Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-22

pure BTdut vi dSpudlNiS IcihChl, Sohu
and crushed stone, the whole we'll
rolled and compacted on five inch
portland cement concrete base, the
pavement to be lined on both sides
by a portland cement concrete curb
and gutter combined.
Third Kind
Said pavement shall be construct
ed of a wearing surface of vitrified
brick or bricks blocks on
one and one half inch sand
cushion, the same TO be laid
on a four inch portland cement
concrete base, the pavement TO be
lined on both sides by a portland
cement curb or curb and gutter COM
bined
The Combination Curb and Gutter,
or Curb shall be constructed of two
course Portland Cement Concrete in
the proportions as set forth in the
plans and specifications prepared by
the Engineer for the construction of
said improvements, and now on file
in the Office of the City Clerk. The
foundation for said improvements to
be prepared and said improvements
constructed in accordance with the
plans and specifications for same pre-
pared by the Engineer and approved
by the Council and now on file in the
Office of the City Clerk.
The resolution of necessity for the
construction of said improvements
and the plans and specifications
therefor prepared by the Engineer
and now on file in the office of the
City Clerk of the City of Audubon,
Iowa, which said plans and specifica-
tons were approved by the Council
on the 18th day OF February, 1917,
are hereby made a part hereof.
Said improvements will consist of
consist of approximately 6O5SO
square yards of paving between curb
curb,ines and including intersections;
42300 lineal feet of curb or curb
and gutter combined; and $500
cubic yards of grading.
Said work shall be commenced on
the 15th day of may 1917 and be COM
pleted on or before the lst day OF
October, 1917.
All grading shall be done and COM
pleted in each block before the paw
ing is commenced All eXcavated
material shall be the property of the
City and shall be delivered TO any
place within 1900 feet, that the City's
Engineer may direct and without
expense to said City. The sub-gradc
will be a continuous line, the
thickness of the paving below the
grade line of the street and parallel
thereto. And said streets and alleys
shall be so graded that they shall
conform to the shapes of the finished
paving and is TO be according to the
profiles and plans prepared by the
City's Engineer and the stakes set
by him and shall come to the es-
tablished grade. Said excavations
below the grade and above the sub
grade to be considered a part of the
paving, and so assessed. All the
balance of the Grading TO be paid for
by the City.
The expense of making said i'm
provements including the cost of in
tersections OF street and alleys and
| spaces opposite streets and alleys
| intersecting but not crossing TO be
assessed against all lots parts of lots
| pieces and parcels of land according
to area. abutting thereon and ad-
| iacent thereto, and including one
half of the privately owned property
| between the street so proposed to be
improved and the next street, wheth-
er abutting upon said street or not
but not to include privately owned
property more than three hundred
feet from the street proposed to be
improved hereunder, and agains
railways companies whose tracks are
located thereon, except that wher
the improvement provided for here
in is located upon an alley, such as
| sessment therefor shall be confined
according to area to privately owned
property within the block or blocks
| improved. and all in proportion tC
the special benefits confined upor
said property thereby. but such as
sessment shall not exceed % pei
cent of the actual value of any lo
or parcel of ground at the time o.
the levy as may be deemed equitable
and authorized by law, and excep
that the cost of making said improve
ments opposite property owned by
the City of Audubon, Iowa, and any
deficiencies where the special asses !;
ments that may be levied against any
private property may be insufficient
| 20 pay the expense of making saiC
improvements and the cost of excess
grading shall be paid out of the Cit,
improvement Fund and City Grading
Fund of said City by the Issuance
of City improvement Certificates ant
City Grading Certificates in anticipa
ton of the levies TO be made in sale
| funds, but at not less than their pal
value with accrued interest, sale
certificates to bear interest at six pei
cent per annum. Special assessment
certificates shall be issued according
to law for all special assessments
against private property and shall
bear interest at the rate of six pei
cent per annum, and the contractor
shall look exclusively 10 the funds
stated herein for payment for said
street improvements and the City Of
Audubon, Iowa will not make itself
percunarily liable for the payment OF
the cost of any part of said Improve
ment and will not incur any indebted
ness for same. Said Certificates
] hereinbefore mentioned shall be &C
/ copied by the contractor in full pay
ment for all work done under his