The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-05

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behalf OF the City of Keokuk for the
construction of the said improve
ment. contract to be prepared by the
4 City Solicitor, said contract not 10
be binding upon the City Of keokuK
until it has been duly approved by
this Council.
! Adopted by the following vote:
| Aye-Craig, Hemmy, Overton.
/ Ayes, s; noes, 0.
Approved and signed:
T. A. CRAIG,
Mayor Of the City Of Keokuk.
! Attest: O. w. SANDBERG,
| City Clerk.
| 1t was ordered that Resolution No.
If117 remain on file in the office OF
| the City Clerk for a period of one
! week for public inspection, as re-
uuired by law, and same shall be
considered for final passage on Sep
| TENDER 15, 1920.
Roll call:
Aye-Craig, Hemmy. Overton.
T. A. CRAIG,
Attest Mayor.
o. W. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council took a recess until Septem.
Der s, 1920, 8 a. m.
r. A. CRAIG,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
September s, 1920. 9 a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Crais
presiding.
Resolution No. 112 having been on
file in the office of the City Clerk for
period of one week for public in
spection. as required by law, is now
before the City Council and same is
passed by the following vote:
Aye-Craig, Hemmy, Oyerton.
T. A. CRAIG,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 118.
Whereas, On the fifth day of June,
1920, the City of Keokuk did enter
! into contract with the Keokuk Quar-
ry and Construction Company for the
| construction of various cement side
| walks as per contract with said Keo-
! kuk Quarry and Construction Com
pany, in the manner provided in said
contract; and
Whereas, The said Keokuk Quarry
and Construction Company. contrac-
! tor, has fully completed the said
work, in accordance with the terms
Of it's 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 thereto 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 each privately
| owned lot or parcel OF ground abut-
(. ting thereon is to be so assessed and
special assessment certificates are to
be issued in anticipation Of the col
lection of such special taxes, which
certificates are to be accepted by the
T, contractor in payment of so much OF
! the cost of the said improvement as
| equals the amount Of such special
assessment; and
~ Whereas There have been hereto
fore levied by this council against
(, each privately owned lot or parcel OF
ground abutting upon said improve
ment special assessments to the
! amount of s3,3S670, as shown in the
/ schedule now on file in the office of
|, the City Clerk, which said assess
ments were levied on the thirty-first
day of August, 1920.
| Therefore, Be It Resolved. by the
City Council of the City Of Keokuk,
| That there be issued by the City of
/! Keokuk sidewalk Improvement cer-
! tificates to the total amount of
| s3,3ss.7O. One certificate shall be
| issued for each and every separate
! piece of property assessed, as shown
on said schedule, which certificate
shall be for the amount of the spe-
cial taxes assessed against such
property, and the certificates shall
be numbered from l to II, inclusive.
j Such certificates shall transfer to
| the bearer all the right and interest
! of the city in such assessments, and
shall be in the form provided by the
| laws of Iowa and the ordinances OF
the City Of Keokuk. ~
| Be 1t 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 a
/ period Of thirty days from and after
! the date of the making of the said
assessment, to-wit: the eighth day OF
! September, 1920, 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 en-,
| dorsed on said certificate. or in a
| separate agreement, that IN consid-
Grafton of having the right to pay
/ his assessment in installments he
! will not make any objection of file
| gality or irregulasity as to the as
sessment or levy of said tax upon
and against his property. and will
pay said assessment with interest
| thereon ...
Be II Further Resolved, That al
the expiration of said period OF thirty
davu fhe City Clerk he and he is