The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-05
Special Ordinance No. e2.

tons of High, Morgan, Fulton /
Franklin, Orleans. FKst, Second,
and Third streets, and portion of /
the Third street road:
Whereas. The government Of the |
United States has heretofore granted /
unto the Keokuk and Hamilton Water
Power company, a corporation organ
lied 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 Keoknk, Iowa, to Hanil
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 IAN Act granting tn 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 9, 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, it will be necessary
for the said Keokuk and Hamilton
Water Power Company to use OCCUPY
and overflow certain portions OF
Water street and the Wharf between
Orleans street extended to the Mis-
sissippi river, and Concert street ex-
tended. to the Mississippi river, as
well as the ends of certain streets in
tersecting said portion of Water
s.eet and the wharf; and
Whereas, BY the Act of Congress,
( hereinbefore referred TO. the Keokuk
I and Hamilton Water Power Company
is obliged to build lock and dry
dock, with their appurtenances, fol
1 the use of the United States govern
ment, and the navigation of the Mis-
1 sissippi river: and
Whereas, In the construction O
said lock and dry dock, it VIII 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 D
impracticable for public use an
travel: therefore
! Be it Ordained by the City Council
, the City of Keokuk:
Section /. That the city of keokn
: hereby vacates all those portions
Water street and thu Wharf, Higl
) Morgan. Fulton. Franklin, Orleans
! First. Second and Third streets. of tn
original plat of the City of Keokul
j and also the portion of the road con
. monty known as the Third street.
!. River Road. included in the followin
/ description. to-wit. Commencing at
point on the southeasterly line Of L
, two f2), in block seven ~, twent
: 1901 feet northeast of the south co
ner of said lot two (2l, in block seve
, "a: thence northeasterly eighty lSl
, feet to the east corner OF lot three G
in block. seven (T1; thence al right a
giles northwesterly along the mort
easterly line Of lot three (sl, in bloc
seven "a, to the south corner OF Il
four "a. in block seven IL: thent
l. at right angles northeasterly or
5 hundred and fifty .d5o) feet alor
s. the southeasterly line of lots four a
:. five i5) and six (6), in block seve
d III. to the east corner Of lot six &C
70 in block seven Cd; thence at rig
Of angles northwesterly along the sout
n westerly line of High street to t
N north corner of lot nine go, in blo'
Of seven "a: thence at right angi
is northeastern across High street al
Ia along the southeasterly line of Fir
,r street one hundred forty-one IA
feet to the center line of lot two G
II in block eight Isl; thence at right q
lp gleS nOTLuAtStciif dCiosS rlSl sal :
" to the southeasterly line OF lot o.
r. Ia, in block nine te); thence at rig
OF angles northeasterly along the sou'
lie easterly line of block nine tsl,
Id the east corner of lot ten f10).
Id block nine (9); thence northweste1
at right angles one hundred go
10 feet. thence northeasteriy at rig
al angles across Morgan street a
". along the southeasterly line OF bio
of ffty-seven f57l, to the east corner
IN lot five f5), in block fiftg-seyen t57
of thence northwesterly at right angl
MS along the northeasterly line of lot fl
IN (5), in block ffty-seven (579. to I
south corner of lot six t61, in bio
of fifty-seven (5T); thence northeastel
of at right angles along the sonthea
ne erly line of lot six (6l. in block ff
be seven $50, TO the east corner of 81
LOT six t6). in block fifty-seven Co
CHI thence northwesterly at right ang
nd aleng the southwesterly line of F
re- ton street, to the north corner OF
lid eight (S). in block fifty-seVen (5i
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