The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

to be submitted on Saturday, with a
detinate and final answer within ten
days. The company had never asked
a dollar from the city, nor asked for
any land or bonuses.
Il am not here to say the power
will be built, If the ordinances are
adopted, but can say that 1t will
not be built of the ordinances are not
adopted"
There has been no statement ever
made to this council, that was mis-
statement from the water power peo-
pie, he said and said that some
one had suggested that the land was
wanted for the c. B. & O. railroad,
but that was entirely untrue. OPP
tions have been secured on all but 4
lots on the property In question, on
Water street and these property
owners could not be found The COM
pany would pay all the expenses at
TRACKED to the publication of the or
finances If passed.
No questions were asked and the or
dinance prepared was read and placed
before the council, being special or
dinace No. 90.
The first ordinance provides that
the city vacate portions of Water
street, Concert, High, Morgan, Full
ton Franklin, Orleans, First, Second
and Third streets by the city in case
the water power is built, but in case
/ the plant is not built, the ordinance
is to be null and void. This provides
! for the land on the canal from a point
Just north of the water works pump
ing plant, northward to the foot Of
Orleans street, including portions of
fthe old Third street road, excepting
all land owned or occupied by the U.
s. government within that section.
After the reading of the ordinance,
Alderman Hickey moved that 5
minute recess be taken to examine the
plat which accompanied the ordinance
This motion prevailed and the coun-
Gil examined the blue print.
The ordinance was then brought be-
fore the council and was adopted by
a vote of all present.
The second ordinance, No. SO was
then read, being of similar intent ia
i the other one, but taking in the land
to be overfowed, from Orleans street
to Anschutz hill, vacating by the
city, the old Third street road, the two
ordinances thus taking in all the low
land from the water works pumping
plant to the foot of Absolute hill
The reason for two ordinances, was
that one specified city streets, while
the other took in what is known az
road instead of a street.
This second special ordinance also
provides that the failure to build the
water power dam, cancels the ordin
anoe.
Five minutes recess was taken to
examine the plat accompanying this
second ordinance After the recess
the ordinance was passed by a full
vote of the ten alderman present.
Upon behalf of the Water power
company Judge Logan thanked the
members of the council for the actor
taken and the meeting adjourned
shortly before o'clock amid applause
from the audience.
The two special ordinances will BIZ
printed number of times in the Gate
City as legal requirement.
Among those in attendance at the
meeting, former members of the Keo
kuk & Hamilton Water Power Co.
were Judge VIM. Logan, A. e. John
some, Wells M. Irwin, Hazen l. Saw
yer James Cameron Sr. and Ira w
Wills.
Attorney Sawyer, T, A. Craig, ]. Q
Boyd, City Attorney A T. Marshal
and ]. P. Horllish were present to Civ
/ legal advice if called upon.
Occupying the spectators benches
. in the council room, were severa
, citizens who took deep interest il
: the proceedings of the meeting. J. F
Allen, the representative of Mr.. CooI
. err was present at the meeting but too
. no part in it.
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