The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-19
What the Lee County Board Did at
the Last Session Which Was
Held At the County
Court House.
THE BILLS ALLOWED
Proceedings Of Body Are Herewith
Given az They Appear on the
Records for Benefit
Of Citizens.
(Continued.l


Tuesday, April 20, 1918.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present. On mo-
ton the following resolutions weer
passed and adopted, Supervisor
Scheffled voting aye, Supervisor Hos.
Ter voting aye and Supervisor Young
voting aye, towit:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, the Mississippi River
Power Company, by Hugh l.. Cooper,
Vice President on the 22nd day OF
May A. D., 1912, filed petition with
the county auditor of Lee County,
Iowa, praying that the river road fol-
lowing along the margin on the bank
of the Des Moines Rapids Canal from
the North Corporate limits of Keokuk,
Iowa, to the intersection of the East
and West road at Sandusky, Iowa, in
the northeast quarter of section one
%, Township sixty-fve (65) North
Range five CD west be abandoned and
vacated and the public use thereof
discontinued and that new road ex-
tending between said points be To-
Gated and laid out and established
from point on the north corporate
line OF the City of Keokuk, approx
mately seven hundred and thirty
(730) feet east OF the southwest cor
ner of the southeast quarter OF Sec
ton thirteen (13) in Township sixty
Aro fESl North tn Az
west and continuing in northerly di-
rection approximately adjacent to and
westerly of the relocated right OF
way of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railroad Company, as the
same is now surveyed, staked out. To-
Gated and established, and extending
to and terminating at the intersection
of the public road at the northwest
corner of the Sandusky school proper.
ty In the northeast quarter of Section
one az in Township sixty-five (65)
North In Range five 90 west Of the
fifth principal meridian, Lee county,
Iowa, the said road to be located and
established forty f4o) feet In width
throughout the entire distance there
of: and
Whereas. the said petitioners on
the 22nd day of May, 1913, filed a
bond with the sureties approved by
the County Auditor of Lee County,
Iowa; and,
Whereas, the County Auditor ap-
pointed M E. Bannon as commissions
er to examine into the expediency of
vacating the old highway as above
described and establishing the new
highway hereinbefore described and
the report of said commissioner was
made and filed, reporting that he is of
the opinion that the prayer of the pc
titioners should be granted and that
he is of the opinion that said road, as
prayed for will be great convent
ence and utility to the public and
recommended It's establishment 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 on each owner of and lying along
the road to be established and upon
all others directly interested therein
as by law provided; and,
Whereas, August both, 1912. was
the day set in said notice upon or
prior to which date all objections
thereto or claims for damages should
be filed In the Auditors office ans
the board finds that no objections
have been filed either to the vacation
of the old road or the location and es-
Enlistment Of the same upon the
new route, and that no claims for
damages have been filed on account
Of the vacation of the old road or the
location along the new route ana that
therefore no appraisers were appoint
ed and the Board OF Supervisors by
resolution duly passed on September
9th. 1912. so found: and
Whereas, the said cause was con-
tinued from time to time under reso-
buttons of the board and all proceed
ings have been had and all require.
ments have been valid as by law pro-
vided and,
Whereas. at meeting of the Board
of Supervisors. held on the Bird day
or March 1913. there was an agree
ment entered into by and between
the Board of Supervisors and the
Mississippi River Power Company to
make certain improvements upon
said road as located, said contract be-
ing hereby referred to and made a
part hereof by reference: and,
Whereas, on April 22nd, 1913. this
matter coming on for further and
final hearing the board finds that the
public good requires the abandonment
and vacation of said road as herein
first described and that the public
good requires the establishment of
said road as reported by the commits.
sioner, and described by said COM
missioner in his report.
Therefore be it resolved, by the