Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-03
Resolution of Necessity

Notice is hereby given that at q
meeting of the City council Of the City
Of Cresco. Howard county, Iowa, cal
led for that purpose, held at the coun-
Gil room in SAID city December 10th,
1912, there was introduced the resolu-
ton hereinafter set forth, aud that by
resolution of the said City council, duly
passed at such meeting, the said reso.
luton hereinafter set forth will be con-
sidered by said City council for pass
age at meeting of the council, to be
held in the council room in said city, at
3 O'Clock p. M, on the 18th day of
January, 1913, at which time the own
ers of the property subject to assess
ment for the cost of the improvement
contemplated by said resolution may
appear before the said council and
make objections to the contemplated
Improvement and to the passage of the
said proposed resolution, if any they
have. such resolution being as follows:
Be it Resolved. by the City council
OF the City of Cresco, Howard county,
Iowa, that it is deemed advis
able and necessary to make improve.
ments by paving with Portland cement
concrete seven inches IN thickness. the
lower five inches to consist OF cement,
sand, and broken rock, and the upper
two inches to consist Of cement and
sand, together with expansion joints
filled with bitumen. and reinforced
with steel where considered necessary;
or by paving with Portland cement
concrete six inches in thickness, con-
sisting of cement, sand, and broken
rock, with top surface, coating of bi.
tumen together with gravel or hard
rock screenings, and with expansion
joints filled with bitumen and sand; in
either case the foundation to be pre-
pared and the paving to be constructed
in accordance with specifications to be
prepared by the city engineer and ap-
proved by the city council; the streets
and parts OF streets to be so improved
being as follows. to wit:
North Elm street, from the north
lines o. Third avenue east and Third
avenue west to the south lines Of
Eighth avenue east and Eighth avenue
west; Second street east from the
south line of First avenue east to the
south line of Third avenue east: Second
street west from the south line of
Second avenue west to the south line
of Fourth a:enue west; Second avenue
east from the west line of Second
street east to the west line of Third
street east; Third avenue east from
the east line of Second street east to
the west line of Eighth street east:
Third avenue west from the east line
of Second street west to the east line
of Third street west; Sixth avenue
west from the west line of north Elm
street to the east line of Second street
west. The expense of making such
improvements to be assessed against
the property abutting thereon, to. the
extent that same>is assessable by law:
said assessment to be made in accord
ance with the laws governing the same.
Be it further resolved, That the City
council will meet at 8 O'Clock p. M, on
the 18th day of January, 1913, in the
council room of the City of .Cresco,
Howard comfy, Iowa, for the purpose
of hearing and considering objections
to the passage of the said proposed
resolution, and to the construction of
the said improvements at which hear
ing the foregoing resolution may be
amended and passed, or passed as pro-
posed.
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-
tions to the passage thereof heard, to.
be published as provided by law in the
Howard County Times, and Twice-a-
Week Plain Dealer, newspapers of
general circulation, published in said
City of Cresco, Howard county, Iowa.
In witness whereof, have affixed
my hand, December 18th. 1912
A. W. GlLLETT,
City Clerk of the City of Cresco,
Howard County, la.