Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-12

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Preliminary notice, Of consideration
For passage, Of proposed resolution
ordering street Improvement
Notice is hereby given that at
meeting Of the city council of Mar
shalltown. Iowa, held on the 10Th day
of August 1914 was introduced and
lnitially adopted and passed the reso-
luton hereinafter set forth, which said
resolution will be considered for pass
age by the city council at NEE ing
to be held in the council chamber at
9 o'clock q. m, on the first day Oh
September 1914, at which time the
owners Of the property and whoever
may be concerned in property subject
to assessment for the cost Of the street
Improvement contemplated in said
resolution may appear and make OBJ
lection, II any they have, to the con-
tempiated improvement and the pass
age of said proposed resolution, which
resolution is as follows:
RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY.
n Be 1t resolved by the mayor and city
council of the city of Marshalltown'
Iowa, that after due and careful in
vestigation and consideration. and
dILer an inspection VI ' a. iOh' PN-t'lAG'A4-'
by the owners OF a majority Of the
front feet of the streets whereon said
petitioners reside. being the streets
hereinafter designated. the mayor and
civ council finds and determines that
It is advisable and necessary TO i'm
prove the following streets and street
md alley intersections to-wit:
North Third avenue, from the south
ltna of lincoln street 20 the north line
Of Marion street
West Church street from the west
line Of Ninth street 10 the east line OF
Twelfth street
South Twelfth street from the south
lint of Main street to the South line
Of Church street.
webster street from the west line Of
Third avenue 10 the east line Of Sec
ond street
North Twelfth street from the north
line Of Main street 10 the north line Of
State street. said north Twelfth street
10 be boulevar6ed in nacaddam with
the plans 10 be prepared by the city
engineer and placed on file before the
adoption OF this resolution should the
council so determine and property own
ers consent and also including all al
leys and street intersections existing
along said streets as described, oy
grading, crrbing and paving the same
except that curbing shall not be re-
CURED where the property owners have
heretofore caused their curoing to De
constructed at grade and the same IS o.
cement and is in good repair ana al
grade. and that said street improve
ment shall be constructed OF the roi
lowing designated material anc IN
manner following, to-wit:
Said having shall be constructed Of
.wo-inch wearing surface Of cement
concrete laid on a fve-inch cement
concrete base, and said curbing shall
he constructed Of cement, sand anc
gravel. all of which grading, curbins
and paving shall be done in accordance
with the specifications now on file II
the office of the city clerk Of the cit!
re MarshalItown, Iowa, and which have
heen approved BY the mayor and city
council of said city.
be II further resolved and ordered
that contract OF contracts be made anC
entered into for the furnishing OF LABOR
and material for such street improve
ments in manner provided by statute
and that the cost and expenses OF such
street Improvement shall be assessed
against the property abuttng thereon
and the owners thereof, and such Other
property within the limits of 900 feet
as are assessable for proportion
thereof, and all in proportion to the
: special benefits conferred upon sait
properties thereby, In accordance VIII
the law governing the same, but sait
assessment shall not exceed 20 per cen
of the actual value of any lot or parce
of ground at the time Of the levy, ant
the last previous assessment roll shai
be taken as prima facie evidence o
such value; except that tho whole O
any part OF the cost and expen ses o
said street improvement at the inter
sections of streets. highways and alley
and avenues, and the whole or any par
of the cost and expenses of the sam
at spaces opposite streets, highways
avenues and alleys intersections bu
not crossings may be assessed agains
the property abutting thereon or ma.
be paid from the city improvement
fund or general fund as shall be here
matter determined, and any deficienc.
where the special assessment which
may be levied against any lot or trac
Of land shall be insufficient to pay tn
costs of the improvement and shall b
paid from the city improvement fund
said city improvement fund If there b
not sufficient available for such pur
pose to be raised by means of a specia
levy on all property in Marshalltowr
Iowa, and to be made to extend over
period of ten years. said levy to be Il
accordance with section $50 Of tn
Code Of Iowa and acts amendator
thereto as by law provided.
The contractor shall be required t
look exclusively to the funds stated i
the contract for the payment Of sal
street improvement and the city @
Marsalltown, Iowa, will not make itsel
pecuniary liable for te payment of tn
cost of any part of said improvement
and will not incur any Indebtedness ft
the same.
1. S. WILLARD,
Mayor.
Attest: ]. ]. WILSON.
City Clerk.
Dated this tenth day of August, 191
Published in the Times Republics
Aug. II. IL, 13, Il, 1914.
j. ]. WILSON,
City Clerk.
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