The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03

IT'S A Bill
Aye-Lofton, TIilpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION.
Attest. Mayor.
o. W. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion, adjourned until
'ecenDef 10 ~ ED. s. noFToN.
A+tast. Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG. City Clerk.
December 2s, s11s. 9 a. m.
Council met in regular session VIII
all members present, Mayor IoIton
presiding. Minutes OF meetings Oh
December 21st and 2Srd, 1915, were
read and approved! There being no
further business. Council took a re-
cess until December ~, 1915, y. a. m.
Attest. Mayor.
10. W. sANDBERG. City Clerk.
December u. 1915. 8 a. m:
Council convened after recess Wien
all members present. Mayor i>oIton
Resolution No. 24s having been on
file and posted In the office OF the
CITY Clerk for a period of one week
as required by law. is now before the
CITY Council and same Is adopted by
the following vote:
Aye-Loftou, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. 8. LOTION,
Attest. Mayor.
o, W. sANDBERa, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 257.
Whereas, On the list day Of August,
1915 the City OF Keokuk did enter
into contract with Cameron. Joyce q
COMPANY. for the improvement OF
south Eighteenth street from south
line OF Main to north line OF Carroll.
by grading between subgrade ana
established grade, paving with con-
crete and curbing with cement, in the
manner provided in said contraces
and
whereas, The said Cameron. joyce
G. Company, contractor. has fuliy
completed the said work. In accord
ance with the terms OF It's CONTRACT,
and the said work has been duly &C
cepted by this council as fully COM
plying with the terms, conditions ana
requirements of the, said CONTRACT.
and the plans and specifications there
to 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 10. or parcel of ground abut-
ting thereon or adjacent thereto. ac-
cording 10 area, so as to include one
half of the privately owned property
between the street so improved ana
the next street, whether such priv
aIeiy owned property aput on SAID
street or not, but In no case fnclud-
ing privately owned property situated
more than three hundred (300) feet
from the street 30 improved, Is to De
so assessed and special assessment
certificates are to be issued In an
ticipatfon 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 adjacent to said
Improvement, according to area, so
as to include one-half of the privatel!
owned property between the street,
80 improved and the next street,
whether such privately>owned prop
erty abut on said street or not, but in
no case including privately owned
property situated more than three
hundred (3O0) feet from the street
SO improved, special assessments to
the amount of s16.57s.oS, 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 December, 1916.
Therefore. Be it Resolved, By the
City Council OF the City of Keokuk,
that there be issued by the City Of
tificates to the total amount Of S16.-
57s.OS. One certificate shall be Is
sued for each and every separate
. 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 number
ed from 377 to 1872, inclusive. Such
certificates 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 1t 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 assess
ment. to-wit: the 9th day of De-
cember, 1916, to the end that the
owner OF 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 a separate agree
ment, that. in consideration Of hav-
ing the right to pay his assessment
in installments he will not make any
objection of Illegally or irregularity