The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-04-07
SALE OF THE osKALoosA
WATERWoRkS.

OlluHWd DlNlSiUU. s.sS
Central Trust Company Of New
York, VS.. Oskaloosa Water Company,
ct al.
BY virtue of decree entered in the
above-entitled cause, on the tenth day
of March, 1910, for the sum of $751;
345.43, and costs OF sale, the under
signed Special Master. appointed for
that purpose, will on the 25th day Of
May, 1910, offer at public auction, to
the highest bidder, between the hours
of twelve C2)ho'clock,s noon, and
two (2) O'Clock p.s m. on that day, at
the Standpipe and Filter Station in
the northwest part of the city OF
Oskaloosa, Mahaska county. Iowa.
being part of northwest quarter (h)
of southwest quarter (A) Of north
east quarter % of Section 10. Town.
ship rs North Range 16 West, the
following described property, to-wit:
The Oskaloosa Water Works and
the real estate upon which the same
is situated, including certain lands
leased by ]. s. Whitmore ct al to the
said Oskaloosa Water Company, which
lease by its terms Is to continue as
long as the said Oskaloosa Water
Company, its successors or assigns,
shall continue to operate the Water
Works which are In part built on
said land. said land being that part
of the southwest quarter of Section
twenty-five (25), Township seventy
six (76), Range sixteen Q6), in Ma
haska County, Iowa, described as fol-
lows: Bounded by line beginning
at point in the center of the channel
of Skunk River at low water fifteen
feet west of the west side of the
bridge over said river on said sec
ton; thence running south one hun
dred and seventy-fve feet; thence
west one hundred and fifty feet;
thence north one hundred and seven
ty five feet, or enough farther to carry
70 the said center of said channel,
thence along the center of said chan
mel to the place of beginning in
Guiding engine houses and appurte-
nances. water mains, supply pipes, ny.
draulic machinery, tools and appli-
ances, all property rights of property
real, personal and mixed now owned
by the OSkaloosa Water Company, to-
gether with all the rights, privileges
and franchises of said Oskaloosa
Water Company, all water rents, is
sues and profits of or from the said
Water Works, together with all con-
tracts with consumers, including said
City Of Oskaloosa, situated in the
City Of Oskaloosa in the County of
Anahaska and in said County of Ma
haska and State of Iowa.
| The following property covered by
the mortgage of the Oskaloosa Water
Company dated June rs, 1880, Is in
Icluded in the foregoing general de-
fscription, but for greater certainty a
detailed description is added:
DESC RIPTIoN NO. /. The
4 ground on which station stands,
leased from j. S. Whitmore while
plant shall operate, as follows: That
part of southwest quarter %, Sec
ton twenty-five (25), Township sew
enty-six (76) North Range sixteen
Q6) West, in Mahaska County, Iowa,
described as follows: Bounded by a
line beginning at point in the CEN
ter of the channel of Skunk River at
low water. fifteen (15) feet west of
the west side of the bridge over said
river, on said section, thence run
ming south one hundred and seventy
five 175) feet, thence west one hun
dred and fifty (150) feet, thence north
one hundred and seventy-five Q75)
feet, or enough farther to carry it to
the said center Of said channel,
thence along the center of said chan.
mel to the place of beginning; being
lot Five 90 in irregular survey of
the west one-half (1a) OF the south.
west quarter % of said Section
twenty-five (25).
DESCRIPTION NO. 2. Ground, on
which Filter House. plant and stand
pipe are located, leased from Penn
College for nine hundred and ninety
nine (999) years. described as fol-
lows: The following described lands
lying and being situated in Mahaska
the southeast corner of the west one,
half (1a) of the northwest quarter
(A) of the southwest quarter (A) OF
the northeast quarter (AD of Section
thirteen Q3), Township seventy-five
90, Range sixteen uG} West, thence
running north one hundred (1OO) feet,
thence west one hundred and twenty
(120) feet, thence south one hundred
(100) feet, thence east one hundred
and twenty Q20) feet to the place OF
beginning
DESCRIPTION NO. 8. Lots /, 2
and in irregular survey OF the west
one+half az of the southwest quar-
ter (h) of Section twenty-five (25),
in Township number seventy-six
(76) North of Range number sixteen
(16) West, in said county. Esq.,.
DESCRIPTION NO. 4. Being the
north one-haH on Of tract of land
eight 80 feet wide and one hundred
and twenty Q2O) feet long, lying
Immediately north OF lot number One
(1) in Block -Four tD, Donahey's Ad-
dition to Oskaloosa.