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§ 99.47 SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION.
   The material and construction of a sidewalk shall be under the supervision of and subject to the approval of the Board of Officers of the city. Whenever the owner of any lot, lots or parcels of land touching upon the line of this improvement shall desire to build his own sidewalk in conformity with this subchapter, it shall be the duty of the Board of Officers of the city, upon demand of such owner, within 30 days after the mailing of the notice as aforesaid, to see he is furnished with grade stakes and a copy of this subchapter. All such sidewalks as provided for in this subchapter constructed by the owner or owners in front of the lot, lots or parcels of land as hereinbefore provided shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Officers of the city and shall fully conform to the requirements of this subchapter.
('68 Code, § 6.25)
§ 99.48 LETTING CONTRACT.
   The contract for the construction of the sidewalk or any part thereof that the property owners have not constructed within 30 days as aforesaid, shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder as provided by ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-84-7.
('68 Code, § 6.25)
§ 99.49 BILL OF COST.
   A bill of the cost of such sidewalk showing the cost of construction and supervision thereof shall be made by the Board of Officers of the city, together with a list of the lots or parcels of land touching upon the line of said sidewalk, the names of the parties who paid the last general taxes on the respective lots or parcels of land, and the frontage of each of the lots or parcels of land touching upon the line of such sidewalk; and if the owner of any lot, block, tract or parcel of land fails, neglects or refuses to construct said sidewalk in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, the Board of Officers shall proceed to prepare a special tax against said lots, blocks, tracts or parcels of land in front of or touching upon which said sidewalk has not been constructed, ascertain by computation, the amount of special taxes to be charged against each of said lots, blocks, tracts or parcels of land on account of the construction of the sidewalk according to and in proportion to their frontage upon such sidewalk which special tax list shall be filed in the office of the Board of Officers.
('68 Code, § 6.25)
§ 99.50 SPECIAL TAX COLLECTION.
   Upon the filing in the office of the Board of Officers of the said special tax, the Board shall thereupon issue warrants directed to the City Clerk for the collection of the amount of special tax so ascertained and appearing from said special tax list to be due from the respective lots, blocks, tracts or parcels of land touching upon the line of the sidewalk. The City Clerk shall proceed to collect such warrants by giving notice in writing by mailing the same to the address of the party who paid the last general taxes on the respective lots, blocks, tracts or parcels of land in said list and all money so collected by the City Clerk shall be by him immediately paid over to the City Treasurer.
('68 Code, § 6.25)
§ 99.51 ACCEPTANCE OF IMPROVEMENT; PAYMENT.
   Where the improvement provided for in the ordinance is constructed under contract with the city, the Board of Officers shall upon the completion and acceptance of said improvement report such completion and acceptance to the Council. The Mayor and City Clerk are thereupon authorized to issue noninterest bearing vouchers to the contractor in payment for such improvement, payable solely out of the special tax provided for in this code when the same is collected.
('68 Code, § 6.25)
§ 99.52 REPORT OF TAX TO COUNTY TREASURER.
   Upon the failure to collect such special tax or any part thereof as provided for in this subchapter, it shall be the duty of the City Collector on or before the first day of August next after the same shall become due and payable to make report in writing of such special tax to the County Treasurer of all lots and parcels of land upon which such special tax is unpaid, with the names of the respective owners thereof, so far as the same are known to the City Clerk, and the amount due and unpaid an each tract, together with a copy of this subchapter, which report shall be accompanied by oath that it is a correct return of the lots and parcels of land on which special tax levied by authority of the city for the cost of the sidewalk in this subchapter specified remains due and unpaid, and that the amounts therein stated as due and unpaid have not been collected.
('68 Code, § 6.25)
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