Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-16
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Notice is hereby given that at q
meeting Of the City Council of the City
of Cresco. Iowa, held on the End day
of January, 1912, there was introduced
the resolution hereinafter set forth,
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 5th day of Febry., 1912,
at which time the owners of property
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 n, 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 S75 feet to
the outflow, said sewer to be known as
Main Sewer No z.
Also commencing on Main Sewer No.
2 where the center line of the alley
passing through Blocks 10, ID, Is and
is. Baldwin S 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, ii, and 10
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 rs, 26 and 27,
Baldwin's Addition to Cresco, Iowa,
Street, in said addition, thence east
ward along the center line of said alley
passing through said blocks q, 26 and
25 distance of 1900 feet, said sewer
to be known as Lateral No. 10.
Also commencing on Main Sewer No.
2 where the center line Of the alley
passing through blocks No. %, % and
"a, Baldwin's Addition to Cresco, Iowa,
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 latera
to be known as Lateral No. II.
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 vitrified
sewer tile, Main Sewer No 2 to be OF
l2-inch diameter; Lateral Sewers No.
9 and No. 10 of S-inch diameter; later.
al sewer No. II to be of lO-inch diam
eter, all laid in excavations provided
therefor, joints to be cemented with
mortar of Portland Cement and sand,
provided with sufficient manhoIes,
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 i'll
Blocks IL, ID and Is, Baldwin's Ad
dition to Cresco, Iowa, as AUDITING
property, the lots az plated all abut.
ting on said sewer. That tor the cost
of Lateral No. 10 it is proposed to as
sess all the lots in Blocks 25. 26 and q,
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 OH said sewer
said adjacent lots being more particu-
larly described as follows: lots 10, II,
IL, Ii, Is. Is and II, Block 25, Bald
Lots 10, II, ID, IA and Is. Block 26,
also Lot II, Block q, Baldwin's Ad-
dition to Cresco, Iowa.
That for the cost of Lateral No. IL,
it is proposed to assess all the lots in
blocks %, % and "a, Baldwin's Ad-
dition to CreSco. Iowa, as abutting
which are plated to abut on
said sewer and to assess as adjacent
prope. ty 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, 8 and 9, Block %, Baldwin's Ad-
dition to Cresco, Iowa; also lots 1, g.
8, 4. 6, Z, s and 9, Block 90, Baldwin's
Addition to Cresco, Iowa; also lots |,
2, 3, 4, 6, Z, g and 8, Block "a. Bald.
wins Addition to Cresco, Iowa, all OF
said adjacent property t. 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
luired 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 AUDITING 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 q. M,
on the 9Th day of Feby, 1912, in the
council room of said city for the pur-
pose of considering objections to the
passage of said proposed resolution,
and to the construction Of the said i'm
at which hearing the above
resolution may be amended and passed
Or passed as proposed.
20 II further rasnluad that the Cifu