Year: 1859

An Ordinance to improve the streets of the
City of Van Buren,.


SEC L. BE aordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
Of the City of Van Buren, That all grading, Mead
anizing or other improvements to be made any of
the streets or alleys in the City of Van Buren, shall
be made by contract contracts let out to the low
est bidder by direction of the City Council in
1er hereinafter prescribed.


SEC 2. BE further ordained. That whenever it
shall be deemed expedient by the council Of said
city to grade or pave and McAdamize any of the
streets alleys in the City Of Van Buren, the coun
Gil shah make order mentioning the streets. and
specifying the manner and quality Of the work to be
done such street, and directing the street com
missioners to advertise for bidders in writing for
the at time and place to be mentioned in such
! ordinance.
Src 3 Be it further ordained That at the next
regular meeting of the Council, after the bids for
such contracts shall be received, the street commit
tee shall report to said Council the bids received
| and said Council shall examine the same
| and accept the lowest responsible bid, if
deemed too high, and require said committee to
take bond with good security from snch bidder or
| bidders in double the amount SO bid, conditioned
for the faithful performance of such work within the
time and manner prescribed by such ordinance
| SEC. A. Be it further ordained That whenever
any contract contracts for She improvement of any
street alley in said city shall be made in manner
aforesaid, and such bond of the bidder as above re-
quired, executed, the Council shall ascertain the
amount of money required to pay for such contract
or contracts, and make an order assessing equal
tax on all lots fronting on such street alley in
proportion to the number of feet any such lot shall
front such street alley. Such tax when ascer
tained, TO be paid by the or owners of such
lots and to be collected by the constable ofthe CITY
Of Van Buren,, other taxes now collected in
said city. t=


SEC. 5: Be further ordained That whenever the
amount of taxes assessed on the lands fronting on
such street or alley, ordered to be improved as
| aforesaid, shall be ascerained by the Council the
same shall be entered of record tax book, de
ecrlbing the lots and the amount of taxes assessed
on each shall be made out by the recorder of said
city and delivered to the constable thereof whose
duty it shall be to give notice to the
Of such lots fronting such street alley of the
amount of their respective taxes assessed the lots
by the Council and the time when the same is or.
dered to be paid sn
SEC. 6. Be 1t further ordained That whenever
any owner or owners of such lot or lots shall be
non resident Of the City of Van Buren, or cannot
be found or is unknown, it shall be sufficient notice
to such owner owners to post up at the Court
House door of the County of Crawford, a written
notice containing statement Of the street the num-
Der Of the lot or lots, and the block in which the
same Is situated and also publish the same in some
newspaper published in Van Buren. for two weeks :
giving the amount of taxes assessed ON such lot or
lots, and the time when the same is ordered TO be
paid. such notice to he given within twenty DAYS
afterthe reception of the tax book by the Constable
SIC. Z. Be 1t further ordained That if any owner
or owners of lot or lots shall neglect refuse
pay the amount of taxes assessed the lots on
such street SO to be improved within ten days after
the time the is ordered to be paid by said CouI
ell it shall be the duty Of the Constable of said CITY,
after giving thirty days notice in a newspaper in
hereinafter prescribed to sell such lot or lots
or so much as may be necessary to pay the taxes
| sessed thereon in manner hereinafter directed
SIC g.. Be further ordained That whenever
any owner or ownersof any lot or lots in said city
so taxed. as aforesaid for the payment Of the i'm
lrovement OF the street or alley which such lot
s situated sha neglect or refuse to pay the taxes 80
assessed thereon within ten days after the same is
ordered to be paid by the order assessing the same


the constable of said city shall advertise the same
for sale, giving thirty days notice, stnting in such
advertisement description and number Of such lot
or lots and the name of the owner or owners If
known, and the day and place Of SALE which adver-
tisement shall be published for two weeks success
lyely IN some newspaper printed in the City of Van
Buren,. And if said taxes together with the expepse
of advertising, and all other necessary expenses
not paid on before the day of SALE the constable
shall sell the said lots 80 much thereof ia shall
be necessary to pay the taxes assessed theron and
the costs which may have accrued on a.cout sf such
neglect or refusal to pay such taxes.


SEC. =. BE further ordained That if the own.
er or owners OF any lot or lots which may be sold
under this ordinance for the non payment of taxes
snail tai to appear within twelve months from the
day OF sale and redeem such lot lots SO sold by
paying the purchase money, with ten per cent in
terest thereon it shall be the duty of the constable
Of said city after that time to the pur-
the name Of the Ci,y Of Van Buren, coustn san a of
Crawford and State of Arkansas, and acknow ledge
the same before any officer of the State authorized
to take Acknowledgements of deeds, which deed
shall be sufficient to convey to the purchaser an alb
soute title in fee simple to the said lot or lots or 40
much thereof as shall have been sold and conyeyed
by said constable


SEC III: BE further ordained That this ordi
nance be In force from and after its passage


A. j. WARD, Mayor


GGO. W. NEwLANp, Recorder.


Approved June q, 1863,