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

, lots and parcels of land are hereby de
clared to be in proportion to tn
special benefits conferred upon tn
said property by, said improvement
and not in excess thereof, and not il
excess of IS per cent of the aetna
value thereof.
RESOLUTION DIRECTING TIL
| ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL AS
SESS MENT CERTIFICATES
AND THE DELIVERY THERE
OF TO CONTRACTOR
| WHEREAS, on the 12th day o.
May, 1919, the City of Cresco, Iowa
did enter into contract with the De.
corah Cement Sidewalk Company TO,
the improvement of Fourth Avenue
from the East line of Second Street
West to the West line of Second
Street East except such, portions OF
the intersection of Elm Street as are
now curbed; Fifth Avenue from the
East line of Second Street West to
the West line of Second Street East
except the intersection of Elm Street
as are now curbed; Sixth Avenue
from the West line of Second Street
West to the West line OF Second
Street East except the portion of the
intersection OF Elm Street as are now
curbed; Third Avenue West from the
West line of Second Street West to
the East line of Third Street West;
Second Avenue West from the West
line of Second Street West to the
East line OF Third Street West, by
curbing with concrete in the manner
provided in said contract, and
WHEREAS, the said DEBORAH &C.
ment Sidewalk Company, contractor,
has fully completed the said work, in
accordance with the terms of his con-
tract, and the said work has been
duly accepted by this Council as
fully complying with the. terms, con-
ditions and requirements of the said
contract, and the plansEand specifca
tons thereto attached, and
WHEREAS, under the terms of
the said contract so much of the cost
of the said Improvement IS 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 antci-
patton of the collection of such spec
ial 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.
and
WHEREAS, there have been here
tofore levied by this Council against
the property abutting on said inn
provement and adjacent thereto
special assessments to the amount of
$2,o33.17 as shown in the schedule
now on file in the Office of the City
Clerk, which said assessments were
levied OH the Ist day of December,
1919.
THEREFORE BE II RESOLV-
ED by, the City Council of the City
of Cresco, Iowa that there be issued
by the City OF Cresco assessment Ger
tifcates to the total amount of
$e,o3317. One certificate shall be is
sued, as shown on said schedule,
which certificate shall be for the
amount of the special taxes assessed
against such property. Such certifi-
Gates shall transfer to the bearer all
the right and interest of the City in
such assessments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Mayor and City Clerk be, and
they are hereby, INSTRUCTED to execute
said certificates, and when so exc
cuted that they be placed on file in
the Office of the City Clerk for per-
iod of thirty days from and after the
date of the making of the said assess
.ment, to-wit, the/Ist day of December,
1910, to the end that the owner of
any lot or parcel of land, against
which an assessment has been made,
may, within said time promise and
agree in writing endorsed on said
certificate, or in separate agree.
ment, that in consideration of having
the right to pay his assessment in in
stallments he will not make any OBJ
lection of illegality or irregularity as
TO the assessment or levy of said tax
upon and against his property. and
will pay said assessment with interest
thereon. .-.. E.-
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that at the expiration OF said period
of thirty days, the City Clerk be, and
he is hereby. instructed to deliver