The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-05-23
PROCLAMATION.
County JUDGES OFFICE,

-rer.- County JUDGES ofFIcE,l
May 4th, 1857. (
Comfy, I. w. c. JAMES, County Judge Of Potta-
wattamie County, do hSreo give notice, that an Eec-
tion Will be e usual places Of holding elections
in each Township in Pottawattanie County and State
If Iowa Saturday the 18th day Of June, A. D. 1857
for the purpose Of voting for or against the following
propositions, to-wit: sHEl-sz n
by authorized in her corporate capacity to subscribe to
the capital stock Of the Mississippi Missouri Rail-
Road . Company " the sum Of THREE HUNDRED
said subscription Of stock the County Judge Of said
county is hereby authorized and empowered to issue
the Bonds Of said county in sums Of one thousand dol
lars each, bearing annual interest Of not exceeding
ten per cent Said Bonds to be payable within twenty
years; Provided that the portion Of said road within
the limits OF Pottawattame Comfy be constructed on
the Mosquito Valley route, terminating at Council
Bluffs: And prouded further, that said Bonds shah
be issued by the County Judge Pottawatame county
until said Road under process Of construction by said
company in said county. That FOR the payment Of the
interest annually said Bonds, the County
Court OF said County at the usual times for levying
es hereby required to levy such tax On the taxable
property Of said county will be sucient to pay the
said interest not exceeding in the rate Of
per cent and the expiration OF years from
the date Of said bonds the said shall provide
payment of said bonds by the levy Of such tax with
in the limits prescribed by law shall be sufcient
for the same when DUE by the sale Of the stock Of
said company if deeme expedient
The mode Of voting upon the proposition shall be
"For the mississippi 4 Missouri Railroad" OF
against the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad"
majority of the votes being in favor Of the affirmative
OF the proposition Aforesaid, will adopt the same
Council Bluffs, nsu County Judge
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SECTION l. Be it ordained by the City Council Of
Council Bluffs that the owners Of ground lots front.
ing or bounded by Broadway, between Madison and
Centre streets are hereby required to have Sidewalks
contiguous to or in front Of their ground lots on SAID
street, within thirty days after the City shall
! cause the clubbing to be set for the same.
SEC. 2. That said sidewalks shall be paved from
curbing, with sound hard-burnt bricks, with descen,
towards the bngof three inches in ten feet and Il
be firmly laid in good workmanlike manner, 50 that
said shall not be below the top Of the cubinl
when settled. ss7z .-fE
| SEC. 3. Cutters shall be made Of brick or STONE
across sidewalks, by the owners aforesaid, Of sum-
Gent capacity to carry on the water from the spouts
conductors OF the buildings which are may be
| ed on the line Of said lots
SEC l. All crossings for wagons over said Side.
Walks into contiguous lots shall be paved with sound
hard brick set endwise on the edge with suitable
| stone.
SEC Upon the failure Of any person. owning proper
y as aforesaid to In front Of the same as herein
required the City shall pave cause the said pavement
to be laid, and the amount paid for the by The
City, shall be assessed Tax the contiguous lots
and shall be collected by the Marshal under the pro-
visions, and in the same manner he is empowered
collect the tax under the provisions Of Section
rs 1.-THE .act to amend the Charter Of the City Of
Council Bluffs and ii the same Is not paid to proceet
~ sell the real estate upon which the same is assessed
In the same manner and as set forth and required IL
said secton and said sale and all matters subsequent
the eto to be in conformity with the requirements
| the aforesaid section, No. I6. sts5 ~ aEs
Approved Nay LIST, 1857.
FRANK STREET Recorder. :