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

|of lot one hundred and eightv.s;x
uS6) in the original village of Nash. |
vile, now called Galland, and that
said road be located and established
not less than forty (4o) feet or more
than sixty (60) feet in width in ac-
cordance to blue prints on file in the
auditors office; and,
Whereas, the petitioners on August
8, 1912, filed a bond with sureties an.
proved by the county auditor of Lee
county, Iowa: and,
Whereas, the auditor appointed M.
e. Bannon as commissioner to exam.
Inc into the expediency of vacating
the old highway as first above describ-
ed, and establishing a new highway az
the place hereinbefore described and
as set forth in blue print which is
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 be
granted; that said road as prayed for
will be of great convenience and util-
lty to the public and recommended its
establishment as hereinafter set forth.
and,
Whereas, due notice has been sery-
ed upon each owner of land lying
along the proposed road to be vacated
and upon each owner of land lying
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 filed in the audi
tors office on Or before noon of the
eighteenth day of November, 1912;
and,
Whereas, certain claims for dam
ages were filed and the auditor ap-
pointed as appraisers to assess the
damages sustained by the parties fl
ing same, A. NJ. Houson, Frank H.
4 Wilken asd w. H. Benbow and that
they made their report upon the dam
ages as filed and the parties filing
claim for damages thereafter with
crew all claims for same and there
tore no claims for damages are to be
considered by this hoard: and.
Whereas, this cause was continued
IRON time to time under resolution by
1.-THE board and that all proceedings
nave been had and all requirements
with reference to the vacation and
the establishment of the new road
have been and are valid as by law
provided; and,
i 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
OF supervisors and the Mississippi
River Power company to make Ger
tain improvements upon said road a.
located. said contract being hereh,
referred to and made part hereo
by reference: and,
) Whereas, on April %, 1913, thi.
T matter coming on for further ant
: final hearing the board finds that tn,
, public good requires the abandonment
], and vacation of said road as hereir
first described and that the public
good requires the establishment O
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 highwa,
: described as the road from Sandusk,
to Galland as herein first set forth ant
: described be abandoned and vacated
/, and discontinued, and that the pro
posed highway as petitioned for b,
!, the Mississippi River Power compan,
and as recommended by the commits
: sioner be and is hereby establishe,
/, for width of forty (40) feet as fol
lows, to-wit:
! Beginning at the S. w corner o
; the S. e. quarter section 3S in town
ship Sc N. r. 5 K; thence north Q de
grees AZ east 2oS feet thence nortl
AZ degrees 49, east $40 feet; thence
north 60 degrees "a east 139 feet
thence north % degrees ~ east 104'
feet; thence north A degrees II cas-
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 905 feet
thence north "a degrees 49, east 40t
feet: thence north 81 degrees 80 cas-
, 300 feet; thence north 20 degrees sc
east 14o0 feet; thence north 0 de
grees IT east 200 feet; thence nortl
degrees II west lit feet; thence
north 10 dgrees So west 40 feet to
, point on the north line of section 81
i township sc north, range a west, 30,
feet easterly from the northwest cor
ner OF said section; thence north j!
degrees So west 27S feet; thence