The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. ST..

SoMGAANI, liz GhA.> EES. SUI
CESSORS AND ASSIGNS. THE PER
PETUAL RIGHT TO BACK MATER
OVER AND TO FLOOD AND SUB
MERGE FOREVER ONE AND FIFTY
THREE HUNDREDTHS (1.5Sl
ACRES. MORE OR LESS, IN THE
NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SEC
TON THIRTEEN t1Sl, IN TOWN
SHIP S1XTY-FIyE (65) NORTH IN
RANGE FIVE (5) WEST OF THE
FIFTH PRINCIPAL. MERIDIAN, IN
LEE COUNTY, IOWA.
WHEREAS, tn, government OF the
United States has heretofore granted
unto THE KEOKUK AND HAMII--
TON WATER POWER COMPANY.
Ca corporation organized and
existing under and by vir-
tue of the laws of the state oil ILL.,
noisl. its grantees. successors and
assigns, the right to erect, construct,
operate and maintain dam across the
Des Moines rapids in the Mississippi
river for the development of water
power and the generation. use and
transmission therefrom of electric
energy and power; said grant and
said rights being contained in and
created and granted by an act OF
congress entitled, AN Act granting
to THE KEOKUK AND HAMILTON
WATER POWER COMPANY 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 act of congress
hereinbefore referred to, the said THE
KEOKUK AND HAMILTON WATER
POWER COMPANY, its gran
tees, successors and assigns
are required to build lock
and dry dock with their APP
purtenances for the use of the Unit
ed States government and in the aid
of navigation of the Mississippi river.
and
WHEREAS. THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER POWER COMPANY, is the
grantee, assignee and successor of
THE KEOKUK AND HAMILTON
WATER POWER COMPANY and
has acquired by purchase and assign
ment all the rights and priv
ileges of said THE KEOKUk AND
HAMILTON WATER POWER COM
PANY and as such grantee, assignee
and successor has begun and is now
constructing and erecting said dam,
and
WHEREAS, the construction. erec-
ton and maintenance of said dam is
OF great commercial advantage to the
citizens and property owners of Keo-
kuk and will greatly develop and
promote the prosperity, general well
fare, comfort, and convenience of the
city of Keokuk, and of all of the in
habitants and property owners in the
said city, and
WHEREAS, by the construction,
erection, operation and maintenance
of said dam, new water level will
be caused which will subject to over
flow certain part of the northwest
quarter OF section thirteen (13) in
township sixty-fiye f65) north in range
FIVE 90 west of the Fifth principal
meridian, Lee county, Iowa, which
said real estate now belongs to the
said city of keokuk, and
WHEREAS. that part or the said
northwest quarter of said section be-
longing to the city of Keo-
kuk which will be subject to
overflow by said new water
level has not proved suitable or avail
able for use for the purposes for
which it was acquired, being outside
of present city limits, and it is not
necessary to reserve streets along or
through the same to accommodate ad-
joining property owners. and
WHEREAS, the remaining portion
of said tract of land will be much
benefited and greatly increased in
value because of said new water level
resulting from the construction, oper-
alton and maintenance of said dam,
and will be greatly benefited and In
creased in value because OF the fact
that the said one and fifty-three hun
uIcubuS 1901 dSicS- lGOIC Vi lcbS, VIII
be overlooked and submerged, which
flooding of the same will materially
contribute to the improvement of said
tract of land and make it useful for
the purposes for which it was acquir-
ed, and
WHEREAS the said MISSISSIPPI
RIVER POWER COMPANY has Of
fered to pay the city of Keokuk for
conveyance of the right to overflow
said land, the sum OF one dollar
$500, now
THEREFORE BE 1T ORDAINED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF KEOKUK, IOWA:
Section j. That the city of Keo-
kuk in consideration of one dollar
(s100) does hereby grant. sell and
convey to the said MISSISSIPPI RIy-
Err POWER COMPANY. Ga corpora
ton duly organized and ex-
listing under and by virtue
of the laws Of the state OF
Maine) It's grantees, SUCCESSORS and
assigns the permission and the per
petual right TO back water over and