of legal services and
obtaining an approving legal
opinion, the expense of the pre-
liminary and other surveys and
of printing and publishing the
notices, resolutions and ordinan-
ces required, the serving of said
notices, the cost of construction.
together with interest on notes
and bonds issued in anticipation
Of the collection of deferred as
sessments and all other neces-
sary expenditures.
Section 4. That the assess
mentS SO to be levied shall be
paid In ten (10 annual install
ments, with interest on deferred
payments at the same rate as
shall be borne by the bonds to be
Issued in anticipation of the coll
ection thereof, provided that
the owner of any property to be
assessed may, at his option,
pay such assessment in cash
Within thirty 800 days after the
passage OF the assessing ordin-
ance.
Section 5. That bonds of the
Village shall be issued in anti
clpatlon of the collection of as
seSSments by installments and
IN an amount equal thereto and
notes of said Village shall be
issued IN anticipation of the lew
OF such assessments and the is
SUNG of such bonds.
Section 6. That the Clerk he
and ne is hereby authorized and
olrected as soon as the funds
theretor are available to mako
and execute a contract for said
Improvement with the lowest
! and best bidder after advertis-
! ing according to law.
= Section 7. This ordinance is
= hereby declared to be an emer-
/ gency measure necessary for
the immediate preservation OF
= the public health, safety and
l welfare of said Village, and for
e the further reason that the i'm
/ mediate construction of said
S Improvement is necessary tC
e eliminate existing hazards to
e pedestrian and vehicular traffic
, wherefore this ordinance shall
t be in full force and effect from
r and Immediately after it's pas.
= sage.
S Vain L. Parsons
h Mayor