The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20


iency OF the above resolution and the
| time at which the said proposed reso-
luton will be considered by thls
council, and objections to the pass
age thereof heard, to be published as
provided by law in The Gate City. q
newspaper of general circulation,
published in the City of keokuk.
Adopted February S, 1917. by the
following vote:
Lpfton-Aye.
Hilpert-Aye. 80
Hickey-Aye.
Ayes, 8; noes, 0.
Approved and signed:
ED. S. LOTION.
Mayor of the City of keokuk.
Attest: O. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion. adjourned.
Attast. Mayor.
0. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
February s, 1917. 9 g. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Lotton
presiding. Minutes of meeting or
February 9Th, 1917. were read and
approved.
Resolution No. 276.
Whereas. At a meeting OF the City
Council of the City OF Keckuk. Iowa,
held on the 5th day of February. 1917,
there was duly passed a resolution
declaring it advisable and necessary
to improve the following streets, to-
witt.
Palean street from east line OF
Thirteenth to west line of Fourteenth.
Fulton street from west line OF
Fifteenth to east line of Sixteenth.
Orleans avenue from east line of
Fifteenth to west line Of Sixteenth.
Fourteenth street from south line
OF Seymour to south line OF Grand
avenue, by grading between sub-grade
and established grade, pave with con-
crete. and curb with cement. also
improve Fourteenth from north line
of Orleans avenue to south line OF
Seymour street, by grading between
sub grade and established grade and
paving with concrete.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
City Council of the City of keoauk,
Iowa, that the City Engineer be. and
he is hereby, directed to. prepare
plans and specifications for the con-
struction Of the said Improvements
and to submit the same to this coun-
Gil for its examination and approval.
at a meeting to be held on the 23rd
day OF February. 1917.
Adopted February 8, 1917, by the
following vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert. Hickey.
Ayes, 3; noes, O.
Approved and signed:
ED S. LOTION,
Mayor OF the City of Keokuk
Attest:
o. w. SANDBpRG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 277.
Be It Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Keokuk, that it Is
deemed advisable and necessary to
make improvements by grading be-
tween sub-grade and established grade,
paving with brick block on five
inch concrete base and curb with ce-
ment combination curb and gutter,
width of street sixty-six feet wide be-
tween curbs, Main street from east
curb line Of Fourteenth to the east
line of Twentieth street, with a park
ing seventeen feet wide in the CEN
ter of said street from Nineteenth to
Twentieth street.
Also, grading between sub grade
and established grade, paving with
brick block on a four inch concrete
base, and curb with a cement combi-
nation curb and gutter, Franklin
street from the east line of Fourth to
the west line of Thirteenth street, the
grading to be done, the foundation to
be prepared and paving and curbing
to be constructed in accordance with
specifications to be prepared by the
City Engineer, and approved by the
City Council, the above named streets.
The expense OF making said improve
ments to be assessed against all pri-
vately owned lots and parcels of land
abutting thereon and adjacent thereto.
according to area, SO as to include one.
half of the privately owner property
between the streets improved and the
next street, whether such privately
owned property abut upon said streets
or not, but in no case shall privately
owned property situated more than
three hundred 5000 feet from the
streets so improved be SO assessed.
land against the street rail
way company whose tracks are
located thereon), to the extent that
the same is assessable by law, said
assessments to be made in accordance
with the law governing the same.
Be It Further Resolved, That the
City Council will meet at o'clock a.
NJ, on the goth day Of February, 1917.
in the council chamber in the City OF
Keokuk, for the purpose of consider
ing objections to the passage of the
said proposed resolution, and to the
construction of the said improvements
at which hearing the above resolution
may be amended and passed, or
passed as proposed.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
City Clerk be and he is hereby in.
structed to cause notice of the pend.
encY of the above resolution and the