The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-04-04
CHAPTER 23S.
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ate the lily OF heOkuk.
Sec. /. Be il enacted by the General As
sembiy Of The State of Io,ca, That for all
costs Of improving streets and alleys in the
city Of keoknk, except contracts already
specially let for work particularly designa-
ted, payment shall be made as follows, to
wit: Two thirds of the cost Of same By a
special tax to be levied on tho property
deemed benefited by any such Improvement,
and one third by a tax on the city generally,
except grading and paving alleys, making
cutters, and grading and paving sidewalks
and paving streets, which last work shall be
paid for by assessment as we'll for repairs
as for original work, foot per foot upon the
property fronting on said streets and alleys.
Sec. 2. The two thirds of the cost of said
improvements named in section No. Of this
act to be levied on the property benefited BY
such improy ements, shall be assessed by a
Board of three Commissioners to be chosen
by the City Council, Tor Council and Alder
men rs the ease may be,) for each proposed
Improvement, which Board shall take into
account, both damages and benefits accruing
to the property deemed especially interested.
The damages arising to any property from
any improvement shall be considered o part
Of the same cost, and the benefits shall be
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The parties damaged shall be paid amount
Of said damages BY deduction from their
/ portion Of said tax, or in cash when collect.
ed By the city, and the benefits shall be taxed
with other cost Of the Improvement upon
the property benefited. The part of the
tax TO be paid by the city for making such
improvements, shall be levied and collected
of the tax payers Of the city as the city
government may direct.
Sec. 3. Any person or persons deemng
himself or themselves aggrieved by the ac-
ton of the Commissioners named in section
2 of this act, may appeal from their decs-
ION to the District Court, and its decision
shall be final.
Sec. 4. The cost OF making sewers shall
be assessed upon the property deemed bene-
fitted thereby, and in case it shall be deemed
best for the sake of economy in any case to
run sewer through private property, the
city may proceed to condemn SO much of said
property as the case may require and deter
mine the damages by Board OF three Com
mlssoners, to be appointed as in section Of
this act. The levying OF taxes for the con-
struction of sewers, shall be by Commits
sioners similarly appointed, only except if
the City Council deem any sewer Of benefit
generally to the city .they may levy the cost
OF same upon the whole city, but il not SO
excepted, the damages and benefits shall be
assessed MS in section No. 2 regarding street
improvements.
Sec. 5. In case the City Council shall
deem from the magnitude of any improve
ment named in sections No. . and OF this
act, that the immediate payment of the
amount assessed to the individuals would be
onerous and burdensome, they may, after
! giving thirty days notice Of the levy Of said
tax IN the city official paper or papers, and
requesting with such notice the parties who
may wish an extension of the time of paw
ment TO signify the same to the collector OF
1 taxes, proceed to issue bonds OF the city of
keokuk, to run for term not longer than
two years, and not to bear more than ten per
cent interest for tho amount due from
such parties but the amount OF such
tax and interest shall be lien upon the prop
erty OF said parties SO accommodated, and
shall be collected in tims to meet said bonds
and be held by the city authorities as spe-
cial fund their liquidation.
Sec. q. No street Improvement shall be
ordered by the City Council unless the own
ers Of two thirds of tie number Of feet In
each block on which said Improvement
fronts, shall petition the Council TO order
the same, except when more than one third
OF the frontage OF a block or blocks shall be
owned by one individual, in which case the
Council may by vote OF three four,hs Of
It's members order said Improvement, petit
ton OF two-thirds of the other owners of
said property having been presented, and no.
tiee OF an application for same having been
published for one week preceding, in the off :
cial Raper or papers Of the city.
/ Sec. I. The city government IRE hereby
authorized TO levy such taxes as it or they
may deem necessary to pay the interest upon
the deb. Of said city, and support and carry
on it's municipal affairs, and all laws contra
\ ry 70 this provision are hereby repealed.
4 Sec. 5. Section Of this act shall be in force
on and after It's publication in the daily pa
1 pers OF the city Of keokuk without cost to
the state, and the remaining csions of this
act shall be in force, from and after such
publication, and the submission Of its pro-
4 visions to the voters of said city at special
ERECTION, at which election majority Of the
legal voters acting shall vote for its adoption,
the time and manner Of holding such cleo
4 ton to be spec lied by the city Council
SAMUEL MCFARLAND,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
W. W. HAMILTON,
President OF Senate.
z Approved Jan. -, 1857.
( JAMES W. GRIMES.