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 174 feet; thence
south Sc degrees 81 cas- 235 feet;
thence north 5S degrees IL east $50
feet; thence north IL degrees east 40
feet, to center line of Broadway IL
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 80 days.
Resolution.
Whereas, the Mississippi River
Power company, by Hugh L. Cooper,
vice president, on November 8, 1912,
filed petition with The county audi
tor Of Lee county, 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 new road extending be-
tween said points be located and es-
tahlished 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
| land road across and D the west line
of Galland and continuing to and ter
minating on Vine street In the town
of Mnntrose as the same Is now sur.
veyed and staked out be located and
established through the entire dis
lance thereof; and,
| Whereas, the petitioners on Novem-
her 2, 1912. filed bond with sureties
approved by the county auditor of Lee
county. Iowa; and,
Whereas, the county auditor APP
pointed M. e. Bannon as commission
err to examine into the expediency of
vacating the Old highway as first
above described and establishing the
new highway as hereinafter described
and the report Of the said commits
fsioner was made and filed reporting
j 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 a
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 and
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.. 1918, and,
/ Whereas, g. H. Colvin, Frank H.
Wilken and j. C. Welpton were on
the goth day OF January, 1918, duly
appointed as appraisers as by law
provided; and,
| Whereas, Alice Bond, w. H. and
| Aud 1TdndHl, william ADAMS ana
John G. Sanders, for the German
American Telephone company duly
/ filed claims for damages and the ap-
praisers appointed appraised the
damages of said parties; and,
Whereas, the petitioners were repre-
scented by their attorneys, e. L. Blake
George b. Stewart and ]. o. Boyd and
Ada Graham by John E. Craig; Alice
Bond by d. f. Miller and w. j Rob-
erts and John G.. Sanders, for the
German-American Telephone company
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 been
followed as provided by law; and,
Whereas, at meeting OF the board
of supervisors held on the 3rd day of
March, 1918, there was an agreement
entered into by and between the
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