Sidewalks and curbs shall be constructed, maintained and repaired in conformity with the specifications and standards prescribed by the Street Commissioner and approved by the legislative body, as provided in §
139-2.
Whenever, in the judgment of the legislative
body, it may be necessary to fill up or dig down to the proper grade
or pave or repair or relay the sidewalks or curbs in front of any
lot or premises fronting upon any street within the City, the legislative
body shall pass an order or resolution requiring the owner of any
such lot or premises to fill up or dig down to the proper grade or
pave or repair or relay the sidewalk or curb within 30 days from the
time when such owner shall have been notified of such order by the
Street Commissioner, such notice to be served upon any lot owner residing
within the City, but in the event of any such lot owner being a nonresident
of the City, then the notice may be served personally or the Street
Commissioner shall publish it in some newspaper published in the City
not less than four consecutive times, and the notice of 30 days to
be reckoned from the second publication; if any owner of any such
lot or premises fronting on any street in the City shall neglect to
fill up, dig down, pave or repair or relay the sidewalk or curb within
30 days when notice shall have been given as aforesaid, the legislative
body may immediately thereafter direct the Street Commissioner to
cause the work to be done at the expense of the owner of said lot,
which expense, together with an addition thereto of 10% for the expense
of collection, shall be a lien on such property until paid and shall
be collected in the same manner that ordinary taxes are collected
or in the same manner as other debts of like amount are recovered
pursuant to state law, provided that the additional 10% for the expense
of collection hereinbefore specified shall not be charged except in
cases wherein the City is obliged to resort to legal proceedings to
make such collection.