Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-24
Published in the Cherokee County Re-
publican Dec. a., Ioo3.l
nDRlM AMcE NO. Ga.

An ordinance providing for aud
authorizing the sale and convey
ance by the city of Baxter Springs,
Kansas, to William G. Sergeant of
Joplin, Misso uri, the following de-
scribed real estate, to wit: Begin
ming at the northwest corner OF
the southwest quarter of section
six, township thirty-five, range
twenty-five east of sixth principal
meridian, in Cherokee county,
state of Kansas, and running
thence east on the half section
line fifty.four rods, thence south
three hundred feet, thence west
fifty-four rods to the west line of
said southwest quarter of section
six aforesaid, thence north along
said line. to the place of begin
ming, except a tract of land de.
scribed as follows, viz: beginning
at point fifty. eight feet south of
a point two hundred and sixty
feet east of said northwest
corner of said southwest quar-.
ter of section elk aforesaid,
and running thence east sixty
three feet, thence south two hun
dred and twenty feet, thence west
sixty-three feet, thence north two
hundred and twenty feet to place
of beginning. Together with a
certain mill dam and water power
upon said land together with all
the flowage rights connected with
or appertaining or incident to
said dam; and certain turbine
water wheels and gearing now in
place at said dam; and providing
for the manner of payment for
the came.
Be it ordained by the mayor and
council of the city of Baxter
Springs, Kansas:
Section /. That it has become and
is expedient and necessary and is
to the best interests of
the city of Baxter Springs that said
city sell aud convey the following
property belonging to
said city, to-wit: Beginning at the
northwest corner of the southwest
quarter of section six, township
thirty-five, range twenty-five east of
the sixth principal meridian in
county, state of Kansas,
and running thence east on the half
section line fifty-four rods, thence
south three hundred feet, thence
west fifty.four rods to the west line
of said southwest quarter of section
six aforesaid, thence north along
said line to the place of beginning.
except tract of land described as
follows, viz: beginning at point
feet south of a point two
hundred and sixty feet east of said
corner of said southwest
quarter of section six aforesaid, and
running thence east sixty-three feet,
thence south two hundred and
twenty feet, thence west sixty-three
feet, thence north two hundred and
twenty feet to the place of begin
ming, together with certain mill
dam and water power upon said
land, together with all the flowage
rights connected with or appertain-
ing or incident to said dam; and
certain turbine water wheels and
now in place at said dam.
Section 2. That the mayor and
city clerk of the city OF Baxter
Springs, Kansas, are hereby direct
ed to convey for and in the name of
said city all the property described
in section one of this ordinance un-
to William G. Sergeant of Joplin,
Mo-, said conveyance to be condi.
toned upon his payment to the
treasurer of the city of Baxter
Springs of five hundred dollars
within two days after the approval
and publication of this ordinance;
the sum of seventeen hundred and
fifty dollars upon commencement
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within two years from this date;
and further conditioned that said
6. Sergeant or his assigns
shall on demand by said city at
any time after two years and within
fifteen years from this date take up
or refund the outstanding water
works bonds of the city of Baxter
amountingto twenty thous-
and dollars, or such portion of the
came as the city may request, upon
his receiving a written request 80
to do, giving said William G. Ser
geant or his assigns ninety day in
which to take up or refund such
bonds; provided, such refunding
bonds shall be legally issued by
the city of Baxter Springs, run for
a term of ten years and bear in
terest at the rate of four. per cent
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