The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-22

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Second Glass.
State of Kansas,
| Executive Department.
| Topeka, March q, 1913.
| WHEREAS, the city of Sterling in tn,
County of Rice. State of Kansas. wa.
organized as a city of the third class
has attained a population of over two
| thousand and not exceeding fifteen thou
| sand, and such facts having been duly
ascerta1ned and certified by the proper
authorities of such city to the Governor
| and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council OF
said city have made out and filed in the
Executive Department the following as
| an accurate description by meets and
bounds, of all the lands included within
the limits of such city, to-wit:
The City of Sterling comprises and in
cludes all of section No. Twenty-on f2D
Township Twenty-one CD south, Range
Rice County, Kansas.
The additions to Sterling. Kansas, are
as follows, to-wit:
Fuller's Notwithstanding at the
Northwest corner of section q, Township
q, Range 8, West. in Rice County, Kan
sas, thence South ZOOS chains to the
southwest corner of Block in said addi-
ton; thence east 20.12 chains to the south
east corner of Block 8 therein; thence
north 2004 chains to the northeast corner
of Block 7; thence west 2O.14 chains to
the said northwest corner of said section
81 being the place of beginning.
The Sterling Land and Investment Com
pany's 1st Addition to the City of Sterling,
is as follows
Beginning at point 1886 feet north of
the southwest corner of section %, Town
ship q, Range in Rice County, Kansas,
on the east line of First Street; thence
east $50 feet; thence south 66 feet; thence
east go feet; thence north 405.5 feet:
thence east to the right-of-way of the
Missouri Pacific Railway Company;
thence north 40 feet to the center of Mon
roe Street; thence west to First Street, on
soul.l along the west section line of said
section %, to the point of beginning.
DilIeys 1st Addition to the City of Ster-
ling, Kansas, is follows:-Beginning at
point 21S6 feet north of the southwest
corner of section %, Township Il, Range
west, in Rice County, Kansas, In the
center Of Monroe Street; thence east
along the center of Monroe street to the
right-of-way of the Missouri Pacific Rail
way Company; thence north 1913 feet;
thence west to the west line Of said sec
of beginning.
The Sterling Land and Inv est mt
Sterling, Kansas, is as folowS:-
Beginning at a point 1915 feet south of
the northwest corner of section 2, Town
ship q, Range West, in Rice County.
Kansas. thence east 500 feet: thence south
500 feet to the center of Jefferson Street:
thence west 500 feet to the the. west to line t6 OF
west line of the said section % to the
place of beginning, and containing blocks
by the recorded plat thereof in the office
of the Register of Deeds in Lyons, Rice
County, Kansas.
The Sterling Land and Investment Com
pany's I'd Addition to the City of Sterling,
is as MISUNDERSTANDING at the
Broadway Street and Cleve-
land Avenue in the City of Sterling. KAN
sas thence east along the center OF
Cleveland Avenue. 400 feet to the east line
of Sixth Street; thence north along the
east line of Sixth Street 1850 feet tn the
south line of Cooper Avenue; thence east
s7S feet; thence north 800 feet to the center
of Forest Avenue; thence west 1858 feet
t. the center of Broadway Street; thence
north along the center of Broadway Street
30 feet to the north line of Union Ave
nue.; thence west 1880 feet to the center of |
thence west 1S9 feet; thence south go |
feet; to the tract of land owned by Coop |
er College; thence east 1873 feet to the |
center of Broadway Street; thence south |
along the center of Broadway Street $50 |
feet to the place of beginning.
All of said city and additions being as |
the same are recorded in the office of the /
Register of Deeds at Lyons, Rice County, |
as the official plats of the City |
IF Sterling and of the said additions |
thereto.
Hodges, Governor of Kansas, do declare !
oy this proclamation the City of s. ling. |
Rice County, Kansas, to be city the |
second class subject to the laws govern
ng such cities.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have |
hereunto subscribed my name |
and caused to be affixed the
Great Seal of the State. Done
at the City of Topeka, this |
twenty first day of March in
[Seal] the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and |
Thirteen of the Independence
of the United States the One
Hundred and Thirty Six Year.
GEO. H. HODGES, Governor.
Attest: CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.