The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19

OF lot one hundred and eighty-six
1850 In the original village of Nash.
vile, now called Galland and that
said road be located and established
not less than forty t40) feet or more
than sixty (60) feet in width in 40.
cordance to blue prints on file in the
auditors office; and,
Whereas, the petitioners on Angnst
8. 1912, filed bond with sureties an.
proved by the county auditor OF Lee
county, Iowa; and
Whereas, the auditor appointed M.
p. Bannon as commissioner to evan.
Inc into the expediency of vacating
the old highway as first above describ-
ed, and establishing new highway a,
the place hereinbefore described and
as set forth In blue print which ia
hereby made part hereof by refer.
ence. and the report of said commits.
sloner was made and filed, reporting
that he is of the opinion that the
prayer of the petitioners should he
granted; that said road as prayed for
viii be OF great convenience and uttl-
ity to the public and recommended its
ablishment as hereinafter set forth.
and,
Whereas, due notice has been sery-
cd upon each owner of land living
along the proposed road to be vacated
and upon each owner OF land living
along the road to be established and
upon all others directly interested
therein as by law provided; and,
whereas. according to said notice
all objections to the vacation and re.
location of said road and claims for
damages should be fled in the audi
tors Office on or before noon NJ the
eighteenth day of November 1912:
and,
whereas, certain claims for dam.
ages were filed and the auditor an.
pointed as appraisers to assess the
damages sustained by the parties AL.
| ing same, A. M. Houson, Frank H.
Wllken asd w. H. Benbow and thar
they made their report upon the dam
ages as filed and the parties filing
claim for damages thereafter with.
Grew all claims for same and there.
lore no claims for damages are to be
considered by this hoard; and,
Whereas, this cause was continued
from time to time under resolution by
the board and that all proceedings
nave been had and all requirements
Win reference to the vacation and
the establishment of the new road
nave been and are valid as by law
provided: and,
whereas, at meeting of the board
OF supervisors held on the Bird day of
March, 1913, there was an agreement
entered into by and between the board
or supervisors and the Mississipp,
River Power company to make Ger.
tain improvements upon said road as
located, said contract being hereby
referred to and made part hereof
by reference; and,
Whereas on April %. 1918. this
matter coming on for further and
nnal hearing the board finds that the
public good requires the abandonment
and vacation of said road as herein
1 first described and that the public
good requires the establishment OF
/! said road as reported by the commits,
sioner and described by the commits
sioner In his said report.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved. BY the
board of supervisors Of Lee county,
Iowa, that the present public highway
described as the road from Sandusky
to Galland as herein first set forth and
described be abandoned and vacated
and discontinued. and that the pro.
posed highway as petitioned for by
the Mississippi River Power company
and as recommended by the commits.
sioner be and is hereby established
/ for width of forty (40) feet as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Beginning at the s. w. corner of
the S. E. quarter section SO in town
ship 66 N. R. 5 X thence north de-
grees AZ east 2oS feet; thence north
AZ degrees 49, east $40 feet; thence
north 60 degrees "a east 139 feet.
thence north % degrees 12' east 1o40
feet; thence north A degrees IT east
100 feet: thence north Is degrees G.
east 100 feet; thence north SO de-
grees 81 east 1875 feet: thence north
AZ degrees "A east $50 feet; thence
north % degrees AZ east 9o5 feet;
thence north "a degrees 49, east 400
feet; thence north 81 degrees 80 east
800 feet; thence north 20 degrees Sc
east 1400 feet; thence north 0 de-
grees IT east 200 feet; thence north
5 degrees IT west III feet; thence
north 10 dgrees So west 40 feet to a
point on the north line of section 81,
township &c north, range 4 west, 852
feet easterly from the northwest cor
ner of said section; thence north 10
degrees So west 2TS feet; thence