The city clerk shall immediately ascertain the names of the owners of the property referred to in section 7-1-5 of this chapter and shall, within five (5) days after ascertaining the same, serve written notices upon each owner of the property adjacent or abutting upon the sidewalk to be constructed or reconstructed as directed by the council.
The city clerk shall, on or before the first regular meeting held by the council after the service of the notices so made by him, make a return showing upon whom service was had and how. (1960 Compilation §§ 14-201, 14-204)