Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
NOTICE OF RESOLUTION OF
NECESSITY

4 by direction OF the City Council {
] the City of DEBORAH, Iowa, notice
hereby given that the following Rese
luton of Necessity is proposed fo
a passage and adoption by said Cit
: Council, having been approved b
said Council on the11th day of Janu
e airy A. ID. 1922.
e Resolution of Necessity
Be it resolved by the City Council O
the City of DEBORAH, Iowa on its owl
notion:
: That it is deemed necessary and ad
visable to build, construct, and nut i,
/, place certain improvements as herein
after described, in, upon and along tn,
following streets, alleys, and avenues
ana parts OF streets, alleys and ave
nues in SAID city, to-wit:
L. On Water Street from East line
of the Bridge over Dry Run East to
and including the intersection of sale
Water Street with Montgomery street
thence Southeasterly along Montgom.
cry street to the South line of the De-
corah Hospital property.
2. On Washington street from the
South line of Water Street South to
the north line of the bridge over Dry
Run, width of AZ feet between curbs.
as at present improved.
! 3. In the Alley South of Water
street from the West line of State
street West along said Alley to and
meeting with the present concrete
paving In said alley, a width of 10
feet.
| Said improvement to consist of
pavement, curb and gutter, plain curb,
or pavement alone, or resurfacing of
present pavement, said pavement to
be constructed in one or more OF the
following methods, to-wit:
l.. Concrete pavement, ~ inches
thick.
2. Concrete pavement, inches
thick.
3. Asphaltic concrete on a 5 inch
concrete base.
A. Bithulithic (Warrenite) on a 5
inch concrete base.
5. Bithulithic (Warrenite) on an 8
inch macadam base.
8. Vitrified brick pavement, On a
5 inch concrete base.
z. Vitrified brick resurfacing on
old macadam base.
Upon each side of such pavement as
is included in section one above on
Water and Montgomery streets, shall
be constructed concrete curb and gut
ter, or plain concrete curb without
gutter.
All said pavement, curb and gutter,
and curb to be constructed in strict
accordance with plans and specifica-
tons therefor to be prepared by the
City Engineer, and approved by this
council.
That the cost and expenses of max
ing and constructing said improve
ments shall be assessed upon and
against all the privately owned pro-
perty abutting thereon, and one-half
of the privately-owned property be-
tween the street, avenue or alley Tor
part thereby improved, and the next
street, whether such privately-owned
abut upon said Improvement
or not, but in no case shall privately
owned property situated more than
300 feet from the street, avenue or
alley or part of street, avenue or al
lev improved be assessed. Such as
sessment shall be made against the
railway and street railway companies
whose tracks, station grounds, rights
Of way, or parcels or lots of real es- I
tate are located thereon, abut there
on or are situated within 800 feet of
the street or avenue or alley, or part
of the street, avenue or alley, i'm
proved.
Be it further resolved that the
above and foregoing improvements
are hereby proposed to be made and
constructed as hereinbefore set forth,
and that this proposed resolution, ex-
cent this paragraph, be and the same
is hereby set down for further and
final hearing, consideration and de-
termination, at meeting of the City
Council to be held on the 9th day Of
February A. d. 1922, at 1880 o'clock
o. m. in the council chamber in said
City, and that the City Clerk be and
is hereby instructed to cause notice of
the pendenc of the above resolution,
and the time and place when and
where said proposed resolution will be
considered for passage, and objections
to the passage thereof and to the con-
struction of the proposed improve
ments heard, to be given by publica-
tion in the DEBORAH public Opinion,
and the DEBORAH Journal, newspapers
of general circulation in the City of /
DEBORAH, Iowa, in the manner and for
the time provided by law.
The above resolution was approved (
and ordered placed on file for final
action, and notice of the tendency
thereof ordered given, this 18th day
of January A. d. 1922.
f. w. Conover,
Mayor.
Attest: F. N. Hughes,
City Clerk
That the above resolution will be !
considered by said City Council for
passage at a meeting TO be held on the /
9th day of February A. d. 1922, at !
1870 o'clock p. M, in the Council
Chamber of said City, at which time
the owners of property subject to
assessment for the cost and expenses
of said improvements may appear and
make objection to the contemplated
Improvements and the passage of said /
proposed resolution. and that said re-
solution may at that time be amended
and passed, or passed as proposed.
Dated this nth day of January A.
ID. 1922.
+. NJ. Hughes
% Civ Clerk t,