The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01


between sub-grade and established
grade, Construction Of paving and
curling on South Eighth street from
south line of Johnson to north line
of Palean as Is represented by said
certificates.
Adopted November II, 1916, by the
following vote:
Aye-Lofton, Htlpert, Hickey.
Ayes. 8; noes. o.
Approved and signed:
ED. S. LOTION.
Mayor of the City of Keokuk
Attest:
o. W. SANDBERG. City Clerk
Resolution No. PIG 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
and same is adopted by the following
vote: =
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert. Hickey.
ED. s. LOTION,
Attest. Mayor.
o. ". sANDBERG, City Clerk.
ae.ciu.ic. Ne. 223.
/. Whereas, On the 1st day OF August.
1916, the City of Keokuk did enter
into contract with the Keokuk Quarry
& Construction Company for the i'm
provement Of South Tenth street
from south line Of johnson to north
line OF Palean, by grading between
sub-grade and established grade.
paving with concrete and curDing
with cement, in the manner provided
IN said contract; and
Whereas, The said Keokuk Quarry
& Construction Company, contractor.
has fully completed the said work, in
accordance with the terms OF its
contract. and the said work has beep
duly accepted by this council as fully
complying with the terms, conditions
and /requirements of the said con-
tract, and the plans and specified
lions thereto attached; and
Whereas, Under the terms OF the
said contract so much Of the cost OF
the said Improvement as is by law
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 shut on said
street or not, but in no case includ-
ing privately owned property situated
more than, three hundred (300l feet
from the street so improved. is to be
so assessed and special assessment
certificates are to be issued in an
ticipation 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 the
amount of such special assessment;
and
Whereas, There have been hereto
fore levied by this council against
each privately owned lot or parcel Of
ground abutting upon or adjacent to
said improvement. according to area.
so as to include one-half of the
privately owned property between
the street, SO improved and the next
street, whether such privately owned
property abut on said street or not,
but in no case including privately
owned property situated more than
three hundred 5000 feet from the
street SO improved, special assess
ments to the amount of $11 $3.50, as
shown in the schedule now on file IN
the office of the City Clerk. which
said assessments were levied on the
18th day of October, 1916.
Therefore. BE it Resolved, BY the
City Council of the City OF Keoklk.
that there be issued by the City OF
Keokuk, street improvement certifi-
Gates to the total amount of 81, $3.50.
One certificate shall be issued for
each and every separate piece of
property assessed. as shown on said
schedule, which certificate shall be
for the amount Of the special taxes
assessed against such property, and
the certificates shall be numbered
from 20S to 301. 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 II 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 a period OF
thirty days from and after the date
OF the making of the said assessment,
to-wit: the 18th day of November,
1915. to the end that the owner of
any Let 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 a separate agree
ment, that in consideration OF hav-
ing the right to pay his assessment
in installmepts, he win not make any
objection OF illegality or irregulafity
as to the assessment or levy OF said
tax upon and against his property.
and will pay said assessment with
interest 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 CT SO. much of the
cost Of the grading between sub
grade and established grade, paving
with concrete and ,curbing with ce-