§ 24-7-4. Collection of costs from landowners.
Costs of the sidewalk shall be ascertained by the commissioner of highways for the town and shall be submitted by the commissioner to, and be approved by, the town council, and thereafter the commissioner of highways shall demand the costs from the abutting landowner, and if the owner shall neglect and refuse to pay the costs, the commissioner of highways shall certify the costs so ascertained and approved to the assessors of taxes for the town, and the assessors shall include the cost of making and laying the sidewalk in the next assessment of taxes for the town against the land or the owner thereof.
History of Section.P.L. 1928, ch. 1224, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 348, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 24-7-4.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 24-7-1. - Power of towns to establish and regulate sidewalks.
Section 24-7-2. - Order to lay sidewalk — Notice and hearing.
Section 24-7-3. - Division of costs between town and landowners.
Section 24-7-4. - Collection of costs from landowners.
Section 24-7-5. - Appeal of assessment.
Section 24-7-6. - Judgment and costs on appeal.
Section 24-7-7. - Penalties for violation of regulations.
Section 24-7-8. - Sidewalks along state highways.
Section 24-7-9. - Permits for telephone booths and equipment — Exception.