Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-05-28
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

Notice is hereby given that meet
ing Of the City Council Of the City OF
Cresco, Iowa, held on the 5th day of
May, 1915, there was introduced the
resolution hereinafter set forth, and
that by resolution of the council duly
passed on said date, the said resolution
hereinafter set forth will be considered
by the City Council for passage at q
meeting to be held in the council room
in said city at s p. m. on the 10th day
of June, 1915, at which time the own.
ers of property subject to assessment
for the cost Of the sewer contemplated
by the said resolution, may appear
before said Council and make objection
to the contemplated improvement and
to the passage of proposed resolution,
if any they have, said resolution being
as follows =
RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY.
Be it resolved by the City Council Of
the City of Cresco, Iowa, that it is
deemed advisable and necessary to con-
struct certain sewer within said city,
the location and terminal points of
which are described as follows to-
witt
Commencing at the intersection of
the alley at the north side of block /,
Gillette's addition to Cresco and the
west line of Eighth Street East,
thence west along the center line of
said alley distance of about 800 feet
to point about rs feet east of the
intersection Of said alley and the east
line of Sixth Street East and approx
mateIy along the south lines Of lots l
and Of block three, Gillette's addition
to Cresco and lots and of irregular
survey on the west one.half southeast
quarter of section 23-99-11 distance
Of about $40 feet to point on the
center line and about feet from the
south line of above named lot 8, thence
north along center line of said lot 8,
irregular survey of west one-half
southeast quarter of section 23-99-l1
and across lot II irregular survey of
west one-half of southeast quarter
section 23.99-11 distance of about $50
feet to connection with Lateral
Sewer No. 8, said sewer to be known
as Lateral No. IL.
Said sewer to be constructed under
ground and at depth sufficient to give
fall for sewer purposes and in accord
ance with plans and specifications
furnished by the city; materials and
construction to be as follows:
To be Of vitrified sewer tile of eight
inches diameter, laid in the excavation
provided therefor; joints to be
cemented with mortar Of Portland
cement and sand; and to be provided
with sufficient manholes, a fiush-tank
and other devices necessary to make
good sewer, and where ever it may be
required and the plans direct, or the
city hereinafter provides for, common
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said opening for the purpose Of drain
age, to terminate at the manholes or
as the plans NAV direct.
That for the cost of said sewer it is
proposed to assess all the lots in blocks
and 2, and lots l, and 8 in block 8,
all in Gillette's addition to Cresco, and
all the lots in blocks and 2 of the
replat of part of Berg and Gillette's
addition to Cresco and lots and of
irregular survey of the west one-half
of southeast quarter of section 23-99-1l
as abutting property, which are plat
ted to abut on said sewer, and to
assess as adjacent property lot of
block 8, Gillette's addition to Cresco,
lots and on irregular survey of west
One-half southeast quarter Of section
23-99-1l. All of said adjacent property
to be assessed according to the benefits
received as hereinafter determined by
the council. Said abutting and
adjacent property to pay the entire
cost of said sewer.
1t is further provided that the person
receiving the contract for the construc-
ton of said sewer shall be required to
receive in payment assessment certifi-
Gates issued against the abutting and
adjacent property and shall be accept
ed by the contractor at their face
value. Be it further resolved that the
City Council will meet at 8 p. m. on
the 10th day of June, 1915, in the
council room of said city for the pur-
pose Of considering objections to the
passage of said resolution, and to the
construction of said Improvement, at
which hearing the above resolution
may be amended and passed, or passed
as proposed.
Be it further resolved that the City
Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to
cause notice Of the tendency of the
above resolution and the time at which
the said proposed resolution will be
considered by the council and objec-
tons to the passage thereof, heard, to
be published as provided by law in the
Plain Dealer and The Howard County
Times, newspapers of general circula-
ton, published in the City of Cresco,
Iowa.
In witness whereof l have hereunto
affixed my hand.
M. j. MACARTHUR, Cresco, Iowa.
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