Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-04

Cass street to the center line (north
and south) of section No. "a, tp. u,
Il la, thence, westerly to the south
easterly corner of lot 10, in collars
second addition to the city of Ottum-
wa, thence, westerly along the south
line of said lot 10 to west Mechanics
street, thence northwesterly along said
street to the southeasterly corner OF
lot "a, in Carpenter and Godfrey's ad-
dition, thence, along the Southwestern
ly line of lots Ii and Ia, in said addi-
ton to Benton street. thence, north
easterly along Benton street to the
intersection of Sherman street, thence,
northwesterly along Sherman street
to the intersection of Clay street in
Hinsey and Hedrick's second addi-
ton thence. by line following
northeasterly along Clay street across
the right Of way of the b. & M. and
X. & ID. NJ. Railways, through the al
leys lying between Hinsey and He'd
rick's addition and w. Z. Majors
northwestern addition and along
Clay street in Hinsey and Hedrick 3
first addition to the extension Of
Fourth street in Dixon and Hutchi-
sons addition thence, southeasterly
along Fourth street to the northwest
erly line of Major and Dibbles addi-
ti0n, thence, northeasterly along the
northwest line of Major and Dibbles
addition and north line Of Jacques
and Fawcett's addition to McLain
street, thence, southeasterly across Nc
Lain street and along the southwest
erly line of lot l, in Majors addition
to the southeasterly line of said addi-
ton, thence, southwesterly along said
line till 1t intersects the line of Major
and Dibbles addition, thence, south
easterly to the easterly corner of said
addition, thence, south westerly along
the southeasterly line Of said addi-
ton until it intersects the center line
least and west, of section "a, town
ship ~, range IA, thence, east along
said line to the intersection of Fourth
street, thence, southeasterly along
Fourth street to Cass street, thence,
northeasterly along Cass street to
said center line of sec, a, thence, east
along said line to the intersection OF
Fifth street, thence, southeasterly
along Fifth street to Wapello street,
thence, northeasterly along Wapello
street to said center line of sec. "a,
thence east along said center line OF
sec. "a to west line of lot 3 in Pinneys
subdivision of part of Gilmore's SUBJ
division, thence, north along the
west line of lot No. 3 in Pinney'
said subdivision, No. in Devin's
subdivision of part of Gilmore's sub.
division Nos Ii, Is, 6, 5, in Roberts
subdivision of part of Gilmore's sub
division Nos. 81 and 5 in Kellogg and
Wendell's subdivision lot of Gill
more's subdivision to center line (east
and west) of tho N + a of said Sec
ton "a, thence, east along said line
and center line east and west of N w
d section Is, tip Y, II l3, to point
500 feet east of the center of Court
street, thence. south to south line OF
out lot No. 26, thence, cast along said
line TO point due north Of the north
west corner of the old Cemetery
ground, thence, south to the. south
west corner of the old Cemetery
ground, thence east to the intersec-
ton Of Market street, thence, south
west along Market street to u point
500 feet northeast from center of Fifth
street, thence, southeastcrly parallel
with Fifth street to Jefferson street,
thence, along Jefferson street to the
northeast line of lots 9 and 8 in Ba-
ker's addition, thence, southeasterly
along said line to Grant street, thence
east along Grant street to alley be-
tween lots and 3 in Taylor and Will
liamson's subdivision, thence, south
along said alley TO tho alley south OF
lot 23 in said subdivision, thence, east
along said alley to cast line of said
subdivision and east line of Norris
subdivision of 10 acres Off of south
end E =, S W 4, sec. 10, tp. Y, II. Ii,
thence south along said line to south
east corner of said subdivision, thence
west along alley to Cherry street,
thence south along Cherry street to
blackberry street, thence west along
blackberry street to street between
block | and blocks 2 and Z in Blakes
addition, thence, south along said
street to Fourth street, thence east
along Fourth street to alley in center
of blocks Z and s in Blakes addition,
thence, south along said alley to alley
running southeast aud northwest
through block Ii, BIakcs addition,
thence, southeast along said alley to
Birch street, thence, north along Birch
street to Fourth street, thence, east
along Fourth street to the east line of
Blakes addition, thence south along
said line, and along a line extended
therefrom to the south side of the B.
& NJ. r. II. grounds, thence west
along said line to the east line of out
lot 80, thence south along said line to
the left bank of the Des Moines river,
thence, up said bank Of the Des
Moines river 10 the place of begin
ming.
SEC. ~. But no acred lands inclu-
ded within the city limits extended
in 1876, pursuant to chapter AZ, acts
of the 10th General Assembly of Iowa
which are not laid off into lots of
twenty (2O) acres or less, by the ex
tension of streets or alleys through
the same, and which are also occu-
pied in good faith and used for Agri-
cultural or Horticultural purposes,
shall be taxable for any city purposes
under this ordinance, except road
tax Of five mills on dollar which il
hereby levied on said lands, which
road tax shall be paid into the city
treasury when collected.
Sec. Y. The C,ty Clerk is hereby
authorized and directed to certify the
above and foregoing tax levy to the
county Auditor of Wapello county,
Iowa, and said Auditor is hereby di-
rected to place the same upon the tax
books for collection as provided by
law.
SEC. vi. This ordinance shall take
effect from and after publication in
the OTTUMwA DAILY COURIER as pro-
vided by law.
Passed August 30, 1878.
CHAS. F.. BLAKE,