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WHEREAS, Pursuant to the authority conferred upon it by law, 114. the
City Council of the city of Waterloo, Iowa, has by resolution duly passed
on the 16th day of October, 1916, ordered the improvement by paving
various intersections of the Illinois Central Railroad Company; Chicago
Great Western Railroad Company; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Company and the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern Railway Company in the
city of Waterloo, Iowa, in the manner set forth in said resolution, and
WHEREAS, The Illinois Central Railroad Company; Chicago Great Western
Railroad Company; Chicago, Rock Island and pacific Railroad Company and
the Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railway Company have heretofore
laid and are maintaining tracks on said intersections as ordered improved
in said above referred to resolution.
NOT, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the city council of the city of
Waterloo, Iowa, that said Illinois Central Railroad Company; Chicago
Great Western Railroad Company; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Company and the Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railway Company are
hereby ordered to improve that portion of the above intersections as set
forth in said resolution and ordered improved.therein as lies between the
rails of their respective tracks and one foot outside thereof, by paving
the same in the manner described in said resolution and in accordance with
the specifications prepared by the city engineer, and approved by this
council, and now on file in the office of the city clerk, the work of paving
said railway tracks as therein specified to be commenced forthwith and com—
pleted on or before December 15, 1916.
Be it further resolved that the City Clerk be and he is hereby instructed
to cause a copy of this resolution to be served upon said railroad companies
and to attach thereto a copy of the resolution ordering the improvement of
said portions of said intersections and in case said railroad companies
shall within ten days after the service of said resolution, fail to notify
the said Clerk of their intention to pave said parts of said streets in the
manner specified, that euch failure shall be considered a refusal on the
part of each or any of said railroad companies to do said work and then in
that event, the City shall proceed or shall notify the paving Company to
whom the contract is let to proceed with the construction of the paving of
said portions of said streets of the space between the rails of the tracks
of said above named railroad companies and one foot outside thereof as by
• law provided, but in case the said railroad companies shall within the
said time notify the said Clerk of their intention to do said work and
• carry the same on to completion by December.15th, 1916, then the contract
above referred to, to be made according to law, for the paving of the
said portions of said streets shall not be made.
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