Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-10
Notice to Property Owners.

Notice to Property owners on Maple
Avenue in the 9Th Ward, in the City
of DEBORAH, Iowa, Between the West
end of the Bridge over the Upper
Iowa River near Bederman's store
and the East end of the Tavener
Bridge over the Upper Iowa River,
thereon.
AT an adjourned regular meeting OF
the City Council of the City of De-
corah, Iowa, held at the City Hall, in
said City on the 25th day of July 1904,
the following Proposed Resolution
| was read and received:
Whereas, majority of the lineal
front foot property owners owning
property on Maple avenue Gin the 9Th
ward in the City of DEBORAH, Winnie
sheik County, Iowa, have petitioned
this Council to establish the width of
said Maple avenue aforesaid at 35 feet
from curb to curb and to order and
construct cement curbing on both
sides of said Maple avenue from bridge
to bridge thereon and assess the cost
of the same TO the owners.
And Whereas. in the opinion of the
City Council Of DEBORAH, Iowa, it is
deemed necessary and advisable to
construct cement curhing on both
sides of said Maple avenue, in the 9th
ward, in the City of DEBORAH. Iowa.
between the west end of the bridge
over the Upper Iowa river near
Bederman's store and the east end of
the Tavener bridge over the Upper
Iowa river thereon. Therefore be e
Resolved. by the City Council Of
the City of DEBORAH, Iowa, that it is
necessary and proper to construct &C.
ment curbing on both sides Of said
Maple avenue in the aforesaid street.
in the City of Decorah, Iowa, between
the west end of the bridge over the
Upper Iowa river near Bederman' s
store and the east end of the Tavener
bridge over the Upper Iowa river
thereon, in accordance with plans and
specifications for such curbing and
improvement (the expense of grading
and graveling said Maple avenue
aforesaid shall be borne by said City
of DEBORAH. Iowa. and paid for out
of the City Improvement Fund as By
law provided) now on file with the City
CLERK Of said City Of DEBORAH. Iowa
That the cost of constructing said
curbing thereof, shall be assessable
against the lots and portion of lots
fronting on both sides of said Maple
avenue above named, but such assess
ment shall not exceed the benefits con.
ferred upon such lots or portions of
lots, by reason of said curling or i'm
provement, and IN no event shall such
assessment exceed twenty. five per cent
of the assessed value of such lots or
portions OF lots, so assessed, as by
statute, made and provided. in such
cases. and be it further
Resolved, That the property owners
abutting on said Maple avenue afore-
said against whom it is hereby pro-
posed to make such assessment and all
other persons interested, be notified
as by law required by publication and
such other and further notice as shall
be deemed legal and necessary, that
this resolution is now pending before
this Council. and that the same will
come up for hearing and passage at a
special meeting of this Council to be
held at the City Hall at z 80 O. CLOCK
p. m. OH the End day of September,
1904, at which time and place such
property owners and all other parties
interested shall appear and show
cause, if ally there be. why this reso-
luton shall not be passed and an ordi-
nance enacted or resolution passed TO
carry the same into effect.
F. W. DAUBNEY, Mayor.
F. NJ. HUGHES. City CLERK.