The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

thence easterly and extending to
the government grounds adjacent to-
the Des Moines Rapids lock and dry
dock in the Mississippi river.
WHEREAS. the Keokuk Water
Works company has forfeited to the
City of Keokuk and it has re-entered
a small triangular tract Of land here
tofore conveyed and granted to the
Keokuk Water Works Company and
which was not being used by said
Keokuk Water Works Company for
buildings and machinery used In furn-
ishing water to the City OF Keokuk
and its inhabitants, and
WHEREAS, the said City Of Keokuk
has heretofore ordered that Water
street be brought to the established
city grade now therefore
BIT 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL or THE CITY OF
KEOKUK AS FOLLOWS:
Section l. That there be located,
built and constructed upon Water
street, extending from the north
eriy line OF Blondeau street to
tn, southerly line of Morgan
street westerly Of and parallel to the
relocated tracks OF the Chicago, Bur
/ lington and Quincy Railroad Company,
roadway twenty (20) feet in width
and having adjacent to 1t and on the
lwesterly side thereof sidewalk five
l(5) feet In width.
| Section 2. That said roadway and
! said sidewalk shall be constructed in
accordance with plans and specifica-
lions to be drawn by the City Engi-
lneer.
| Section 3. That the westerly line OF
said sidewalk shall be along the prop
lerty line of all lots in block six (6) in
the original city of Keokuk and con-
tinue northerly in the same direction
for a distance of thirty 600 feet into
tConcert street, at which point said
line shall turn northerly and shall ex.
/ ten,. in that direction for one hundred
Item (110) feet, reaching point that
lis thirty-two (32) feet easterly OF the
northeast corner of the southerly
twenty (20) feet In lot two (2) in
block seven "a of said original City
slof Keokuk, and from which point said
line shall extend in a northeasterly
direction to and intersect with the
lsortherly line of Morgan street at a
lpoint thirty (30) feet westerly Of the
westerly rail of the relocated Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Com
lpany. track where said railroad track
4 crosseo the southerly line OF Morgan
4 street extended.
i Section 4. That from the said point
reached In the concluding part of the
4 preceding section the said roadway
twenty (20) feet in width shall extend
leasterly across the railroad tracks Of
1.-THE Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
a Railroad Company to the grounds be
longing to the United States govern
ment adjacent to the Des Moines
Rapids lock and dry dock in the Missis
sippi river.
\ Section 5. That said sidewalk and
) said roadway shall be constructed al
the established grade from Blondear
street to the northerly line OF the
southerly twenty COO feet OF lot two
/ ~ in block seven a. OF the origina
City OF Keokuk and from thence on
ward northerly said road and sidewalk
i shall be constructed on an ascending
grade SO as to conform to conditions
made necessary by the relocation o
the Chicago. Burlington and Quinc,
Railroad Company track.
Section g. That where said roas
crosses the track Or tracks of the Chi
lcago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
company the said Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad Company shall b
required to maintain said crossing b.
constructing proper approaches 80 al
to make said roadbed on level will
, said railroad track and in mannel
/, satisfactory to the street commission
er of the City of Keokuk or the Office
! having in charge the public roads ant
} streets In said city.
81 Section 7. That the remainder o