The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-04-07

the rock IL close at hand and the work sAn ~ aol
cheapy.
The condition oil the Levee from Blondsau strest
20 ths pacl:s depot has recently besn hseught -
fore Council, and the attention Of IL Street Oomr
mittse and Engineer called 10 it; this part Of ~
levee, having never been paved, tho water has eul
lied Ii and rendered 1t impossible AZ IL via prOA
ably b some time before this city somplSSe M
axtsnsion of the Levee ut this point q Temporary
Temporary improvement by paving the CUTTERS OF
Blondeau street, TO the waters edge, grading, No
Adamising, or graveling tbs surface and protect
ing The shore With rock viii probably be resort.
ed to-
The Engineer would call the attention Of the
council 90 the importance Of having some durahis
and legalxed monuments or corners, established as
starting points for the surveying of lots snd the
lines of this streets within the city limits. The
grades Of the streets ase Fed by law, and benches
are established In various parts OF the City from
which the grades of streets and lots oan readily
and accurately be obtained, but to ascertain the
boundary lines Of blocks and streets, there no
such starting points; except in the older parts OF
the City, whore the of some prominent build
ing has become Evolutionary landmark, aud from
these points to attempt TO establish the line Of
another street ct distance of some three or foar
blocks by measurement, is worse than useless, for
though In theory the blocks are three hundred and
tho streets xtysix feet practice these distances
vary from three or four inches to ~ many feet,
the whole overplas from LIST to l4th street being
some seven eight feet. The angles formed by the
streets are seldom rght angles, varying IN many
cases rs much az half degree.
would suggest that arbitrary points, determined
by he lines Of houses, fences, 40, be estab1ished
at the intersection Of the centres Of the different
streets, and marked by durable monuments OF stone
or iron; the distance between those points being
afterwards carefully measured and recorded, and
the corners legally adopted.
Ii this were done upon few of tina principal
where property Ia most valuable, it would be OF
great assistance to the Engineer, who 10 now
CURED to lay out lots set curb stones TO-, without
any esta bhshed points.
All Of which Is respectfully submitted by
Your obedient Servant,
EDWARD A. FOX.
City Engineer.
Engineer Office, Keokuk, April 4, 1859.
The annual report from the Street Super
visor was received and accepted.
The City Weighars reported the nett re-
seipts from tho Hay Scales for the year ct
$l12 Is.
The following report Was received and or
dered to be published:
The Mayor and City Ccuncii or the
CITY of KeekuK.
GxHrLKHnE I'll herewith present to you my re-
port OF the progress and condi ton, with the esti
mates of tho amount of work done and yet 10 be
DONE on the extension connecting section Of rail-
road between the line Of, xnd junction With, the
the landing the eAsterly shore Of the main chan
nsl Of the river directly opposite the wharf Of the
city Of Keoknk, now under progress, and In accord
ance with tho plans and location of the same to wits
Messrs. Davidson, Mortimer 4 Davidson, con-
tractors upon and for the embar kmcpts, masonry,
protection, de-, have done the wurk, which 10 esti
mated rs follows: