The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11
Special Ordinance no. 90.

Special Ordinance no. 90,
An ordinance vacating a portion .,
the Third Street or River Road.
Whereas. The government of tha
United States has heretofore granted
unto the Keokuk and Hamilton Water
Power Company, corporation organ.
lied and existing under and by yirtn.
OF the laws Of the State Of Illinois
It's successors and assigns. rights I'd
erect, construct. operate and maintain
dam across the Mississippi river at
or near the foot of the Des Moina,
Rapids. from Keokuk, Iowa, to Ham,l.
ton, Illinois. and to construct. operate
and maintain power stations on Or
In connection with the said dam, with
suitable accessories, for the deyeor
ment of water power, and the genera.
ton. use and transmission therefrom
OF electric energy and power, said
rights being contained in, granted and
created by the Act of Congress en-
Titled An Act Granting to the Keokuk
and Hamilton Water Power Company
rights to construct and maintain TO-
the Improvement of navigation ana IL.
Veiopment Of water power dam
across the Mississippi River" approx.
ed February 9th. 1905; and
Whereas, BY the construction. cree.
ton and maintenance OF said dam.
and the generation. use and transmits
SION therefrom of electric energy nd
power, IT will be necessary for the
keokuk and Hamilton Water porsr
Company to use. occupy and overfcs
a portion OF the road which Is an er.
tension of North Third street In the
city of Keokuk and commonly known
as the Third Street or River Road.
and
Whereas. The said Third street or
River Road, is impossible for public
use and travel; therefore
Be 1t ordained by the city council OF
the City of Keokuk,
Section J.. That the City of Keokuk,
hereby vacates the road which is apl
extension of North Third street ii
the City Of Keokuk and is commonly
known as the Third street, or RivN
Road, from its intersection with the
northeasterly line of Orleans street
in the city of Keokuk to the soNth
line of the north hah (1a) of The
northeast quarter (A) of Section
twenty-four (24). In Township Sixty
five (65) North, Range Five f5) West
in Lee County, Iowa; 1t being the
intention hereby to vacate the road
commencing at the intersection Of
Third and Orleans streets in the City
of KeokulS and running in northerly
direction, Immediately west of the
tracks OF the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad and parallel to said
tracks and the Des Moines Rapids
canal, to the intersection of said
road with the south line of the north
half (1a) of the northeast quarter
| (A) of Section Twenty-four (24),
in Township sixty-fve (e5) North,
Range Five 81 West. in Lee County
Iowa.
Section 2. 1t is hereby declared to
be the intention of this ordinance to
give and grant unto the said KeoSuk
and Hamilton Water Power Company.
its successors ant assigns, all the in.
terest which the City of Keokuk now
mas In the land contained in the road
described in Section one ~ hereof
The above grant shall give to the said
| Keokuk al Hamilton Water Power
Company, its successors and assigns
the exclusive use and enjoyment Of
the land contained within the road
above described.
| Section 3. If the Keol1uk and Ham.
ilton Water Power Company, its uc'
cessors and assigns, shall fail to com,
ply with the terms and conditions o.
| the Act of Congress entitled "An Act
! Granting to the Keokuk and Harnil N
| Water Power Company rights to con-
struct and maintain for the improve
ment of navigation and development
of water power dam across the MIS-
sissippi river" approved February
9th, 1906 or any act arnendators
or in extension thereof, then this or
dinance shall become null and void
and all of the rights lost by the CITY
of Keokuk by the passage OF this Or
dinance shall revive and be renewed
unto the said city.
Section 4. All ordinances and paris
OF ordinances In conflict with the pro
visions hereof are hereby repealed.
| Passed Dec. 10Th. 1909.
CHARLES OFF, Mayor.
| Attest: ii. r. Moore. Clerk Ct tn'
| Council, OF the City OF KeoKuk,