Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-30

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Preliminary Notice Of Confederation
Fer Paseage OF Proposed Resolution
% Necessity For Street Improve.
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10 whom Il May Concern:
Notice As hereby given that at a
4 meeting OF the mayor and city council
OF Marsha1ltown, Iowa, held on the
2sth day Of April. 1915. there was Of
\ 3ered and introduced the resolution Of
neceaaity for street improvement as
hereinafter set forth, which said res
olution will be considered for amend
mont and passage or passage as pro-
posed al q. meeting Of the mayor and
city council to be held in the council
chamber at Marshalltown, Iowa, at y
o'clock q. M. on the Goth day of May,
1915, at which time and place owners
Of property abutting thereon and with
in 300 feet adjacent thereto, and who
ever may be concerned in property
subject to assessment for the cost or
said street improvement contemplated
in said resolution may appear and
make objections If any they have, to
said contemplated Improvement and to
the proposed resolution OF necessity
which resolution is as follows, to-wit:
"Be it resolved by the mayor and
city council of the city of Marshall
town, Iowa, that after due and careful
investigation and consideration, the
mayor and city council of the incorpo-
rated city of Marshalltown Iowa, finds
and determines that it is advisable and
necessary to improve the following
orfS Of
and Salley intersections to-wit:
West Linn street from the west line
of Second street to the east line OF
Ninth street.
South Ninth street from the north
line of Boone street to the north rail
Of the main line of the Minneapolis q
ST. Louis Railway Company's track.
South Twelfth street from the south
line of Main street TO the north line
of Boone street.
East Main street from the end Of
present pavement between Eighth and
Ninth avenues to the west line Of Linn
creek bridge.
North Tenth street from the north
line OF Main street to the south line
of State street.
East State street from the east line
of Fifth avenue to the west line OF
Eighth avenue.
West State street from the east line
of Twelfth street to the east line OF
Thirteenth street.
North Twelfth street from the north
line OF Main street to the south line Of
State street.
West Church street from the west
Twelfth street.
West Boone street. from the west line
OF Ninth street to the west line OF
Twelfth street, projecting south from
Main street.
Lincoln street from the east line OF
Second avenue to the west line Of
Third avenue.
Together with all intersections in
cluded therein, all in che city Of Mar.
.shalltown, Marshall county, Iowa, by
grading, curbing and paving the same,
and that said street improvement IS
hereby ordered as follows to-wit:
Said paving shall be constructed Of
a two inch wearing surface composed
OF cement. sand and crushed granite,
laid on a five inch concrete base COM
posed of cement, sand and gravel, with
the option on the part of the city of
aMarshalltown Of requiring crushed
rock to be used In lieu Of gravel in the
event of there being an insufficient
supply of gravel for immediate use at
I the time of such construction of paw
, ing, or of the gravel obtainable being
deemed OF an inferior quality; all Of
which grading, curDing and paving
shall be done in accordance with the
plans and specifications therefor to be
prepared by the city engineer of the
city Of Marshalltown, Iowa, and to be
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ell of said city.
Be it further resolved and ordered
that contracts be made and entered
! into for the furnishing of labor and
material for such work as by statute
provided and the cost and expense Of
Z such street improvement shall be as
4 sessed to and against the property
abutting thereon and the owners there
Of and such other property according
to area so as to include One-half of
the privately owned property between
the street so to be improved and the
next street whether such property pri-
vately owned ADULTS upon said street
or not, but in no case shall privately
owned property situated more than
three hundred feet from the streets to
be so improved be assessed for any
part of the cost thereof; said assess
ment TO De IN proportion TO the special
benefits conferred Upon said property
by reason of said improvement and in
accordance with the law governing the
same, but said assessment shall not in
any case exceed 25 per cent Of the
actual value Of any lot or parcel of
ground at the time of the levy and the
last previous assessment roll shall be
taken as prima facie evidence of such
value; except that the whole or any
part of the cost and expense of said
street improvement at the intersections
OF streets, highways, alleys and ave-
nues, and e whole or any part of the
cost and expense Of the same at spaces
opposite streets. highways, avenue and
alleys intersection out not crossing
may be assessed against the property
abutting thereon or may be paid from
the city improvement fund or the gen.
Sefal fund, and any deficiency where the
special assessment which may be
levied against any lot or tract of land
shall be insufficient 20 pay the cos.
of the Improvement shall be paid from
the city Improvement fund; said city
Improvement fund to be raised by
means OF special levy upon all prop
6 erty In the city Of Marshallrown, Iowa
z and to be made 10 extend over a pc
eiod Of ten years, said levy to be made
In accordance with Section $50 of the
Code of Iowa and acts amendatorJ
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