Whenever the Mayor and Council shall deem it necessary that a sidewalk shall be constructed in front of any lot or piece of ground in the city in a place where there is no sidewalk, they shall so order, and the City Engineer shall thereupon notify in writing the owner of the lot or piece of ground of the work or improvement to be done, and the owner so notified shall be allowed 30 days from the service of the notice in which to construct the sidewalk. The notice shall be given by mail to the owner, or by publication of the notice 1 time in a legal newspaper published in and of general circulation in the city. The notice shall notify the owner of the passage of the resolution and that from the day of publication in the event of notice being given in that manner, within which to construct the sidewalk so ordered or cause the construction to be done, and further notify the owner that if he or she fails to construct the sidewalk or cause the construction to be done within 30 days after notice as provided in this section the city will cause the sidewalk to be constructed and the cost will be levied and assessed thereafter by the Mayor and Council as a special tax against the premises.
(Prior Code, § 46-37)