The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-01
Railroad Track to Connect In
dustrial Tract With
transportation Lines
Entering City.
PROTECTIVE MEASURE
The Ordinance Prohibits Any
transportation Line From
Gaining Monopoly on
Freight Business.

The city council yesterday passed
| the special ordinance known as the
Belt Limo" ordinance. which grants
| to tbs Mississippi River Power com
pany tbs right to construct railroad
track from the industrial tract, near
| the Des Moines river bridge. to such
| points as will connect the track wit.
railroads ana steamboat lines enter
ing the city. A copy OF the ordinance
showing the provisions under which
the ordinance is granted is given be-
low
The original draft OF the ordinance
was made several months ago, anG
since that time several changes have
b=en made that would serve to pro-
tecs both the interests Of the city ana
/ of the power company.
Is Protective Measure.
The power company proposes to
construct this track for the purpose
OF protecting all railroads and trans
portation lines that will at any tinls
enter the city, SO that all will have
equal access to any factories that
will in the future be located at the
industrial tract south of town.
1t will also protect the factories in
that no one, or combination OF rail-
roads, will be able to get a monopoly
on the freight business from the in
dustrial tract. 1t is merely protec-
tive measure, and the power company
has not secured the right to con-
Il struct this track with the view OF
making money from it. The cost OF
operating and maintaining the track
will be charged against the various
L railroads in proportion to the
amount of business they do over the
track
The copy Of the ordinanc. follows:
Special Ordinance Number 434.
An ordinance permitting and author
izing j. A. Trawick, his grantees. sue
cessors, lessees and assigns, the use
oil Water street and public grounds In
the original city Of Keokuk, and auth
orizing the use of Railroad street in
Rsid's, Ford's and Nassau addition.
to Keokuk for the purpose OF con
structing thereon a railroad track, and
assigning certain railroad rights be
longing to the city of Keokuk to be
used in connection Herewith.
Whereas, The Mississippi River
Powsr company and Hugh L. Cooper
have complied with all the provisions
contained in a certain contract dated
September 4. 1912, which was entered
into with the city of Keokuk ane
have in writing requested the said
city to pass the ordinance and make
the assignment therein provided to ]
A. Trawick. his grantees. successors
lessees and assigns. and
Whereas, The city of keokuk is de
sirous of securing additional factor
J les, larger growth N population
provide facilities for a larger Output
from its factories. shops and mills
I and in other ways promote the gen
eral Welfare OF its citizens and prop
eTty owners. as in said contract con
| tempIsted, and
Whereas, a considerable area Q
land adjacent to and partly within tn
city limits Of the city Of Ksokuk an
situated near the Des Moines rive
in soutiwesteriy direction from tn
/ principal part Of the city. has bee
I purchased and is now held for To
purpose OF locating factories thereo
and being used for other indSstri;
and oommerciaa purposes, and
|! Whereas. II is desirable and vi
| promote the general welfare Of Il
caty 70 make arrang ments providin
| for the construction Of an industrs
railroad track extending from tt
| above described tract Of Land TO sue
| points and places along the Miss
] sspps river IN the city limits Of ke
: kuk is viii provide railroad come
tso1s WIKI all railroads noT opera
4 Ing in. or which may en,e, said eli
| and sucf sacalitsss az VIII provide "a
road onuscttcns with any publ
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