Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-27
Notice Of Proposed Resolution for Con-
struction of a Sewer in the City
of Cresco.


10 all persons owning property sub.
]ect to its assessment for sewer pur-
poses: You are hereby notified that
the said Council of the City of Cresco
at meeting held Septem Der IL, 1904,
has declared the necessity or advisa-
Dlilty OF constructing sewer within
said city, aud of assessing property
AUDITING thereon for the payments of
same and has in the proposed Resolu-
ton declared such necessity or advis-
ability which proposed Resolution so
introduced for authority to Construct
q sewer, is as follows:
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Coun-
Gil OF the incorporated City of Cresco,
Howard County, Iowa, at regular
meeting appointed to be held in said
City at which was present Robert
Thomson, mayor; II. Q. Moen, d. M.
Evans, councilmen of the tirst,ward:
@. e. Fields, A. d. Perry, councilmen
of the second ward, and T. d. Glass
and w. l.. Richards councilmen Of
the third ward, and constituting the
mayor and all of the members of the
council of the said city.
| That we deem it advisable and
necessary to make and construct a
certain sewer and sewer system
within said city, and hereby declare
such necessity and in accordance
Herewith and with the provisions of
law we hereby provide Tor the con-
Struction of certain sewer therein.
The location and terminal points are
more fully described, to-wit: Com
mencing on the center line of Cherry
Street in said city of Cresco where
the said center line intersects the
alley passing through block II and lS
plat of Cresco; thence northeasterly
along the center line of said Cherry
Street to an intersection of the center
line of the alley passing through
blocks 10 and IL, said plat of Cresco;
thence SoutheasterlY along the center
line of the alley through block 10 to a
point which is two feet west of a
point that is in a right line with the
east line Of lot four block 10, plat of
Cresco; thence northeaSterly and
parallel with the east line of said lot
four, and an extension thereon to a
point in the center line Of High
Street, said plat of Cresco; thence
southeasterly and along the center
line of said High Street to a point
which is rs feet westerly from the
east line of Oak Street, said plat of
Cresco; thence northeasterly and
parallel along the center line of said
lOak Street to point which is in lire
with the center line of the alley pass
ing through blocks Is and l6, Beadle
& Strong'S Addition to Cresco; thence
Isoutheasterly along the center line of
Isaid alley to the east line of the
Beadle & Strong Addition to Cresco:
thence east along the center line of
the alley through block nine Berg's
Addition to Cresco, to a point which
Is on g right line with the east line of
lot 6 block 8, said Berg Addition to
CreScO; thence north to point In the
center line of the alley passing
through block said Berg Addition to
CreSCO, which point is In right line
with the west line of lot IL said block
4; thence east along the center line of
the alley through said block 4 to an
intersection with the center line of
Maple Street in said Berg Addition to
ICreSco; thence north along the center
line of said Maple Street to an inter-
Isection with thu center line of Second
Street in said Berg Addition to
lCresco; thence east along the center
line OF said Second Street to a point
that is In right line with the east
line of lot IL, block 2 Berg'S Addition
to Cresco; thence north to the center
of the alley running through said
block 2, thence northeasterlY passing
in straight line crosses lots 4 and 5
lSaid block 2, and crosses tie north
west corner of lot number three ~
lsaid block to the north line thereof:
thence In same direction across the
public highway, now known as Third
street, and terminating so feet north
lof the north line Of said highway.
Said sewer to be constructed under
Igr"utd ard at depth sufficient tt.
lgivc sufficient fall for sewer purptses
I'and To lie constructed and shall b.
lc, instructed in acct rda, &c with tie
IplaIs and sp. CT tea ions to be furnish, d
by the City tf CreSc,; m tterial and
10 distraction thereof to be as follows:
lVilriticd sewer tile will II in. in.
teri diameter laid in the opening or
+ Xcavation provided fur, the JOINTS to
be cemcnttd Will, mertar uf Portland
lc,m nj ~ d sand, and covered to IA
level If THE Surrounding ground
su face, az provide d with sutfi lent
m n holes or other Improvements or
d. vices TO make same IA perfect Sewer
descending all the way from the place
nf beginl ing To the terminal with
slpe sutti.ieft to carry away de.
pOsitS, AID wherever ~ may be re.
|quirtd and the plans may direct al
the city hereinafter provide fnr,
common tile shall also be laid in said
opening for the purpose Vt drainage,
to terminate either at man hules il
said sewer or as the plans of the CITY
nav her. after direct.
That IT is Props, d to assess all
abutting and adjacent property Their :
for and for the PAL ment thereof; the
abutting property being all Of the
pEtperty that ADULTS upon the pro.
posed line OF said sewer as heretofore
described, and in any and all of tn,
oil cks or parcels OF land through OF
by which same passes AID such
adjacent property situated in The
same blocks as the council may liz re.
after provide shall be ASSESS. d except
that the city will pay the expense OF
Shall pass through private property,
providing the owner shall grant free
all right of way across said property,
and the city shall also pay the
expense wherever said sewer shall
cross q street or alley in its course
that is, the city shall pay the cost OF
constructing said sewer across private
property where right of way has beer
furnished free by owner and across
street or alley intersections, ano
abutting or adjacent property owners
the balance which shall be assessed
against the AUDITING owners anc
against such adjacent property as the
ICOunCil NAV direct
1t is further provided that paymen,