Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-09-16

in said resolution heretofore
referred to, and
Whereas, the city council ha.
inspected said improvement,
and has improved the same
therefore
Be it resolved by the city
council of the City of Mo. Val.
ley. Iowa, that said work be
and is hereby accepted and
Be it further Resolved, that
the city engineer and city at.
torney be and they are hereby
directed to prepare and file in
the office of the city clerk for
public inspection a plat and
schedule of the streets and
property and plans showing
the separate lots or parcels Of
grounds or specified portion
thereof subjected to assess.
ment for said improvement, the
names of the owners thereof,
as far as practicable, and the
amount to be against each lot
or parcel of grounds.
Adopted this 9th day of Sept.
| A. D., 1915.
A Edgecomb,
Mayor.
Motion seed by John Cox.
Roll call resulted as follows:
John Cox voted yea, w. j. Ro-
den yea, w. H. Sudduth yea,
Ed Gill yea. All voting yea,
resolution declared adopted.
This being the time set for
hearing objections on the pro-
posed construction of curb and
gutter on West, First and Nc
Gavren SITS, the following re-
monstrance was presented:
To the City Council, Mo. Val
ley, Iowa. Gentlemen: T he
undersigned property owners
along a portion of First street
north of Michigan street and
on Michigan street, and on
portions of West street, are op.
posed to the construction of
curb and gutter as proposed in
| your resolution of necessity
and ask that no action be taken
in the way of constructing
curb and gutter on West ST., or
any part of First street north
| of Michigan street, or on Mich
igan St.
1t is we'll known that the
portion of First street and Nc.
Gavren ST., therein referred
to, is more the nature of a pub.
lie highway than of a city
street proper, and on the p)r.
lions of Michigan and West
streets north of Michigan ST.,
there is no sufficient travel to
warrant Improvements as con.
templated, and no necessity for
curb and gutter at the present
time, and further said street is
not brought to grade, and it is
we'll known that permanent
curb and gutter cannot be
properly constructed until the
street has been graded and the
earth allowed to settle so as to
retain the curb and gutter
when constructed.
i There is no serious washing
or cutting on any of these
streets by which expense is
caused to the city, and said
streets can be kept in condition
for travel with as little expense
now as though the same were
curbed and guttered. The con.
struction of such improvements
at the present time are WIDELY
unnecessary, can serve no use
full purpose, and would impose
an unnecessary tax on the
property owners along said
route at a time when we are
being already excessively taxed
4 for other improvement fol
which the city is in much
greater need. We believe that
|such action was instituted by
the council without conference
! with or consideration of the
property owners to be taxed ir
any manner, and the almost
unanimous sentiment of sale
property owners is against sale
improvement. as will appear by
comparison of names hereto at
!, tached with the names of those
actually owning property
which would be taxed by sale
proposed improvements.
Respectfully submitted,
J, j. G. Brundige, j. H. Titfey
is Van Patten, John Colenso
! Frank Kinds, E T. Kinds, p
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