The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-09

Resolution No, ala.

Resolution No. 414.
Be 1t resolved, By the City Council
of the City of Keokuk:
That the City Clerk be, and he Is
hereby authorized to issue warrant
No. 54S4 in favor Of G.. w. Tanning,
for $500, being refund on first hall
of corporation tax for the year 1916,
on the northeast quarter of the south
east quarter of section 23, township
Go, range s, Lee county, Iowa, being
81 acres, and also on l 21-100 acres
in section "a, township 65. range 8.
the same being enormously assessed
Be it further resolved, That the
second half Of the corporation tax on
the above described property, amount
1917. be, and the same Is hereby
roneously assessed.
Be it further resolved. That cory
Of this resolution be sen. to the
county treasurer at Keokuk, Lee
county, Iowa, with the yequest that
this cancellation be entered upon
the books in his office.
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton. Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. 3. LOTION.
Attest: Mayor.
10. W. sANDBERG, City cle-k.
Resolution No. 415.
Be 1t resolved, BY the City Council
of the City of Keokuk.
That the corporation tax assessed
against Geo. E. Cameron or 25 acres
of land IN the northwest quarter OF
the northeast quarter, section %,
township 65, range s, In the City Of
KeOkuk, Lee county. lowe, for the
year 1916, amounting to $3.50 be, and
the same is hereby cancelled, and
that copy Of this resolution be
sent to the county treasurer at Keo-
kuk. Iowa. with the request that this
cancellation be entered upon his tax
books in said office.
Roll call:
Aye-.Lofton, Hilpert. Hickey.
ED. s. LOTION,
%. w. SANDBERG. City Clerk.
Resolution No. ais.
Be it resolved, BY the City Council
Of the City Of Keokuk:
That the City Clerk be and he Is
hereby authorized to issue warrant
No. 5485, for the sum of $7.36, In
favor of Chas. H. Hennemann, City
Marshal, being for the following ex-
penses:
Bringing Nova Taylor and Merle
Santo from Quincy So 80
Killing and burying dogs ..... 200
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Eilpert Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. Az.
Be It resolved, BY the City Council
of the City of Keokuk:
Whereas, The City Of Keokuk, Iowa,
did on the 2Sth day of March, 1917.
make and enter into a contract with
the Keokuk Quarry & Constructor,
company for the Improvement OF
Franklin street in said city from
the east line of Fourth street to the
west line of Thirteenth street, and
Whereas, Said property owners
along said street have filed suit in
the district court Of Lee county,
Iowa. at Keokuk, asking that the
making of said improvement be en- /
Joined and that the proceedings |
leading up thereto and the contract |
be declared Illegal and void |
and
Whereas, The said contract pro-
vided that the said contractor should |
commence the work of making said |
on or before May IS, |
1917. and complete same on or be- /
fore the first day Of September. 1917, /
and
Whereas, By resolution the City |
Council did on the 18th day Of May, |
1917. extend the time of the com
of work Of making said .
Improvement to July LIST, 1917 Now |
Be it resolved, That the said con-
tractor, the Keokuk Quarry & Con
struction company, be. and it is
hereby authorized and directed that |
the time for the commencement Of |
the making Of said improvement be, |
and the same is herby extended to |
August Is, 1917, and that the time
for the completion OF said work be. !
and the sape is hereby extended for |
a like period, and the Mayor Is here
by directed to notify the said Keo-
kuk Quarry & Construction COM
pany in writing as provided by the
for said work, of the above |
extention.
Adopted June 30, 1917, by the fol- |
lowing vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor !