The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-14
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assessable against each privately
| owned lot or parcel of ground abut
ting thereon or adjacent thereto, &C
cording to area, SO as to include one
half of the privately owned property
between the street so improved and
| the next street, whether such priv.
ately owned property abut on said
street or not, but in no case includ-
| ing privately owned property situat-
ed more than threeh undred 5000
| feet from the street SO improved, is
to be SO assessed and special assess
ment certificates are to be issued in
anticipation of the collection Of such
special taxes, which certificates are
to be accepted by the contractor in
payment of so much of the cost OF
the said improvement as equals tho
amount OF such special assessment;
and
Whereas, There have been hereto
fore levied by this council against
against each privately owned lot or
parcel TO ground abuttiNg upon or
adjacent to said improT ement, &C
cording to area, so as to include one
half of the privately owned property
between the street so improved and
the next street, whether such private
ly owned property abut on said street
or not, but in no case including priv
ately owned property situated more
than three hundred (3O0) feet from
the street so improved, special as
sessments to the amount of $4,549.6O,
as shown in the schedule now on file
in the office of the City Clerk, which
said assessments were levied on the
31st day OF October, 1916.
Therefore. Be It Resolved, BY the
City Council of the City OF Keokuk,
that there be issued by the City OF
Keokuk, street Improvement GER
tificates to the total amount OF $4,-
549.60. One certificate shall be Issued
for each and every separate piece OF
property assessed, as shown on sald
schedule, which certificate shall be
for the amount Of the special taxes
assessed against such property, and
the certificates shall be numbered
from 3O2 to 331, inclusive. Such GER
tificates shall transfer to the bearer
all the right and interest of the city
in such assessments, and shall be in
the form provided by the laws OF
Iowa and the ordinances of the City
of Keokuk.
Be it Further Resolved, That the
Mayor and City Clerk be. and they
are hereby, instructed to execute said
certificates, and when SO executed
that they be placed on file In the Of
flee of the City Clerk for period OF
thirty days from and after the date
of the making Of the said assessment,
to-wit the 29th day of November,
1916, to the end that the owner CT
any lot or parcel OF land. against
which an assessment has been made,
may, within said time promise and
agree in writing endorsed on said
certificate, or in separate agree
nent. that In consideration Of having
the right to pay his assessment In In
stallments he will not make any OBJ
lection Of illegally or irregularity as
to the assessment or levy of said tax
upon and against his property, and
will pay said assessment with inter
est thereon.
Be It Further Resolved. That at the
expiration Of said period OF thirty
days, the City Clerk be, and he is,
hereby instructed to deliver said
certificates to the Keokuk Quarry &
Construction company, the contractor
for the said improvement, and to
take his receipt therefor, said GER
tificates to be delivered to the con-
tractor in payment OF SO much OF the
COSl O1 tu0 6lNuiAi6 oSS"SSA oS~
grade and established grade, paving
with concrete and curbing with &C.
ment. South Sixteenth street from
south line of Main to north line of
Exchange, as is represented by said
certificates.
Adopted November 20, 1916, by the
following vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
Ayes, 3; noes, 0. ~,
Approved and signed: ,--
Mayor Of the City Of Keokuk.
Attest:
O. W. sANDBERG. City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion, adjourned.
ED. S. LOTION.
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
December 1, 1915. 9 a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
Resolution No. 234.
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City Of Keokuk, that after full
reconsideration OF the schedule Of as
sessments and the accompanying
plat showing the assessments pro
posed to be made for the cost Of the
grading between sub,grade and es-
tablished grade, paving with concrete
and curbing with cement, North Six
teenth street from north line of Main
to south line Of High. filed in the office
of the City Clerk, on the Sth day Of
November, 1916. OF the filing of which
notice has been published and posted,
as required by law, and after full
consideration, appraisement and ap-
portionment of the special benefits
conferred upon the property shown
in said schedule and plat by the said
improv this council finds, that
the said property is specially bene-
fitted by the said Improvement in
the amounts shown on said schedule,
and that the said amounts are In
proportion to the special benefits
conferred upon the property by said
Improvement, and are not in excess
of such benefits, ard are not in
excess of 20 per cent of the actual
value of the lots, parts of lots and