(A) The Mayor and Council shall pass a special ordinance, when necessary, requiring the construction of a sidewalk or sidewalks, which ordinance shall define the location of each sidewalk, shall prescribe its width, the materials of which it shall be constructed, and the manner of its construction. No contractor or other person shall lay any walk without first notifying the Superintendent of Streets, Alleys, and Sidewalks. Materials for and the construction of each sidewalk shall be under the supervision and subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Streets, Alleys, and Sidewalks, who shall have the power at any time to stop any work not done according to specifications of the special ordinance requiring construction of sidewalks.
('72 Code, § 92.006)
(B) Notice of the passage of the ordinance shall be sent by mail within ten days after its passage to the person who paid the last general taxes on the premises for the preceding year, if he or she can be found in the county, and to the occupant of the property, if at such time the property is actually occupied, and an affidavit of such service shall be filed with the City Clerk. The affidavit shall be prima facie evidence of a compliance with requirements of notice.
('72 Code, § 92.007)