If any lot or parcel of land belonging to the United States, or to the state, or to any County, City, public agent, mandatory of the government, school board, educational, penal or reform institution on institution for the feeble-minded or insane, is in use in the performance of any public function, and fronts upon the proposed work, or is included within the district to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses thereof, the legislative body may, in the resolution of intention, declare that such lots or parcels of land, or any of them, shall be omitted from the assessment thereafter to be made to cover the costs and expenses of the work.
(Prior code App. A, § 70)
If any such lots or parcels of land are omitted from the assessment, the total expense of all work done shall be assessed on the remaining lots or parcels of land fronting on the work, or lying within the limits of the assessment district, without regard to such omitted lots or parcels of land.
(Prior code App. A, § 71)
Notwithstanding any provision of general law which requires the City to pay any assessment levied on property described in Section 4-08.110, the Council shall have the power to levy an assessment thereon and such agency to pay the same: (1) pursuant to any general law authorizing the same; or (2) pursuant to any contract therefor between the City and such agency; and the legality thereof shall not be affected by the providing or the failure to provide therefor in the resolution of intention.
(Prior code App. A, § 72)
Property owned or used by any privately owned public utility shall be assess in the same manner as other property in the district.
(Prior code App. A, § 73)