Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-11

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Preliminary notice, Of consideration
For passage, OF proposed resolution
ordering street Improvement.
Notice Is hereby given that at 8
meeting Of the city council OF Mar
shalItown, Iowa, held on the loth day
OF August 1914 was Introduced and
initialiy adopted and passed The reso-
luton hereinafter set forth, which said
resolution will be considered for pass
age by the city council at meeting
70 be held in the council chamber at
o'clock a. m, on the first day OF
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
iInprov ement contemplated IN SAID
resolution may appear and make OBJ
jection. II any they have, 10 the con-
templated Improvement and the pass
age of said proposed resolution. which
resolution is as follows;
RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY.
BE il resolved by the mayor and city
council OF the city Of Marshalltown.
Iowa, that after due and careful in
vestigation and consideration and
after an inspection of various petitions
bv he owners Of a majority Of the
from feet Of the streets wherein said
petitioners reside, being the streets
hereinafter designated. the mayor and
civ council hnds and determines that
1t IS advisable and necessary 10 i'm
prove the following streets and street
and alley intersections to-wit;
North Third avenue, from. the south
line OF Lincoln street 10 the north line
of Marion street.
West Church street from the west
line of Ninth street to 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 ne west line OF
Third avenue to the east line OK Sec
ond street.
North Twelfth street from the north
line Of Main street TO the north line OF
state street, said north Twelfth street
to be boulevarded IN macaddam with
the plans TO De prepared by the city
engineer and placed on file before the
edoption of this resolution should the
council so determine and property own
ers consent and also including All al
,eys and street intersections existins
along said streets as described. os
grading. curbing and paving the same
except that curling shall not be re-
ouired where the property owners nave
heretofore caused their curoing 10 Dc
constructed at grade and the same IS o.
cement and is IN good repair ana al
grade, and that said street improve
u,en- shall be constructed OF the Iol-
lowing designated material ana II
manner following. to-wit:
lrra 1S q
.yo-irch wearing surface OF cement
co,c-eta laid on a fve-inch cement
concrete base. and said curling snal
Ia constructed of cement, sand and
gravel all of which grading, curoin
.,d having shall be done in accordance
with the specifications now on Me II
-f7e office Of the city clerk Of the CIT!
Of Mars halltown, Iowa, and which haVf
heen approved by the mayor ana CIT!
council OF said city.
Re il further resolved AID ordered
thar contract or contracts De maze AM
entered into for the furnishing OF iaoos
end material for such street improve
rnents in manner provided by statute
end thar the cost and expenses OF sucf
street Improvement shall De assessed
against the properly aoutting Thereon
and the owners thereof, and such otnei
property within the limits OF ""o Zee
as are assessable for a proportion
thereof, and all in proportion 10 ta'
sneriaI benefits conferred upon SAID
properties thereby, in accordance Wit
-he law governing the same, but saiE
assessment shall not exceed % per cen
of the actual value Of any lot or parce
of ground at the time Of the levy, an'
the last previous assessment roll sha!
be taken as prina facie evidence o
such value: except that the whole 0
any part of the cost and expenses o
said street Improvement al the inter
sections OF streets highways and alley
and avenues. and the whole OF 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
inafter determined. and any deicienc
where the special assessment WIT
may be levied against any lot or trac
of land shall be insufficient TO pay tn
costs Of the improvement and shall o
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 specis
levy on all property in Marshalltowr
Iowa and to be made to extend over
period of ten years, said levy to be !
accordance with section $50 Of tn
Code of Iowa and acts amendator
thereto as by law provided.
The contractor shall be required I
look exclusively to the funds stated
the contract for the payment of sal
street improvement and the city
MarsalltowG, Iowa. will not make itse
pecuniary liable for re payment of til
cost of any part of said improvement
and will not incur any Indebtedness f
the same.
I. S. WILLARD,
Mayor.
Attest: ]. ]. WILSON,
City Clerk.
Dated this tenth day of August, 191