The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21

of the north and south center line and
two hundred feet south of the east
and west center line of said quarter
section in Lee county. Iowa.
The route of the portion Of said
leyee above described from its start
ing point to its terminal point vii.
run consecutively into and through
portions of the following described
sections in the order given. In town
ship 60 north. range west. sectors
81 and 49,
In township 6S north, range 8 west,
sections 4, 3, 10, IL, 2. /. u, and then
in township IS north, range 2 west,
sections Z, Is. Is, "a. %, 26. n, 81,
33, 50, 81, and terminating in section
sc, township IS north, range 4 west
Also a levee or embankment start
ing at point in Des Moines county
in section 4, township SIS north. range
3 west, and proceeding in south
easterly direction along the north or
left bank OF said Skunk river at an
average distance OF about 200 feet
from the crest of the well-defined
bank along said stream, said levee or
embankment accommodating itself in
curves and variations to the natural
topography of the bank of said stream
and the adjacent land; said levee fol-
lowing the left bank OF Skunk river
to a point in the vicinity of the juno
ton of the Skunk and Mississippi
rivers In section 8, township IS north,
range west, thence northerly and
across the present mouth Of Brush
creek at or near its poin. Of union
with the Mississippi river, thence
northerly to point near to the pres
ent mouth of Spring creek, thence
northwesterly along the right or south
bank of Spring creek to its terminus
in section 80, township 50 north.
range 2 west.
The route Of the portion OF the
said levee last above described from
its starting point to its terminal point
will run consecutively into and
through portions OF the following de-
scribed sections in the order given.
In section 4, township 6s north, range
west.
In township IS north, range west.
sections 4. 8. 2, 1.
In township IS north, range 2 west,
sections 6, Z. 8, 5.
In township 69 north, range west,
sections 80, 81, 80 and terminating in
lisection 30, township SO north, range
west, Des Moines county, Iowa.
Second That one or more bitches
be dug SO as to give the entire land
within that portion Of said district
located in Lee county, Iowa, suitable
drainage to some central point. That
ditch be dug extending from a
point approximately in the north
east corner OF the southeast quarter
of section II in township So north
range west and extending in a di
rection of approximately south ten
degrees west through section II, IA
%, all in township So north, range
west to and terminating in the low
swale in the head of Green Bay II
the southeast corner of section % II
township 6s north rangs west, sait
terminal point being about three hun
| bred feet east of the center line o.
said section % and about three hun
dred feet of the center line of sait
southeast quarter OF section %, sale
| drainage ditch to have a proper deptt
to properly drain the adjacent lanG
and low swales.
| Also that one or more bitches bt
dug SO as to give the entire land en-
closed within that portion of said dis
triet located in Des Moines county
Iowa, suitable drainage to come cen
trail point. That ditch be dug ex
tending from point In the NORTH
part of section three (3), in township
sixty-eight (6S), north in range three
(S), west and extending thence east
erly to Skunk slough and empytins
| therein in the southwest quarter o.
section thirty-six $3.50, in township
sixty-nine 1857 north in range three
90 west; that ditch be dug divert
ing Brush creek from its presen
channel and causing the same Il
empty into Skunk slough or init
| Spring creek, as the same may b,
more feasible, said drainage ditcl
or bitches to have proper cross sec
ton and proper depth to properl.
drain the adjacent land and Low
swales.
Third That if found necessary b,
the commissioners or engineer here
matter selected by your honorabl,
body that the natural stream know
at Lost creek be changed or diverte,
from its present course to new chan
mel SO that the bed OF said creek whel
changed shall extend along a cours
beginning near the center OF tn
southwest quarter of the northeas
quarter OF section IS, township 6
north, range 3 west and extending
in southwester1y. direction parable
with and about two hundred fee
easterly Of the present right Of wa
Of the Chicago, Burlington & Quinc
railroad and emptying into an inle
of the Mississippi river near tn
northwest quarter Of section 81
township IS north, range 4 west
and that the natural stream know