The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-17

From the south side Of 10th Street
south to the south side OF 18th
Street.
North and South Through Block 3.
Original Plat, 10 feet vide; From From
to the north side of 9th Street.
East Stand and West Through Block Ia,
Original Plat, 10 feet wide: From
the east side of Main Street east to
the west side of Idaho Street.
Section 3d. s. On A., Alley Alley Rum Running
the west side Of Main Street west to
the east side Of Church Street.
Section 8. On Alley Running
East and West Through Block 49,,
Original Plat, 10 feet wide: From
the east side of Main Street east to
the west side OF Idaho Street.
Section 10. On Alley Fun Running !
Original Plat 10 feet wide: From
west side of Main Street west to
east side of Church Street.
That the foregoing street and al
ley improvement shall be made and
constructed Of one, or more, of the
following kind, or kinds, OF material,
tO-wit:
Bithulithic or Sheet Asphalt, laid
on cement concrete foundation Of
not to exceed five inches in thick
ness; Asphaltic Concrete wearing
surface, composed Of selected hard
stone and the best grade Of natural
lake asphalt two inches in thickness,
and laid on Portland cement foun-
dation. of not to exceed tiye inches
Vitritied brick block, laid on ce-
ment concrete foundation of not to
exceed five inches, in thickness;
Standard reinforced concrete pay
ing, not to exceed eight inches IN
thickness. Combination curb and
gutter to be Of Portland cement
concrete, or gutter to be of. Portland
cement concrete, asphaltic concrete,
bthulithic, or No. vitrified brick
block with concrete foundation.
The City Council to determine the
kind, or kinds, of pavement, curbs
and cutters or cutters, to be used,
for each street or alley, or part or
section of the work, above enumer-
ated.
Al of The aforesaid aid, g "a din
shall be done in accordance with the
plans and specifications to be pre-
pared by the City Engineer and ap-
proved by the CITY Council.
Be 1t Further Resolved. That up
on the completion of said improve
ment, and notice and proceedings
required by law, the entire cost OF
said street and alley improvement
tering, including the cost of all in
tersections of streets, and alley
crossings, and one-half of the cost
of paving, curbing and guttering,
streets and alleys intersecting but
not crossing, shall be assessed by
special assessment. against all lots
and parcels of land according to law
benefits conferred upon said proper
ty by said Improvement, and not in
excess thereof, and shall not exceed
twenty-five per cent OF the actual
value Of the lot or parcel Of land
assessed at the time of the levy: and
such special assessment shall be
limited to the amount to be assess
against all lots and parcels OF land
according to area so as to include
one-half of the privately owned
property between the street or alley
improved and the next street wheln-
er such privately owned property
abut upon said street or alley or
not, but in no case shall privately
three hundred 5000 feet from the
street so improved be SO assessed,
of said alleys said special assess
ment shall be confined according to
area to privately owned property
within the block, or blocks, improv-
ed; and if not plated into blocks
I5O) feet from such improved al
ley. All the foregoing to be in ac-
cordance with the laws of the State
of Iowa, governing the same.
The City of Leon, Iowa to pay
the cost of extra grading, and such
other cost Of said street and alley
improvement, if any. not included
in the foregoing cost to be assessed
against said AUDITING and adjacent
property; except only, if any por-
ton of said cost of said street and
alley Improvement may not be law
fully assessed against any lot or
parcel of land, and in case the spec
ial assessment which may be LEVIED
against any such lot or parcel OF
land shall be insufficient to pay the
sam sr the ny nmennt h ana deficiency an
shall be paid from the City Improve
ment Fund, or from any other fund
of said city available for said pur-
pose
The contractor who shall make
said street and alley improvement
snail guarantee Cnat the same Will
endure without need of repair for
period of five 60 years from the
date of the acceptance thereof by
the City Council.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That
whenever the contractor who shall
have made said street and alley i'm
provement shall have finished and
fully completed, according to con-
tract, all the streets, parts of
streets, alleys, and parts of alleys,
hereinabove described and enumer-
ated in said paragraphs numbered
and designated, as Sections l. 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, T., s 9 and 10, in
elusive, and the same shall have been
accepted by the City Council, said
city shall proceed without unnec-
essary delay, as by law provided, to
make said special assessment and
levy for the cost of the improve
ment of said streets and alleys
herein described and so completed
and accepted, and issue to said con-
tractor the special assessment certi-
ficates therefor, and shall also issue
to said contractor city warrants, or
other debentures. upon the City I'M
prOvement Fund. or other fund
available for said purpose. for such
an amount, if any as should be