The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-11
What tho Lee County Board Did at
the Last SessIon Which Was
Hold at the County
Court House.
THE BILLS ALLOWED
Proceedings Of Body Are Herewith
Given a. They Appear on tho
Records for Benefit
Of Citizens.
Thursday. April 2s. 191

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Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Whereas, petition was filed be-
/ fore the board of supervisors ask
ing that a highway commencing at
point just north Of the north line OF
section one az. township sixty-six
| (66) north, range seven CD west ana
running thence in southwesteriy
direction through the north half (1s)
of the northwest quarter CD OF said
section one D. township sixty-six
] (66) north, range seven 20 west and
terminating at the west line OF said
section one (1), being that part OF
! the Belfast-Donnellson road running
along the side of and interesting
Monks creek. be altered as fol-
lows:
Commencing at the n mile stone
on the west line of section one a.,
township sixty-six (66) north, range
seven "a west, this stone being near
the center of the Belfast to Argyle
road; thence north, 162 feet; thence
north 10 degrees Al minutes, east
235 feet; thence north 38 degrees so
minutes east 236 feet; thence north
SO degrees 8 minutes east BIS feet;
thence north degrees 80 minutes
east 201 feet: thence north rs de-
grees 81 minutes east 156 feet;
thence north 40 degrees Al minutes
east 214 feet; thence north 81 de-
grees 80 minutes east 226 feet;
thence north 81 degrees 50 minutes
east 172 feet: thence north 8g de-
grees 4S minutes east 191 feet;
thence north Sc degrees 0 minutes
east I'll feet; thence north degrees
l13 minutes east ia feet; thence
north "a degrees 40 minutes east 173
feet; thence north IS degrees 26 min
utes east 1874 feet; thence north 81
degrees 16 minutes east 127 feet;
thence north Al degrees So minutes
east 233 feet: thence north s degrees
la minutes east las feet to point
/ in the. center of the present road,
and
Whereas, notices have been given.
hearings held, and the board fully
advised;
| 1t is resolved that said highway be
altered as prayed for in said petition,
to-wit:
| Commencing at the IA mile stone
! on the west line of section one a.,
| township sixty-six (66) north, range
seven ca west, this stone being near
the center of the Belfast to Argyle
road; thence north 152 feet; thence
north 18 degrees Al minutes east 235
feet: thence north SO degrees SO
minutes east 236 feet; thence north
36 degrees 8 minutes east 315 feet;
thence north degrees 80 minutes
east POI feet; thence north rs de-
grees SO minutes east 156 feet;
thence north 43 degrees Al minutes
east 214 feet; thence north 81 de-
grees 80 minutes east 226 feet;
thence north 81 degrees 80 minutes
east 172 feet; thence north 80 de-
grees 48 minutes east 191 feet;
| thence north Sc degrees 0 minutes
east 271 feet; thence north degrees
10 minutes east ia feet; thence
north "a degrees 40 minutes east 173
feet; thence north 65 degrees rs
minutes east 1874 feet; thence north
80 degrees 16 minutes east 127 feet;
thence north Al degrees So minutes
east 233 feet; thence north 8 degrees
| IA minutes east Jas feet to a point
in the center of the present road.
and the said alteration is hereby
ordered to be made.
Carried April 26. 1917.
Supervisor Hosfer voting aye.
Supervisor Maxwell voting aye.
Supervisor DeRosear voting aye.
l. HOSIER. Chairman.
Attest: G. T. Hull. County Auditor
This being the day set for the hear
ing of the feasibility Of the adoption
of certain proposed roads as an ad"
dition to the county road system and
as set out in a map on file in the
office Of the county auditor and
marked Project A and Project B, on
motion the board decided that the
road as set out in Project A be
adopted as feasible and on motion
passed the following resolution, to-
wit:
On this 26th day OF April, 1917. the
matter of the addition Of the follow
ing described road, to-wit, Keokuk-
Argyle road from Argyle to Croton
in Van Buren, township, as set out
in map filed in the auditors office
at Fort Madison, and designated as
project A." to the county road sys-
tenn 1or the reason that same will
materially shorten the direct line of
travel between Keokuk and Farming
ton, coming on for hearing before
the board of supervisors of Lee
county. Iowa. and the proper notices
and hearings having been given and
held according to law, the board
does hereby approve the said addi-
! ton, providing, that the trustees of
Van Buren, township shall improve
according to the plans provided by
the county engineer the road be-
tween the Raines corner and Croton
This work to be completed before
November l. 1917 Also providing
the trustees of Des Moines. Charles
ton and Van Buren, townships shall