The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-11-05
Proceedings Vt the Town
Council II CrescO.
REGULAR MEETING.

REGULAR MEETING.
MONDAY Evening Nov. 1860.
Members PRESENT.. Gregory, May
or; W. r. Mead Recorder; N. G.
Dow, John Z. Peck. G. B. Samson
and L. T. Woodcock of tho town
council.
John E. Peck presented the petit
ton of b. Hunting and others in
terested, praying for an order for a
side walk commencing on the east
side of Cherry street at its interscc-
ton with Market street, thence south
on the east side of Cherry street to
the north line of Vernon street thence
cast OH the north side of Vernon street
two hundred feet, and moved the ad-
option Of the following resolution
That the prayer Of the petitioners
be granted. and that said walk be
constructed Of inch boards, that it be
five feet and four inches wide and
laid down and scearely nailed on
stringers Of suitable strength, and to
correspond in style and manner Of
construction with other walks in
town, and that the owners of lots
contiguous to said streets be requir-
cd to build and construct said walks
within ten days, ard in default to do
so the same be built by the town and
l5c expense thereof charged to and
assessed uron thc lots SO contiguous
or the owners thereof, which being
supported by G. u. Samson, wss al
opted by the following vote in the
Affirmative
N. q. Dow, Johu Il. Peck, G. i.
Samson, L. T. Woodcock.
On motion of G, h. Samson, Sec
ondcd by L. I. Wooicock, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted by the
vote of n. q. Dow, John E. Peck,
y. b. Samson and J.. T. Woodcock
in ths affirmative
Resolved that a side walk be con-
structed on the north side Of Park
strcst commencing ut the point
Of its intersection with ELM
street thence extending cast to the
west line Of Cherry street, thence north
along the west side of Cherry street
to the north side of Peck street,
then commencing on the cast side O.
Cherry street and extending north on
the east side Of said street to the
south side of First street in Beadlc
& Strong's addition to Cresco, that
the said walks be Eve feet and four
inches in width, and be laid down OH
suitable stringers we'll and securely
nailed in uniform style and to CORES.
pond with other walks in town, and
that owners Of lots contiguous to said
be required to construct and
build said walks within ten days,
and that in default Of their doing SO
that the town put down and construct
the SAID walks, that they be put down
It the cost and expense Of the
Town and the cost thereof be levied
and assessed upon the lots so contig-
uous or the owners thereof, and also
that lie walk he constructed and
put down to correspond in style and
manner of construction with the fore
going. commencing on the west side
IF Cherry street andson tie North
side Of Peck street, extending cast
TO the distance Of two hundred feet
east Of the east limo Of Oak street,
md that the cost and expense there
If he levied and assessed upon the
ots contiguous 10 said street or the
owners thereof and that the same be
md arc hereby required to DO con-
.tructcd aud put down within ten
lays, and that unless SO constructed
md put down Ivy the owners Of said
OF the same be constructed ut the
expense and cost Of the town and tho
.osf levied and assessed upon said