Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27
MAPLE AVENUE
IMPROVEMENT
CITY COUNCIL ORDERS 1T
Proposed Resolution Ordering West
DEBORAH Improvement and Notice
of the Same to Property
Owners.
,July %. 1904.

In tine absence of Mayor Daubney.
Mr. Sayre was chosen to fill the chair.
Members of the council present, Croft,
Baker. Adams, Curtin, Vance. Couse,
Sayre and Gillett; absent Hovden and
Harmon.
1t was moved and seconded to sus-
pend the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting; motion carried.
Motion by Couse, seconded by Gill
lett, the matter Of selecting a road
through the Updegraff property be left
to the Street Committee with power to
act motion carried.
The following proposed resolution
was read:
Proposed Resolution.
Whereas, a majority of the lineal
front foot property owners owning
property on Maple avenue, in the 9th
ward, in West DEBORAH. in the City
of DEBORAH. Winnesheik County, Iowa,
have petitioned this Council to estab-
lish the width of said Maple avenue
aforesaid at 80 feet from curb to curb
and to order and construct a 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 the City of DEBORAH,
Iowa, it is deemed necessary and ad-
visable to construct cement curbing
on both sides of said Maple avenue in
West DEBORAH, in DEBORAH, Iowa. be-
tween 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 there
on. Therefore, be it
Resolved. by the City Council of the
City of DEBORAH, Iowa, that it is
necessary ana advisable to construct
! cement curbing on both sides of said
Maple avenue in the aforesaid DEBORAH
in the City of DEBORAH. Iowa, between
the west end of the bridge over the Up
, per 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 specificat-
ions for such curling and improvement
(the expense of grading and graveling
said Maple avenue aforesaid shall be
borne by said CITY of DEBORAH, Iowa,
and paid for oHt of the City Improve
ment Fund as by law provided) now
on file with the City Clerk aforesaid,
City of DEBORAH, Iowa.
That the cost of constructing said
, curbing, and also the cost of grading
and preparing said street for proper
curbing thereof, shall be assessable
against the lots and portions of lots
fronting on both sides of said Maple
avenue above named. but such assess
ment shall not exceed the benefits
conferred upon such lots or portions
of lots. by reason of said rbing or
Improvement, 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
AUDITING 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 Oily Hall at Z 80 o'clock p
M. OH the End day of September, 1904,
at which time and place such proper
ty owners and all other parties inter
ested shall appear and show cause, if
any there be, why this resolution shall
not be passed and an ordinance enacted
or resolution passed to carry the same
into effect.
Motion by Adams. seconded by Gil
lett the proposed Resolution as read
be received and placed on file. Roll
call vote, yeas, no nays; motion
carried.
"Notice to Property Owners" was
read, as follows:
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 Bedarman'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, a majority of the lineal
front foot property owners owning
property on Maple avenue TN 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 80 feet
from curb to curb and to order and
construct a 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 curbing 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' store and the east end of
the Tavener bridge over the Upper
Iowa river thereon. Therefore be ;t
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,
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