New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-30
CITyofKFOKITK, IOWA. EIGHT PER CENT

VI
~ BoNDsPiineiP and Interest r.,aSs N 20. o'y 20
os, f sac To- p 81 .Si J sf
1910 payable ,ern annually on the LIST OF January
~. .bo1. onds xer. Issues or subscription the stock
the Keokuk Fort De, Moinos and Minne'ot' Railroad To
ton 10 lie f.L u the cty) and sNr,nee by the .lroa
Company Of the prompt P.yeai o. TIE yan@ps and
The ioe amoGn Of the snbscspOn BY the City Of ksok&
to that rc.d 5000 Of witch AMOUNT 'y % -'
he CbsIter Of tn, city invest. tie City coanci with sl
70 a., eseet which being .1 the people AZ
81 election dolly called. Tsfed BY an almost unanimous
vote in favor Of laid 'u"cnpuon' shd i''' u 'As D "
ne entire debt of Tho cit, i. as follows:
subscrpiion Keotuh sHd Fort Des hoine' Rail- ~, "A
sus:e1p:n to Ktoiat ND Mount re.'ant and
hu.1Ans Railroad s a.; SIS ~
Raie Of Tax in 1875 2 cent. ooo,a
s iS S eIe from ID: ordinance. Cy Conn
ell erkb the security Of he prompt pAy oil PnaefA saa
For redemption of ..i Bond, =, maturity and TIE pay
ment Of tie interest 70 aeGioe iHsteOI tg sal, d b s.t
in the Keokuk Fort Des Moins snd Minnesota Railroad Con
h .nd dividend. on said third levied to
be levied and collected all the property reM and
Keciuk And the said City Of Keokuk further agrees and 'p
win be said Railroad Company and wsoeyeI ma be-
Bond. Interest Coupon. when due a,g ..
Ge,d IN , II. s SI Of e 1 Sosd or any Of
usy any time within ton from the date thereof t
chan; principal Of said Bonds Of them ipr sock IN
said Railroad Company par and the said City OF heokuts
vocsby bound 10 transfer 70 the holder thereof stock 81 ,ld
Company on eeHnd OF inc ho'dsi tn.re OF MS %
their ssen attorney within the time speehed i an
mt eq.s par yAes to the prnGP1 ,aIB9sY y I'D
Bopds OF them and the unpaid CospoAs $50 cry
ard further thar the stock subscribed aforesaid to $40 k,u
rcsd Company shall b. sscdy set and preserves for The
pon OF the principal II sd Bono. and 'hI hoi Do
sS md the ddent. from sid stock it Be .p
for ne payment Of the interest 90 said Bonds ,,,.
TINA h.f The QrTe LAKE
~ hy III. Civ Council an annual tax spou tho prop
ftS re and personal subject to .Elon County and s.s
revenue SUFFICIENT TO pay the interest for QUE year % al
Bond. that ba,e provided b. issued In pay
Mount Pleasant ard Musca,ins Railroad Company the Ms
De, Mope. AID Mnn..ot, Railroad Company, well as ..
II hereafter se issued FOX genera. % special
.PeF oTned By Rs city nay from Nm. Be
aid city ey ,'id OF genera OF T,sns 20 b. sDos
to payment Of the sc interest and when tho City Counet
s GOMEZ 70 enter the same on the Collector,
which the levy made and ia separate cols 20
sh. be collected the manner as the other annual anss
Of the city .sd The sns te.ie 70 De o. s
ftierrIce other anu uAl taxes OF aid city, .
Ta il .hs De- tie duty Of the Treasurer Of said city to keep
al one,. srg from the collection Of said Railroad .nl In
lax sAte and apart from the oEdny ilnd. Of
aid city be paid by him only for the payment Of tue
sz sccIung snd due said Bonds AID oT no
other pGrpose Whatever. go.
The population in sys va ISS
The popus;ion In 1850
And Increasing with r'pdiy ansrPs'sd oy Any ely N ss
ne Of .1.be. in the city in 500
The assessed value Of tsI1be' in the cy n rs iss
Tie assessed value Of ax,bl.s in thu city ia s 7S go
ne a,sssed value Of aIsbes in the city il 1854 9o
a. assessed value Of taIsbes In tbs eitJ N 1888 ssye
Tie assessed value Of ts1sbles in the city IN l oO
K.okbk situated on the west aide OF the Asspp hyer
The month at the Dies Moines and al She foot Of TIE first
IL. OIL the bod Of tbe Mississippi River, shout ol
from S. Louis and Us miles from Davenport and Rock
Isaud
The stus,ion for large city !, very commanding bring
hA tuH having fn and Gnobsructsd v.~ OF tho n'er for
several miles shove aud below.
K.oiuh /, now dong the srae., wholesale business Of any
tssu on the Mississippi River north Of ., Louis
The uPrVveunen, and bGLdis Of the mos' substantial
eAn reseh Keokuk from al ofhe
ytsT when the ivsT Is Lot distracted by ice.
The valley Of the Des Moines has long esen known The
Garden Of the West - the lands fertile than the
best portions Of Indian and Illinois They beautifully s
throughout and well supplied wa hne streams OF pure e!eAr
aid quick running ~Ster.
Tie pr.irie. ous but nArrox with timber conveniently
81 thereto while co lime aud stone each Of the bst
quay Az sbnrdsny .nd eOhveBsny distributed along tho
All the land Eeesui and De. MOin.s aud ia
fact As high upard above Fft Dodge a.s been t.see up.
aide Of the Dee Mcines Rvtrh quite dense there
than ory VILLAGES N an srcs Of Twelve mites on e.ea 4s Of
500 in a4bsns esce and eo.tAn sgEesse p1pa.
til sbOai 10000 people Pie population the
o.. Of this territory vii probably be over 5000
Fort Des Mons has recently been established the Of
GOvrImeL and the CsPtO located there Every rsro,i
spP River the point below any obstruction 70 aav
lie Mississippi be the great channel Of n;sroOu
In q railroad buE built o the East Wit ressh them
when the products Of Iowa viii naturally keokuk
q. great es'IbutDE pant to 60 ei,h-E East South he
prices predominant.
TIE r from Council BluH ADD the interior Of low. 70 To-
ledo Wis kokuk viii Be ten mile. longer bsn ChcasO
E2o inter route vii BE- greatly peOr will b.
.e Of snow WHICH fGr a. last two years, have
Wv CLARK, DODGE Co, ST wAl-st, Ee-.YOrt.