The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-09
VIVA, the Lee County Board DID AZ
the Last Session Which was
Held at the County
Court House.
THE BILLS ALLOWED
Of Body Are Herewith
Given as They Appear on the
Records for Benefit
OF Citizens.
(Contfnued)

(Continued)
Now on this 18th day of Novem-
Der. 1916, the application of the MIS-
| sissippi River Power company to the
board of supervisors Of Lee county,
Iowa, asking permission to bulid,
erect. operate and maintain poles ana
wires for the purpose of conducting
Ilelectricity for lighting, heat and pow
er purposes, in and along the pupllc
highway extending along the north
line OF section twenty-three (23) IN
township sixty-five (65) north, In
range five west OF the fifth principal
| Meridian in Lee county, Iowa, from
point beginning on what Is known
as the Old Plank road at or near the
northeast corner OF the northwest
quarter of said section twenty-three
| (23) and extending thence westerly
| along said section line to and across
what is commonly known as the
! Main street extension road where
said Main street extended crosses the
north line Of said section twenty
three in Jackson township, in Lee
county, Iowa, coming on to be hearo
and it appearing to the board that
notice of the time of hearing this ap-
! HAS UcSh PupiASAASo 90
yuired by law and all the matters in
said application being duly consider
ed by the board of supervisors, on
motion duly made and seconded.
| 1t is Resolved, That the Missis-
| sippi River Power company be and II
is hereby authorized and granted per-
mission and the right to construct,
erect, operate and maintain upon,
over and alongside the public road or
public highway extending along the
north line of said section, twenty
| three (23) in township sixty-five (65)
north in range five 60 west In JACK
son township in Lee county, Iowa,
from a point beginning on what Is
known as the old Plank road at or
near the northeast corner OF the
northwest quarter OF said section
twenty-three (23) and extending
thence westerly along said section
line to and across what is commonly
known as the Main street extension
where said Main street extended
crosses the north line Of said section
| twenty-three (23) in township sixty
five (65) north in range five go west
! of the fifth principal Meridian in
Jackson township, Lee county, Iowa
a line or lines, poles and wires for
the purpose Of conducting electricity
4 for lighting, heat and power purposes
and telegraph and telephone purposes
for period not to exceed twenty years
subject to the following conditions
and such further reasonable regula
lions as the legislature or the board
of supervisors may hereafter pre-.
scribe, towit:
The grantee shall in no case have
the exclusive right to use such high.
way for said purposes; the poles and
fixtures shall be so constructed as to
not incommode the public in the use
of said road; the erection, construc-
ton and maintenance of said poles
and wires or other electrical apart
us shall not be so placed as to inter
fere with the erection and mainten'
ance of any poles, wires or other
electrical apparatus heretofore erect
| ed or placed along said road; the
grantee shall use only strong and
proper wires attached to strong and
sufficient supports and insulated at
all points of attachment; all wires
when no longer safe from ordinary
| wear or other causes shall be re
placed with new wires and all aban-
! doned wires shall be removed; all
wires carrying electric light, heat or
power shall be properly insulated
where it enters a building and the
grantee shall be responsible for all
damages that may arise from such
! construction or operation under this
grant or from a failure to comply
with said provisions and the same
shall be operated and maintained in
a coed and workmanlike manner.
! Be it further Resolved, That copy
/ of this resolution be properly signed
| by the chairman Of the board Of su.
! pervisors and duly attested by the
county auditor under the seal OF his
office and given to the said Missis-
sippi River Power company.
J Roll call Ayes: Maxwell, Hosfer
and DeRosear.
Nays; None.
! Motion carried. fSigned)
G. e. MAXWELL,
Chairman, Board of Supervisors,
| Lee County, Iowa.
Attest: A. P. MEYER,
/ County Auditor, Lee County, Iowa.
! On motion the following claims
were allowed, Supervisor Maxwell
/ voting aye, Supervisor Hosier voting
aye, and Supervisor DeRosear voting
! aye, towit:
! Cedar Township.
Chas. Beard, Judge eiectiOn f-ZO
! VIM. Paisley, same .......i 7.20
A. E. Dick. same ......... 7.20
tChas. H. Pease, clerk election 7.20
I A. B. DeRosear, same ..... 7.2O
VIM. Paisley, ret. poll books,
/ etc. Observation-Disclosures. 3.4O
VIM. Paisley, room rent, cleo
ton ..................... 200
Charleston Township.
cbas KiingIer, Judge election 7.sO
Fred Heiser. same ... 7SC
iC,asner Sw;nderman. same -. I.sC
Ben G Wahrer, clerk, etc. -. 78C
.HCc Kirchner. same 7.SC
Fred Heiser, ret. poll book, etc 5.3t
Jas. n. Vermazen. room rent.
election ........-.......... 6.N