The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-05

| massage Carried Moved by COun-
| Gilman Hickey, seconded by Council
man Hilpert, that said General Ordin-
ance No. 49,, which reads IS follows,
towit:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAP
| TER FORTY (XLl OF GENERAL
! ORDINANCE 10. sss, IN RELA-
TION TO STREET IMPROVE
| MENTS AND SEWERS. AND
| SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS THERE
FOR, BY REPEATING SECTIONS
THREE (3J. FOUR az. SIX (6),
ELEVEN 11), THIRTEEN (13),
| FOURTEEN (14), FIFTEEN Q5l
| AND SIXTEEN (16) THEREOF,
| AND ENACTING SUBSTITUTES
FOR SAID SECTIONS so RE-
PEALED.
Be it ordained by the City Coun-
c:l OF the City of Keokuk:
I Section i. That chapter IOrty I9Vj
OF General Ordinance No. 389 OF the
city of Keokuk be, and the same Is
hereby, amended by repeating section
three (3) of said chapter and enact
ling the following in lieu thereof. as
section three (3):
Section 3. Upon the adoption OF
the said proposed resolution, the City
Clerk shall, without unnecessary de-
Hay, cause fourteen days notice OF the
/ time when said resolution will be
considered by the City Council for
passage to be given by two publfca-
/ tons in some newspaper OF general
circulation. published in the city. the
Hast of which shall be not less than
1.-TWO or more than four weeks prior
tc the time fixed for Its considera-
ton"
|. Section 2. That said chapter forty
{4e} OF said General Ordinance No.
1889 be further amended by repeating
section four az Of said chapter and
enacting the following In lieu there
Iof. rs section four %:
Section 4. Objections to said pro
lposed Improvement may be made by
Owners Of property subject to assess.
lH.ent by filing written objections
with the City Clerk before the tirae
given in the notice described in sec.
ton three ca hereof. or by personal
appearance Before the Council on
said date. but If personal appearance
lis made, written objections shall also
be filed with the City Clerk. and no
objections shall have any effect nor
shall be considered by the Council
unless the same are In writing and
fled with the City Clerk on or be.
fore said date. Said objections shall
froint out in as clear and concise
. manner as possible, the reason why
such resolution should not be adopt
led, and the Council after considering
Isuch objections shall determine what
changes, if any, shall be made in
the proposed resolution or In the
iplan Of Improvement and may pass
, said resolution a. passed OF
|. iamended
Section 3. That said chapter forty
LOO of said General Ordinance No.
1889 be further amended by repeating
section six (6) of said chapter and
enacting the following in lieu there
LEI, as section six (6);
Section s. Upon the passage OF
, 1.-THE resolution ordering the work,
al least ten days from the first pub
LEGATION by two publications in a
newspaper published in said city,
which notice shall announce that
bids will be received for the con.
lstruction of said improvement. state
% nearly as practicable the extent Of
the work and the one or more kinds
Iof materials for which bids win be
received, the time OF beginning and
completing the Improvement, the
terms of payment fixed, the time the
proposals shall be acted upon. which
time shall be at least ten days from
THE first publication ofNsaid notice,
and the amount of the certified check
ito be deposited with bid, which
! amount shall not be less than
. item per cent OF the estimated cost Of
, said improvement"
; Section 4. That said chapter forty
(4Q) of said General Ordinance No
$50 be further amended by repeating
section eleven (l1) of said chapter
and enacting the following in lieu
thereof, a. section eleven QD:
Section H. After contract has
been made by the city for the max
. ing or reconstruction OF any street
, Improvement or sewer. the City CLERK
, shall file with the County Auditor Of
, Lee County, Iowa, written OF
, printed copy of the notice Of the
r. solution provided for, with true
copy OF the proof of publication
thereof, together with a certificate o.
the City Clerk that a resolution has
been adopted directing the making Of
Reconstruction of said street improve
In emit or sewer When the said copy
and certificate have been filed by
said county auditor In the ofice Of
THE auditor, or of the deputy audi
tor, of Lee Codnty, Iowa. in the Cit,
Of Keokuk, all special taxes for the
, cost of such street Improvement Oh
, sewer. or any part OF said cost
Z which are to be assessed and Levied
/ against any real property, or an,
railway or street railway, together
with all interest and penalties or
] all Of said assessments, shall become
and remain a lien on such property
from the date OF the Ming Of the
/ said papers in the Office of the audi
ltor. or Of the deputy auditor. Of Lex