The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-15

hereinafter described In and
to the same, and
WHEREAS, the streets, roads and
highways hereinfarter described are
not now and cannot be made desir.
able and suitable for public streets
or highways and the interests of the
said city require the vacation OF the
streets. alleys and highways herein
after described, all OF the same being
unnecessary for the purposes for
which they were originally acquired,
now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KEO-
KUK:
Section 1. That the City of Keokuk
hereby vacates Taylor Street, Pope
Street, Samuel Street, and the alleys
in blocks fourteen I4 and fifteen
(15), all in Wolcott's Bluff Addition
to the City of keokuk, and all that
part of Anschutz Hill Road or River
Road extending from the north cor
poration limits OF the city Of Keo-
kuk southerly to the west line of the
relocated right of way of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad Com
pany, subject to the reservations in
section four (4) hereof.
Section 2. That the City Of Keokuk
hereby grants and conveys unto the
said Mississippi River Power Com
pany, a corporation duly organized
and existing under and by virtue OF
the laws OF the State OF Maine, Its
grantees, successors and assigns, the
streets, alleys and highways situated
as described in Section one (1) here.
Of, subject to the reservations In Sec
ton four (4) hereof.
Section 8. That the City OF Keokuk
hereby gives, grants and authorizes
the Mississippi River Power Com
pany, It's grantees, contractees, sue
cessors and assigns, the right to re
locate the right of way of the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Com
pany across the Anschutz Hill Road
or River Road, Pope Street and Sam
uel Street described in Section on'
/ az hereof; said right of way so 10
Gated shall not exceed forty-seyel
i (47) feet in width, and shall be sub
ject to the reservations in Section
four (4) hereof.
/ Section 4. The City OF Keokul
makes the following reservations:
i First: Should public necessity. pull
i lie benefit or welfare at any futur
time require access to the new waite
level resulting from the construction
operation and maintenance of tn
dam, lock and dry dock across th
I Des Moines Rapids in the Mississippi
river, then the said city by resolutio
or otherwise may require that Samue
street, Pope street and the Anschut
Hill Road, either one or all, be opel
: ed to the public from the westerl
| side of the relocated right of way fo
said railroad, across said railroa
| right of way and extending to Sal
r new water level.
Second: That in the event eth,
one of said streets or said road or 9
L of the same are so opened by sa
City for public use. then the Chicas
L Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co
x pany shall plank 80 much thereof
r may be required by the City betwet
e the rails of it's said road and fl
j twelve (12) inches on the outsit
i thereof and shall maintain the san
= suitable for public crossing, PROVIl
4 Err that the said City Of Keokuk sha
: at it's expense make the grade or fl
against the roadbed of the railroad.
RI Third: Said city may require IL
i said Railroad Company to maintai
& culverts where necessary for conve
d ing from the surface any water tn