The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22

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4 That the following pay rolls be, and
they are hereby approved and order
| ed paid:
\ Warrant No. 1896, Fire ....$ 600
Warrant No. 1886. General. 6.25
Warrant No. 1887, Improve
I ment ................... 1890
Warrant No. 1898, Street -. 2SS. 81
| Warrant No. 1899, Sewer 49,. 36. So
Warrant No. 1910. Sidewalk. SO. AZ
Warrant No. 3941, Bridge - so
Warrant No. 3S42, Park $500. SO. 90
| Roll call:
| Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey
! ED. S. LOTION,
| Attest: Mayor.
10. w. SANDBERG. City Clerk.
| Resolution No. 14f.
/ Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City OF Keokuk, that pursuant
to resolution Of necessity proposed
| at a meeting OF this council on the
26th day OF July. 1916. and duly pass
/ by this council at meeting held on
the 26th day Of July, 1915, it is here
I, by ordered, upon motion Of this
council, without petition Of property
owners, that the following named al
leys and parts OF alleys, to-wit:
Through blocks 1856, 1872 and As. City
| of Keokuk, through block 3A Estes
addition, and between blocks 2 and
3, Mason's upper addition, be Inn
! proved in the manner specified in the
| said resolution Of necessity, as pass
| ed, by grading between the SUD
grade and established grade. and by
paving the same with concrete aOout
1890 square yards of paving, more or
less, and
Be it further Resolved. That the
City Clerk be, and he is. hereby In
Istructed to advertise for proposals
for construction Of the improvement
above designated, as required by
law: the improvement to be con-
structed In accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor prepared
by the City Engineer. and approved
by this council on the 31st day OF
July, 1916; the work to be commenced
on or before the 5th day of Septem-
Der. 1916, and fully completed on or
before the LIST day Of December. 1916.
payment therefor to be made In
made in special assessment cert1fi-
Gates bearing interest at the rate OF
six per cent per annum, issued in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of law,
TO the extent that the cost OF the
same is assessaole by law against
the privately owned property abut-
ting on and adjacent to said I'M
provement, according to area, so as
to include one-half Of the privately
owned property between the alley
improved and the next street wheth-
er such privately owned property
abut upon said alley OF not. but in
no case shall privately owned nrop-
erty situated more than one hundred
fifty (150) feet from the alley so inn
proved be so assessed; said certifi-
Gates to be issued and delivered to the
contractor after the work Is COM
pleted and accepted by this council;
any deficiency between the amount
of the contract price and the amount
of said certificates to be paid in war
rants on the City improvement fund
available for the fiscal year beginning
with April LIST, 1915.
Be it further Resolved That pro-
posals received for the construction
of the said improvement will be act
ed upon by this council on the 9Th
day OF September. 1916.
All bids must be accompanied. In
separate envelope. with certified
check, payable to the order of the
City Treasurer, in the sum OF four
hundred thirty ($43O) dollars, as
security that the bidder will enter
into a contract for the doing OF the
work and will give bond in the
sum OF twenty-one hundred fifty
($215G) dollars, conditioned upon
the proper carrying out OF the terms
of his contract and the faithful per
torrance thereof; and the contract
will contain a provision requiring the
contractor and his bondsmen to keep
said Improvement in good repair for
period Of two years from and after
the completion thereof, and the bond
will be so conditioned.
Adopted August IA, 1916, by the
following vote:
Aye-Iofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
Ayes, g.: noes, 0.
Approved and signed:
ED. s. LOTION.
Mayor OF the City OF Keokuk-
Attest:
o. W. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
It was ordered that Resolution No.
al, remain on file and posted in the
office OF the City Clerk for a period
Of one week for public inspection
as required by law. and same shall
be considered for final passage on
August %, 1916.
ED. s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O. ". sANDBERG. City Clerk
There being no further business.
Council took q recess until August
Is, 1916, 8 a. N.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor. |
o. W. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
August Is. 1916, a. m.
Council convened after recess with /
all members present Mayor Lotion /
presiding.
Ordinance No. AT having been on
file and posted in the Office OF the /
City Clerk for a period OF one week |
for public inspection. as required by |
law. is now before the. city council |