The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
LAWS OF IOWA.
Published by Authority.
ChaDter 9R


%, of the laws of tho Eleventh
General Assembly providing for
the settlement of contracts and
claims growing out of the Des
Moines River Improvement.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa, That there is hereby appropri-
ated ont Of any moneys in the hands
of tho Treasurer of the State arising
from the sales of the lands mentioned
in section ~ four, chapter 10S of the
laws Of tho Tenth General Assembly
the sum oftwenty- six thousand three
hundred and nineteen dollars and 30
cents, for the payment of the follow
ing claims to-wit Wells & Co., for
repairs on the Croton dam, in the fall
of 1851, the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars Gray & Co., for repairs upon
said dam, in the year 1862 and 1863,
the sum Of two thousand dollars
Wells & Co., for repairs upon said
dam, in the year 1866, the sum of
twenty-sight hundred and sixteen
dollars Hogsett & Chidester, for re-
pairs upon said dam in the year 1866
one hupdred and seventy four 24.1O0
dollars; Wells & Co., for further sum
of eight thousand five hundred and
nine dollars and seventy five cents, in
consideration and tor the purpose of
rebuilding said dam at Croton, and
for the releases hereinafter stipulated
and to o. 81. P. Scott, for the can
collation. and surrender of the origi-
ma, contracts Of the State of Iowa,
made through II. w. Sample, as
Presidet of the board of Public W orks
with John McCune and Charles F.
McCune, dated March 1849, for the
construction of lock and dam at
Plymoth, together with all the sup
Elemental contracts respecting said
lock and dam, (Which original and
supplemental contracts are now held
by said Scott as assignee) and also
the surrender of all rights to him,
(Scott,) accruing as assignee of the
contract of the State of Iowa, made
to Jonas Houghton for the lease of
water.power for twelve run of stone
at Plymoth, and for the release here
matter provided, andfor the building
of the dam at Plymoth, as hereinaf-
ter stipulated, the sam of eleven thou
sand dollars, and the estate of e.
Mayne the sum of one hundred and
sixten and 80-100 dollars to Ed.
johnson the sum Of ninety-one and
$4,000 dollars; toJ. d. Jewit, ninety
dollars and to Sample and Kenly
twenty dollars with interest from
March 28th, 1864, on each of the four
last mentioned sums the same hav>
ing been allowed to said parties re-
spectively by section 9, chapter 10s,
Acts of the Tenth General Assembly,
and the auditor of the State is here
by required to draw warrants there
for, upon written application of the
said parties or their assignees, which
warrants shall be payable out of the
moneys mentioned in section one
chapter %, of the laws of the Elev-
enth General Assembly, and shall
draw interest at the rate of seven per
cent. per annum.
Sec. 2, The warrants issued un.
der the provisions of this act shall be
receivable in payment for lands sold
under the provisions Of the various
acts relating to the sale of lands men
TONED in section one of this act.
Soc. 8. Before the said parties
mentioned in section one of this act
shall be entitled to receive any of the
warrants hereinbefore mentionedfor
they shall surrender to the State of
Iowa all lessses held by them, of ev-
. cry kind and description, and shall
release tho State OF Iowa and the
Des Moines Valley Railroad Compa-
ny from all present and future liabili.
ties growing out Of or incident to
any matters by lease or otherwise
pertaining to the Croton DAM
And before said o. HI. p. Scott shall
be entitled to receive tho warrants
coming to him as bereinbefore proyi.
ded, he shall surrender to the State
Of Iowa, and the Des Moines Valley
Railroad Company from all liability
upon tho original contract of the State
Of lows, and allsupplemental contracts
for the building Of lock and dam at
Plymoth, and shall also surrender
to the State Of Iowa, all rights aris.
ing hereunder, and release the
State and the Des Moines Valley Rail
road Company from all past, present
and future liability upon or on &C
count Of the contract or lease of waite,
power originally made by the State
to Jonas Houghton, for twelve rur
ofstone asPlymouth, and shall also filt
in the Registers Office satifactory
evidence of the assignments of tn,
same, to him, and shall complete tn,