Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-23
Notice Of Proposed Resolution for Con
struction Of a Sewer in the City
of Cresc0.

structiOn Of a Sewer in the City
Of Cresc0.
To all persons owning property sub.
ject TO its assessment for sewer pur-
poses: You are hereby notified that
the said Council of the City of Crcsco
at NEE ting held Septembe II. 1904.
has declared the necessity or adyisa.
Dllty 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 adyis.
ability which proposed Resolution so
introduced for authority to construct
a sewer, is as follows:
BE 1T 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, couDcilmen OF the tirst..ward:
10. E Fields, A. D. Perry, councilmen
of the second ward, and T. e. 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
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-
Struciion of a certain sewer therein.
The location and terminal points are
more fully described, to-wit: Com
mencing on the center line of Cherry
[SJreet in said city of Cresco where
the said center line interSects the
alley passing through block II and Is
plat OF CreSco; thence nor 1heaSterly
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 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
Oak Street to point which is in line
with the center line of the alley pass
ling through blocks Is and 16, Beadle
s. Strong's Addition to Crescu; thence
Southeasterly along the center line Of
said alley to the east line of the
Beadle s. 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 right line with the east line OF
lot block 8, said Berg Addition to
CTeScO;. thence north to point In tie
center line Of the alley passing
through block said Berg Addition 10
Cresco, which point is in right line
with the west line OF lot IL said block
a; thence east along the center line of
the alley through said block to an
intersection with the center line Of
Maple Street in said Berg Addition to
CreScn; thence north along the center
line OF said Maple Street tn an inter
section with tn center line OF Second
Street in said Berg Addition to
Cresco; thence east along the center
line OF said Second Street to a point
that is in right line with the cast
line of lot IL, block 2 Berg's Addition
to CreSct.; thence north to the center
Of tue alley running through SAID
block 2, thence northeasterly passing
in a straight line crosses lots ard {
said block 2, and crosses Tie north
west corner of lot number three (3
said block to the north line thereof
thence in same direction across the
public highway, now known as Third
Street, and terminating so feet north
of the north line of said highway
Said sewer to be constructed under
ground and at depth sufficient tt
give sufficient fall for sewer purposes
and to be constructed and shall be
constructed in accordance with the
plalS and Spe citica lions to be furnished
tby the City of Cresco; material ane
construction thereof to be as follows
Vitrited sewer tile with IL in in
teri, Il diameter laid in the opening OF
Excavation provided for, the joints t.
be cemented with mortar of Portland
cement and sand, and covered to ;
level of the surrounding grount
surface, aud provided with sufficien
man holes or other Improvements O.
devices to make same a perfect Sewe
descending all the way from the plac,
of beginning to the terminal will
slope sufficient to carry away de
posts, and wherever it may be re
quired and the plans may direct o
the City hereinafter provide for
common tile shall also be laid in sal
opening for the purpose of drainage
to terminate either at man hol,s i
tSaid sewer or as the plans OF the cit
M az hereafter direct.
That 1t is proposed to assess al
AUDITING and adjacent property lher
for and for the payment thereof; Ih
AUDITING property being all Of til
p cperty that ADULTS upon the PFC
. posed lfne of said sewer as herebrfor
8 described, and IN any and all of Til
y bl, cks or parcels Of land through G
J, by which same passes AID sue
i adjacent property situated in til
!; same blocks as the council may her,
e latter provide shall be assessed exceI
!. that the city will pay the expense {
y laying same for such distance as
l. shall pass through private propert
), providing the owner shall grant fire
s all right Of way across said propert
d land the city shall also pay ii
s expense wherever said sewer sha
It cross street or alley in it's eours
that is, the city shall pay the cost
constructing said sewer across priva
property where right of way has bee
l. furnished free by owner and aero
s street or alley Intersections, ar
10 AUDITING or adjacent property owne
Ia the balance which shall be assesst
j. against the, AUDITING owners al
8, against such adjacent property as Il