The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-19

Sweet street, said Improvement to be
60 feet wide between faces of curb, also;
That part of Broadway street lying
between the east side Of Sweet street
and the west side of Washington avenue,
said Improvement to be "A feet wide be-
tween faces of curb, also;
That part OF Sweet street lying be-
tween the north side OF Walnut street
and the south side of Broadway street,
said Improvement to be "A feet wide be-
tween faces of curb, also:
That part of Sweet street lying be-
tween the north side of Broadway
street ana the north side of fremont re fant
wide between faces Of curb, also:
That part of fremont street lying be-
tween the east side of Main street and
the west side of Sweet street, said i'm
provement to be 60 feet wide between
| facS of curb, also:
That part of Chestnut street lying be-
tween the east side of Main street and
the west side of Sweet street, said i'm
provement to be "a feet wide between
faces of curb, also:
That part of Chestnut street lying be-
tween the east side of Sweet street and
west side Of Washington avnue, said
Improvement to be "a feet wide between
faces Of curb, also;
That part of Center street lying be-
tween the east side of Court avenue and
the west side of Main street, said i'm
prOVement to be 40 feet wide between
faces of curb, also;
That part of Court avenue from the
north line of broadway street to the
south line of fremont street, said i'm
provement to be 60 feet wide between
faces of curb, also:
That part of Court street from the
north end of Court street, said improve
ment to be PA feet wide between faces
of curb, also:
That part of Anthony street from
| north side of Walnut street to the south
side of Broadway, said Improvement to
be "A feet wide between faces of curb, to-
gether with all streets and alley intersec-
| tons and all wings and returns to such
intersections included within the streets
and parts of streets above described
All in lDenison. Iowa, by grading,
curbing, sutterins and paving the same;
and the said street Improvement is
hereby ordered follows, towit:
Said paving shall be constructed of
a two-inch or more wearing surface OF
| in specifications, laid upon a ive-inch
| Portland cement concrete base and said
curbing and guttering shall be con-
| structed of a combined curb and gut
| gravel all of which grading. curbinS.
| gathering and paving snail be done in
accordance with the plans and specitica-
| tons of the city engineer and approved
| by the city council of ipeniSon, Iowa.
| Be it further resolved and ordered
that contracts be made and entered into
| for furnishing labor and material for
| such work by statute provided and
the cost and expense Of Such street i'm
prnvement shall be assessed to and
| against the property abutting thereon
| and the owners thereof in proportion to
| the number OF linear feet to each parcel
| so AUDITING, and in proportion to the
| special benefits conferred upon the prop
erty thereby, and in accordance with
| the law governing the same, but said
assessment shall not exceed twenty-five
| (25) per cent of the actual value of any
| lot or parcel of ground at the time OF
| levy and the last previous assessment
| ril
dence Of such value, except that the cost
and expense of said street improve
| ments at the intersections of street,
highways, alleys and avenues Except
| ing the cost and expense of paving and
curbns that part OF the intersections
| lying between the property lines, If pro-
duced, and curb lines, if produced, OF
the street improved. also that part of
| the paving and curbinS lying between
the property line, if produced, and curb
| line. if produced, on the cross streets.
| commonly called wings or returns of
| the intersections shall be assessed TO
the abutting property owners abuttins
and fronting on the streets improved),
and any deficiency where the special
assessment which may be levied against
any lot or tract of land shall be insult
| tcient to pay the cost of the improve
ment shall be paid from the city I'M
provement fund to be raised by means
Of special levy on all property in
| Denison to be made to extend over a
Period of ten years, said levy to be in
| Will SetlIoll elSlll tu
and thirty tS3O) of the Code OF Iowa.,
and as by law provided.
| The contractor shall look exclusively
to the funds stated in the contract for
payment for said street impr"vement
and the city of Denison will not make
itself pecunarly liable for the payment
Of the cost of any part OF said improve
ment and will not incur any indebted
ness for the same.
And the contractor shall give a good
and sufficient bond to be approved by
the city council, obligatinS the con
tractor and his bondSmen to a faithful
performance of the contract and to
keep the said street Improvement in
good repair for a period of five years
after the acceptance of the same by the
city.
Introduced by A c. Greene.
This resolution introduced on the 9Th