The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03

Aye-I.ofton, FIilpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
.++os+. Mayor.
| O. W. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion, adjourned Until
oecenOef 90 ED. s. DoFToN,
A++as+. Mayor.
o. W. sANDBERG. City Clerk.
December as, Oils. 9 a. m.
Council met in regular session WIN
all members present, Mayor LOTION
presiding. Minutes OF meetings OF
December 21st and 2Srd, 1915, were
read and approved There pelng no
further business. Council TOOK re-
cess until December ~, 1918, y. a; NJ
Attest: Mayor
10. W. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
December u. 1916, 8 a. m.
Council convened after recess WIFI
ali members present. Mayor Loitoh
Resolution No. 24s having been on
file and posted in the ONCE OF Inc
CITY Clerk for q period of one week
az REQUIRED by law. iB now before the
city Council and same is adopted DS
the following vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. g. LOTION.
Attest, Mayor.
O. W. sANDBERa, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 257.
Whereas, On the LIST day Of August.
1915 the City OF Keokuk did enter
into contract with Cameron, Joyce q
COMPANY. for the improvement OF
south Eighteenth street from south
line of Main to north line OF Carroll.
by grading between sub-grade ana
established grade, paving with con-
crete and ourbinS with cement, IN the
manner provided in said CONTRACT
and 80,
& Company, contractor. has fuliy
completed the said work, In accord
ance with the terms OF its contract
and the said work has been duly ac-
cepted by this council as fuliy com.
plying with the terms, conditions ana
requirements OF the. said contract.
and the plans and specifications there
to attached; and
Whereas. Under the terms OF the
said contract so 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, ac-
cording TO area, so as to include one
half of the privately owned properly
between the street SO improved ana
the next street, whether such PRIV
ateiy owned property aour on said
street or not, but In no case fnclud.
ing privately owned property situated
more than three hundred 5000 feet
from the street 80 improved, Is to De
so assessed and special assessment
certificates are TO be issued In an.
ticipatton 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 adjacent to said
Improvement, according to area, SO
as to include one-haIf of the privatel!
owned property between the street,
SO improved and the next street,
whether such privately prop
erty abut on said street or not, but in
no case including privately owned
property situated more than three
hundred (3OGD feet from the street
so improved, special assessments to
the amount of $16,57S.oS, as shown
I'm the schedule now on file In the
office OF the City Clerk, which said
assessments were levied on the 18th.
day Of Decembe-, 1916.
Therefore, Be it Resolved, By the
City Council OF the City OF Keokuk,
that there be issued by the City OF
Keokuk, street improvement GER
tificates to the total amount of $16,-
57s.oS. One certificate shall be is
sued for each and every separate
liz 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 number
ed from 377 to 4S2, 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 Keolsuk.
Be it Further Resolved, That the
Mayor and City Clerk be, and they
are hereby, instructed to execute said
certificates, and when SO executed
that they be placed on file in the Of
flee 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 9th day of De-
cember, 1916, to the end that the
owner 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
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