The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-13


terms of the notice, calling for pro-
posals for the construction of the
said improvement, be, and the same
is, hereby accepted, the bid Of the
said Elite & PRAISE being the lowest
bid received.
i Be 1t further resolved, That the
Mayor be, and he is hereby, instruct
| ed to enter into contract on behalf
of the City of Keokuk for the con-
struction OF the said Improvement,
contract to be prepared by the City
Solicitor, said contract not to be bind
! ing upon the City OF Keokuk until 1t
has been duly approved by this
| council.
Adopted May 20, 1917. by the fol-
| lowing vote:
AyeTLofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
Ayes, 8; noes, o.
Approved and signed:
ED. S. LOTION,
Mayor of the City of Keokuk.
| Attest:
o. W. sANDBERG. City Clerk.
Resolution No. 3s4.
Whereas, On the LIST day Of August,
1916, the keokuk Quarry & Construc-
ton company did enter into contract
with the City of Keokuk for the i'm
| provement Of Sixteenth street from
north line of Franklin to south line
/, of Orleans, by grading between sub
grade and established grade, paving
with concrete and curbing with CO.
| ment which contract was duly ap-
proved by this council on the 4th day
of August, 1916, and
Whereas, The said Keokuk Quarry
& Construction company has fully
completed the construction of the
| said Improvement in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the said
| contract and the plans and specifi-
cations thereto attached, as shown 'by
| the certificate of the City Engineer,
| filed with the City Clerk on the goth
day of June, 1916, therefore,
Be it resolved by the City Council
Of the City of Keokuk that the said
| report of the City Engineer be, and
the same is, hereby approved and
adopted. and that the grading done,
! paving and curbing constructed on
Sixteenth street from north line Of
Franklin to south line of Orleans, by
Keokuk Quarry & Construction com.
pany under its contract with the
City Of Keokuk, bearing date Of Aug
ust 1. 1916, is hereby approved and
accepted, as having been fully COM
pleted under the terms and condi
tions of the said contract and the
| plans and specifications thereto at
tached, and the cost thereof is hereby
! determined to be $172s.94 as shown
| in said report. of the City Engineer;
and
| Be it further resolved, That the
| City Engineer Is hereby instructed
and directed to prepare plat and
| schedule Of the said portion OF the
| said street, showing the separate lots
or parcels of ground. or portions
! thereof, subject to assessment for the
| cost of the construction Of the SAID
!! improvement together with the
| names of the owners thereof as far
as practicable, and the amount as
sesable by law against each private
lily owned lot or parcel Of ground
abutting thereon and adjacent there
to, according to area, so as to in
clude one-half Of the privately own
! ed property between the street so
| improved and the next street, wheth-
er such privately owned property
abut on said street or not, but in no
case shall privately owned property
situated more than three hundred
| 5000 feet from the street so i'm.
plat and schedule, when completed,
shall be filed in the office Of the
City Clerk.
| Adopted May 20. 1917, by the fol
| lowing vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
! Ayes, 8; noes, o.
Approved and signed:
! ED. s. LOTION,
Mayor of the City Of Keokuk
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 3s5.
Whereas, In accordance with the
instructions Of this council there
have been prepared and placed on
] file in the office of the City Clerk, a
plat. and schedule, showing assess
| ments proposed to be made for the
cost of the construction of improve
ment on Sixteenth street, from north
| line Of Franklin to south line Of Or
! leans, by grading between sub-grade
and established grade. paving with
concrete and curbing with cement,
against the privately owned property
abutting thereon and adjacent there
| to, according to area, and including
one-half of the privately owned prop
erty between the street so improved
and the next street, whether such
privately owned property abut on
said street or not, but in no case in
Guiding any privately owned property
situated more than three hundred
5000 feet from the street so inn
proved, which plat and schedule have
/ been prepared in accordance with
the provisions Of law; and
Whereas, The assessments shown
on said schedule seem to be proper
assessments to be made for and on
account of the cost Of the construc-
ton Of the said improvement, there
fore 4,
Be 1t resolved by the City Council
of the City of. Keokuk, that the City
Clerk be, and he is hereby instructed
to give not less than twenty days
notice by two publications In The
Gate City, newspaper published in
this city, and by handbills posted In