The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12

LIONS Win oil TdllTOdUS HOW OpoIdC-
ing In, or which may enter said city |
and such facilities as will provide rail-
road connections with any public
wharf. the present bridge across the
Mississippi river, or any bridge which
at any time in the future may be con-
structed across the Mississippi river
from Keokuk, now therefore
Be 1t ordained, by the city council
of the city of Keoluk, Iowa:
Section /. Rights granted: That
permission and authority are hereby
given and granted to ]. A. Trawick
Of Keokuk, Iowa, his successors, gran
tees, lesssees and assigns Hereinafter
referred to as the grantee) to lay
down, construct, maintain and oper-
ate a railroad track extending from
the approach to the westerly abut-
ment of the proposed Inter-C City Bridgs
company bridge near the easterly end
| Of Orleans avenue in the said city Of
Keokuk, along the banks OF the Mis-
sippi river over and along Water
/ street and between the east main rail-
road track Of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad company and
the bank of the said Mississippi river
the whole length of Water street to
the southerly side of Cedar street in
said city Of Keokuk, and from thence
over and along the single track con-
nection or crossing granted to the city
Of Keokuk and further described IN
section two az of the special ordin>
ance number 404 passed and adopted
on the 5th day of August, 1912, by the
said council of the city of Keokuk, ano
continuing from the terminus of said
single track connection or special
crossing, down, over and along Rail-
road street, through Reid's addition,
Ford's addition and Nassau addition
to the city of Keokuk to the westerly
end of Railroad street.
The blue prints showing the loca-
ton OF the railroad herein authorized
with reference to the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy Railroad COM
pany's tracks, the Chicago, Rock Is-
land and Pacific Railroad company's
,, tracks, the banks OF the Mississippi
, river, and Water street in the city OF
Keokuk, are in Ave sheets,-sheet
number 1, being dated September A,
1913, sheet number 2, being dated
September s, 1918, sheet number 8,
being dated Septs1nber 10, 1913, sheet
!, number 4, being dated September u,
I 1918, and sheet number 5, being dated
| ~, AZ
} which blus prints are further identi
J fed as being filed by the city clerk
} OF Keokuk and having his signature
thereon, which blue prints are to be
r retained on file for public inspection
, and made part of this ordinance by
) reference only, but not to be publish
/ ed, and the location Of said railroad
/ track as shown on said blue prints is
! hereby expressly approved and auth
i orized.
e Section 2. Rights granted: The
!. city of Keokuk hereby assigns unto
j, j. A. Trawick of Keokuk, Iowa, his
successors, grantees, lesssees and as
= signs hereinafter referred to as the
: grantee) the right to participate In
|, use and enjoy all the rights, privileges
{ and benefits secured to said city fol
J, railroad crossing or cross over de
l. scribed in section of special ordin
= ance No. 404 passed and adopted OF
/ August 5. 1912, by the city of Keo
kuk, which said ordinance provides
Il that the Chicago, Burlington ant
9 Quincy Railroad company shall furn
d ish unto the city Of Keokuk or its as
# signs (such assigns to be the gran
e tess in any ordinance, franchise, o
n contract which the city of Keokul
e may thereafter grant or enter into
n single track connection, acceptabl
II to the city, from a point within tn
territory described in said ordinance
II which territory there referred to i
e land lying along the Mississippi rive
g and extending up said river from tn
III southerly line of Cedar street in tn
e said city Of Keokuk, to point Il
h Railroad street situated south of Soa
s. Cresk, sometimes known as Blood