The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-07
6O2-6o4
Main St.

SAID lock and dry dock, it will be nee
sary to use and occupy a portion of
Water street and the Wharf, and the
other streets herein mentioned; and
Whereas, A large part of said por-
ton of Water street and the Wharf
and the other streets herein men,
toned are now so occupied by rail-
road tracks, or are so located as to be
impracticable for public use and
travel; therefore
Be it Ordained by the City Council of
the City of Keokuk:
Section 1. That the city of Keokuk
hereby vacates all those portions of
Water street and the Wharf, High,
Morgan, Fulton, Franklin, Orleans,
First, Second and Third streets, of the
original plat of the City of Keokuk,
and also the portion of the road COM
monty known as the Third street. or
River Road, included in the following
description, to-wit: Commencing at a
point on the southeasterly line Of lot
two (2), in block seven "a, twenty
! (20) feet northeast of the south cor
ner OF said lot two (2), in block seven
10; thence northeasterly eighty (S0)
feet to the east corner Of lot three (3)
in block seven 90; thence at right an
giles northwesterly along the north
easterly line of lot three (3), in block
seven 90, to the south corner of lot
four az, in block seven (7); thence
at right angles northeasterly one
hundred and fifty q5o) feet along
the southeasterly line of lots four "a,
/ five 60 and six (6), in block seven
/ Cd. to the east corner of lot six (6),
in block seven 90; thence at right
angles northwesterly along the south
westerly line of High street to the
north corner of lot nine co., in block
seven ~; thence at right angles
northeasterly across High street and
along the southeasterly line of First
street one hundred forty-one CAD
feet to the center line of lot two (2),
in block eight 81; thence at right an
giles northwesterly across First street
to the southeasterly line of lot one
] %, in block nine (9); thence at right
angles northeasteriy along the south.
easterly line of block nine (9), to
4 the east corner of lot ten (1O). in
block nine (9); thence northwesterly
at right angles one hundred (1O0)
feet: thence northeasterly at right
angles across Morgan street and
along the southeasterly line of block
fifty-seven cd, to the east corner of
lot five 90, in block fifty-seven (57)
thence northwesterly at right angles
along the northeasterly line of lot five
t5), in block ffty-seven (57), to the
south corner Of lot six Coy, in block
fifty-seven go; thence northeasterly
at right angles along the southeast
erly line OF lot six CO., in block fifty.
seven (57), to the east CT ner Of said
lot six (6), in block fifty-seven (57)
thence northwesterly at right angles
along the southwesterly line of Full
ton street. to the north corner OF lot
eight (S), in block ffty-seven (57)
thence northeasterly at right angles
across Fulton street. to the west cor
ner of block fifty-six (56); thence
northwesterly, at right angles, across
Second street, to the south corner Of
lot twelve d2), block ffty-four t54);
thence northeasterly at right angles
along the southeasterly line of BLOCK
fifty-four (54), to the east corner o.
lot one a., in block fifty-four (54)
thence northwesterly at right angles
along the northeasterly line of lo
one a., block flfty-four (54), to the
southeasterly line of lot two ~
block fifty-four (54); thence, at RICH
angles, to the east corner of lot twt
~, block fifty-fonr (54), thence. a
right angles, along the southwestern,
line of Franklin street to the line be
tween lots three (3) and four ~, IL
block fffty-four go; thence north
/ easterly, at right angles. across
Franklin street and along the south
easterly line of lot one ID. in blocl
fifty-fve f55), to the east corner 0
To- one ~, in block fifty-fiye (55)
thence northwesterly at right angles