The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-29

ceunsal PrSsssein6s
courc,r Rooss, April =, lleA |
p..,.t--The Mayor aad Ada ~.
D.nsber.y, Kurz, McCune, Mumn' -
s.mple and wilkinson.
The minutes Of the last messing wefs 3
and approved. n
Tho City Attorney presented and fsaa =
.,reement between the Ksokuk Packss Con.
nsn, and the city Of Keokuk, in rslasioa 2
i. ,emoyal OF sbs Packet depos, vhsssin
4. p.cke. Company undertakes 70 remove
fortbvith about ffty feet Oh the south end q
,be depot, and toremove the remainder on Of
before the lst Of Decsmber, 1869.
On motion Of Aid. Sample the agreement
vas concurred in, and the Mayor authorized
TO sign the Same on behalf Of the city.
The petition Of John Donaho to have the
water box on Kxchanse street, between Ssn
and 9TH streets, was read, and on motion re-
ferred to the Street and Alley Committee.
The petition Of Michael McDermots and
others, for the partial grading Of Fulton
.treet. between Second and Third streets,
vas read. and on motion referred 70 the street
and Alley Committee.
The petition Of citizens Of the Second
Ward, to have the engine house Of the Union
Fire Company located near the corner Of
Third and Exchange streets, Vas Rad, and
ON motion referred to the Fire Committee.
The petition Of the Mississippi Valley Ma
,ional Telegraph Company for permission to
erect telegraph poles along Main street and
Twelfth street, vss on motion referred to Z
special committee composea Of AID. Wilkin-
son, Sample and Allen. with power TO oct.
A communication was received from Gen
eral J. H. Wilssa. in regard to the use Of
earth and other materials from the face Of the
bluff, between Concert and Orleans streets,
for the construction Of the canal for the i'm
provepant Of the Des Moines Rapids, and
asking for . cor mittee Of conference on the
subject, with poser to scti and the same hav>
ing been read, the matter was, on motion, se-
ferred to the Wharf Committee and the
Mayor.
AID. Sample mov1d that the petition Of
the Quincy / St. Louis Packet Company
for permission to erect freight shed On the
Levee, be taken from the table. Motion
carried.
On motion of Aid. Sample the foregoing
petition was referred to the Wharf Committee
and the City Attorney.
Aid. Wilkinson, from the Wharf Commit.
tee, presented the following
REPORT:
The application Of Gen. Fl. T. Reid, rep
resenting Bridge Company, for the right OF
way on the I,evee for bridge, WAS referred
to the Wharf Committee and the Mayor, the
Committee report that they have conferred
with the parties interested, and . PROPOSE
ton frnm the Bridge Company, ~ the result
Of sald conference, will be submitted at this
On motion the report was received
By permission, H. Strong, Esq, attorney
for the Bridge Company, presented the fol-
lowing draft of An ordinance 10 reference TO
right OF way to said Bridge Company, for the
of the. Council, and also an or
dinance giving right of way to the Des
Moines Valley Railroad Company.
An Ordinance granting the right OF location
and right of way and other rights. powers
and privileges to the keokuk 4 Hamilton
Mississippi Bridge Company.
BE it ordained By the City Council Of the
C'y Of Keokak:
SecTIoE l. There is hereby granted BY the
city of keokuk 10 the Keokuk L Hamilton
Mississippi Bridge Company the right to
build and operate q Railroad and Wagon
Bridge across the Mississippi river, between
the city Of keokuk, in Lee county, Iowa, and
point on the opposite side of the said river,
at or near the city of Hamilton, in Hancock
county, n the State of Illinois.
SEC 9. There is hereby granted to the said
Bridge Company the right to locate and erect
the Iowa end of the said Bridge, within the
said city. at point at or near the foot of
Blondeau street, upon or near the Levep, and
to build ths necessary railway and wsgonvay
approaches to said Bridge, across and along
the Levee and Water street, including the
necessary piers in said river and the embank-
ment ard shore abutments, to be bnilt ~
nearly as practicable in accordance with the |
plan and location heretofore proposed BY
said Company also, the right to lay single |
liong the Levee and Water street, TO point |
It or near the foot Of Main street, 20 rs to |
connect with the track Of the Des MONIES |
Valley Railroad Company, at the last named
point.
SEC. Q. The said Bridge and approaches
hall be 80 built ~ not u necessarily to obs
truet or impair the public use Of the Leves
md said streets, or TO interfere with the
1rainage of said streets or Levee, and the ap /
,roaches to said Bridge shall be so construct
d IS to provide for crossings under and over
he same wherever the same shall be practi-
able.
SEC. i. The grant OF rights and privileges
in this Ordinance Is made TO the
aid Bridge Company upon the express con
lition that the said Bridge shall be 30 con
tructel and built rs to ALLOW and provide for
De passage Of wagons over the same, and
hail be Of sufficient width, except upon the
lraw, for wagons and teams to pass each 9th
. on the Bridge, and apon such plan Is shall
70 approved By competent engineers.
SEC. s. This Ordinance ehall take effect
rom and after its acceptance BY said Bridge
Company and its publication ~ by Law re-
1uired.
An Ordnance granting certain right Of WY
and other rights to the Des MONIES valley
Railroad Company.
Be It ordained By the City Council Of he
CITY Of Keokuk:
SEcrloS l. There is heYeby granted BY the
Railroad Company the right of way to lay 4
Jingle railroad track across and along the
Leyee a9d Water street in the said city from
Railroad street, in Reid addition to said city,
o point near the foot Of Main street, TO con.
1ect with the railroad track Of thu hrid~a