Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
FLOODS ARE OFFERED.
PLANS FOR PREVENTING
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bash railroad to the south city limits,
east of Mr. Pecks residence.
Also to provide back water traps to
-all. sewers flowing into the river
where back water is to be expected.
The benefited districts are as fol-
lows:
District No. l..
Beginning at the center of Section
Ia, township u range IA north; thence
east to the south line of Second street,
thence southeasterly along the south
line of Second street to the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad; thence
along the Said railroad to the south
right of way line of the G. B. & Grail
road; thence west along south right
of way line G. B. & @. railroad to the
city limits; thence north to place of
beginning.
District No. 2.
E-.;:.ning at the intersection of the
1T, ne of the G. R. l. & P. right of
way and the G. M. & st. P. railroad
company's main tract; thence south,
easterly along the c. R. l. & P. rail-
road to Washington street; thence
thence south along Washington street
to the south line of the G. B. & @. rail-
road; thence northwest to Wapello
street; thence southwest along Wapel-
10 street to the c. M. & st. P. railroad
to South Clay street; thence along the
southwest line of Hinsey & Hedrick's
second addition to Blackhawk street;
thence north on Blackhawk street to
the c. M. & st. P. railroad; thence
along the same to the place of begin
ming.
District No. 8.
Beginning at the intersection of
south railway right of way of the
c. B. & G. and center of Washington
street extended; thence northeast
along the said center line of Washing
ton street to the south line of Balm
gall subdivision; thence northwes
along the said line So feet; thence
northeast along an alley to Secont
street; thence southeast along Secont
street to the center of Washington
street; thence northeast along tn
center Of Washington street to poin
opposite the center of block "a; theme
southeast along the alley throug
blocks "a, % and % to the center c
Green street; thence southeast alon
the center, Of Green street to the Gel
ter Of block 80; thence southeast t
the center of block 80 to center {
Jefferson street; thence southwes
along center of Jefferson street to tn
north line of Samantha street; thenc
southeast along said line to center
College street; thence southeast alon
center of College street to Des Moine
river; thence northwest along mort
bank of Des Moines river to the Ma
ket Street bridge; thence northwe
along south line of c. B. & O. railros
right of way to place of beginning.
District No. 4.
Beginning at the intersection of &c
ter line of College street and mort
bank of the Des Moines river; them
northeast along said street to Il
north line of Samantha street; then
southeast along said line to the ca
line Of Out Lot 6; thence northea
along the said east line to the nor
line Of c., B. G. Q. railroad ground
thence southeast along said south Ii
to Iowa avenue; thence south TO sou
lire of railroad property to point c
posite the east line of Stiles Plac
southeast to the south line of c., R.
& P. railroad; thence westerly alol
the east and south line of Stiles Pla
to the east line of Egan's First Ad