The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
OFFICIAL COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

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There being no further business
Council upon motion adjourned.
ED s. LOTION.
Attest: Mayor. :
o. w. SANDBHRG, City Clerk.
| July "a, 1919, 8 a. m.
Council met in regular session with
an members present. Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes Of meeting of
July 81, 1919, were read and ap-
proved. There being no further bust.
ness, Council took a recess until July
25, 1919, 8 q. m.
! ED s. LOTION.
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
July %, 1919, 9 a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
Resolution No. S65.
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Coun-
Gil of the City Of Keokuk:
That the Mayor and City Clerk be.
and they are hereby, authorized to
issue 100000 in time warrants, Nos.
9107 to OLA, inclusive, payable Octo-
Der Is. 1919. with interest at the rate
Of six per cent from date, the same
to be sold at par to the State Central
Savings Bank as OF July 25, 1919, to
secure funds for necessary current
expenses, to be placed as a credit to
the following funds:
General $3.50. $o,uOo.Oo
Fire ......-...... 100000
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy, Hickey.
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business.
Council took a recess until July 26,
1919, 8 a. m.
ED 8. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. W. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
July 26, 1919. 8 a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
Resolution No. s66.
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Coun-
Gil Of the City of Keokuk:
That pursuant to resolution OF
necessity proposed at meeting of
this Council on the tenth day of July,
1919, and duly passed by this Council
at meeting held on the tenth day
Of July, 1919, it is hereby ordered
upon motion Of this council, upon
petition of property owners, that an
eightInch sanitary sewer be con-
structed from the storm sewer in
block Is, thence in the alley in said
block to Fifth street, thence in Fifth
street to the alley in block II, thence
in block II to the east line OF Sixth
street; also from Fifth street through
alley in block u to the east line OF
Sixth street, all in the city of Keo-
kuk, Iowa, be constructed in the
manner specified in the said resolu-
ton Of necessity, as passed, about
1910 lineal feet Of pipe sewers In
place, more or less; and
Be II 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 constructed
in accordance with the plans and
specifications therefor prepared by
the City Engineer, and approved by |
this Council on the seventeenth day
of July, 1919, the work to be COM
on or before the seventeenth |
day of September, 1919, and fully !
on or before the seven
tenth day OF November, 1919. pay
ment therefor to be made in special |
certificates bearing inter-
est at the rate Of six per cent per
annrm, issued in accordance with
the provisions of law, to the extent
that the cost of the same is assess
able by law against the privately
owned property abutting on and ad-
jacent to said improvement, accord
ing to area and benefit;~satd certifi-
Gates to be issued and delivered to
the contractor after the work is com
pleted and accepted by this Council;
any deficiency between the amount
OF the contract price and the amopnt
Of said certificates to be paid in
on the City Sewer Fund
available for the fiscal year begin
ming with April 1. 1919.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That pro-
posals received for the construction
Of the said improvement will be
acted upon by this council on the
sixteenth day of August, 1919.
All bids must be accompanied, in
\ separate envelope. with certified
check, payable to the order of the
City Treasurer, in the sum of three
hundred dollars. as security that the
bidder will enter into contract for
he doing of the work and will give
! bond in the sum Of fifteen hundred
dollars, conditioned upon the proper
out Of the terms Of his con-
,ract and the faithful performance
hereof; and the contract will con-
.ain provision requiring the con-
ractor and his bondsmen to keep
said improvement in good repair for
! period Of two years from and after
he completion thereof and the bond
will be so conditioned.
Adopted July &C., 1919. by the fol-
owing vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy, Hickey.
Ayes &: noes O