Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-14
AN ORDINANCE

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vacating Ketchum street. and vacating
South Seventh avenue from theF
north line Of Turner street to thek
north line Of Ketohum street, all inA
the city of Marshalltown, Marshall
county, Iowa, and conveying title OF \
said real estate as follows. viz:
Conveying the title Of Ketchum
street from the east line Of Third
avenue to the west line Of Seventh
avenue, to the Minneapolis & st.
Louis Railroad Company, and con-
veying title to Seventh avenue, from
the north line of Turner street to the
north line Of Ketchum street. to the
western Grocer Company, all said
property being In Marshalltown,
Iowa.
Section I. Be it ordained by the
city council of the city Of Marshall
town, Iowa, that the following named
and described streets and avenues, all
situated within the City limits Of the
city Of Marshalltown, Iowa, are hereby
ordered and declared vacant. viz:
(l) All of Ketchum street from the
east line Of Third avenue to the east
line Of Seventh avenue. in said city
being all Of Ketchum street.
(2) All Of Seventh avenue from the
north line Of Turner street to the north
line Of Ketchum street, in said city.
Section 2. Be it further ordained by
the city Of Marshalltown, Iowa, that
the following described streets. ave.
nues. and plated tracts Of land here-
matter described, are hereby sold. con-
veye dand transferred to the Minne-
apolis & st. Louis Railroad Company
and the Western Grocer Company, and
the Zee to such tracts Is hereby con-
veyed to the said Minneapolis & Ss
Louis Railroad Company and the
Western Grocer Company, as sfollows:i
az That tract OF land designated
on the plat as Ketchum street In said
city Of Marshalltown, from the east
line Of South Third avenue to the west
line Of South Seventh avenue. is here.
by conveyed to the minneapolis & 81.
Louis Railroad Company.
(2) That tract Of land designated
on the plat as South Seventh avenue
from the north line Of Ketchum street
tn the north line Of Turner street, NJ
hereby conveyed to the Western Groc y
er Company.
Section 3. The mayor and city clerk
OF the city Of MershallteHn,s lore 81 e e
hereby authorized, directed and EN- f
powered to execute quit claim deeds TO-
the Minneapolis & st. Louis Railroad
Company and the Western Grocer
Company OF the fee Of such portion Of.
said vacated streets and avenues,
conveying the title thereof to said eorSi
porations-aH as par ticularly above
Gascrihed and designated, s Ss ~ n
Section A. II. is further understood
and agreed as part consideration o.
this ordinance that the Minneapolis q
st. Louis Railroad Company s to prop
erly protect by piling or otherwise, the
sewer manhole on the north bank oIt
the new channel Of Linn creek same
being the manilole fartherest east on
what is now Ketchum street,
Section 5. 1t is further understood
and agreed az part consideration OF
this ordinance, that when the city de-
mands Ii the Western Grocer Com
pany will grant permission to the city
Of .Marshalltown to connect with IT'S
present large sewer running north. ana
To rive a reasonable right nf- way n
make a junction Herewith. The city
Of Marshalltown to make the neces-'
sary connections to the m4nhole, ana
from thence on to maintain the sewer,
| but western Grocer Company to pay
one third d-3) the cost Of making
connection to the manhole.
Section 6. This ordinance shall bel
| in force, and take effect from and after
| its publication as required W. law.
NJ. S. M'CAFaLAND,
Mayor Pro Tenn OF the City Of Mar
shalltown, Iowa.
Attest: y. J. WILSON q
| City Clerk.
The above and FOREGOING ordinance
was duly passed. approved. adOptAA
and title agreed to at an ad1curned
1 session of the city council held On the
lthirtieth day OF. January a. ~ ~,
MS, MIA Iax.A1tp
Mayor 10 ESsns u
Attest n ]. y. VITA ION Ssss ~
city GleriEs sSss : u
Published in the Times
Feb. "A. 1917.
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