The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18

Council at meeting held on the
twenty.eighth day OF April 1918. II
is hereby ordered. upon motion OF
this Council, without petition or
property owners, that there be con-
structed sanitary sewer in Reld
addition to the City of Keokuk. more
particularly described as follows, to-
wit:
In B street. Park street. William
street, C street. Reid street, and in
alley in block Al.
Location and size Of pipe to be as
follows:
| In B street from Bluff to William
10 inches.
In Park street from B to D. 5
inches.
In William street from B to D,
inches.
1 In Reid street from c to F. $
inches.
In c street from William to Reid,
/ s inches.
In alley in block fl, inches
Said sewer to connect with storm
/ sewer in place at and Bluff streets,
about 700 feet of l0-inch pipe sewers
in place, and about 2,7O0 feet S-inch
pipe sewers in place.
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 fifth
day of June, 1919; the work TO be
commenced ON or before the tenth
day of July, 1919. and fully com
pleted on or before the thirtieth day
4 Of September, 1919, payment there.
for to be made in special assessment
certificates bearing interest at the
rate of six per cent per annum, is'
sued in accordance with tho provf.
sions OF law, to the extent that the
| cost of the same is assessable by law
against the privately owned prop
erty abutting on and adjacent to
; satd improvement, according to area
and benefit; said certificates to be
issued and delivered to the contrac-
tor after the work is completed and
accepted by this council; any de
ficiency between the amount OF the
contract price and the amount OF
said certificates TO be paid in war
rants on the city sewer fund avail
able for the fiscal year beginning
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
twenty-eighth day of June. 1919.
All bids must be accompanied, in
separate envelope, with certified
check, payable to the order of the
| City Treasurer, in the sum OF eight
hundred dollars, as security that the
bidder will enter into contract fol-
the doing of the work and will give
a bond In the sum Of four thousand
dollars, conditioned upon the proper
carrying out of the terms of his
contract and the faithful perform
ance thereof; and the contract will
I contain a provision requiring the
contractor and his bondsmen to keeI
said improvement in good repair fol
period of two years from and after
the completion thereof, and the bono
1 viii be so conditioned.
! Adopted June 6, 1919, by the fol
lowing vote:
I Aye-Lofton, Kenny. Hickey.
Ayes, 3; noes, Q.
Approved and signed:
ED S. LOTION.
Mayor Of the City OF Keokuk.
Attest: o. w. SANDBBRG,
City Clerk.
1t was ordered that Resolution No
s1s remain on file and posted in the
office of the City Clerk for a periot
Of one week for public inspection
az required by law, and same shall
; be considered for final passage OF
June IA, 1918.
;. ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
4 o. ". sANDBERG, City Clerk.
:. Resolution No. $40.
Whereas, On the twenty-sixth da.
OF May, 1919, there was received ant
filed in the office Of the City Clerl
petition signed by large humble
of property owners and citizens o
the City of Keokuk. asking that thu
street car line in West Keokuk b,
, extended to K and Reid streets. TO
gether with the installation OF
switch so that two cars can b.
run, thereby giving fifteen-minut'
schedule; and
. Whereas, The said petition has re
ceived due and careful consideration
from the City Council, and the grant
ing Of same by the keokuk Electro
Company would greatly benefit tn
residents OF West Keokuk and woul'
materially improve the street ca
facilities on the line in question,
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, By tn
City Council Of the City OF Keokuk
That the petition be, and the sam
is hereby, Endorsed, and 1t iss tn
: Councils recommendation to tn
Keokuk Electric Company that wor
on the proposed extension be begul
al an early date. and that copy o
, this resolution be sent to the offic
OF the manager Of the said keokul
, Electric Company.