The owners of property adjacent to which the
sidewalks are not paved shall, whenever the Town Council by ordinance
determines that such sidewalk shall be paved, pave the sidewalk which
is adjacent to their respective properties at 1/2 of the expense and
in such manner as may be required by the Town Council; and if such
owner shall neglect, after 30 days' notice to him from the Town
Manager, to build or pave such sidewalk in the manner required as
aforesaid, then it shall be the duty of the Town Manager to cause
such sidewalk to be so paved, and 1/2 the cost of so paving thereof
shall be certified by the Town Manager to the Town Treasurer, who
shall enter such amount in a book to be kept for the purpose, setting
forth the name of the owner and the street upon which his property
abuts and the frontage of such property on the street. And the amount
of such cost shall be a lien on such property and shall be collected
by the Town Treasurer by levy or suit or in the manner that taxes
are collected by the Town Treasurer. The notice required by this section
may be served on the owner in person, or if he is a nonresident, by
mailing to him at his last known address said notice by registered
mail, or by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Town for two successive weeks, or in any other manner authorized by
law.
Whenever the Town Council shall order property owners to pave the sidewalks adjacent to their respective properties as provided in § 165-9 or whenever the owners or a majority thereof petition the Town Council to pave the sidewalk along their property, which petition shall contain an agreement by the signers to pay 1/2 the cost thereof, the Town Council shall, at the same time, determine the material with which the sidewalks shall be paved, the width to be paved, the kind of foundation to be used for said pavement and any other matter material to the paving.
Before the Town Council shall, in accordance with § 165-9, order property owners to pave a sidewalk, the Council shall first publish for two weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town, a notice inviting all persons interested to appear before the Council to be heard on the question. Such notice shall simply state that the Council is considering the subject of requiring the owners abutting on a certain street or a designated portion thereof to pave the sidewalks and inviting all persons interested to appear at a certain time and place to be heard on the subject.
No person shall pave a sidewalk within the Town
without first obtaining a permit from the Town Manager, which permit
shall designate the material and foundation to be used, the width
of the pavement and such other matters as may be material; and the
paving shall be done under the supervision of the Town Manager.
Any person injuring any sidewalk shall, when
required by the Town Manager, pay to the Town Treasurer such an amount
as shall be estimated by said Town Manager to be necessary to repair
such injury, and the Town Manager shall repair the injury. If the
person causing the injury fails to pay to the Town Treasurer the costs
of repairs within 15 days, such costs shall be collected as any other
debt is collected.
