The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-26

following named street and parts of
street to-wit: on both sides of Bank
street from the west curb line Of
Water on the northerly side, to the
east curb line of Second street.
thirty-six feet wide between curbs,
be improved In the manner specified
in the said resolution OF necessity. as
passed, by grading between sub
grade and established grade, and
constructing five-foot concrete
combination curb and gutter. about
1000 linear feet of curb and gutter,
more or less, and
Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
City Clerk be, and he is, hereby in
structed to advertise for proposals
for construction of the improvement
above designated, as required by
law; the Improvement to be con-
structed in accordance with the
plans and specifications therefor pre-
pared by the City Engineer. and ap-
proved by this council on the tenth
day Of March, 1919; the work to be
commenced on or before the twenty
second day of April, 1919, and fully
completed on or before the twenty
fourth day Of June, 1919, payment
therefor to be made in special assess
ment certificates bearing interest at
the rate OF stx per cent per annum,
issued in accordance with the pro
visions of law, to the extent that the
cost of the same is assessable by law
against the privately owned property
abutting on and adjacent to said
Improvement, according to area, so
as to include one-half of the private
ly owned property between the street
improved and the next street, wheth-
er such privately owned property
abut upon said street or not. but In
no case shall privately owned prop
ery situated more than three hun
dred 5000 feet from the street so
improved be So assessed; said GER
tificates to be issued and delivered
to the contractor after the work Is
completed and accepted by this coun-
Gil; any deficiency between the
amount of the contract price and the
amount of said certificates to be
paid in warrants on the City Improve
ment Fund available for the fiscal
year beginning with April l., 1919.
Be It Further Resolved. That pro-
of the said Improvement will be
dCGSu upOu NY ILLS SouuCll Oh tAo
eighth day Of April, 1919.
All bids must be accompanied, in
separate envelope. with certified
check, payable to the order OF the
City Treasurer, in the sum Of two
hundred dollars, as security that the
bidder will enter into a contract for
the doing Of the work and will give
bond in the sum of one thousand
dollars, conditioned upon the proper
carrying out of the terms of his con-
tract and the faithful performance
thereof; and the contract will con-
tain provision requiring the con-
tractor and his bondsmen to keep
said improvement in good repair for
period Of two years from and after
the completion thereof, and the bond
will be so conditioned.
Adopted March II, 1919, by the
following vote:
Iofton-Aye.
Hemmy-Aye.
Hickey-Aye.
Ayes. 8; noes, 0.
Approved and signed:
ED 8. LOTION,
Mayor Of the City of Keol1uk.
Attest:
o. W. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
1t was ordered that Resolution No.
755 remain on file and posted in the
office of the City Clerk for period
of one week for public inspection, as
required by law. and that same shall
be considered for final passage on
March 25, 1919.
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy, Hickey.
ICD q GnTT0N
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 756.
Be It Resolved, By the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Keokuk:
That pursuant to a resolution Of
necessity proposed at a meeting Of
this council on the twenty-seventh
day Of February, 1919, and duly
passed by this council at a meeting
held on the twenty-seventh day of
February. 1919, it Is hereby ordered,
upon motion of this council, without
petition of property owners, that the
following named street and parts of
street, to-wit: Johnson street from
the west line of Water street, on the
northerly side, to the east line Of
Second street, thirty-six feet wide
between curbs, be improved in the
manner specified in the said resolu-
ton OF necessity, as passed, by grad
ing between sub-grade and estab-
Hshed grade, curbing with cement
and paving with concrete, about $500
square yards Of paving and 1,160
linear feet of curbing;
Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
City Clerk be, and he is. hereby in
structed to advertise for proposals
for construction Of the improvement
above designated, as required by
law; the improvement to be con-
structed in accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor prepared
by the City Engineer, and approved
by this council on the tenth day Of
March, 1919; the work to be com
menced on or before the twenty
second day of April, 1919, and fully
completed on or before the twenty