The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-17
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY JULY H. 1919.

Section s. On Alley Running
East and West Through Block 4.
Original Plat, 10 feet wide: From
the east side of Church Street.
East and West Through Block IS
| Original Plat, 10 feet wide: From
the east side OF Main Street east tc
the west side OF Idaho Street
Section 10. On Alley Run Running
East and p West f eet 1da Bloe 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
surface, composed of selected hard
stone and the best grade Of natural
lake asphalt two inches in thickness,
and laid on a Portland cement foun-
dation of not to exceed five inches
in thickness. Number One (l)
Vitritied brick block, laid on a &C.
ment concrete foundation OF not to
exceed i've luCueo III III Shh0oo'
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,
bithulithic, or No. 1 Vitrified brick
block with concrete foundation.
The City Council to uetermlne the 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-
Ali of the aforesaid grading,
curbing, guttering, and paving,
shall be done in accordance with the
plans and specifications to be pre-
pared by the Guy Engineer ana ap-
Be 1t Further Resolved. That up
on the completion of said improve
ment, and notice and proceedings
required by law, the entire cost or
said street and alley Improvement
the cost of paving, curbing, and gut
tering, including the cost OF all IN
tersections of streets, and alley
crossings, and one-halt OF the cost
of paving, curbing and suffering,
streets and alleys intersecting but
not crossing, shall be assessed by
special assessment, against all lots
and parcels of land according to law
and in proportion to the special
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
assessed at the time of the levy; and
such special assessment shall be
limited to the amount to be assess
ed against privately owned property
against all lots and parcels Of lana
according to area so as to lncluae
one-half of the privately owned
property between the street or alley
er such privately owned property
abut upon said street or alley or
not. but in no case shall privately
owned property situated more than
three hundred (300) feet from the
street SO improved be so assessed
And in case of the Improvement
Of said alleys said special assess
ment shall be confined according to
Win within ~ the e, block, or blocks, improv-
ed; and if not plated into blocks
for not more than one hundred fifty
(150) feet from such improved al
ley All the foregoing to be IN &C
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 s sT Gu
Improvement, if any, not included
in the foregoing cost to be assessed
against said abutting and adjacent
property; except only, If any por-
ton of said cost of said street ana
alley improvement may not be law
fully assessed against any lot or
parcel of land, and in case the spec
x.,l, ;,.L hn lnSr
against any such lot or parcel OF
land shall be insufficient to pay the
same. the amount and deficiency
arising by reason thereof If anv.
shall be paid from the City Improve
ment Fund. or from any other tuna
of said city available for said pur-
pose.
The contractor who shall make
said street and alley improvement
endure without need Of repair for
period of five CD years from the
date of the acceptance thereof by
the City Council.
Be It Further Resolved, THAT
whenever the contractor who, shall
have made said street and alley inn
provement shall have finished and
fully completed, according to- con- 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.
3R. 4, 51s, 6, 7 8, 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
paid from said fund or funds, for
such street and alley Improvement
so completed and accepted
To all of which take due and legal
notice and govern yourselves accord
ingly.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, this 5th day
of June, 1919.
j. NJ. GARDNER,
Mayor of Leon, Iowa.
MlLLARD F. STOOKEY
City Clerk of Leon, Iowa.