The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
MASTER'S SALE.


In the Circuit Court of the United States
for the District of Kansas, First Divis-
The Metropolitan Trust Co. of the city of
New York, Complainant, VS.. The Tope-
IA water CO, The Pioneer Trust Co
| peka Water Co., Defendants-No. S156
| In Chancery.
| Public notice is hereby given that I'M
der and by virtue of the decree of the cir
cult court of the United States for the
district of Kansas, First division, render
cd In the above entitled suit on March Il.
1909, will, on Friday, the I'D day of
April, 1904. at II clock a. m. of said day,
to the highest and best bidder. at the
south front door of the county court
the. city of Topeka. in Shawnee county,
state of Kansas, the following described
property, to-Wit:
All and singular the property, real, per-
sonal and mixed. and franchises of said
| water company, including the following
DESCRIBED property situated in the county
of Shawnee and state of Kansas, to-wit:
| Commencing at a point on the west line
peka, three hundred sixty-five 1855 feet
north of the north line of First avenue
east, and running thence westerly paral-
lei with said north line of said First ave-
nue. three hundred twenty 1920 feet to
| northerly along the east line of said To-
peka avenue to the south bank of the
Kansas river; thence easterly along the
south bank of said Kansas river to the
west line of Harrison street aforesaid;
THENCE southerly along the west line of
! city of Topeka.
Also beginning at point three hundred
and sixty-five 1863 feet north of the north
line of First avenue, in the city of To-
peka, upon the west line Of Topeka ave
nue., in said city; thence westerly one
hundred and sixty Q60) feet on line
parallel with said First avenue; thence
northerIy on line parallel with the said
Topeka avenue to the south bank of the
Kansas river; thence easterly along said
south bank of said Kansas river to the
west line of said Topeka avenue; and
thence southerly along said west line of
Topeka avenue to the place of beginning,
and lying and situate in the said city OF
Topeka.
Also, all that part of lot number five %
in section number thirty CO. township
number eleven I'D, range number sixteen
Q6) east of the sixth principal meridian,
described and bounded as follows: Begin
ming at a point on the south line. of said
lot five 80 and on line with the west
Harrison street and Topeka avenue, in
the city of Topeka, thence northerly along
ley between said Harrison street and To-
peka avenue to the north line of said lot
five 90, thence westerly along the north
west street line of said Topeka avenue
extended, thence southerly along the said
west line of said Topeka avenue extend
ed to the south line of said lot five 81.
thence easterly along the south line of
said lot five (5) to the place of begin
ming, together with all additions, accre-
tons and alluvial formations thereto.
Also. beginning at a point on the east
Topeka, four hundred and forty GAO feet
northerly from where the east line of
First avenue west in said city: thence
easterly on a line parallel with the north
line of said First avenue one hundred and
sixty Q60l feet: thence northerly on a
line parallel with the east line of said Ty-
Ter street to the levee; thence westerly
IalOng said levee to an intersection with
the east line of said Tyler street extend
ed in a straight line; thence southerly in
a straight line and along the east line OF
said Tyler street to the place OF begin
ming
ner of Underwood addition to the city
of Topeka as the same appears by the
recorded plat thereof, thence north one
west fifteen O5) feet: thence south one
hundred and thirty-five Q35) feet; thence
east fifteen Q5) feet to the place Of be-
Also all that part of lot number three
(3) in section number twenty-six t26) of
township number eleven Cd, south OF
range number fifteen Q5), east of the
sixth principal meridian, bounded on the
4tnOrth by the Kansas river and described
land bounded as follows, namely:
4 Commencing at point on the east line
bred twenty-three and one-half feet
q. 1912 north of the center Of said
Vest esst9 thirteen hundred and twenty 4 s205
number three (3), fourteen hundred TWEEN
tv-thraa ana 0ne-haIf n 423iS1 feet nora
of the south line of said lot number three
80; thence north on said west line of SAID
river; thence easterly down said Kansas
river following the meanderings thereof
to the intersection of the east line of said
lot number three 80; thence south on said
east line of said lot number three 81 to
of way one hundred 600 feet wide. across
said land heretofore granted the Topeka.
Salina and Western Railroad Co.
| Also, a right of way to lay, use and
maintain water pipes or aqueducts, and
| to make excavations therefor, over and
through all that piece or parcel of land
lying and situate in county of Shawnee.
hundred and thirty-five Q35) feet north
from the northeast corner of Underwood
addition to the city of Topeka as the
same appears by ,zd the f recorded plat plat
fifteen Q5) feet; thence south fifty (D
feet; thence east fifteen Q5) feet to the
right of entering upon the said premises,
and of inspecting, relay1ng, repairing or
pipes or aqueducts, and of doing all
things necessary to lay, use and MAINTAIN
Also, a right of way to lay. use and
maintain water pipes or aqueducts, and
to make excavations therefor over and
Through so much as may be reasonably
necessary of a strip of land on the west
side of tract owned by John D. Knox
said strip extending north from the north
line of Elm Grove subdivision of a part
| of the southwest quarter of section TWEEN
ty-five %, township eleven Cd, range
fifteen 05), as appears by the recorded
plat thereof to the right of way of the
Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska RailWa?
Co, and lying on the east of and ada
cent to a line drawn from the northwest
corner of said b-division north to the
right of way of said railway company
said pipes to be laid not to exceed ten
(lO) feet distant from said described
north and south line, and the, laying q
of Potwins sewer, heretofore laid. To
gether with the right of entering upon
said premises ard of inspecting. RELAXING
and repairing or making connections
with the water pipes or aqueducts and OF
doing all things necessary to lay, use ano
maintain the same forever.
Also right of way to lay, use and
maintain water pipes or aqueducts, and
to make excavations therefor, over anC
through a strip of land one hundred Geo
feet wide and running from east to west
through the west half of lot number two
~ in section number twenty-six t26) il
township eleven I'D, south of range mum
Der fifteen d5) east, in the county o.
Shawnee: in the state of Kansas tbs