The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-05-29

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to Jonas Houghten for the lease of
water-power for twelve run Of stone
At Plymouth, and for the releases
hereinafter provided, and for the
building of the dam at Plymouth, as
hereinafter stipulated, the SUN Of
eleven thousa I'D dollars, aud to the
estate Of 4 Mayne the sum Of one
hundred and sixteen and S0-1O0 dol.
lars; to Ed. johnson tho SUM of
ninety-one and 50-1O0 dollars; to
J. n. Jewit, ninety dollars; and to
Sample and Kenly twenty dollars;
with interest from March 2Sth, 1864,
on each. of the four last mentioned
sums; tho same having been allowed
to said parties respectively by sec .,
chapter l08. Acts of the Tenth Gen
cral Assembly, and the Auditor Of
State is hereby required to draw
warrants therefor. upon tho written
application of the said parties OF
their assignees, which warrants shall
be payable out of the moneys men
toned in section one, chapter p, of
the laws Of the Eleventh General
Assembly, and shall draw interest
at the rate of seven per cent, per
. ahnum. ,d aas.......g Ee.s......
sec ?. The warrants issued under
the provisions Of this Act shall be
receivable in payment for lands sold
under the provisions Of the various
acts relating to the salc of lands
mentioned in section ono of this
act. s-...f'f. .l..
/ sec 3. Before, the said parties
mcstioned in section one Of this act
shall be entitled to receive any Of
the warrants hcreinbeforc provided
for, they shall surrender 10 the
State of Iowa all leases held by them
OF every kind and description; and
shall release the State OF Iowa and
the Des Moines Valley Railroad
Company from all present and future
liabilities growing out of or incident
to any OF the matters by lease or
other wise pertaining to the Croton
Dam. Aud before said o. II. Z.
Scott shall be entitled to receive the
warrants coming to him as hereinbc-
fore provided, he shall surrender to
the State Of Iowa, ard release the
State Of Iowa, and The Des Moincs
Valley Railroad Company from all
liability upon the original contracts
for the building Of Il lock and dam
at Plymouth, and shall also surrender
to the State Of Iowa, all rights aris-
ing Hereunder, and release the
state and the Dcs Moincs Valley
, Railroad Company from all past,
present and future liability upon or
On account Of the contract or lease
Of water-power originally made by
the state to Jonas Houghton, for
twelve run of Stone at Plymouth,
and from I'll liability present and
future growing cat of or connected
with said. dam "nl watcr-power at
plvmorsA, ana Shall also ile. in the
Registers oifvc satisfactory evil
dence ef The ASST ghments of the same,
to him, and shall complete the same
at Plymonth at lis own expense and
cost within ii+e years from the pas
sage Of this Act.
sec /. Upon the execution of the
releases provided for in section 3 of
this Act to the State Of Iowa, and
the Des Moines Valley Railroad
Company and upon filing satisfactory
eyeidence Of such releases in tho
Registers Office Of the state Of Iowa,
the Governor shall upon written re-
quest Of the said railroad company,
execute a conveyance in the name
Of tho state Of Iowa, to said Wells
and Company, without warranty Of
the lock aud dam at Croton, and of
the lands appurtenant Oh either side
, Of the river, and the water-powcr
thereto belonging. Aud when said
Q. II. p. Scott shall surrender to
the state Of Iowa the original aud
supplemental contract aforesaid for
the construction of lock and dam
at Plymouth and shall disoLa lgc the
state aud the Des Moincs Valley
Railroad Company from all liability
arising Hereunder. and when he shall
discharge the state aud said railroad
company from all past and future
liability upon the lease Of water
power at Plymouth aforesaid, and
from all past and future liability
growing out Of or connected with said
lock, dam, water-power or leases,
and shall file satisfactory evidence
of such releases and discharge and
surrender in the Registers Office of
said state. the Governor shall, upon
the certificate Of the Register ofthe
State Land Office of tho completion
Of said dam, execute \ conveyance
without warranty. in the name Of the
State Of Iowa, to said o. II. p.
Scott, Of the lock and dam at Plym-
outh, aud Of the lands appurtenant
on either side Of the river, bought by
the state Of Iowa for the use Of mill
yards, being about eight acres in all.
with tho exclusive right to the said
Scott, to use the water-power Great
cd by the construction Of sue h dam,
and any other privileges connected
Herewith. and tho state Of Iowa is