§ 15-6-403 — Assessments; included costs

(a) If any authorized local improvement is ordered, there
shall be included in the cost and expense thereof to be assessed
against the property specially benefited and included in the
district created to pay all or any part thereof, the cost of:
(i) That portion of the improvement included within
the limits of any street intersection space or spaces;
(ii) Inspection, tests, materials or work and of all
engineering and surveying necessary for the improvement done
under the direction of the city or town engineer;
(iii) Ascertaining the ownership of the lots or
parcels of land included in the assessment district;
(iv) Advertising, mailing and publishing all notices;
and
(v) All accounting and clerical labor, books and
blanks expended or used by the city or town comptroller and the
city or town treasurer in connection with the improvements.