Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-06-19

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and the paving, curb and gutter
and grading to be constructed and
done in accordance with the plans
and specification prepared by the
engineer therefore, and now on file
in the office of the town clerk of
Extra, Iowa.
Wherever the term Engineer"
or civil Engineer" is used herein
the same shall mean the engineer
employed by the town council to do
the engineering work in connection
with the construction of the inn
provements herein declared neces-
sary and advisable.
The plans and specifications for
the construction Of the foregoing
improvements prepared by the En-
gineer, and now on file with the
town Clerk of Extra, Iowa, and APP
proved by the Town Council of the
town of Extra, Iowa, on the 10th
day Of June, 1919, are hereby, by
reference, and without incorpora-
ton herein, made part hereof.
All grading shall be done and
completed in each block before the
paving is commenced. All excava-
ted material shall be the property
| of the town and shall be delivered
to any place within 1000 feet, that
the Towns Engineer may direct
and without expense to the town.
| Lhe sub-grade will be a continuous
line, the. thickness Of the paving
below the grade line Of the street
and parallel thereto, and said street
shall be so graded as to conform to
the shapes of the finished paving,
and is to be according to the pro-
files and plans prepared by the en-
gineer and the stakes set by him,
land shall come 10 the grade estab-
! lished or to be established. Said
excavations below the grade and
above the sub-gradeto be considered
a part of the pavement and SO as
sessed. All the balance of the
grading to be paid for by the town.
The expense Of making said i'm
provements, including the cost Of
intersections of streets and alleys,
and spaces opposite streets and
alleys intersecting but not crossing,
to be assessed against all lots, parts
Of lots, pieces and parcels of land
according to area abutting thereon
and adjacent thereto, and including
one half Of the privately owned
property between the street so pro-
posed to be improved and the next
street, whether abutting on such
street or not; but not to include
privately owned property more
than three hundred feet from the
street proposed to be improved
hereunder, and all in proportion to
the special benefits conferred upon
said property thereby, but said
assessment shall not exceed twenty
five percent of the actual value of
any lot or parcel Of ground as may
be deemed equitable and authorized
by law, except that the cost Of maxi
ling said improvements opposite
property owned or controlled by the
town Of Extra, Iowa, and any de-
fciency where special assessments
that may be levied against any
property may be insufficient to pay
the expense Of making said inn
Iprovements, and the costs Of excess
Igrading, shall be paid out of the
town improvement fund Of said
/ town by the issuance of town i'm.
provemcnt certificates in anticipa-
ton of the levies to be made in sale
fund, but at not less than their pal
value with accrued interests. Sale
certificates to bear interest at 81,
per cent per annum.
& Special assessment certificate
shall be issued according to law TO
slall special assessments against pro
lperty on which assessed and sbal
I Ibear interest at the rate of six pc