The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-05
habitants and property owners in the
said city, and

said city, and
WHEREAS, by the construction,
erection, operation and maintenance
OF said dam, a 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-five (65) north in range
five (5) west of the Fifth principal
meridian, Lee county, Iowa, which
said real estate now belongs to the
said city Of Keotuk, 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 adj.
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
dredths Q.5S) acres, more or less, will
be overfiowed 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 1t 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
(s100), now
THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIVE
CITY OF KEoKUK, IOWA:
Section l. That the city OF Keo-
lSulS in consideration of one dollar
fSl.O0) does hereby grant. sell and
convey to the said MISSISSIPPI RIV-
Err POWER COMPANY. Ga corpora
ton duly organized and ex-
isting under and by virtue
OF the laws of the state of
Maine) its grantees, successors and
assigns the permission and the per
petual right to back water over and
to flood and submerge forever all or
any part of the following described
real estate. to-wit.
Beginning at point one thous-
and five hundred sixty 1860
feet south and FIVE hundred
seventeen and six tenths (517.6)
feet east of the northwest corner
OF the northwest quarter of sec
ton thirteen q3) in township
sixty-five t65l north in range
five CD west of the Fifth prin-
cipai meridian: thence south two /
hundred eight (20S) feet to the
center line of Prices Creek: /
thence easterly along the center /
line of said creek to a point one /
thousand eight hundred sixty
three tl,SG3) feet south of and +
one thousand forty-four and Ave
tenths (1044.5) feet east of said +
section corner; thence north one
hundred fifty-eight G5S) feet;
thence south eighty-six and one
half degrees 'S6 1-2) west one
hundred sixty-fve f165) feet:
thence north fifty-four degrees
fifteen minutes (5415) west two
hundred fifty (250) feet; thence
north eighty-seven and one-half
degrees (S7 1-2) west one hun
dred sixty (16O) feet, more or less,
to the point of beginning, con-
tanning one and fifty-three hun
dredths G.53) acres, more or
less. and being situated in Lee
county, Iowa, it being the inten- I
ton to convey the perpetual
right to overflow so much of
certain nine Co acre tract, sit
uated in said northwest quarter
of said section thirteen d3) as