The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-16
Resolution No. 1873,

at meeting OF this council on the
18th day of July, 1916, and duly pass
ed by this council at meeting held
on the 18th day of July, 1916. it is
hereby ordered, upon motion of this
council. without petition OF property
owners, that cement cutters along
side of the following lots. to-wit:
Lots and 10, block 96, lots l and
12, block 95, lots and Z, block 62,
lots 6 and 7, block 81, lots 6 and Z,
block IS, lots l and IL, block 81,
also five foot cement gutter and curb
alongside of the front 145 feet of lot
/. block 5, all in the City of Keokuk,
be constructed in the manner speci-
fled In the said resolution OF neces-
sity, as passed, about 1900 feet of
gutter and 145 feet of curb, more or
less, and
Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
City Clerk be, and he is, hereby in
structed to advertise for proposals
for construction of the improvement
above designated, as required by law;
the improvement to be constructed in
accordance with the plans and speci-
fications therefor prepared by the
City Engineer, and approved by this
council on the 21st day of July, 1916,
the work to be commenced on or be
fore the 9TH day of September, 1916,
and fully completed on or before the
3Oth day OF october, 1916. payment
therefor to be made in special as
sessment certificates bearing inter
est at the rate of six per cent per
annum, issued in accordance with
the provisions Of law, to the extent
that the cost Of the same is assess
able by law against the privately
VIZ, h,,tf IL
jacent to said improvement, accord
ing to area. so as to include one
half of the privately owned property
between the street improved and the
next street whether such privately
owned property abut upon said
street or not, but in no case shall
privately owned property situated
more than three hundred 5000 feet
from the street so improved be SO
assessed; said certificates to be is
sued and delivered to the contractor
after the work is completed and &C
copied by this council; any defic-
iency 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 begin
ming with April LIST, 1916.
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 23rd
day of August, 1916.
All bids must be accompanied, in
separate envelope, with q certified
check, payable to the order of the
City Treasurer, in the sum Of one
hundred ($1OO) dollars, as security
that the bidder will enter into con-
tract for the doing of the work and
will give bond in the sum of five
hundred ($500) dollars, conditioned
upon the proper carrying out of the
terms OF his contract and the faith
full performance thereof; and the
contract will contain provision re-
quiring the contractor and his bonds
men to- keen said Improvement in
good repair for a period of two
years from and after the completion
thereof and the bond viii be SO con-
ditioned.
Adopted August 2, 1916, by the fol
lowing vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
Ayes, 8; 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. 1923 remain on file and posted in
the office of the City Clerk for a
period of one week for public In
spection, as required by law and same
shall be considered for final passage
on August 10, 1915.
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 1870.
Be it Resolved, By the City Council
of the City of Keokuk:
That the following described side
walks be. and they are hereby order
ed constructed in accordance with
the plans and specifications now on
file in the City Engineers office. and
which are made a part hereof by
reference:
Cement sidewalks seventeen feet
wide in front Of the following de-
scribed lots, to-wit:
West rs feet, lot IL, Fayette Square.
% feet.
East 40 feet, lot II, Fayette Square,
40 feet.
Cement sidewalks five feet wide in
front OF the following described lots,
to-wit:
Lots 5 and 6, block ia, City OF
Keoluuk, 100 feet.
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, block %,
r. P. G. w. add, 800 feet.
Lots /. 2. 8, 4, and 6, block 81,
Reeves. Perry & Williams addition,
800 feet.
Lots /, 2, 8, 4, and s, block 20,
Kilbourne's add, 800 feet
Cement sidew allls fifteen feet wide
alongside of the following lots, to-wit:
Lot 7. block LOG, City Of Keokuk,
14O feet.
Lot y, block 1875, City Of Keokuk.
40 feet.
Cement sidewalk seven feet wide
alongside of lot 1, block 5, City OF
keokuk, $50 feet.
Cement sidewalks five feet wide