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Show THE SIDEWALK ORDINANCE. A Syllabus of the Kill Introduced In the Council Last Night. City Attorney Merritt last night introduced in-troduced a sidewalk ordinance which is entitled "A bill for au ordinance providing pro-viding for constructing and repairing sidewalks in Salfe Lake City." The first section of the 'bill provides that whenever tho city council shall deem it necessary to construct or repair any sidewalk or any portion thereof in any street, avenue or alley, the city shall determine the character, quality, extent aud location of such proposed improvement and cause au estimate to bo made of tho cost. The city council shall also determine tho boundaries of the district or division of tlie city specially spec-ially to bo benefitted, and shall include in such district only blocks, lots ami parts and pieces of ground adjacent to or abutting upon tlie sidewalk. The council will set a time when it will meet to hear and consider protests to the construction or repairing of such sidewalks, or the defraying of tho expense ex-pense of the same by making local assessment. as-sessment. The council will, of course, advertise all proposed improvements ami assessments fur twenty days. At the expiration of that time tho council will consider all protests signed by tho owners of one-half of the front feet abutting upon that portion of the sidewalk side-walk to be so improved. If the council coun-cil determines to proceed with the improvement im-provement it will make an order au thorizing and directing tho work to be done under tho supervision of the proper officials and will portion and assess the cost of the improvement embraced em-braced within the district. The apportionment appor-tionment will bo in accordance with the lineal foot frontage on tho sidewalk to be constructed or repaired. The council will appoint five members mem-bers as a board of equalization, which board will meet and give those who have been excessively assessed a hearing. hear-ing. Tho board may make any corrections correc-tions of unjust tax. Taxes will bo due and payable sixty days after the date of tho ordinance confirming the assessment. |