The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10

cost OF the construction OF improve
ment on Sixteenth street from north
lime of Franklin to south line OF
Orleans, as Is represented by SAID
certificates.
Adopted June 80. 1917. by the fol
lowing vote:
Aye-Lofton. Hilpert Hickey.
Ayes, 8; noes, 0.
Approved and signed:
ED. S. LOTION,
Mayor Of the City of Keokuk.
Attest:
10. W. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolutions Nos 407 and 40S hay
| ing been on file and posted In the
office of the City Clerk tor 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, Hiokey.
ed. s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
10. W. sANDBBRG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 421.
Whereas, On the 9th day OF Sep
TENDER, 1915, the City Of Keokuk did
enter into contract with the keokuk
Quarry & Construction company fos
| the improvement of the following al
| leys, tOw1t:
I Through blocks 1856, 1872. As. City
of Keokuk, through block 8-A- Estes
addition and between blocks and
lMason,s upper addition by grading
between sub-grade and established
grade and paving with concrete. In
| the manner provided In said contract:
and
| Whereas, The said Keokuk Quarry
& Construction company, contractor,
| has fully completed the said work,
| in accordance with the terms OF lts
contract, and the said work has been
duly accepted by this council as ful-
|ly complying with the terms, condi-
tions and requirements Of the said
contract, and the plans and specifica-
ftions thereto attached; and
| Whereas, Under the terms OF the
said contract so much OF the cost or
1.-The said Improvement as Is by law
assessable against each pr1vately
owned lot or parcel OF ground aout.
| ting thereon or adjacent thereto, &C
lcording to area, so as to include one
half of the privately owned property
between the alleys so Improved ana
the next street, whether such priv
ately owned property abut on said
alleys or not, but in no case includ-
ing privately owned property situated
more than one hundred fifty Qb0)
feet from the alleys 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
tground AUDITING upon or adjacent to
Isaid Improvement according to area,
so as to include one-half of the priv
ately owned property between the al
! leys, so improved and the next street,
whether such privately owned prop
erty abut on said alleys or not, but
in mo- case including privately owned
property situated more than one
hundred fifty 150) feet from the al
|leys SO improved, special assess
m ents to the amount Of $4,339.37. as
shown in the schedule now on file in
the office Of the City Clerk, which
said assessments were levied on the
I22nd day Of June, 1917.
l..
Lefty Council of the City of Keokuk
that there be issued by the City OF
IKeokuk, street improvement certifi
tcates to the total amount Of $4.339.37
lone certificate shall be issued for
leach and every separate piece OF
property assessed, as shown on said
Lschedule, which certificate shall be
flor the amount OF the special taxes
assessed against such property, and
1.-THE certificates shall be numbered
from 16 to LOG, inclusive. Such GER
tificates shall transfer to the bearer
Fall the right and interest of the city
lin such assessments, and shall be in
the form provided by the laws OF
Iowa and the ordinances Of the City
of Keokuk.
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
period of thirty days from and after
the date Of the making of the said
assessment, towit: the 30th day of
iJune, 1917, to the end that the. owner
of any lot or parcel Of land, against
which an assessment has been made,
agree in writing endorsed on said
certificate, or In separate agree
ment, that in consideration of having
the right to pay his assessment In
|installments he will not make any
objection of illegality or irregularity
as to the assessment or levy Of said
tax upon and against his property
and will pay said assessment with in
terest 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
certificates to the Keokuk Quarry &
g., Construction Co., the contractor 70.
the said Improvement. and to take
his receipt therefor, said certificates
to be delivered to the contractor IN
payment of so much OF the cost OF
the construction of improvement
through alleys in blocks 1856, 1872, 45