Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-28
Preliminary Notice Of Confederation
Foe Rsssaus Of Proposed Resolution
81 Necessity For Street improve.

proSIsuo0afy Notice ~ Consideration
Foe Rsssaus Of Proposed Resolution
q Necessity For Street Improve.
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TO whom Il May Concern:
Nce1cs - hereby given that at a
msseinG of,the mayor and city council
Of Mar1ha1rfown. Iowa, held on the
2eth day Of April, .s1s there was of
Tered and introduced the resolution Of
necessity for street Improvement as
hereinafter set forth. which said res
.olution Win be considered for amend
mont and passage or passage as pro-
posed ax meeting IF the mayor and
city council to be held In the council
chamber at Marshau.own. Iowa. at 9
O'Clock q IN. on the goth day Of May,
1915. ct which time and place owners
Of property abutting thereon: and with
in 500 feet adjacent thereto, and who
ever may be concerned in property
subject to assessment for the cost Of
said street Improvement contemplated
in said resolution nay appear and
make objections II shy 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 Marshailtown, Iowa, finds
and determines that it is advisable and
necessary to improve the following
streets and parts Of streets and street
and alley 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 &
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 10 the south line OF
State street.
west Church street from the west
line OF Ninth street 10 the east line OF
Twelfth street
West Boone, street from the west line
OF Ninth street to the west line Of
Twelfth street, projecting south from
I, Main street.
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Second avenue to the west line Of
Third avenue.
Together with all intersections In
.cluded therein, all in the city Of Mar.
shalltown, Marshall county, Iowa, by
grading. curbing and paving the same,
and that said street Improvement is
hereby ordered as fellows, to-wit:
Said paving shall be constructed OF
q two inch wearing surface composed
Of cement, sand and crushed graine,
laid on q five inch concrete base COM
posed Of cement, sand and gravel with
the option on the part OF the city OF
Marshalltown Of requiring crushed
rock to beu sed in lieu Of gravel in the
event Of there being an insufficient
supply Of gravel for immediate use at
the time Of such construction OF paw
ing. or of the gravel obtainable being
deemed of an inferior quality; all Of
which grading, curling 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
approved by the mayor and city coun-
Gil of said city.
Be it further resolved and ordered
that contracts be made and entered
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material for such work as by statute
provided and the cost and expense of
such street improvement SHALL be as
sessed to and against the property
abutting thereon and the owners there
of, and such other property according
to area so sa to include oae-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 cases hall privately
owned property situated more than
three hundred feet from the streets to
be so improved be assessed for any
pert of the cost thereof; said assess
ment to be 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 % 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 the 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
AUDITING thereon or may be paid from
the city Improvement fund or the gen.
sr4l fund, and any deficiency where the
special assessment which may be
Levied against any lot or tract of land
sha1l be insufficient 20 paT the cost
Of the Improvement shall be paid from
the city improvement fund: said city
Improvement fund to be raised by
means Of a special levy upon all prop
erty in the city Of Marshallrown, Iowa.
and to be made TO extend over Pc
vfod Of ten years, said levy to be made
IA accordance with Section $50 of the
Code Of Iowa and acts amendatory
thereto as by law provided, and the
contractor shall be required to look
exclusively to the funds stated herein
and ~ provided by contract for the
Z sayment Of said street Improvement.
Sv.A tha cify of Marsha Iltown Iowa.