The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-12

Guiding privately owned property sit
uated more than three hundred (30O)
feet from the street so improved, Is
to be SO assessed and special assess
ment certificates are to be issued in
anticipation OF the collection OF such
special taxes, which certificates are
to be accepted by the contractor In
payment of so much of the cost OF
the said improvement as equals the
amount of such special assessment;
and
Whereas. There have been hereto
fore levied by this, council against
each privately owned lot or parcel
Of ground abutting upon or adjacent
1 to said improvement. according to
area, so as to include one-haf Of the
privately owned property between
the street 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, special assess
ments to the amount OF $2,594.37, as
shown in the schedule now on file in
the office Of the City Clerk, which
said assessments were levied on the
22nd day OF June, 1917.
Therefore. be 1T 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 total amount Of s2,5s4.S7.
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
numbered from 1913 to lat, inclusive.
Such certificates 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 Keokux.
Be it further resolved, That the
Mayor and City Clerk be, and they
are hereby, instructed to execute
said certificates, and when so exc
cuted that they be placed on file in
the office of the City Clerk for a per-
iod of thirty days from and after the
date of the making of the said as
sessment, to-wit: the Both day of
June, 1917, to the end that the own
er of any lot or parcel of land, against
which an assessment has been made.
may, within said time promise and
agree in writing endorsed on said
certificate, or in a separate agree
ment, that in consideration of having
the right to pay his assessment in in
stallments he will not make any OBJ
lection of Illegally or irregularity as
to the assessment or levy of said tax
upon and against his property. and
will pay said assessment with interest
thereon.
Be it further resolved. That at the
expiration OF said period of thirty
days, the City Clerk be. and he is,
hereby instructed to deliver said GER
tificates to Cameron, Joyce & Com
pany, the contractor for the said Inn
provement, and to take his receipt
therefor, said certificates to be sde-
livered to the contractor in payment
of SO much of the cost OF the con-
street from east line of Thirteenth
to west line of Fourteenth. as is rep
resented by said certificates.
Adopted June 30, 1917, by the fol-
lowing vote:
Aye-Lofton. Hilpert, Hickey.
Ayes, g.; noes. O.
Approved and signed.
ED. S. LOTION,
Mayor Of the City of Keokuk.
Attest:
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. All having been on
file and posted in the office of the
City Clerk for period Of one week
for public inspection as required by
law is now before the City Council
and same is adopted by the following
vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 424.
Whereas, On the 18th day of April,
1917, the City Of Keokuk did enter
into contract with Cameron, Joyce &
Company for the Improvement OF
Eighth street from south line Of Main
to north line of Johnson, by grading
between sub-grade and established
grade, paving with brick block on
four inch concrete base and curbng
with cement combination curb and
gutter, in the manner provided in
said contract; and
Whereas, The said Cameron, Joyce
& Company. contractor, has fully
completed the said work, in accord
ance with the terms of its contract,
and the said work has been duly &C
CepIeu ny tulS COUNCIL as Iully COM
plying with the terms, conditions and
requirements of the said contract,
and the plans. and specifications
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 street SO improved and
the next street, whether such private
ly owned property abut on said street
or not, but in no case including priv
ately owned property situated more
the street SO improved, is to be so
assessed and special assessment GER |
tificates are to be issued in anticipa- J