The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-01
SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. 4ss.

An ordinance vacating that part OF
Commercial street in Ford's addition
to the city OF Keokuk which extends
through block nine (9) and that part
OF IN" street which abuts upon blocks
nine (9) and ten l0) in said Fords
addition to the city Of Keokuk, and
authorizing a conveyance Of the same.
Whereas, the Mississippi River
Power Company is the owner of block
ten (10) excepting lots one ID and
twelve (l2) and is the owner OF lots
one ~, two ca, three (3), ten (10),
eleven U1) and twelve Q2) in block
nine COY and Mamie M. Smith Is the
owner of lots four ~, FIVE (5), six Co,
seven ca, eight (s) and nine (9) in
block nine (9), all in Ford's addition
to the city of Keokuk, and
Whereas, no other person than the
aforesaid property owners own prop
erty AUDITING upon Commercial street
in said block nine CO.. and IN" street
in said addition, and
Whereas, 1t Is desired to use said
streets for Industrial purposes and
the same is unsuitable, insufficient
an. unnecessary for public uses in
said city and is impracticable for
public travel thereon, now therefore
Be It ordained by the city council
of the city Of Keokuk:
Section 1. That the city Of Keokuk
hereby vacates that part and portion
OF Commercial street in Ford's addi-
+ ton to the city OF Keokuk, Iowa.
which extends through block nine co..
and that part of M street which
abuts upon blocks nine (9) and ten
(10) in said Fords addition to the
city of Keokuk.
Section 2. That the city OF Keoluk
hereby grants and conveys unto the
Mississippi River Power Company 20
corporation duly organized and exist
| ing under and by virtue of the laws
OF the state of Maine, and duly author
lied to engage In business in the state
Of Iowa., its grantees, successors and
assigns that part of Commercial
street abutting upon lots one a.,
two (2). three CD. ten (1O), eleven
1D and twelve C12) in block nine
(9) and that part of IN" street abut-
ting upon blocks nine co. and ten (10)
in said Fords addition to the city OF
Keokuk; and also said city of Keokuk
hereby grants and conveys unto Man
ME M. Smith, her grantees and as.
signs that part of Commercial street
abutting upon lots four (4, five 90,
six CO., seven Cd, eight (S) and nine
(9) in block nine CO.. in said Ford'S
addition to the city Of Keokuk.
| Section g. That the mayor of the
city of Keokuk, S. w. Moorhead, be
and he is hereby authorized on behalf
of said city of keoEuk to execute a
conveyance to the Mississippi River
Power Company and Mamie M. Smith
J for the respective portions Of said
streets so vacated and described in
section hereof.
Section A. That this ordinance
shall be published in THE Daily Gate
City" and Constitution-Democ
newspapers OF general circulation In
the said city Of Keokuk, and the same
shall take effect from and after its
publication and ten 1o) days after
its final passage.
Section 5. All ordinances and parts
iof ordinances in conflict with the pro-
visions hereof are hereby repealed.
Passed this IS day Of October, A,
D. 1915.
Roll call:
Moorhcad-Aye.
Collins-Aye.
Schmidt-Aye.
! Total voting ayes.
Total voting nay-O.
S. W. MOORHEAD,
| Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.