Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-24
D0INGS OF CITY COUNCIL.
Passage of Final Resolution Regarding
Washington Street Pavement and
Other Routine Business.

| Aug. Is, 1904.
the meeting of the City Council
was called to order by Mayor Daub-
ney members present Croft. Baker,
Curtin, Adams, Vance and Couse ap
sent Hovden, Harmon, Sayre and Gil
lett.
| Reading of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting was dispensed with.
The following resolution was read ::
! RESOLUTION.
Whereas, on the goth day of July,
1903, a resolution of the City Council
of the City OF DEBORAH, Iowa, was
passed and duly approved, ordering
the improving of Washington street in
said City of DEBORAH, Iowa. from the
south side of the bridge over Dry Run
to the south side of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad Com
pany's right of way thereon by grad
ing. curbing and paving the said
street between the points above named,
aud
Whereas, on the 10th day of Septem-
Der, 1908, said City of DEBORAH. Iowa.
through its Mayor and City Council
entered into written contract with
A. @. Koenig & Co. of Omaha. state
of Nebraska. for grading, curbing and
paving of the aforesid portion of said
Washington street In said City, and
Whereas, Walter E. Bucknell and
A. E. Barsch have each filed certifi-
cate in due form of law, and who were
appointed to supervise and superintend
said work of Improvements on said
Washington street in said City, certi-
flying that said street improvement
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and performed in accordance with the
aforesaid resolution, said contract
and the plans and specifications pro-
viding for said street improvement
and
Whereas. on the Gath day of June.
| 1904, there was filed with the City
due form of law, of the paving COM
certifying said work of improvement
on Washington street, in said City of
DEBORAH, Iowa. had been done, per-
formed and fully completed in accord
ance with said resolution, contract and
the plans and specifications providing
for said street improvement and
Whereas. the said work of improve
ment on said Washington street in
1904, duly accepted by said City, by
the City Council of said City OF De-
corah, Iowa, and
Whereas, on the 18th day of July.
1904, a resolution was duly passed by
provemenJ certificates be issued
against said lots or portion of lots.
fronting on said street improvement
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said Improvement, which was assessed
against the property AUDITING thereon
and
Whereas. such street improvement
certificates have been prepared and
of said City, therefore be it
Resolved, by the City Council. that
the Street Improvement Certificates. :.
SO executed FOR the grading. curbing
and paving of said portion of said
Washington street be and the same
are hereby ordered delivered to Messrs.
A. G. Koenig & Co. of Omaha, Neb.,
the contractors who performed the
work of said grading curbing and
paving as aforesaid; to the full
amount of their contract less per
cent reserved provided for in said
contract.
Re it further resolved, that the City
Clerk is hereby authorized TO deliver
said street improvement certificates to
said A. G. Koenig q Co., the contrac.
tors. as herein contemplated and pro.
vided for. -
Motion By Cor Sc, seconded by Vance
the Resolution be adopted. Roll call
vote, 6 yeas, no nays. The Resolu-
tion was declare adopted.
A petition signed by A. K. Severson
and VIM. LinZenmeyer for permit to
conduct a saloon was read. 1t was
moved and seconded to defer action I'M
til the next regular meeting motion
carried.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Cur
tin, the City of Decoran become a
member of the League of Iowa
Municipalities, F." and the Mayor and
Clerk be authorized to sign an order
to pay the membership. fees. Roll call
vote 6 yeas, no nays motion carried.
1t was moved and seconded the
Mayor appoint committee of three
members of the Council 70 confer with
the butchers of the City relative to
building new modern joint slaughter
house; motion carried. Mayor APP
pointed Mr. Baker, Mr.. Croft and Mr..
Couse.
1t was moved and seconded to ad
journ carried.
f. M. HUGHES, City Clerk.