The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-07-08

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Adding price Of ground
tho cost IL $25 700 90
We have, belonging TO the Com
mon School department, 3 lots,
10, II and Il, block l26, on
which has been erected, for
school purposes, large and
commodious building, 1t . cost
bly, about $4,000 90
The City has paid--asids from
school tax-towara the lots and
improvements, 1900 90
The City purchased grounds for
cemetery, called Oakland Gene
terry, 80 acres-cost in 1851, 1873 rs
Sold Of 2 acres balance divided
into suitable lots and partly dis
posed Of.
Two Blocks-Kilbourne Park. d.
w. KilbOurne donated to tho
City one block, IL lots, and sold
the city an additional block, for
public park, payable in 20 year
bonds, Ut 5000 90
City Hospital.--The City claims portion
of lots 8 and 9, block 20, adjoining tho Med
ical College, obtained Tor Hospital pur-
poses.
Proposed lots fronting Water st.--The
City, according to the opinion Of many,
owns valuable strip OF territory fronting
on levee, which 1t has been proposed to I'll
up and reclaim from the river, 90 ~ to sell
of in building lots. This has been deemed
worth, say ESQ, 900. Preliminary steps were
formerly taken by the City government to
carry this scheme into eject, but oil action
in that direction is suspended. This might
be rendered more valuable for wharf than
for any other purpose. While tho city 10
small and property comparatively low, def
nite arrangements should be made to secure
nm extensive and convenient levee, adapted
to the future trade Of the city. The loss
which St. Louis daily sustains in time, a.
well as the constant grevious annoyances,
owing to the too limited extent OF her levee,
should operate - warning to our city and
prompt her to guard against so serious an
evil while the means arc within her control.
MARKET HOUSE GROUNDS.
| The city holds 40 feet front Of 10 2-5 lots
/ on johnson street between 9th and 9Th part
on each side,-conveysd 10 tho city withou,
cost, except street improvements, for mar.
ket house purposes.
1 The city purchased so feet Of rear end OF
IL lots in B. LIT ga ward) for market house
aGording space equal to whole lots, pur.
chased in 1857, paid in 10 year bonds at 10
per cent. interest price SIC, 900.
IMPROVEMENT, &C., CONTINUED.
Some OF the real estate owned by the city
has advanced very much in value, particular
ly the lots on johnson st. and 4th, which ar,
worth probably six or eight times the origi
nal cost. Other portions were purchased
moro recently when prices Of real estate wer,
unressonsbly inflated under the prevailing
mania for speculation, and may now be wortl
. much smaller sum than they cost.
The city has expended for the benefit o
certain organizations the following sums
viz:
Hook and Ladder and Young America Fir
Co., Hook and Ladder Co. No. l; to aid thi
institution, 81 ,068 06. This company hav
machine or apparatus supposed to be adapt
ed to their purpose, and have purchased tw,
sctts of ladders. The number Of member
10 -
Young America Fire Co. To aid this th
city has paid $7,4l9 SO. The company ha
2 engines: Honneyman No. 2, considered
superior article; l Gallery engine, NOR
costly, but its merits arc mot 90 fully &C
knowledged; 1900 feet hose. Number 0
members -.