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


plans OF said improvement as shown
by the plat heretofore filed in the
ofiice of the clerk Of the council Of
said city, by the engineer.
it's hereby ordered that Tenth
street, from the north line of Leighton
street to the south line of Grand ave-
nue., be Improved by grading. mac
adamizing and guttering said street (
same to be done in accordance with I
the preliminary resolution therefor, t
and with the plans and specifications
that have been prepared by the city
engineer of the city of Keokuk. Iowa, \
and which are now on file in the Of
fice OF the clerk of the council OF said
city, the said improvement requiring
approximately the fol'owihs quaint
ties, to-wit;
1000 cubic yards of excavation.
1850 square yards of macadam pave
ment
LOO lineal feet gutter
The cost of making said improve.
ment shall be assessed against the
lots and parcels of land fronting or
abutting on said improvement. in pro-
portion to the benefits accruing from
said Improvement to said AUDITING
property, and not in excess of % per
cent OF the actual value of said abut-
ting property.
BY AID HICKEY.
Whereas, The clerk of the council
has presented for the consideration
of the council the plat and schedule
reported by the city engineer and
filed by him as required by law,
showing the assessment on the lots
and parcels of land AUDITING on the
following described improvement, to-
wit. The Improvement of Third
street from the north line of Main
street to the south line of Blondeau
street. by grading, paving and curb
ing said street: and
Whereas. Notices as required by
law have been given; and,
Whereas, No objections have been
filed to said proposed assessment, be
it
Resolved, That the city council of
the city of Keokuk, Iowa, now pro-
coed to examine the plat and sched-
ule filed with the clerk of the council
relative to the proposed assessment
against the lots and parcels of land
abutting on and adjacent to said i'm
provement, and the owners thereof,
for Il oh
ment and that the city council con-
slider all objections and make all
necessary corrections which they
may find to said plat and schedule
and equalize said assessment as au-
thorized and directed by law: and
that the city council now resolve it
self into committee Of the whole
i for the purpose OF examining the plat
and schedule reported and filed by
the city engineer. and to hear and
make all necessary corrections. if
any, and to ascertain If the amount of
I said proposed assessment is in eX-
cess of the special benefits conferred
7 upon said property by said improve
ment and in excess OF % per cent OF
4 the actual value of said property as
4 shown by the last preceding assess.
ment roll.
Adopted by the following vote
Yeas-Annable, Butler, Christy, De
Yong. Hickey, Johnson. S,-fer, Lind
i strand, Mccormick, Roberts, Swan
son-Total H.
4 Nays-None.
4 Absent-Tigue.
CHARLES OFF,
4 Attest: Mayor.
I H. T. MOORE Clerk of the Council
City OF Keokuk.
Report Of Committee Of the Whole
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the City Council of the Cit.
OF Keokuk Iowa:
Gentlemen: Your committee of tn,
whole, having examined the plat AM
schedule of the following described
Improvement, to-wit The improve
ment of Third street from the ncrtl
line of Main street TO the south In
OF Blondeau street by grading. PAWN
and curbing said street, this day re
, ferred to this committee, finds tia
mo objections have been filed to tn
proposed assessment for the pavemel
, of the cost Of said Improvement an
mo objections have been made befor
, the council and this committee, hay
ing examined said improvement
, finds that the said special tax and "
, sessment as shown in said plat au
schedule are in proportion to and nc
, in excess Of the special benefits col
/ ferred upon the property abutting o
, said improvement by said improve
). ment and not il excess of % per Ger
of the actual value of said propert
| as shown by the last preceding a.
/. sessmept roll
T 7 j HICKEY,
Chairman
g BY AID. HICKEY:
Resolved, That the report of til
committee of the whole be adoptel
j. and that no objections We're filed
|. writing or before the council to ii
i. proposed assessment set out in sal