The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-12

dam across the Mississippi river At
or near the foot of the Dies Moina
Rapids, from Keokuk, Iowa, to Hamil.
ton illinois, and to construct Operate
and maintain power stations on b
IN connection with the said dam. win
suitable accessories, for the devotion.
ment OF water power, and the genera.
ZION, use and transmission therefrom
Oh electric energy and power. said
rights being contained in. granted and
created by the Act of Congress en-.
titied An Act Granting to the Keokuk
and Hamilton Water Power Company
rights to construct and maintain fo-
the Improvement OF navigation ana 4.
seiopment of water power a dam
across the Mississippi River approv.
ed February 9th. 1905; and
Whereas, BY the construction erec.
tion and maintenance OF said dam
ana the generation, use and transmits
sion therefrom OF electric energy nd
power, It win be necessary for tn
heoKuk and Hamilton Water Power
Company to use, occupy and overflow
q portion of the road which is an az.
tension OF North Third street IN tha
Guy OF keokuk and commonly known
as the Third Street or River Road:
and A'au'
whereas. The said Third street or
River Road. is impossible for pubIic
use and travel: therefore
Be 1T ordained by the CITY counciI of
the City of Keokuk,
Section /. That the CITY of Keo,uk
hereby vacates the road which is an
extension of North Third street in
the City of Keokuk and is commonly
known as the Third street. or River
Road, from its intersection with the
northeasterly line OF Orleans street
In the city of Keokuk to the south
line of the north hail tlk) Of the
northeast quarter (A) OF Section
twenty-four (24, in Township Sixty.
five 1861 North, Range Five (5) West.
in Lee County, Iowa: it being the
intention hereby to vacate the road
commencing at the intersection Of
Third and Orleans streets in the CITY
OF Keokuk 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 Ranjds
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 (eN
in Township sixty-fve (s5, North
Range Five (5) West, in Lee County.
Iowa.
section 2, 1t is hereby declared to
pc the intention OF this ordinance 10
give and grant unto the said Keozuk
and Hamilton Water Power romnany.
Its successors ant assigns. all the n.
terest which the City of Keokuk now
mas IN the land contained In the road
described In Section one N hereof
Inc above grant shall give to the said
heokuk and Hamilton Water Power
Company, its successors and assigns.
the exclusive use and enjoyment of
the land contained within the road
above described.
section 3. II the Keokuk and Ham
liton Water Power Company, its .uc.
cessors and assigns, shall fail to com
ply with the terms and conditions OF
the Act OF Congress entitled "An Act
Granting to the Keokuk and Hamil' IN
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
sth, 1905, or any act amendatory
or In extension thereof, then this or.
dlnance shall become null and void,
and all of the rights lost by the city
of keolsuk by the passage OF this or.
iinance shan revive and be renewed
INTO the said city.
Section 4. All ordinances and parts
If ordinances in conflict with the pro-
Visions hereof are hereby repealed.
Passed Dec 29th. 1909.
CHARLES OFF, Mayor,
Attest: H. T. Moore. Clerk Ct the