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

east 1853 feet; thence north 81 de.
grees So east 1919 feet; thence north
81 degrees 55' east ia feet; thence
south 56 degrees 81 cas- 235 feet;
thence north 5S degrees IT east $50
feet; thence north IL degrees east 40
feet, to center line of Broadway in
the original village of Nashville, now
called Galland
That said highway as above de.
scribed and the same Is hereby es-
tablished upon payment by the said
Mississippi River Power company OF
all costs including the necessary pub.
lication Of this resolution and the
final orders in the establishment
thereof, and that this resolution shall
not be considered as an approval and
acceptance of the work and improve
ments to be made upon said new high
way under agreement entered Into be-
tween the board OF supervisors and
said Mississippi River Power com.
pany and that the auditor is hereby
ordered and instructed to notify the
township clerks OF Montrose township
and Jackson townships outside the
city OF Keokuk, OF the vacation OF the
highway as first described and the
establishment Of said highway as
herein last described and that said
proposed highway will be open for
public travel within 30 days.
Resolution.
Whereas, the Mississippi River
Power company, by Hugh l.. Cooper.
vice president, on November 3, 1912,
filed a petition with the county audi
tor of Lee cou4.y, Iowa, praying that
| the river road or highway extending
from Broadway street in the original
town of Nashville, now called Gal
land, and terminating at what Is
known as Vine street in the town Of
Montrose be abandoned and vacated,
between said points and that the
public use thereof be discontinued
and that a new road extending be-
i tween said points be located and es-
/ tablished beginning at the middle OF
what Is known as Broadway street In
the original village OF Nashville, now
called Galiand, and at the northerly
termination OF the Sandusky and Gal
4 land road across and the west line
Of Galland and continuing to and ter
minating on Vine street In the town
of Montrose, as the same Is now sur
veyed and staked out, be located and
established through the entire dig
lance thereof and.
Whereas. the petitioners on Novem.
her 2. 1912, filed a bond with sureties
4 approved by the county auditor of Lee
county, Iowa; and,
4 Whereas, the county auditor ap.
pointed M. e. Bannon as commission
er to examine into the expediency OF
vacating the Old highway as first
above described and establishing the
and the report OF the said commits
sioner was made and filed reporting
that he is of the opinion that the
prayer OF petitioners should be grant
ed and that he is of the opinion that
said road as prayed for will be g
great convenience and utility to the
public and recommended its establish
ment as hereinafter set FORTH and,
Whereas, due notice has been
served upon each owner Of land lying
along the proposed road to be vacated
and upon the owners Of land along
the road proposed to be established
and upon all others directly interested
therein as by law provided; and,
Whereas. all claims for damages
and objections to the vacation ant
establishment of said road were to be
filed in the auditors office on or be
fore noon OF the goth day of Janu
. airy, A. D.. 1913, and,
Whereas, G. H. Colvin, Frank H
Wilken and j. C. Welpton were or
the goth day of January, 1913, duly
[ appointed as appraisers as by Law
provided; and,
Whereas, Alice Bond, w. H. and
Ada Graham, William Adams ant
John G.. Sanders, for the German
American Telephone company dull.
J filed claims for damages and the ap
! praisers appointed appraised thu
; damages Of said parties; and.
Whereas, the petitioners were repre-
scented by their attorneys, e. L. Blake
George B. Stewart and J. 0. Boyd anc
Ada Graham by John E. Craig; Alic,
Bond by D. F. Miller and w. J. Rob
erts and John G.. Sanders, for the
. German-American Telephone compan.
by D. F. Miller and w j. Roberts
and this cause was continued from
!, time to time By consent of the par
tits and all requirements having beer
followed as provided by law; and,
Whereas, at meeting OF the boarc
of supervisors held on the 3rd day o
March, 1913, there was an agreemen
entered into by and between thu
board Of supervisors and Mississippi