Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-29
STATE OF KANSAS
CHEROKEE COUNTY, ss.
To Whom Il May Concern:

10 WnOm ~ Way NOnSSA'
Notice Is hereby given that we, the
undersigned have been duly appointed
Commissioners by the Honorable J.
N. Dunbar, Judge of the Eleventh
Judicial District within and for the
County of Cherokee and State OF
Kansas to lay off and condemn
right of way for the Southwest Mis-,
souri, Railroad Company q railroad
corporation organized and doing bus
mess under and by virtue Of the laws
of the State Of Missouri and also
authorized to do business and doing
business in the State Of Kansas as
a street suburban, and interurban
railroad company, through said
Cherokee county, along route COM
mencing at the intersection OF Sheri-
dan and Military streets in the city
of Baxter Springs, Kansas, and ex-
tending thence south and southwest
erly to q point on the line between
the states of Kansas and Oklahoma,
POS feet west of the southeast cor
ner of lot /, Of fractional section lb'
township 80, range "a, Cherokee coun,,
ty, Kansas, as more particularly and
definitely shown by the map and pro,
file of said proposed line OF railroad
now on file in the office Of the coun-
" clerk of Cherokee County, Kansas,
and passing along or through the fol,
lowing described tracts Of land, all
situated in township 35 south, range
"a east, of the 9th p. NJ, in Cherokee
county, Kansas, to-wit:
The southeast quarter lSEA) OF
the southwest quarter (SWk) OF the
northwest quarter (NWh) OF Section
IL; ~
The northwest quarter (NWA) OF
the southwest quarter (SWA) OF
section IL, the north half (Nk) OF
the southeast quarter (SEh) Of sec
ton IL, and the southwest quarter
Il (SWh) of the northeast quarter
(NEA) of section IL;
The northeast quarter (NEk) OF
the southwest quarter (SWA) Of sec
ton IL;
The northwest quarter (NWk) OF
the southwest quarter (SWh) Of
section IL, and the southwest quarter
(SWA) of the northeast quarter
(NEA) of section IL;
The southwest quarter (SWA) o.
the southwest quarter (SWh) o
section II;
The southeast quarter (SEk) o
the southeast quarter (SEA) Of sec
ton 10; ~
The southwest quarter (SWk) o
the southeast quarter (SEh) Of sec
ton 10;
Lots 2 and 8 of section Is;
Lot /, section 10,
which is more fully and definitel,
shown by the map and profile abov
referred to. .
Now therefore in pursuance Of sal
appointment we will meet on the 31s
day of December, 1917, at 10 O'cloc
a. M, at the intersection Of Sherida
and Military streets in the city o
Baxter Springs, Kansas, and frol
thence proceed to lay off and col
denim q right of way along the pr
posed line of said Southwest Missoul
Railroad Company, to be used for tn
purpose of building q railroad there
on, and necessary for the proper cor
structiOn, operation, and MAINTENANCE
of said line of proposed railroad 6
thus located through said county q
Cherokee, q route for such propose
railroad not exceeding 100 feet
width except it shall be necessary f
the purpose of cuttings and embanR
ments or for setting its poles it sha
be necessary to take more than ~
feet for the proper construction an
security of the road; and also sue
lands as may be necessary for 81,
tracks, turnouts and switches and ft
! the construction of bridges, viaduc
|. and approaches, depots, workshop
and a right Of way over adjacel
lands sufficient TO enable said raj
n road company to construct and repa
its road and stations, and the rigl
to conduct water by aQueducts an
=, the right of making proper draiI
}, and to cause the land and route la
I off by said company to be careful
surveyed to ascertain the quantity