The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-31
,..,ro Between this City Of Keokuk
I'd the Chicago, Burlington e
Quincy Railroad
Company.
FOR THE TRACK CHANGES
eooy Of Agreement Furnished by
Mayor Elder for the Information
Of the People Of
keokuk.

In view of the controversy that has
aoreloped over the proposed ordin'
~ suce between the city Of Keokuk and
,bo railroad companies for the change
4 The levee tracks Mayor Elder hands
lbe cate City the following working
oereement that the city has with the
chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
road
memorandum Of Working Agreement.
memorandum of working arrange
,neuts with the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad for the work made
necessary by reason of the elevation
and relocation OF its tracks between
Blopdeau and Bank Streets, includ-
ing both intersections.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad is to establish its tracks, in
Gliding union depot tracks, between
the south line of Bank street and the
north line of Concert street, in ac-
eordance with the blue print on file
as TO elevation and relocation, with
out expense to the city of Keokuk.
Tracks now existing but not perma-
pent In accordance with said blue
print, are to be removed.
The C. B. g. @. r. r. is to establish
and maintain the necessary culverts
for the draining of Water street. be-
tween these two points, except that
all sewers now established by the city
underneath these tracks will be main
tanned by the city.
Further, the G. B. & G. r. r. is to
establish and maintain the curbing,
as shown on the blue print, between.
Water Street and it's tracks, from
Johnsonsto Blondeau Street; 1t shall
do the necessary filling and surfacing
for the making Of a good and suffi-
cient road between it's tracks and the
Keokak and Hamilton bridge, and
take care of the drainage of the road
way Said road to be macadamized
and surfaced with screenings. An.
steam rolling necessary to perfect
this road, the city will furnish with
out expense. The c. B. & @. r. R. Co.
shall pay for the necessary grading
at the intersection Of h>3ndeau street.
including the surfacing with six
inches of crushed stone.
Further, outside its tracks below
the bridge. the railroad agrees t.
maintain riprap wall where neces
sary, with a slope OF not to exceed
two.thirds to one, ample provisions
being made for the various street
crossings.
Above the bridge. to the water
works retaining wall on the west
and the government grounds on the
east of their tracks, the railroad com
pany shall maintain sodded slope Of
not more than one and one-half to one
on either side OF its tracks ant
good and sufficient road shall be es
iablished by the Water Power, be
tween the bridge and the government
property, outside of the main line o
the railroad; said road to be macad
anlized at least thirty feet in width
Fpoiiy uIdlneu aHu space pToElut'
on the outside for walk. The re-sur
facing OF Water street, between curl
INES, from johnson street to Blon
oeau street, will be taken care Of b,
the city without expense to the rail
road, except the filling at the inter
section of Blondeau street. The vari
GUS crossings will be established an,
maintained by the railroad from TIN
curb line to the toe of the ripral
slope.
FOR the purpose OF filling in tn
levee ana the maintenance of roa'
outside OF. the Burlington tracks fron
6londeau street to Bank street, tn