The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
Special Ordinances No. 90.

and the Wharf between Orleans
street and Concert street, and por-
tions of High, Morgan, Fulton
Franklin, Orleans, First, Second,
and Third streets, and a portion OF
the Third street road:
Whereas, The government OF the
United States has heretofore granted |
unto the Keokuk and Hamilton Water
Power Company, corporation organ
! ICED and existing under and by virtue
Of the laws of the state of Illinois, its
successors and assigns, rights to erect,
construct, operate and maintain a
dam across the Mississippi river at
or near the foot of the Des Moines
rapids, from ,Keokuk, Iowa, to Hamil-
ton, H., and to construct. operate and
maintain power stations on or in con-
nection with the said dam, with suit.
able accessories for the development
of water power and the generation,
use and transmission therefrom of
electric energy and power; said rights
being contained in and created and
granted by the Act of Congress en-
titled "An Act granting to the Keo-
kuk and Hamilton Water Power Com
pany rights to construct and maintain
for the improvement of navigation and
development of water power dam
across the Mississippi river" approved
February 8, 1905, and
Whereas, BY the construction, erect
} ion, operation and maintenance Of
said dam, and the generation, use and
: transmission therefrom of electric en-
ergy and power, 1t will be necessary
,, for the said Keokuk and Hamilton
Water Power Company to use, occupy
! and overflow certain portions Of
4 Water street and the Wharf between
s Orleans street extended to the Mis-
sissippi river. and Concert street ex-
), tended to the Mississippi river. as
e we'll as the ends of certain streets In
. tersecting said portion of Water
steet and the wharf; and
= Whereas, BY the Act of Congress
hereinbefore referred to, the Keokuk
= and Hamilton Water Power Company
= is obliged to build lock and dry
. dock, with their appurtenances, fol
the use of the United States govern
!, ment, and the navigation of the Mis-
e sissippi river; and
:, Whereas, In the construction o.
= said lock and dry dock, it will be nee
, sary to use and occupy portion O
= Water street and the Wharf. and thu
other streets herein mentioned; ant
- Whereas, A large part of said por
~ ton of Water street and the Whar
and the other streets herein men
toned are now so occupied by rail
-. ~ road tracks, or. are so located as to b.
- impracticable for public use AM
~ travel therefore
- Be it Ordained by the City Council o
- the City of Keokuk:
nv Section 1. That the city OF Keokul
q hereby vacates all hose portions Q
ho Water street and the Wharf. High
,s. First Second and Third streets, of tn
at original plat Of the City of Keokuf
no and also the portion of the road CON
/, monty known as the Third street. Q
ar. River Road, included In the followin
: ), description, to-wit: Commencing at
IN point on the southeasterly line of lc
re- two (2), in block seven ~, twent
ng wv Ieee hortneast Oh the soutn co
ner of said lot two (2), in block seve
,ar ID; thence northeasterly eighty (80
nd feet to the east corner of lot three G.
mr. in block seven 90. thence at right al
giles northwesterly along the mort
a.. easterly line Of lot three (3l, in bloc
NJ seven (D, to the south corner of X
rim four a. in block seven ~: thent
NJ. at right angles northeasterly or
q hundred and fifty (150) feet alor
mo- the southeasterly line of lots four a
mo FIVE go and six (6), in block seve
p,s Cd, to the east corner of lot six &C
in block seven 10; thence at rig
angles northwesterly along the sout
lhs westerly line of High street to ii
W north corner of lot nine co., in bio,
ns seven Cd thence at right angl
northeasterly across High street al
q along the southeasterly line of Fir
street one hundred forty-one IA
feet to the center line of lot two G.
10 in block eight (S); thence at right a
giles northwesterly across First sire
to the southeasterly line of lot oil
a., in block nine To-; thence at rig
N angles northeasteriy along the sout
81 easterly line of block nine (9),
y the east corner OF lot ten (10),
block nine (9); thence Northwestern
at right angles one hundred (10
feet; thence northeasterly at rig
y angles across Morgan street al
- along the southeasterly line Of blot
ffty-seven (57), to the east corner
nv ~. lot five (5), in block fifty-seven (57
IA thence northwesterly at right angl
es along the northeasterly line of lot fl
1 Ter (5), in block fifty-seven t57). to Il
de-. south corner of lot six (6), in blo'
IT; ffty-seven go; thence northeaster
ooe' at right angles along the southeai
dc, erly line of lot six tG), in block fiji
re- seven (57), to the east clrner of sa
yer lot six (6), in block fifty-seven (57
uts thence northwesterly at right angl
along the southwesterly line OF F.
ION tor street, to the north corner Of