Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,

y, Cresco, Iowa, February 20, 1920.
Inc City Council of the City OF
cfesco, Iowa, met pursuant to ad-
Journment from January Goth, 1920.
to February Goth, 1920, at 8 o'clock
! p. m.
Members of the City Council pres
ent, Hamilton, Irving, Button, o.
| Dell. Maruska absent,
Mayor A. E. Barker called the
meeting to order:
| his being meeting Of the City
Council held for the purpose of re-.
ceiving bids for PAVING and
| CURLING to be constructed in the
city of Cresco. Iowa, in the year of
1920:
| The DEBORAH Cement Sidewalk Co.
were the only bids filed with the CITY
Clerk which are as follows:
Specification No. One
Paving per square yd. ,A6
EXCAVATION above established
Six inch drain tile including LES
Ext2a Concrete per Cubic SO
Yard ..:............. IS 90
For any extra common manual
| labor per hour ............. *
Extra team work including man SO
For any extra sand, cubic wards o.7s
Specification No. Two
Paving per Specification, per
square yard 70
Extra Grading, cubic yard -. TX tx
For six inch drain tile and lay
For any Extra Concrete, per 80
| cubic yard 12.oo
For any Extra Common Manu-
| al Labor. per hour *
For any Extra Team Work. ~
with man, per hour ........ so
For any Extra Sand, per cubic
POLAND Concrete Cement Cement IT'S
CURLING per lineal foot. 10
| The DEBORAH Cement and Side
walk GO. being the only bids filed
with City Clerk for construction OF
PAVING on the following Streets to-
Second Street West from the
North line of Sixth Avenue West, to
| West.
On Seventh Avenue West from the
| West line OF Seventh Street West, to
the East line OF Third Street West,
On Eighth Avenue West from the
| West line of Second Street West. to
the East line OF North Elm Street:
| Upon motion made and seconded
that the bids OF the DEBORAH Cement
and Sidewalk Co, for Paving be re-
jected, and the City Clerk be author
lied to readvertise for bids. motion
carried as made.
The DEBORAH Cement and Side
walk 60. being the only bids fled
with the City Clerk for construction
of CURLING on the following Streets
to-wit:
Second Street West from the
North line of Sixth Avenue West to
the North line of Eighth Avenue
West.
On Seventh Avenue West from the
West line Of Second Street West to
the East line of Third Street West.
On Eighth Avenue West from the
West line of Second Street West to
the East line of North Elm Street.
! Upon motion made and seconded
that the Bid of the DEBORAH Cement
Sidewalk Co. for CURLING be rejected,
and the City Clerk be authorized to
readvertise for Bids, motion carried
as made.
The City Council of the City of
Cresco.. Iowa, proceeded to canvass
the ballots cast at a special election
held in the City of Cresco, Iowa, on
the 18TH day OF February, 1920, to de-
termine whether the City of Cresco
will grant unto the Interstate Power
Company Franchise to maintain
and operate a lighting and power
plant in the City Of Cresco, for the
term of Twenty-Five Years, said vote
resulting as follows.
First Ward, total number of bal
lots cast ................... 40
| Ballots cast for Franchise $500. 2,
Ballots cast against Franchise II
Leaving majority of Six votes
in favor of Franchise ...... s
Second Ward. total number of
ballots cast Is
Ballots cast for Franchise IL
Ballots cast against Franchise. "a
Leaving. a majority in favor of
Franchise 8
Third Ward, total number of bal
lots cast g.
Ballots cast in favor of Franchise Il
Ballots cast against Franchise. IL
Leaving majority in favor of
Franchise 20
Leaving total majority in all ,
Wards for Franchise ......... 81
On motion made and seconded that