The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-22
OFFICIAL COUNCIL !.
ROCEEDINGS

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Resolution No. 400.
/ Be 1t resolved by the City Council
of the City Of Keokuk, that pursuant
to resolution of necessity proposed
at q meeting OF this council on the
23rd day Of February, 1917. and duly
passed by this council at meeting
held on the 23rd day OF February,
1917, 1t is hereby ordered, upon mo
/ ton OF this council, without Petition
Of property owners, that the follow
ing named street and parts OF street,
to-wit: First street, from north line
OF Main to south line OF Bridge. be
improved in the manner specified IN
the said resolution OF necessity,
as amended and passed, by grading
between sub-gFade and established
i grade, paving with concrete anu
curling with cement, about 700 square
yards Of paving and 800 linear feet OF
curbing, more or less. and
Be It further resolved. That the
City Clerk be, and he Is. hereby IN
strucAed to advertise for proposals
for construction of the improvement
above designated; as required by
law; the Improvement to be CON
srructed in accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor prepared
by the City Engineer, and approved
by this council on the 18th day OF
February, 1917; the. work to be COM
menced on or before the 18th day OF
/ Siay. 1917, and iuIiy completed on or
| before the 18th day OF June, 1871,
payment therefor to be made in spec
] ial assessment certificates bearing
i interest at the rate of six per cent
4 per annum, issued in accordance
4 with the provisions Of law, to the ex-
ten. thai: that the cost vi the sSme is as
sessable by law against the privately
owned property abutttng on and ad-
| jacent to said improvement. accord.
ing to area, SO as to include one
/ half OF the privately owned property
between the street improved and the
next street, whether such privately
\ owned property abut upon said street
or not, but In no case shall privately
owned property situated more than
three hundred 5000 feet from the
street so improved be SO assessed;
said certificates to be issued and de-
! livered to the contractor after the
work il completed and accepted BY
this council; any deficiency between
the amount OF the contract price and
the amount OF said certificates to be
paid in warrants on the city improve
ment fund available for the fiscal
year. beginning with April LIST. 1917.
Be 1t further resolved, That pro
l2osals received for the construction
Of the said Improvement will be act.
ed upon by this council on the 3rd
day of April, 1917. ~
| All bids must be accompanied, IN
a separate envelope, with certified
check. payable to the order OF the
city treasurer. in the sum OF two
hundred 5000 dollars, as security
that the bidder viii enter into .
contract for the doing OF the work
and will give bond in the sum OF
eight hundred $500 dollars, condi-
toned upon the proper carrying out
\ Of the terms OF his contract and the
faithful performance thereof; and the
contract will contain a provision re-
quiring the contractor and his bonds
men to keep said Improvement in
good repair for a period Of two years
! from and after the completion there
4 Of. and the bond viii be 50 condition.
| ed.
! Adopted March Il, 1917. by the
| following vote:
Aye-Lofton. 1Iilpert. Hickey.
/ Ayes, 8; noes, O.
Approved and signed:
ED. s. LOTION,
Mayor of the City of Keokuk.
/ Attest:
O. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
1t was ordered that resolution No.
300 remain on file and posted in the
Office of the City Clerk for period
of one week for public inspection as
required by law, and same shall be
considered for final passage on
Aye[Lofton, Hil2ert, Hickey.
ED. s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
10. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. $40.
BE it resolved by the City Council
to a resolution Of necessity proposed
at q meeting of this council on the
23rd day OF February, 1917, and duly
passed by this council at a meeting
lheld on the 23rd day of February,
1917, 1t is hereby ordered, upon mo-
ition OF this council, without petition
Of property owners, that the follow
ing named alleys and parts of alleys.
to-wit: Alleys through blocks 81
and 103, City of Keokuk, be impov
ed in the manner specified In the
I said resolution OF necessity, as passed
| by paving the same with concrete,
| about 1850 square yards Of paving,
| more or less, and
Be it further resolved, That the
| City Clerk be, and he is. hereby in
structed to advertise for proposals
| for construction Of the improvement
above designated. as required by law:
the improvement to be constructed in
| accordance with, the plans and speci-
| fications therefor prepared by the
City Engineer, and approved by this
council on the 2Sth day of February,
1917; the work to be commenced on
or before the 18th day of May, 1917,
and fully completed on or before the
18th day OF July, 1917. payment there
for to be made in special assessment
certificates bearing interest at the
rate OF six Ger cent per annum, Is
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