The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-02-20
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general superintendent ofthe public works
at Iowa City, will be found interesting to
most Of our readers. Il was made, as
will be seen, in accordance with a resolu-
ton Of the late General Assembly. and
embodies facts in relation to our future
Seat Of Government, which should be IN
the possession Of all our citizens. s.
If the plan can be carried out accord
ing 70 the draught made by Mr. RAeUE,
the architect and contractor for the cap.
tolunder the restrictions of the Legisla-
ture, The building will be creditable to our
young and thriving territory. 571's.' tta
To The Honorable the House Of Repre-,
'isss,ntatives Of the Territory Of loaoa:
GESrnrMss:-Having had the honor
to receive from your body copy ola res
olu,ion, in the following words, to wit:
Resolved, That the Acting Commis-
sioner Of the. Board Of Commissioners APP
pointed TO locate aid establish the perma-
nent seat Of government ofthis Territory,
be required to report to this House,
First. The proceedings with regard to :,
the location Of the same, with plat anu
description Of the city, together win a
statement specifying the amount PAID 10
each individual employed in the survey
ing, locating and establishing the same d,
9 I. therefore, hasten to answer the first
mart Of the above resolution.
First. A majority Of the commission
! ers appointed in the supplement to an act
entitled ga act to locate the seat of gov
eminent for the Territory of Iowa, and
for other purposes approved January
the first, A. D.. 1889, met pursuant to
such act, at the town Of Napoleon, in
johnson county, and having taken the
oath. as by law required, two of the said
commissioners to wit: John Ronalds,
Esq. and myself proceeded to examine
the county OF Johnson, with view to Sc
lect the most eligible point for said ioca-
ton; and on the fourth day of May of
theyear aforesaid, the location was made,
and on the sixth day of said month, the
Honorable Robert Ralston arrived at Ma
poleon, and agreed to the proceedings of
the majority Of the commissioners.
A report was made to His Excellency,
the Governor of the Territory, by the
said three commissioners, in accordance
with the first part Of section first, Of an
act entitled San actsupplementary to An
act to locate the seat of government for
the Territory of Iowa, and for other pur-
poses " approved January the first, A.
D.. 1899. ,4
On the seventh of May. an election
was held for Acting Commissioner, III ac-
cordance with the fourth section Of the
act to locate the seat Of government for
the: Territory Of Iowa, and Chauncey
Swan, from the third judicial district,
was appointed and received his certif-
cate agreeable to law; which certificate
has been filed in the Office of the Secreta-,
Hry of the Territory.
By the second section Of the supple
mentary act to locate the seat of govern
ment, it becomes the duty Of the Acting
Commissioner to give bonds to the United
States in the penal sum of forty thou.
and dollars, which bond was given and
approved by the Governor, and filed in
the Office Of the Secretary of the Terrific
ry, according 10 the provisions of the
IL a go f -se{ f.
Onthe twenty-seventh day of June, A.
D.1839, it was ordered by the board of
locating commissioners, that Thomas Cox
and John Frierson should be employed
TO survey Iowa city, and L. Judson 10
draw the necessary plats. 100
i am required by the foregoing resolu-
ton, to furnish your honorable body plat
Of said city. If | mistake not, a plat of
Iowa city has been furnished to each and
every member Of the Council and House
Of Representatives.
7 am also requested to give descrip-
ton Of the city. Iowa city is located on
section Of land lying in the form Of an
anaphitheatre. oThere is an eminence on
the west near the river, running parallel
with il. aes
From this eminence, which declines
towards the river, at an inclination of
twenty-five degrees for about FIVE hundred
feet, we come on to bench extending
from the foot Of Dillon's Island to the
south line Of the city.
The above bench is of sufficient width
to admit Of two streets one hundred feet
wide each, and one tier of blocks three
hundred and twenty feet square.
At the western edge of said bench, we
descend about ten feet toward the river.
on to the bench which forms the bank Of
the river: which bench is about two hun
dred feet in width, and the bank is four
feet above high water mark.
Attthe northern extremity Of this bench
commences the quarry from which we
sapropose totake the material for the build
ings.
fas WILDE seen by reference 10 the plat,
that the ground next to the river is reserv.
s sed ,or public purposes, and is designated
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