The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21

OF commencement, said point being
81 feet southeasterly from. meas
ured at right angles to the center line
OF certain sidetrack Of the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy Railroad com
pany thence southwesterly S0C.1 feet
to point 5. 6 feet soutieasterly from
said center line measuring at right
angles thereto: thence southwesterly
at an angle to the left of degrees
and 20 minutes. 1904 feet; thence
southeasterly at right. angles % 5
feet; thence northeasterly at an angle
of 81 degrees and So minutes, 1876
feet, thence northeaster1y at an angle
to the left of degrees and minutes.
GIG feet; thence nortieasterly at an
angle to the left of degrees. 1851
feet; thence northeasterly at an an.
gle to the right OF 10 degrees and 10
minutes, 49, feet; thence northeast
erly 233 feet; thence northwesterly at
an angle of 80 degrees. AZ feet to the
place of commencement Also. begin
ming at a point on the northerly line
Va ~. "a. dxBOl( IOAQdAS . SAOs0SO&
produced easterly 27.5 feet from the
northeasterly corner of said elevator,
said point being 6 feet so1therly from
and measured at right angles to the
center of certain side track Of said
railroad company. thence southerly
parallel to said sidetrack 126 feet;
thence easterly at right angles to the
easterly line of said elevator; to the
Mississippi river; thence 126 feet,
more or less, to the northerly line OF
said elevator produced, thence wester-
~ to the point of beginning
Part of the consideration of said
lease is that o. A. Talbot company is
to build On said ground building 200
feet long by ~ feet wide in a good
and substantial manner, to be covered
with a composition fire proof roofing
and galvanized sidings and to be fin
ished not later than October l, 1910,
to be used by O. A. Talbot company
in carrying on its business.
Said lease also provides that in case
the Keokuk- Hamilton Water Power
Co. shall build dam across the Miss
issippi river and the condition on said
Water street shall be SO changed that
1t will be necessary for the city to
take possession of the property above
described, teen the said lease STALL
terminate and the said o. A Talbot
Co. shall receive ninety days notice
of such condition before any action
will be maintained against said com
pany. Said lease to be signed by the
mayor and a.tested by the clerk of the
council.
Alderman Hickey moved the adop-
ton of the resolution.
Alderman Christy moved as an
amendment to Alderman Hickey's res
oiution that the matter be referred to
the next council meeting.
Alderman Johnson moved as sub
stitute to Alderman Christy's resolu;
ton that the lease be referred to the
committee Of the whole
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas Annable. Christy, De Yong
Johnson. Kiefer, Lindstrand, Roberts
Total. Z.
Nays Butler, Hickey. Mccormick
Swanson, Tigue Total 5.
CHARLES orr.
Attest Mayor
H. T. MOORE. Clerk of the Council
City of Keokuk, Iowa.
BY AID. SWANSON:
Resolved, That the bonds submit
| ted by Cameron and McManus for tbs
construction of sewers in the alley
block 205 and block %, Leighton all
dition be approved.
! Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas Anibal. Butler, CEristy. d.
Yong, Hickey, johnson. Keifer, Lind
strand, Mccormick. Roberts. Swan
son. TigueTotal, -
Nays-None.
CHARLES OFF,
Attest: Mayor.
H. T. MOORE. Clerk Of The Council
City of Keokuk, Iowa.
1 BY AID. HICKEY:
Resolved, Whereas J. Ross Robert
son. city engineer of the city OF Keo
kuk, Iowa, has reported to the cit;
council of said city that the improve
ment of Third street from the nortf
line of Main street to the south lint
OF Blondeau street by grading, paving
and curbing said street has been com
pleted in accordance with the terms
of the contract entered into for sait
improvement and the resolution or
dering same and the ordinance O
the city Of Keokuk. Iowa. and ths
laws of the state of Iowa, and saic
work has been accepted. subject t.
the terms and conditions OF said con
/ tract. therefore be it
Resolved, That the city council as
! certain the cost thereof, including ths
cost of the estimates, publication
of notices, inspection. preparing of the
/ assessments. schedule and plat and al
other costs incident thereto, and shall
also ascertain what portion thereo
shall be by resolution or ordinance
assessable upon the abutting property
and what portion shall be paid b,
said city. and that the CITY enginee,