Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-01

West Nevada street from the east
| line of Third street to the east line OF
Ninth street
South Eighth street from the south
line of Church street to the North line
| of Linn street
South Eighth street from the South
line OF Linn street to the north line OF
Boone street, together with all inter-
sections included therein, all In the
city OF Marshalltown. Marshall county.
Iowa, by grading, CURLING and paving
the same. CURLING to be placed along
said streets except where curbing In
now in place and in good repair, and
said street Improvement Is hereby
ordered as follows. to-wit:
Said paving 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. ourbing and paving
shall DE done in accordance with tho
plans and specifications to be prepared
| by the city engineer OF tho city OF
Marshalltown, Iowa, and to be APP
proved ny the mayor and city council
Of said city.
| BE it further resolved and ordered,
| that contracts 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 as
| sessed 10 and against the property
abutting thereon and the owners there
Of and such other property according
| to area so as to include one-half of the
privately owned property between the
street TO be so improved and tho 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 he so improved be
| assessed for any part of the cost
thereof. Said assessments to be in
proportion to the special benefits con-
seTT11 upon said property g.: reason
of said improvement and in ac-
| cordance with the law governing the
, same. hut said assessment 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 rho
last previous assessment roll shall DO
taken as prima facie evidence Of such
value, except that tho whole or any
part Of the cost and expense OF said
street improvement at the intersection
Of streets, highways, alleys and ave-
nues. and the whole or any part az the
cost and expense OF the same at spaces
opposite streets. highways. avenues
| and alleys intersecting. but not cross
Ing. may be assessed against the prop
erty abutting thereon, or may he paid
| from the city Improvement fund or the
general fund. and any deficiency whore
the special assessment which may he
levied against any lot or parcel ot
land shall be insufficient to pay the
est Of the Improvement. shall be-
paid from tho city Improvement fund.
laid city Improvement fund to II be-
| raised by means OF a special levy uT,,5fts
all property in the city Of Marshall-
| town, Iowa, and to be made to extend
over period Of ten d0) years. Said
levy to he made in accordance WITH
Section $40 of the Code OF Iowa and
acts amendatory thereto, as by LAW
provided. And the contractor shall he
required to look exclusively TO the
funds stated herein and as provided by
contract for the payment Of said street (
| improvement, and the city OF Mar
shalltown, 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 viii not
lincur any Indebtedness therefor.
Dated at Marshalltow'n sssssaa - tn -
26th day of February, i9i
j. J. WILSON,
City Clerk OF the CITY g NJ ssh ~
town, Iowa.
Published in the Times Republican,
FEB. IS and March 1, isiS.