Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26


Elm Street now paved; Sixth Avenue
from the. West line of Second Street
West to the West line of Second
Street East, except the intersec-
ton of Elm Street now paved; Third
Avenue West from the West line of
Second Street West to. the East line
of Third Street West; Second Ave
nue. West from the West line of Sec
ond Street West to the East line Of
Third Street West; the alley passing
east and west through block IL Of
Cresco from the West line of North
Elm Street to the East line of Sec
ond Street West to the alley passing
north and south through the North
half of block IL Cresco from the
south line of Third Avenue West to
the north line of Alley passing east
and west through said block and alley
passing north and south through the
South half of block IL, and block 3
Park Addition to Cresco, 135 feet
west from North Elm Street from the
north line of Second Avenue West to
south line of alley passing east and
west through said block IL, the alley
running north and south in block six
teen (16 of Cresco from south line of
Second Avenue West to the north
line of alley passing east and west
through said block by paving with
concrete, in the manner provided in
said contract, and
WHEREAS. the said contractor.
has fully completed the said work, in
accordance with the terms of his
contract and the said work has been
duly accepted by this Council as fully
complying with the terms, conditions
and requirements. of the said contract
and the plans and specifications there
to attached, and
WHEREAS, under the terms of
the said contract so much of the cost
of the said Improvement as is by law
assessable against property abutting
thereon and adjacent thereto is to be
SO assessed and special assessment
certificates are to be issued in anti
cipation of the collection of such
special taxes, which certificates are to
be accepted by the contractor in pay
ment of so much of the, cost of the
said improvement as equals the
amount of such special assessment,
md
WHEREAS, there have been here
:ofore levied by this Council against
he property abutting on and ada
cent thereto on said improvement
special assessments to the amount of
'26,7o3.o3 as shown in the schedule
low on file in the office of the City
Clerk, which said assessments were
evied on the, 1st day of December,
1919. Z
THEREFORE, BE IT RE-
by the City Council of the
City Of Cresco, Iowa, that there be
ssucd by the City of Cresco Certif-
:ates to the total amount of $26,7o3.o3
One certificate shall be issued for
.ach and every separate piece of
assessed, as shown on said
which certificate shall be for
he amount OF the special taxes ASH
'essed against such property. Such
certificates shall transfer to the bear
r. all the right and interest of the
~ity in such assessments. Il
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
hat the Mayor and City Clerk be,
and they are hereby, instructed to
execute said certificates and when so
executed that they be placed on file
II the Office of the City Clerk for a
period OF thirty days from and after
he date of the- making of the said
to-wit, the 1st day OF De-
;ember, 1910, to the end that the own
,r of any lot-or parcel of land, against
which an assessment has been made,
nay, within said slime promise and
agree in writing endorsed on said GER
ificate, or in a , separate agreement,
hat in consideration of having the
light to pay his assessment in INSTALL
nents he will not make any objection
If illegality or irregularity as to the
assessment or levy of said tax upon
md against his property, and will pay
aid assessment with interest thereon.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
hat at the expiration of said period
If thirty days, the City Clerk be, and
lie is hereby, instructed to deliver said
certificates to the DEBORAH Cement
Sidewalk Company, the contractor
or the said improvement and to take
lis receipt therefor, said certificates
o be delivered to the contractor in
payment of so much of the cost of
he construction of said paving as is
represented by said certificates.
On motion made and seconded that
he following bills be allowed and
drawn for same: