The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Council Proceedings.
Leon. Iowa. August 6. 1911

Council Proceedings.
Leon, Iowa, August 6, 1914.
Council met in regular session, at
Office of mayor, members present,
Geo. R. Farquhar, mayor; council
men Win Cash, F. A. Gardner, E. G.
Monroe and Morris Gardner. Read
ing and approving minutes of pre-
vious meetings. Moved and carried
that the bond CT Geo. Jennings, city
marshal be approved. Moved and
carried that the following claims be
referred to the proper committees,
Brady Lumber Co., Crichton & Son,
Leon Electric Co., Penniwell and
Ogilvie. Moved and carried that the
following claims be allowed, Leon
Electric Co., for pumping 1,405,20O
gallons water at Is cents per thou
f, sand, S2l0,7s,
A. E. Mullin, road work $ 1906
j. L. Mitchell, pumping $50. $3.50
J. L. Mitchell, marshal $50. 1858
The Robinson Spreader Co.,
dirt cart 1900
Leo Tullis, work 2.55
Swift & Co., water -. 49,. 200
VIM. Owens, cemetery work $3.50
P. E. Brady, John Monroe
work \. LOO
Frank Smith, saIary 49,. 32.13
D. G. Cannon, marshal -. so
NJ. G. Hall, engineer work on
sewer 10000
T. w. Ballew Lumber Co.,
sewer pipe, posts 80. 80. 10
Moved and carried that the follow
ing certificate of completion of work
be received and placed on file:
To the Mayor and City Council of
the City of Leon, Iowa, Gentlemen:
l hereby certify that the street i'm
provcment on the following streets
and parts of streets, to-wit; Main
street from the south side of 10th
street, thence north to the north side
of 7th street Eighth street from the
east line of Main st. to the east line
of Idaho st. Idaho st. from the
south line of Sth st. to south line of
9th st. Ninth st. from the west line
of Idaho st. to the east line of Main
st. Also commencing on the west
line of Main st. on 18th st. west to
the west line of Church st., thence
north on Church st. to the south line
of the northeast quarter of section
county Iowa. Also commencing on
west side of White st. on Commercial
st. to tho east side of Mill st. All
in the City of Leon, Iowa, construct
ed under a contract with the Ford
Paving Co., dated the 18th day of
August 1918, has been completed ap-
parently in substantial compliance
with the terms and stipulations of
said contract
M. G. Hall,
City Engineer
Moved and carried that the fol-
lowing certificate of completion be
received and placed on file. To the
mayor and city council of the city
of Leon, Iowa. Gentlemen; I here
by certify that the following STREETS
and parts of streets, to-wit, section l .
On Main st. from and connecting
with pavement at 18th st. south on
Main st. and on Leon and Davis City
road, to the north side of bridge on
Postum Creek. Section 2.
On Idaho street from and connect
ing with pavement at 9th st. to and
connecting with pavement on Com
mercial st., all in the City of Leon,
Iowa, constructed under contract
with the Ford Paving Co., dated the
goth day of April 1914, has been
completed apparently in a substantial
compliance with the terms and stipu-
lations of said contract.
(Signed) M. G. Hall,
City Engineer.
Moved and carried that the follow
ing report of Engineer be received
and placed on file.
Leon, Iowa, August 6, 1914.
To the Mayor and City Council of
the City of Leon, Iowa; Gentlemen:
The undersigned engineer has the
following final estimate to offer in
connection with the grading, paving,
curbing, and guttcring etc. on the
following parts of streets to-wit:
Main st. from the south side of 10th
ST. to the north side of 18th st;
Eighth st. from the east side of Main
st. to the east line of 9th st. from the
west line of Idaho to the east line of
Main ST. Also commencing on the
west line of Main st. on 7th ST.,
thence west to the west line of
Church st to the south line Of
N. E. n of Sec 20, twp. 50, range
%, Decatur county, Iowa. Also COM
monclnS on the west line or White
street on Commercial st., thence east
on Commercial street to the east line
of Mill street, all in the city of Leon,
Iowa.
Said improvement having been
done by the Ford Paving Co., under
contract dated August 18th, 1913.
Under the terms of said contract the
said Ford Paving Co., is entitled to
therefor according to
the following statement based on
actual measurements of the work
done, to-wit;
32,444.96 50. yds. of pave
ment at $2.vJ :. .. .$64,889.92|
1 1874, 6 feet curb and gut
ter at 70 cents $40. 9,936.22
2,2386 feet straight curb
at 50 cent 1,1e4,oe
471.6 feet false curb at
3Oh cents ..... 49,. 1884