Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
Notice Of Intention to Pave Certain
Streets in Marsh ailtown, Iowa.

Notice Of Intention to Pave Certain
Streets in Marshalltown, Iowa.
Notice is hereby given that at
meeting of the mayor and city council
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 will
be considered by the mayor and city
council for passage at meeting to De
held in the council chamber Of said city
at o'clock a. M, on the lst day of
June A. D.. 1914. at which time the
owners OF property abutting on saio
street proposed to be paved and when
will be subject to assessment for the
cost Of the improvement contemplated
by said resolution may appear before
the said mayor and city council and
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 IL IcSOlNcu ny A'AC may va >-A-N ~-~'
council Of the city of Marshalltown.
Iowa, that after due and careful in
yestigation and consideration the said
mayor and city council finds and deter
mines that 1t 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
iSshereby ordered as follows, to-wit:
Said paving shall be constructed of
a two-inch wearing surface OF cement
concrete laid on a five-inch cement
concrete base. and said curbing and
guttering shall be constructed Of ce-
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
Narshalltown. Iowa, and approved by
the mayor and city council Of SAID city.
Be It further resolved and ordered
that the contracts be made and entered
INTO for furnishing Of labor and mater
lal for such street improvement as by
statute provided and the cost and ex-
pense OF such street improvement snail
be assessed TO and against the prop
srty abutting thereon and the owners
thereof. and such other PROPERTY With
IN the limits Of 300 feet as are assess
able for a 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 % per cent OF the actual
value of any lot or parcel OF ground al
the time Of the levy and the last pre-
x,ous assessment roll snail be taken as
prime facie evidence OF such value; ex
cent that the whole or any part Of the
cost ana expense Of said street i'm
provement at the intersections OF
streets highways. alleys and avenues
and the whole or any part OF the cost
and EXPENSE of the same at spaces op-
posite streets, highways. avenues and
alleys intersecting but not crossing
may be paid from the city improvement
fund or tine general fund, and any de-
fciency where the special assessment,
which may be levied against any lot OF
tract of land shall be insufficient t.
paw the cost Of the Improvement, shal
he maid from the city improvement
fund; said city improvement FUND to ne
raised by means of a special levy on al
property in Marshalltown. Iowa. and tt
be made to extend over period OF tel
u0y years, said levy to be IN accord
ance with Section $50 Of the Code
Iowa and acts amendatory thereto ant
as by law provided.
The contractor shall be required Il
l,,x, In IA tod
the contract for the payment for sale
street Improvement and the city o
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 mayo
and city council will meet at the hou
Of 9 o'clock a. m, on the LIST day o
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 proposes
resolution and to the construction o
said Improvement, at which hearin
the above resolution may be amende
and lassed as proposed but the reso
luton ordering the paving shall
permitted to lay over for the period o
one week hereafter for public lnspec
ton before its final adoption.
7. s. WILLARD.
Mayor.
Attest: ]. J. WILSON,
City Clerk.
The above and foregoing resolution
was duly passed and adopted at reg
ular session OF the city council hel
on the 18th day OF May. A. D.. 1914.
I. S. WILLARD.
Mayor.
Attest: III. WILSON.
City Clerk.
Published In the Times-Republica
Nay 13.13-il-15. 1914.