The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21

in accordance with the terms OF It's
contract, and the said work has been
duly accepted by this council as fully
complying with the terms, conditions
and requirements of the said con-
tract, and the plans and speclfica-
lions thereto attached; and
Whereas, Under the terms Of the
said contract 80 much of the cost OF
the said Improvement as is by law
assessable against each privately
owned lot or parcel Of ground abut-
ting thereon or adjacent thereto, &C
cording to area, so as to Include one
half of the privately owned property
between the streets so improved ana
the next street, whether such priv
ateIy owned property abut on saih
street or not, but in no case includ-
ing privately owned property situat-
ed more than three hundred t30o)
feet from the streets SO improved,
(and against the real estate and per-
sonal property of the street railway
company whose tracks are, located
thereon), is to be so assessed ana
special assessment certificates are to
be issued in anticipation OF the. col
lection Of such special taxes. which
certificates are to be accepted by
the contractor in payment OF SO
much Of the cost Of the said i'm
provement as equals the amount OF
such special assessment; and
whereas, There have been here
tofore levied by this council against
each privately owned lot or parcel OF
ground abutting upon or adjacent to
said improvement, according to area,
so as to include one-half OF the
privately owned property between
the streets so improved and the next
street, whether such privately owned
property abut on said street or not,
but in no case including privately
owned property situated more than
three hundred 5000 feet from the
street so improved land against the
real estate and personal property of
street railway company whose tracks
are located thereon), special assess
ments to the amount of S10,57S.44,
as shown in the schedules now on
file in the office Of the City Clerk,
which said assessments were levied
on the oath day OF July, 1917.
Therefore, Be it resolved, By the
City Council OF the City Of Keokuk,
that there be issued by the City Of
Keokuk street improvement certifi-
Gates to the amount Of $10,57S.44.
One certificate shall be issued for
each and every separate piece OF
property assessed, as shown on said
schedule, which certificate shall be
for the amount OF the special taxes
assessed against such property, and
the certificates shall be numbered
from 16S to 224, inclusive. Such GER
tificates shall transfer to the bearer
all the right and interest of the city
in such assessments, and shall be in
the form provided by the laws of
Iowa and the ordinances Of the City
Of Keokuk.
Be 1t further resolved, That the
Mayor and City Clerk be, and they
are hereby, instructed to execute
said certificates, and when so execut-
ed that they be placed on file in the
office of the City Clerk for a period
Of thirty days from and after the
date of the making of the said assess
ment, to-wit: the 1st day of August,
1917, to the end that the owner Of any
lot or parcel of land or street rail
way, against which an assessment
has been made, may, within said time
promise and agree in writing endors-
ed on said certificate, or in a separate
agreement, that in consideration of
having the right to pay his assess
ment in 1nstallments he will not make
any objection of illegality or irregu-
larity as to the assessment or levy
Of said tax upon and against his
property, and will pay said assess
ment with interest thereon.
Be it further resolved, That at the