HomeMy WebLinkAbout3356 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COVtCIL OF. THE CITY OF WATERLOO,IOWA:
THAT WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of
Waterloo , Iowa, has heretofore determined to exercise the
powers named in Section 797 of the Code in connection with
the making of the improvement hereinafter referred to and
did, on the 26th day of May, 1913, by resolution No. ,
direct the City Engineer to prepare plans , specifications
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and estimate for
from the intersection of Seventh Street and Allen Street
in the City of Waterloo, to Byron Avenue in said City, and,
WHEREAS, said City Engineer has prepared plans
and specifications for and an estimate of the cost of con-
structing an artificial channel or covered drain from the
intersection of Seventh Street and Allen Street to Byron
Avenue, as hereinafter specified, suf'fie t, to carry' the - ..
water heretofore flowing in the water course between said
points , and for filling the old channel of said stream;
which plans and specifications and estimate have been filed
in the office of the City Clerk and, by Resolution No.
passed on the 25th day of dune , 1913, were approved by this
Council; said artificial channel or covered drain to be
constructed, as follows:
Commencing at the upper end of dry run sewer at
the intersection ,of Allen Street and Seventh Street in the
City of Waterloo, Iowa; thence South along the line of Allen
Street to the youth line of Pleasant Street ; thence in a
Southerly d nee an t ►- po t €"r fit rt�., of t3
line of Williston. Avenue and 160 'feet nest of the �?tftl
line of Eighth Street; thence in a Southeasterly direction
at an angle of 29 degrees 4 minutes with the last describ-
ed line 1137 feet to a point 12 feet West of the Test line
of Ninth Street and 75 feet North of the forth line of
Hawthorne Avenue; thence South parallel with Ninth Street
430 feet to the center of Byron Avenue , and,
WHEREAS , it is the opindon of this Council that
said artificial channel or covered drain should be construct-,
ed, as proposed by said plans and specifications and the
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water diverted and conducted through said artificial
channel or covered drain and the old channel of said
stream filled, and,
WHEREAS , it is the opinion of this Council that
the estimated cost of constructing such artificial chan-
nel or covered drain and filling the old channel, is
greater than should be levied and collect:ia4:i in a single
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year, NOW THEREFORE,
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of
Waterloo , Iowa:
See . 1. That a special election be and the
same is hereby called .to be held on the day of July,
1913, in the territory comprising Sewer District No. 2, in
the City of Waterloo, Iowa, said Sewer District consist-
ing of the first and second wards in said City, for the
purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said
Sewer District X04, the following questio to-fit-,;
(1) Shall the- City Council of the City of WELter-
loo , Iowa, proceed to construct an artificial channel or .
covered drain from the intersection of Seventh Street and
Allen Street to Byron Avenue, sufficient to carry the water
heretofore flowing in the water course which runs between
said points and divert the water from said natural channel
and conduct the same through said artificial channel or
covered drain and fill the old. channel; said artificial
channel or covered drain to be constructed as follows : -
Commongi at the upD€- -;en& of dry run sevi�ex at
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the intersection o gllen Street an 'afith attest
.the City of Waterloo, Iowa; thence South &long the line
of Allen Street to the South line of pleasant Street ;
thence in a southerl-v direction to a point 96 feet North
of the North line of Williston Avenue and 160 feetWest'
of the Westerly line of Eighth Street ; thence in a South-
easterly direction at an angle of 29 degrees 4 minutes
with the last described line 1137 feet to a point 12
feet Test of the West line of Ninth Street and 75 feet
Yorth to the North line of Hawthorne Avenue ; thence
South parallel with Ninth Street 430 feet to the center
of Byron Avenue.
Said artificial channel or covered drain to be 10 feet
wide and 8 feet high, with a curved invert or bottom.
(2) Shall the City Council of the City of
Waterloo , Iowa, proceed to levy an annual tax of
mills on the dollar on all taxable property in said Sewer
District No. 2 in the City of 7,aterloo, Iowa, for each of
the years
to defray the expense of eenitruoting said artificial
channel or covered drain and filling the old channel.
Sec. 2. That the City Clerk be and he is
hereby directed to publish notice of such election, in
each of. the Waterloo daily newspapers, once this week
(week of June 23) and once next week (week of June 30) .
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