Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23

AGarshalltown, Iowa, that after thS
and careful investigatlon and considers
alton. the said city council finds and
determines that 1t Is advisable and
necessary to improve the following
streets and parts OF streets, to-wit:
South Third avenue. from the south
line of Main street to the north rail Of
the Chicago Great Western railroad
main track.
South Second avenue, from the
south line of Main street to the north
line Of Linn street. and
South Second avenue. from the south
line of Linn street to the south line OF
Boone htreet, together with all street
and alley intersections included there
In, by reconstructing the paving upon
said streets; and said Improvement is
hereby ordered as follows, to-wit:
The reconstruction of the paving
herein provided for on said South
Third avenue shall consist Of sand
cushion upon the present macadam
base and wearing surface of vitrifed
brick paving blocks. The reconstrIc-
ton of the paving on South Second
avenue shall consist Of sand cushion
upon the bottom course Of brick of the
present paving and a wearing surface
Of vitrified brick paving blocks: all of
said paving to hare cement gromt
filler. All OF which shall be done in
accordance with the plans and specifl
cations therefor to be prepared by the
city engineer, and to be approved by
the city council.
BE 1t further resolved and ordered
that contracts be made and entered
into for the furnishing OF all labor and
material for such work as by statute
provided, and the cost and expense OF
such street improvement shall be
assessed to and against the property
abutting thereon and the owners there
of. and such other property according
to area so as to include one halt Of
the privately owned property between
the street so improved and the next
street whether such property abuts
upon such street or not but in no case
shall privately owned property situated
more than 300 feet from the said
streets be assessed for any part of the
cost thereof. Said assessment to be
in proportion to the special benefits
conferred upon said property by reason
OF said improvements and in accordance
with the law governing the same. but
said assessments shall not in any
case exceed 25 per cent OF the actual
value of any lot or parcel of ground az
the time of the levy.
The whole or any part Of the cost
and expense Of said street improve
ment at the intersection of streets and
alleys may be paid out Of the city
improvement fund or the general fund.
and any deficiency where the special
assessment which may be levied
against any lot or parcel of land shall
be insufficient to pay the cost of tffie
Improvement shall be paid from the
city improvement fund. Said city Inn
provement fund to be raised by means
OF special levy upon eli property In t.;ss
city of Marshalltown. Iowa, and to be
made to extend over a period OF ten
years said levy to be made in ac-
cordance with section $50 Of the code
Of Iowa and acts amendatory thereto
as by law provided, and the contractor
shall be required to look exclusively
to the funds stated herein and as pro-
vided by contract for the payment Of
said street improvement. and the city
Of Marshalltown, Iowa, will not and
does not make itself pecuniarily liable
for the payment OF the cost or expense
Of any part Of said improvement, and
will not incur any indebtedness there
for
Dated at Marshautown. Iowa, this
22nd day OF May. 1915. X 4, u s5-sss I
9.4g4 O. A Roseneren.
City clerk OF the city Of Marshalltown.,
iowa.
Published In T.-R. May %, "a, 1915.