The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-18
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KEo-

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KEo-
KUK:
Section /. That the City of Keokuk
hereby vacates Taylor Street, Pope
Street, Samuel Street, and the alleys
in blocks fourteen (14) 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 rightsof way Of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad Com
pany, subject to the reservations in
section four (4) hereof.
Section g. That the City of KeoIuk
hereby grants and conveys unto the
said Mississippi River Power Com
pany, 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 Cd here
OF, subject to the reservations in Sec
ton four az hereof.
Section 3. That the City Of Keokuk
hereby gives, grants and authorizes
the Mississippi River Power Com
pany, its 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 Fill Road,
or River Road, Pope Street and Sam
uel Street described in Section one
(D hereof; said right Of way SO To-
Gated shall not exceed forty-seven
f47) feet in width. and shall be sub
ject to the reservations in Section
four (4) hereof.
Section 4. The City of Keokuk
makes the following reservations:
First: Should public necessity, pub
lie benefit or welfare at any future
time require access to the new water
level resulting from the construction,
operation and maintenance of the
dam, lock and dry dock across the
Des Moines Rapids In the Mississippi
river, then the said city By resolution
or otherwise may require that Samuel
street, Pope street and the Anschutz
Hill Road, either one or all, be open
ed TO the public from the westerly
side of the relocated right of way for
said railroad. across said railroad
right Of way and extending to said
new water level.
Second: That In the event either
one OF said streets or said road or all
of the same are so opened by said
City for public use. then the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Com
pany shall plank so much thereof as
may be required by the City between
the rails Of its said road and for
twelve (12) inches on the outside
thereof and SHAH maintain the same
suitable for public crossing. PROyID-
ED that the said City Of Keokuk shall
at its expense make the grade or fill
against the roadbed OF the railroad
Third: Said city may require the
said Railroad Company to maintain
culyerts where necessary for convey
Ing from the surface any water that
may gather on the westerly side of
said railroad track
Fourth: That the city reserves the
right TO determine when the public
necessity or public benefit NAV re.
4 quire the opening of either OF said
/ streets or said road, and when the
same are SO opened the city council
( snail prescribe the details in regard
to the opening Of the same.
Section s. A blue print map showing
the location of the streets and high.
! ways described in Section one a
hereof, the relocated right OF way for
/ the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
railroad Company, the relocated pub.
lie highway extending from Anscbutz
Hi Road and the graded portion
taereof, the streets and road referred
70 IN Section four a. hereof. and the
location OF the various points REFER.
ed TO in this ordinance, is hereto at.
tached and made part hereof lEx.
hibit A for filing purposes only
ana the provision in regard to publi-
cation shall not be construed 10 ra-
quire the publication of said map
Section 6. The Mayor of the said
City of Keokuk, j. II. Elder. is berebv
authorized on behalf of said CITY n
execute conveyance 10 the Mia.
sissippi River Power Company OF the
vacated streets referred to in Section