Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-05
Preliminary Notice Of Consideration
For Passage Of Resolution of Neces-
sity For Street Improvement.


To whom it may concern:
All owners of property subject tc
assessment for the contemplated i'm
provement of streets described in the
following resolution are hereby notified
that at meeting of the mayor and city
council of the city of MarShalltown
Iowa, held on the 25th day Of May A.
d. 1914, there was introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
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 de-
termines that it is advisable and neces-
sary to improve the following streets
and parts of streets, and street and
alley intersections:
South Twelfth street from the south
line of Main street to the north line of
Church street, together with all inter-
sections included therein, all in the city
of Marshalltown, Iowa, and
West Church street from the west
line of Ninth street to the west line OF
Twelfth street, together with all inter-
sections 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 2-inch
wearing surface of cement concrete laid
on q 5-inch cement concrete base, and
said curling and guttering shall be
constructed of cement, sand and gravel;
all of which grading, curling. guttering
and paving shall be done in accordance
with the plans and specifications to be
prepared by the city engineer Of the
city of Marshalltown, Iowa, and ap-
proved by the mayor and city council
of said city.
Be it further resolved and ordered
that contracts he made and entered
into for furnishing of labor and ma
terial for such street improvement as
by statute provided and the cost and
expense of such street Improvement
shall be assessed to and against the
property abutting thereon and the
owners thereof and such other property
within the limits of 800 feet as are
assessable for a proportion thereof, and
all in proportion to the special benefits
conferred upon said property thereby
and in accordance with the law gov
erning the same, but said assessment
shall not exceed 25 per cent Of the
actual value of any lot or parcel of
ground at the time of the levy and the
last previous assessment roll shall be
taken as prima facie evidence of such
value: except that the whole or any
part of the cost and expense of said
street Improvement ct the intersections
of streets, highways, alleys and avenues
and the whole or any part of the cost
an dexpense of the same at spaces OPP
posite streets, highways, avenues and
alleys intersecting but not crossing,
may be paid from the city Improvement
fund or the general fund, and any de-
f1ciency 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
paid from the city Improvement fund:
said city improvement fund to be
raised by means of a special levy on all
property In Marshalltown, Iowa. and
to be made to extend over a period Of
ten G0) years, said levy to be in ac-
cordance with Section $50 Of the code
Of Iowa and acts amendatory thereto
and as by law provided.
The contractor shall be required to
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 pecuniary liable for the payment of
the cost of any part of said improve
ment and will not incur any indebted
ness for the same"
You are further notified that the said
resolution above referred to will be
considered for passage by the mayor
and city council of the city of Mar
shalltown, Iowa, at meeting to be held
in the council chamber in the court
house at Marshalltown, Iowa, at 9
o'clock a. m. on the 18th day of June A.
d. 1914, at which time you and each of
you may appear and make objections
to the contemplated improvement and
to the passage of said resolution of
necessity.
Dated this 4th day of June, 1914.
J. j. WILSON,
City Clerk Of Marshalltown, Iowa.
Published in the Times-Republican
.tune SIS, 1914.