a. The City Council, whenever it is to the best interests of the public, may pass a resolution providing for the construction of sidewalks, in which resolution the sidewalks to be constructed shall be briefly described. The resolution shall set forth the width of the sidewalk to be constructed and the location of such sidewalk. The resolution may order and direct that the construction of such sidewalk shall be made by the owners of the abutting property and also that in the event of the failure of the abutting property owners to construct such sidewalks, the City shall do the work and the expense shall be charged to the abutting property owners.

b. Such resolution shall be published one time, either in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation, published in the City and the Street Transportation Director shall cause to be posted along the line of the proposed improvement and upon the lots in front of which the sidewalks are to be constructed, a copy of the resolution. (Code 1962, § 35-71; Ord. No. G-3313, § 1)