The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-30

/ GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 4s1.
Ian ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAP
TER FORTY (XL) OF GENERAl
ORDINANCE NO. $50. IN RELA
i TION TO STREET IMPROVE
i MENTS AND SEWERS. AM
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS THERE
FOR. BY REPEATING SECTIONS
THREE (S), FOUR (4). SIX 60
ELEVEN t.D, THIRTEEN ttllse
/ FOURTEEN (1D, FIFTEEN I5l
/ AND SIXTEEN (16) THEREOF.
/ AND ENACTING SUBSTITUTES
FOR SAID SECTIONS SO RE
PEALED.
| Be it ordained by the City Coun
ell of. the City of Keokuk:
| Section /. That chapter forty t4vl
| OF General Ordinance No. 3s9 OF tne
city of Keokuk be, and the same Is
| hereby, amended by repeating section
three (3) of said chapter ana enact
| ing the following in lieu tnereoi, as
section three Cd:
Section g. Upon the ADOPTION OF
the said proposed resolution, the City
Clerk shall, without unnecessary oe-
Law cause fourteen days notice OF the
fime when said resolution viii be
considered by the City Council for
passage to be given by two publica-
tons in some newspaper of general
circulation, published in the city, the
iast of which shall De not less than
two or more than four weeks PRIOR
Il. the time fixed for its consldera-
ton
section 2. That said chapter forty
f4ol of said General Ordinance No.
$50 be further amended by repeating
section four (4N of said chapter and
enacting the following in lieu there
Of. as section four %:
.Section t. Objections TO SAID pro-
posed Improvement may be made oy
owners of property subject to assess
n,enI by filing written objections
with the City Clerk before the time
given in the notice described IN sec
ton three go hereof, or by personal
sppearauce before the Council on
said date. but if personal appearance
is made. written objections shall also
be fled with the City Clerk, and no
objections shall have any effect nor
shall be considered by the Council
unless the same are in writing ana
fled with the City Clerk on or De
fore said date Said objections shall
poins out in as clear ana concise
manner as possible, the reason wh!
such resolution should not be adoV-
ed. and the Council after considering
such objections shall determine what
changes, if any, shall be made IN
the proposed resolution or In the
plan of Improvement and may pass
said resolution as passed OF
amended.
Section s. That said chapter forty
f;O, of said General Ordinance no.
3S9 be further amended by repeating
section six cd of said chapter anu
e,:acting the following in lieu there-
CT, as section six 90: :
section Is. Upon the passage OIL
the resolution ordering the "oIh,
the City Clerk shall give notice LOT
al least ten days from the nrst pup
LEGATION by two publications IN
newspaper published in said city,
a b;ch notice shall announce that
bids will be received for the con-
struction of said Improvement, state
as nearly as practicable the extent OF
The work and the one or more kinds
20 -.a.a-iaIs for which bids Will be
received. the time Of beginning and
completing the Improvement, the
terms of payment fixed, the time the
nroposaIs shall be acted upon, whicn
time shall be at least ten days from
the first publication OF said notlce,
and the amount of the certified cneck
TO be deposited with bid, which
amount shall not be less tnan
t.p ner cent of the estimated cost Oh
said Improvement.
Section 4. That said chapter forty
(4O) of said General Ordinance NO
asa be further amended by repeating
section eleven 1D of said chapter
and euacting the following In lieu
thereof. as section eleven CID:
"Section II. After contract has
been made by the city for the max
irg or reconstruction of any street
IMPROVEMENT or sewer, the City clerk
shall file with the County Auditor OF
Tee County, Iowa, d .ea cs
printed COPY of the notice OF the
70 solution provided for, with a true
COPY of the proof OF publication
thereof, together with certiflcate OF
the City Clerk that a resolution mas
heen adopted directing the making or
reconstruction of said street improve
n eut or sewer. When the said copy
and certificate have been fled by
sid county auditor in the office OF
the auditor, or OF the deputy audi
tor. of Lee County, Iowa. in the CITY
Of Keokuk, all special taxes 1or the
cost of such street fmprovemen ' OF
sewer, or any part OF sala cost,
which are to be assessed and LEVIED
against any real property, or any
railway OF street railway, together
With all interest and penalties on
all of said assessments, shall become
and remain lien on such property
from the date of the filing OF the
said papers in the Office of the audi
TOR. or of the, deputy auditor, OF Lee
County. Iowa, in said City OF Keo-
lux, until paid, and shall have pre-
cedence over all other liens except
ordinarv taxes, which shall not be
divested by judicial sale.
Section 5. That said chapter forty
800 of said General Ordinance NO.
3S9 be further amended by repeating
section thirteen OBJ of said chapter
and enacting the following In lieu
hereof, as section thirteen Oh:
Section 10. When the making or