Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-09

and that by resolution Of the Council
duly passed on the said date, the said
resolution hereinafter set forth, will be
; considered by the City Council for pas
sage, at meeting to be held in the
council room in said City, at 8 O'Clock
p. M, on the 9Th day of Febry., 1912,
} at which time the owners of prop erty
subject to assessment for the cost of
the sewers contemplated by the said
resolution, may appear before the said
Council and make objection to the con-
!; templated improvement, and the pass
age of the said proposed resolution, if
any they have, said resolution being as
follows:
RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY.
Be it resolved by the City Council of
Cresco, Iowa, that it is deemed advis-
able and necessary to construct certain
sewers within said city, the location
and terminal points of which are de-
scribed as follows, to.wit:
Commencing where the center line
of the alley passing east and west
through Block q, Baldwin's Addition
to Cresco, Iowa, intersects the center
line of Third Street, in said addition,
running thence north along the center
line of Third Street about 1857 feet,
thence north about IL degrees west
1915 feet, thence north about IS de-
grees and so minutes west 875 feet to
the outflow, said sewer to be known as
Main Sewer No 2.
Also commencing on Main Sewer No.
2 where the center line of the alley
passing through Blocks IL. ID, Is and
is, Baldwin g Addition to Cresco, Iowa,
intersects the center line of Third
Street, said addition, thence eastward
along the center line of said alley pass
ing through said blocks Is, Ia, and 13
a distance of 1900 feet. said sewer to
be known as Lateral No. 8.
Also commencing on Main Sewer No.
2 where the center line of the alley
passing through Blocks Is, 26 and 27,
Baldwin's Addition to Cresco. Iowa,
intersects the center line Of Third
Street, in said addition, thence east
ward along the center line of said alley
passing through said blocks q, 26 and
Is distance of 1900 feet, said sewer
to be known as Lateral No. 10.
Also commencing on Main Sewer No.
passing through blocks No. %, % and
intersects the center line of Third
Street, in said addition, thence east
ward along the center line o. said alley
passing through said blocks %, % and
"a, distance of 1900 feet, said lateral
to be known as Lateral No. IL.
| Said sewers to be constructed under
ground and at depth sufficient to give
fall for sewer purposes, and in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
to be furnished by the City Of Cresco
Material and construction thereof to
be as follows: All to be of vitrifed
sewer tile, Main Sewer No. to be of
l2-inch diameter; Lateral Sewers No.
8 and No. 10 of S-inch diameter; later
al sewer No. II to be of 10-inch diam
eter, all laid in excavations provided
therefor, joints to be cemented with
mortar of Portland Cement and sand,
provided with sufficient manholes,
| flush tanks and other devices or appli-
ances necessary to make good sewer
and wherever it may be required and
the plans direct, or the city hereinafter
provide for, common tile shall also be
laid in said opening for the purpose of
drainage, to terminate either at man.
holes or as the plans may direct
! That for the cost of Lateral No. 8 it
| is proposed to assess all the lots in
Blocks Is, Ii and Is, Baldwin's Ad-
dition to Cresco, Iowa, as abutting
property, the lots a, plated all abut-
ting on said sewer. That for the cost
of Lateral No. 10 it is proposed to as
sess all the lots in Blocks rs, rs and ~,
Baldwin's Addition to Cresco, Iowa,
as abutting property which are plated
to abut on said sewer, and to assess as
adjacent property, all lots in said
blocks which do not abut on said sewer
II. Ia.
larly described as follows: lots 10, II,
wins Addition to Cresco, Iowa; also
BaIdwin's Addition to Cresco, Iowa;
also Lot II, Block q, Baldwin's Ad-
dition to Cresco, Iowa.
That for the cost of Lateral No. II,
it is proposed to assess all the lots in
blocks %, % and "a, Baldwin's Ad-
dition to Cresco, Iowa, as AUDITING
property which are plated to abut on
said sewer and to assess as adjacent
prope. tv all the lots in said blocks
which do not abut on said sewer. Said
adjacent lots being more particularly
described as follows: Lots l. 2 3, a.
6, Z, and 9, Block %, Baldwin's Ad-
dition to Cresco, Iowa; also lots l, 2,
3, 4, 6, z, s and 8, Block %, Baldwin's
Addition to Cresco, Iowa; also lots l,
2, 3, 4, 6, Z, and 8, Block "a, Bald
wins Addition to Cresco, Iowa, all of
said adjacent property to be assessed
according to the benefits received as
hereafter determined by this Council.
The city proposes to pay for the cost
of Main Sewer No. and the cost of
street and alley intersections on Later
ais No. 8, 10 and II.
1t is further provided that the per-
son receiving the contract for the con-
struction of said sewer shall be re
quired to receive in payment for the
part to be paid by the city, warrants
drawn on the sewer and sewer outlet !
funds, all other payments to be made
by assessment certificates issued |
against the abutting and adjacent prop
erty and shall be accepted by contrac-
tor at their face value. /
Be it further resolved that the City |
Council will meet at 8 o'clock p. M,
on the 5th day of Feby, 1912, in the
council room of said city for the pur-l
pose of considering objections to the I
passage of said proposed resolution,
and to the construction of the said i'm
provement, at which hearing the above
resolution may be amended and passed
or passed as proposed.
Be it further resolved that the City
Clerk be, and he is hereby instructed
to cause notice of the tendency of the
above resolution and the time at which
the said proposed resolution will be
considered by this Council and objec
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