The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17

eO STdu6, paving WILL ScVcu IACAOo VI
concrete and curbing with cement,
Mayor thereof. on the 2Sth day Of
March. 1917, together with the ao.
companying bond, with American
Surety Company OF New York as
sureties thereon. be, ant the same are
hereby approved.
Adopted April 8. 1917, by the fol-
lowing vote:
: Aye-Lofton. TIilpert. Hickey.
Ayes, 8; noes, 0.
Approved and signed:
ED. s. LOTION,
Mayor OF the City OF Keokuk.
o. W. sANDBERG. city Clerk.
Resolution No. 34f.
Whereas, a communication has been
received from Keokok Electric Com
pany relative to the removal and
abandonment of certain street car
tracks, copy of which communion.
ton is as follows:
Keokuk, Iowa, April 8, 1917.
To the Mayor and City Commissio
of the City of Keokuk, Lee county,
Iowa:
The undersigned. Keokuk Electric
Company, begs to submit that mas
much as that part Of its street rail-
way system on Grand avenue was,
and is a temporary installation, and,
Whereas, Its present location IS
where the city council will ultimately
want ii order in sidewalks, and for the
further reason that the city council
dinance ordering Fourteenth street
CT
avenue. which will Interfere with
the present tracks on Grand avenue,
it seems advisable at this time to
remove that part OF said track on
Grand avenue between Thirteenth
street and Rand park and abandon
the use Of the said track leading to
it on Thirteenth street between Sey-
mour street and Grand avenue. This
abandonment will not greatly inter-
fere with the accommodation OF pas
sengers, nor will 1t interfere with,
the present terminus Of this line
whicr Is Fifteenth street and Rand
park, as the cars will continue to that
point after said abandonment by way
of Seymour street and Fifteenth
street and will return by the same
route.
We, therefore, deem It advisable
to remove our said street railway
line on Grand avenueb etween Thir.
teentr street and Fifteenth street and
to abandon the use of the track on
Thirteenth street from Grand avenue
back to Seymour street and route
our cars to Rand park and Fifteenth
street as herein above suggested.
Respectfully submitted,
KEOKUK ELECTRIC COMPANY,
(signed) ]. P. INGLE,
Manager.
Whereas, said communication has
been duly considered by this council
and the contents thereof fully dis
cussed, and,
Whereas, the said council consid-
ers it advisable that the said street
car tracks, as designated in the
above communication, should be re-
moved and abandoned as therein con-
templated.
Therefore. be it resolved, the city
council Of the city of Keokuk concur
in the said suggestions of the Keo-
kuk Electric company In the afore-
said communication, and.
Be it further resolved, that the
Keokuk Electric company take up
it's street car track on Grand avenue
between Thirteenth street and FIT
teenth street and that 1t abandon the
use OF the track on Thirteenth street
between Seymour and Grand avenue.
Aye-Lofton, Htlpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG. City Clerk.
April 3, 1917, 10 a. m.
Board of equalization and review
convened after recess with all mem
bers present. The assessor continued
the calling OF names of taxpayers
and assessments until the hour OF
1880 a. M. at which time the board
took a recess until 1880 p. m.
The board convened at 1880 p. m.
and continued its work until 500 y.
M, at which time the board took a
recess until $500 a. M, April 4, 1917.
ED. 8. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG. City Clerk.
April 4, 1917, 8 a. n.
Board Of equalization and review
convened after recess with all men,
beers present. The assessor continued
the calling of names of taxpayers
and assessments until the hour of
1920, at which time the board took
q recess until 1870 p. m.
Inc OOdTO COuf6uCU III l.OO ~.
and continued its work until 800 p.
M, at which time the board took
recess until 10 q. M, April 8, 1917.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
%. w. SANDBURG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion. adjourned.
ED. s.. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O. W. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
April S, 1917, 8 a. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes of meetings Of
April End and Bird, 1917. were read
and approved.
Resolution No. 342.
Be 1t resolved. By the City Council
OF the City of Keokuk:
That the contract dated April |,
1917, (and this day presented to this
counciD, with James Cameron's