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16 <br />approach to any railroad underpassor overpass or other bridge, or whenever any <br />paved street or part thereof has been widened, if in such case, in the opinion of <br />the city council, public interest requires that the improvements be made, and if, in <br />the opinion of the council, the abutting property will be benefitted by the <br />improvement to the extent of the part of the cost thereof to be assessed against <br />such abutting property, the council may without petition of the property owners <br />order the making of such improvement. Whenever any such improvement is <br />ordered made by authority of this subsection, the ordering of the paving of any <br />streef or part thereof may include the necessary water main and sewer <br />improvements and the necessary water and sewer laterals, and it may, but need <br />not, include the construction of sidewalks on one or both sides of the street. <br />(9) Upon the finding by the city council that the petition for a local. improvement <br />or improvements is sufficient, or when it is proposed to make without petition any <br />improvement or improvements authorized to be made without petition by <br />subsection (8) of this section, the council shall adopt a resolution which shall <br />contain substantially the following: <br />(a) That a sufficient petition has been filed for the making of the <br />improvement or improvements; or, if it is proposed to make the <br />improvement or improvements without petition, a statement of the <br />reasons proposed for the making thereof; <br />(b) A brief description of the proposed improvement or improvements; <br />(c) The proportion of the cost of the improvement or improvements to be <br />specially assessed and the terms of payment; <br />(d) A notice of the time and place, when and where a public hearing will <br />be held on the proposed improvement or improvements. (The time fixed <br />for such public hearing shall be such as to allow of notice being given <br />thereof not less than ten (10) days prior thereto.); <br />(e) A notice that all objections to the legality of the making of the <br />proposed improvement or improvements shall be made in writing, signed <br />in person or by attorney, and filed with the clerk of the city at or before the <br />time of the hearing and that any such objections not so made will be <br />waived. <br />At least ten (10) days prior to the date fixed for the hearing, the city council shall <br />cause a notice to be published at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation in <br />the city. The notice shall contain the information described in paragraphs (a) through (e) <br />of this subsection (9). <br />(10) At the time for the public hearing, or at some subsequent time to which <br />such hearing shall be adjourned, the city council shall consider such objections to <br />the legality of the making of the improvement or improvements as have been <br />made in compliance with paragraph (e) of the preceding subsection, together <br />with such objections as may be made to the policy or expediency of the making <br />of the improvement or improvements; and the council shall thereafter determine <br />whether it will order the making of the improvement or improvements. Any <br />objection against the legality of the making of the improvement or improvements <br />not made in writing, signed in person or by attorney, and filed with the clerk of the <br />city at or before the time or adjourned time of such hearing shall be considered <br />