Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-08-18
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Before the Board Of Railroad Commits.
siOneTs Of the State Of Iowa.

TO the Citizens of Howard and Mitchell
Counties, Iowa.
Notice is hereby given that petition for a
franchise to erect, use and maintain poles,
wires, guy wires, towers, fixtures and other
necessary construction for the purpose OF
conducting electricity for lighting, power
and heating purposes, has been filed by The
Consumers Electric Compony, of Elma,
| Iowa, in the Office of the Board of Railroad
Commissioners OF the State OF Iowa; that
said petition asks she right to construct and
maintain said electric transmission line
over, along and across the following
described public lands, highways, streams
and private lands:
Com mencing At point where the high
way running in northerly direction
through section one ~ township ninety
seven (97) north, range fourteen u4) west
intersects with the northern boundary of
the incorporated town Of Elma, Iowa,
thence In a northerly direction along the
easterly side of said highway to a point
where said highway intersects with the
highway running east and west between
sections one ~, two (2), three (3) and four
~, township ninety-seven north, range
fourteen (lD west, and sections thirty-six
1857, thirty.five 1857, thirty -four (34) and
thirty three (33), township ninety eight 1857
north, range fourteen u4 west, thence
along said highway in a westerly direction
between said sections one ~ and thirty.six
1857. two (2) and thirty-five (35), tire (3) ana
thirty-four (34) and four ~ and thirty three
(33) to point where said highway intersects
with the highway running north and south
through sections thirty-three 1897, twenty
eight (S), twenty-one (2D and sixteen u6),
township ninety-eight 1857 north, range
fourteen (ll west, thence in a northerly
direction along said highway through sec
lions thirty-three 1897, twenty eight (2S),
twenty-one (2l) and sixteen (I6), township
ninety-eight 1881 north, range f-urteen Q4)
west to point where said highway inter-
sects with the highway running east and
west between sections sixteen Q6), seven.
teen az and eighteen (1S), township ninety
eight (9S) north, range fourteen Q4) west
and sections nine (9). eight (s) and seven (7,
township ninety-eight 1857 north, range four
teen (14) west, thence in westerly direction
along said highway between sections sixteen
Q6) and nine (9), seventeen 40 and eight
81, eighteen 1881 and seven ri to point
where said highway intersects with the
highway running NORTH and south between
Mitchell and Howard Counties, thence In a
northerly direction along said county line to
a point where said county line intersects
with the south boundary line Of the Incor-
ated town of RIceville; all of said highways
being located in Howard and Mitchell
Counties, Iowa.
The Board of Railroad Commissioners has
fixed the 18th day of September, 1916, 10 o.
clock a. III. in the Office Of the Board in
Des Moines, Iowa, as time and place for
hearing said petition.
Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this 9Th day OF
August, 1916. 52t3
BOARD OF RAILROAD COMMITS
SIONERS OF THE STATE OF
IOWA.
Attest:
Geo. l.. Mclaughlin, Secretary.