Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-10

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PRELIMINARY NOTICE OF CON-
SHERATON FOR PASSAGE OF
PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF
NECESSITY FOR STREET I'M
PRoVEMENT.
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that at a.
meeting Of the mayor and city council
of the city Of Marshalltown. Iowa, held
on the ninth day Of October. 1915, there
was offered and introduced q resolution
Of necessity for street improvements as
hereinafter set forth, which said res
olution will be considered for amend
ment and passage or passage as pro-
posed at a meeting OF the said mayor
and city council to be held in the
council chamber on the thirtieth day
Of October, 1916, at Marshalltown,
Iowa, At o'clock a. m. at which time
and place owners Of property which it
lis proposed to be assessed embraced
and included within the paving district
therein referred to, and whoever may
be concerned in property subject to
assessment for the cost CT said street
Improvement contemplated In said res
olution may appear and make objection
If any they have, to said contemplated
improvement, and to the proposed res
olution Of necessity, which resolution
Of necessity is as follows, to-wit:
Be 1t resolved by the mayor and city
council Of the city of Marshalltown,
Iowa, that after dus and careful in
vestigation and consideration, the
mayor and city council Of the incor-
porated city Of Marshalltown, Iowa,
finds and determines that 1t is advis-
able and necessary to improve the fol-
lowing streets, parts OF streets and
street and alley intersections to-wit:
South Twelfth street from the south
line Of Boooo street to line 200 feet
north Of the north line Of the Mime
apolis & St. Louis Railway Company's
right of-way.
South Twelfth street from a line
200 feet south Of the south line Of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis Railway Com
pany's right of-way south to the north
lire Of the proposer paving on Doty'
street and interheoting Herewith.
Together with all intersections in
GUIDED therein. all in the city Of Mar
shalltown. Marshall county, Iowa, by
grading. curling and paving the same.
CURLING to be placed along said streets
u,hnr hty,O &c mn IN r1oN
and in good repair, and said improve
ment is hereby ordered as follows. to-
wit:
/ Said paving shall be twenty-four
feet wide and shall be constructed OF
one course of Concrete six inches thick
composed OF Portland cement. river
sand, crushed trap rock or granite or
quartzite, or washed river gravel, all OF
which grading. curbing and paving
shall be done in accordance with the
plans and specifications to be prepared
by the city engineer OF the city OF Mar
shalltown, Iowa, and to be approved by
the mayor and city council Of said city.
Be 1t resolved and ordered that con-
tracts be made and entered into for
the furnishing Of all labor and material
for such work, as by statute provided,
and the cost and expense OF such
street Improvement shall be assessed
TO and against the property abutting
thereon and the owners thereof. and
such other property according to area
so as to include one-half Of the pri-
vately owned property between the
street to be 50 improved and the next
street whether said privately owned
property abuts upon said street or not,
but in no case shall privately owned
property situated more than 300 feet
from the streets to be 50 improved, be
assessed for any part Of the cost there
Of Said assessment to be In proper
ton to the special benefits conferred
upon said property by reason Of said
( improve n1ent and In according with the
law governing the same, but said as
sessment shall not in any case exceed
% per cent Of the actual value Of any
lot or parcel Of ground at the time OF
levy. and the last previous assessment
roll shall be taken as prima facie evil
sdence Of such value, except that the
whole or any part Of the cost and ex-
pense Of said street Improvement at
the intersection Of streets, highways,
alleys and avenues, and the whole or
any part OF the cost and expense of the
same 1t spaces opposite streets, high
ways avenues and alleys intersecting
but not crossing may be assessed
against the property abutting thereon
or may be paid from the city improve
ment fund or the general fund. and any
deficiency where thes pecial assess
ment which may be levied against any
lot or parcel Of land shall be insuffi-
Gent to pay the cost Of the improve
ment, shall be paid from the city i'm
movement fund. Said city Improve
ment fund to be raised by means OF
special levy upon all property in the
city of Marshalltown, Iowa, and to be
made to extend over q period OF ten
years, said levy to be made In accord
ance with section $50 Of the Code OF
iowa and acts amendatory thereto, as
by law provided, and thee ontractor
shall be required to look exclusively
10 the funds stated herein and as pro-.
vided BY contract for the payment OF
said street improvement, and the city
II Marshalltown, Iowa, will not and
does not make itself pecuniarily liable
for the payment of the cost or expense
OF any part OF said Improvement, and
will not incur any Indebtedness there's
for 4. e. II.
Yonr. attention is called to this notice
and you viii be governed accerdingly.
Dated at Marshalltown, Iowa, this
ninth day Of October, 1916.
j. j. WILSON,
City Clerk.
Pnbiished IN the Times, Republican
Oct. 3 and 40. 1916.