The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
SALE or THE oskALoosA
WATERWoRks.

States, Southern District OF Iowa.
Ottumwa Division.
Central Trust Company OF New
York, vs.. oskaloosa Water Company,
let al.
BY virtue of a decree entered in the
aboye-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
tthat purpose. win on the 25th day OF
May, 1910. offer at public auction. to
1.-THE highest bidder, between the hours
OF twelve (12) O'Clock, noon, and
two (2) o'clock p. 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 tA)
of southwest quarter (Al of north
east quarter (A) 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 J. 8. 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 or Section
twenty-five (25), Township seventy
six t76), Range sixteen (16), in Ma
haska County, Iowa, described as fol-
lows: Bounded by line beginning
at a 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-flve feet; thence
west one hundred and fifty feet;
thence north one hundred and seven
ty five feet, or enough farther to carry
to 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 0skaloosa
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
Mahaska 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 25, 1880, is in.
eluded in the foregoing general de-
seription. but for greater certainty a
detailed description is added:
DESCRIP T10N NO. I. The
ground on which station stands,
leased from j. g. Whftmore while
plant shall operate, as follows: That
part of southwest quarter %, Sec
ton twenty-five (25), Township sew
enty-six l76) North, Range sixteen
(16) West, In !Mahaska County, Iowa,
described as follows: Bounded by a
line beginning at a 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 rum
ming south one hundred and seventy
Ave (175) feet, thence west one hun
dred and fifty $50 feet, thence north
one hundred and seventy-five Q75)
feet, or enough farther to carry 1t to
the said center of said channel,
thence along the center OF said chan
mel to the place of beginning; being
lot Five 80 in irregular survey of
the west one,half (h) of the south
west quarter (A) OF said Section
twenty-five (25). t. +. ~. "a ...8
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
County, Iowa, to-wit: Commencing at
the southeast corner OF the west one
half (h) OF the northwest quarter
(A) OF the southwest quarter (A) OF
the northeast quarter (A) of Section
thirteen 49,, Township seventy@fve
(75), Range sixteen (16) West, thence
running north one hundred (100) feet,
thence west one hundred and twenty
(120) feet, thence south one hundred
(100) feet, thence east one hundred
and twenty (12o) feet to the place of
beginning.
DESCRIPTION NO. 3. Lots /, 2
and in irregular survey OF the west
oneIhalf (h) of the southwest quar-
ter (A) OF Section twenty-five (25),
in Township number seventy-slx
(76) North Of Range number sixteen
(16) West, in said county.
DESCRIPTION NO. 4. Being the
north oaehan az OF tract of land
eight (8) feet wide and one hundred
and twenty Q20) feet long, lying
Immediately north OF lot number One
az In Block Four az, Donahey's Ad-