The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29

curbing with cement, which contract
was duly approved by this council
on the 11th day of April. 1917, and
Whereas, The said Cameron, Joyce
Il 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 Specifications thereto
attached, as shown by the certificate
of the City Engineer, filed with the
City Clerk on the 2Sth day of FEB
ruary, 1917, therefore,
Be 1t 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 Improvement
constructed on First street from
north line Of Main to south line of
Bridge by Cameron, Joyce & Com
pany under its contract with the
City of keokuk, bearing date OF
April II, 1917, is hereby approved
and accepted, as having been fully
completed under the terms and con-
ditions OF the said contract and the
plans and specifications thereto at
tached, and the cost thereof Is here
by determined to be 1929 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
sessable by law against each private
ly owned lot or parcel Of ground
AUDITING 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 improv-
ed be so assessed, which said plat
and schedule, when completed, shall
be filed in the office of the City Clerk.
Adopted August IA, 1917. by the
following vote:
Aye-Eofton, 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. 455.
Whereas, In accordance with the
instructions of this council there
have been prepared and placed on file
in the office of the City Clerk, plat
and schedule, showing assessments
proposed to be made for the cost Of
the construction of improvement on
Main street, from east curb line OF
Fourteenth to east line Of Twentieth
street, by grading between sub-grade
and established grade, paving with
brick block on a five inch concrete
base, and curbing With cemant com
bination curb and gutter, against
the privately owned property abut-
ting thereon and adjacent thereto,
according to area, and including ono
half of the privately owned property
between the street so improved and
the next street, whether such priv
ately owned property abut on said
street or not, bnt in no case includ'
ing any privately owned prope.t y sit
uated more than three hundred (300j
feet from the street so improved,
(and the street railways whose tracks
are located thereun). which plat aDd
schedule have been prepared in ac-
cordance 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 con struc-
ton Of the said Improvement, there
fore
Be it resolved by the City Council
Of the City Of keol1uk, that the CITY
Clerk be, and he Is hereby, instruct
ed to give not less than twenty days
notice by two publications in The
Gate City, a newspaper published in
this city, and by handbills posted in
conspicuous places along the line OF
the said Improvement, that said plat
and schedule are on file in his office,
and that within twenty days after
the first publication of such notice
all objections thereto, or to the prior
proceedings, on account of errors,
irregularities or inequalities, must De
made in writing and filed with the
said clerk.
Adopted August IA, 1917, by the
following vote:
Aye-Lofton, HiIpert, Hickey.
Ayes, 3; noes, D.
Approved and signed:
ED. 8. LOTION,
Mayor of the City Of Keokuh.
Attest: y.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.