Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-05-23
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that at
meeting of the City Council of the
City of Cresco, Iowa, held on the 5tk
day of May, 1913, there was intro
duced the resolution hereinafter set
forth, and that by resolution of the
council duly passed on said date. the
said resolution hereinafter set forth
will be considered by the City Council
for passage at meeting to be held in
the council room in said city at 500
p. M, on the 10Th day of June, 1918,
at which time the owners of property
subject to assessment for the cost of
the sewer contemplated by said reso-
luton, may appear before said council
and make objection to the contemplat-
ed improvement and to the passage of
said proposed resolution, if any they
| have, said resolution being as follows:
RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY
BE it resolved, by the City Council
of the City of Cresco, Iowa, that it is
deemed advisable and necessary to
construct a certain sewer within said
city, the location and terminal points
of which are described as follows,
towit:
Commencing where the center line
of the alley passing through block II
Berg's addition to Cresco. Iowa, inter-
sects the west line of Eighth street
East, thence west along the center
line of said alley a distance of about
ll46 feet, thence north about 400 feet
to connection with Main Sewer No.
|, commencing again where the center
line of the alley passing through a
re- subdivision of block l, plat of Cries.
co intersects the east line of Fourth
street East, thence southeasterly and
easterly along the center line CT said
alley a distance of about PIT feet to a
point south of the southeast corner of
lot 6, block 10, Berg's addition to
Cresco; said sewer to be known as lat
eral sewer No 9. Said sewer to be
| constructed under ground and at a
depth sufficient to give fall for sewer
purposes and in accordance with the
plans and specifications furnished by
the city; material and construction to
be as follows: To be of vitrified sewer
tile of eight inch diameter, laid in the
excavation provided therefor; joints to
. be cemepted with mortar of Portland
with sufficient manho!es, flush.tank
and other devices necessary to make q
good sewer, and wherever it. may be
required and the plans direct, or the
? CITY hereinafter provides for, common
agricultural tile shall also be laid il
said opening for the purpose of drain
age, to terminate either at manholes
or as the plans may direct.
r That for the entire cost of said
sewer it is proposed to assess as abut-
ting property all the lots in blocks 10,
II and IL, Berg's addition to Cresco,
and lots 10, II, IL and Is on the irreg-
ular survey of the west one-half of
the southeast quarter of section %,
township 80, north range IL, west of
the 5th p. m. also lots l, 2 and 8 of a
re subdivision of block Z, plat of Cries.
CO. All of said lots being plated to
, abut on said sewer: and it is proposed
to assess as adjacent property lot of
the irregular survey Of the east one
half of the southeast quarter of Sec
ton 49, township SO. north range H.,
west of the 9Th p. m.
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
entire cost thereof assessment certifi
Gates issued against the alb ,tting and
adjacent property and shall be ac-
cepted by the contractor at their face
value.
Be it further resolved, that the City
Council will meet at 500 o'clock p. m. !,
on the 10th day of June. 1913, 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 said i'm
provement, at which hearing the above
resolution may be amended and passed,
OF passed "a 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 said proposed resolution will be
considered by this council and objec-
tions to the passage thereof heard, to
be published as provided by law in the
Cresco Plain Dealer, and the Howard
County Times, newspapers of general
circulation published in the City of
Cresco, Iowa.
In witness whereof have hereunto
fixed my hand.
A. W. GILLETT,
City Clerk of the
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