Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-14
Notice Of Intention to Pave Certain
Streets in Marsh aiitown, Iowa.

Notice Is hereby given that at Z
meeting Of the mayor and city councll
Of the city Of Marshalltown, Iowa, held
on the 4th day of May. 1914, there was
introduced the resolution OF necessity
hereinafter set forth and that by reso-
luton Of the mayor and city council
duly passed and adopted on said date
the said resolution Of necessity VIII
be considered by the mayor and city
council for passage at meeting to De
held in the cOuncI chamber OF SAID city
at o'clock a. m, on the LIST day Of
June, A. D., 1914, At which time the
owners of property abutting on sai6
street proposed o'be paved and which
will be subject to assessment Tor the
cost Of the improvement contemplated
by said resolution may appear before
the said mayor and city council ana
make objection to the contemplated
Improvement and the passage Of said
proposed resolution If any they have.
Said resolution being as follows. to-
wit:
Resolution Of Necessity.
Be it resolved by the mayor and city
council Of the city Of Marshalltown.
Iowa. that after due and careful in
vestigation and consideration the said
mayor and city council finds and deter
mines that it is advisable and neces-
sary to improve the following streets
and parts OF streets and street and al
ley Intersections, to-wit:
North Second street from the north
line Of Lincoln street to the south line
Of Center street, together with all In
tersections included therein. all in the
city of Marshalltown. Iowa, by grading.
curbing guttering and paving the same
and that the said street improvement
Is hereby ordered as follows. to-wit:
Said paving shall be constructed Of
a two inch wearing surface Of cement
concrete laid on f1ve-inch cement
concrete base. and said curbing and
guttering shall be constructed Of &C.
ment, sand and gravel. all of which
grading curbing, guttering and paving
shall be done in accordance with the
plans and specifications to be prepared
by the city engineer OF the city OF
MarshalItown, Iowa, and approved by
the mayor and city council OF SAID city.
Be 1t further resolved and ordered
that the contracts be made and entered
into for furnishing Of labor and mater
ial for such street improvement as by
statute provided and the cost and ex-
pense of such street Improvement shall
be assessed to and against the prop
ertv abutting thereon and the owners
thereof and such other property with
In the limits Of 300 feet as are assess
a BILE for n proportion thereof. and all
IN proportion to the special benefits
conferred upon said property thereby
and In accordance with the law govern
ing the same but SAID assessment shall
not exceed 20 per cent OF the actual
value OF anv 10. or parcel of ground at
the time OF the levy and the last pre-.
,ious assessment roll snail be taken as
prime facie evidence Of such value: ex-
rept that the whole or any part OF the
cost and expense Of said street I'm
provement at the intersections Of
streets, highways, alleys and avenues.
and the whole or any part OF tho cost
and expense of the same at spaces op-
posit4 streets. highways, avenues and
alleys intersecting but not crossing.
may be paid from the city Improvement
fund or the general fund. and any de-
ficiency where the special assessment
which may be levied against any lot or
tract OF land shall be insufficient to
pay the cost Of the Improvement, shall
be peid from tho city improvement
fund: said city Improvement fund to be
raised by means OF a special levy on all
property in AIarshalltown. Iowa. and to
be made to extend over a period OF teE
G0) years said levy to be in accord
ance with Section $50 OF the Code OF
Iowa and acts amendntory thereto and
as ny law provided.
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look exclusively to the funds stated In
the contract for the payment for said
street Improvement and the city OF
Marshalltown. Iowa. will not make It.
self pecuniaryly liable for the payment
Of the cost Of any part Of said improve
ment and will not incur any indebted
ness for the same.
Be it further resolved that the mayor
and city council will meet at the hour
Of 9 o'clock a. m, on the 1st day OF
June. A d.. 1914. In the council cham
Der in the city of Marshalltown. Iowa,
for the purpose Of considering objec-
lions to the passage OF said proposed
resolution and to the construction Of
said Improvement, at which hearing
the above resolution may be amended
and ,assed as proposed but the r-so-
luton ordering the paving shall be
permitted 70 lay over for the period Of
one week hereafter for public inspec-
ton before it's fina! adoption.
l. S. WILLARD.
Mayor.
Attest: J. J. WILSON.
City Clerk
The above and foregoing resolution
was duly passed and adopted at reg
ular session Of tine city council held
on the 4th day OF May. A. D., 1914.
l. S. WILLARD.
Mayor.
Attest: J. J. WILSON.
City Clerk.
Published in the Times Republican
May 12-13-14-15, 1914