The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-17

Street Committee.
j. ROSS ROBERTSON, City Engineer.
Adopted.
From the Street Committee and
City Engineer.
To the President OF the City Council:
Your street committee and city ell
gineer beg to report that we have re-
ceived the following bids for the con-
struction OF three-foot cement cutters,
as per your resolution of July 6, 1909:
McManus & Blan, SOC per lineal
foot.
Cameron, McAIanus & Fruin,47c per
liHeal foot.
That Cameron, McManus & Fruin,
being the lowest and best bidder on
said work we recommend that the
mayor be authorized to enter into
contract with them for the doing OF
said work.
Respectfully submitted,
II. ]. HICKEY,
ARTHUR SWANSON,
j. r. ROBERTS,
JOHN DeYONG,
ALBERT K1EFER,
Street Committee.
]. ROSS ROBERTSON, City Engineer.
Adopted
BY AID. McCORMICk:
Resolved. Section /, That it is here
nv declared to be the intention OF the
city council of the city of Keokuk,
Iowa. to order the construction OF
six-foot permanent cement sidewalk
in front OF: Lots 10. II and II, block
9, Hagny and Modes addition; lots
" 3 and 3. block 20. Leighton's addi-
ton: lots {, s, 8. 10, II and II, block
81. Leighton's addition; lots 8, ,, ~,
II. - IS IA and Is, block p. Leigh
toms addition: lots /, 2, 3. 4, 8, and 3.
block &c. Leightons addition; lots I,
o 4. 5 and 6, block 27, Leighton
addition. and alongside of lots and
{. block 1873: lots and II, block 1874;
lot l. block .. Hagny and Medes' ad-
dition; lot 6, block %. Leighton's addi-
ton. lot / block "a, Leighton S addi-
ton.
Section ., That the city engineer he,
and he is hereby instructed 10 pre-
pare a Plat and estimate of tile
/ above described Improvement, show
ing the location and general nature
of the Improvement, the extent there
or the kind of material to be used
and an estimate of the cost thereof
and the amount to be assessed upon
each lot or parcel OF land per llneal
4 foot fronting on said Improvement. IN
proportion to the special benefits, ano
not exceeding 25 per cent OF the ac
tnal value OF the property aonttlns
thereon, and to file such plat in the
Office Of the clerk of the council
Section 8. After the ming OF the
Mat. the clerk shall thereupon publish
/ in three consecutive issues OF DAM
newspaper published in the CITY,
notice stating that it is the intention
of the council to order such improve
ments. and that such plat is on file il
his Office. and generally the location
and general nature of the improve
ment. the kind of material to De USE
and an estimate of the cost Thereon
that all objections thereto shall b
made in writing and fled with tn
clerk of the council on or before moo
of the 3Oth day of August. 1909. an
will he acted upon by the city col1nc'
at its meeting to be held on the IL
dav Of September, 1909, unless othe'
wise ordered
Section 4. The property owner sha
have twenty-five days from the pass
age of this resolution within whic
TO make such Improvements. afte
which time it shall be made by tn
city of Keokuk.
Adopted by the following vote.
eas-Annable Butler, Christy, d.
Yong, Hickey. Johnson. kiefer, Linz
strand Mccormick, Roberts. Swai
son.
i Total II
Absent Tigue.
CHARLES OFF
Mayor
!. Attest
Fl. r. MOORE. Clerk of the Counci
/ City OF Keokuk. Iowa
! BY AID. HICKEY
i Resolved. In pursuance Of a reso
i ton of intention passed by the CT
council of the city Of keokuk, low
a AT its meeting held oh the 9th day
y July. 1909, for the improvement
Tenth street, from the north line
q Leighton street, to the south Inc
it Grand avenue, all in the city OF Ike
/. kuk, Iowa. by grading, macadahlzli
d and guttering said street, and writ''
il objections to said work having ne
. ,i ~, .he arfllnn Of ihe, clerk oil U