The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-07
Special Ordinance No. 4s7.

AN ORDINANCE VACATNc \
PORTION OF RAILROAD STREr|
IN REID'S ADDITION TO mi
CITY OF KEOKUK, IOWA, An
GRANTING THE SAME To TH1
GAS TANK RECHARGING C0I2
PANY.
Whereas, the Gas Tank Recharn,l
company of Milwaukee, Wis, has !,
Gently acquired a tract of land }
Reds addition to the city Of KeokrI
Iowa, described as follows, towt.
Commencing at point where q
center line of Il street produce
would intersect the southerly line
Railroad street in Reds addition !
the city of Keokuk, Iowa; thsas
westerly along the southerly Line !
said Railroad street $751; feet to ID
property leased by the Taber Lunbsl
company to the Iowa Can compsry|
thence at right angle and in sout
erly direction to the Mississippi III
er; thence easteriy along the va
bank of the Mississippi river 70
point where the center line Of 4
street produced. would intersect b
Mississippi river; thence at rg3
angles and in northerly direeia
to the point Of beginning"
For the purpose of constructiil
thereon a plant for the manuiac!zl
ing OF its products, and
Whereas. the said Gas Tank h
charging company has found sd
tract of land to be insufficient
size for the purpose for which II "
acquired and needs additional ln
for the purpose of erecting Its pla
and operating same. and
Whereas, Railroad street in Req
addition to the city of Keokuk, 10.
abutting on the land above descH
ed ON the northerly side Thereof
100 feet wide and is used only
railroad tracks and is not used
the public generally for either 70
passage or for traffic by vehicles,
Whereas, There are no streets
tween H and X streets in Reds .
dftion, which cross said RalEo
street, and
Whereas, portions OF said Raira
street are now and have been
many years past, both easterly
westerly of the property acquired
the Gas Tank Recharging con9a
used and occupied by structures
structed by the Taber Lumber Gu
pany and the Chicago, Burlington
Quincy Railroad company and
Chicago, Rock Island & PACING ~
way company and said street is
in condition for use by the pun
generally and is unsuitable Ids
ficient and unnecessary FOR use
foot passage or traffic oy 'ea"i
and a.
Whereas, it would be greau!
the interest of the city OF New.
and the citizens thereof to assist
Gas Tank Recharging compan!
obtaining sufficient GROUND Nl
location and construction OF us pa
now therefore, .r,
Be it ordained, by the city cou
Of the city of Keokuk, Iowa: =
Section /. That the city OF
kuk, Iowa, hereby vacate thM
and portion of Railroad slee.
Reid's addition to the city OF heC..
Iowa, described as follows, wv
Beginning at a point Wnels
center line of T street proau
would intersect the southerly ha'
Railroad street; thence norAe,SS
said center line of Il street pi"
10 feet; thence westerly anu
lei to and 10 feet distant IOl ~
southerly side of Railroad -
$751; feet; thence at right ansH
feet southerly to the southeIs ..,,
of Railroad street; thence psnr,
along the southerly side Oh Il
street 66S15 feet to the p,a1e; 1no
ginning, containing in all i'
an acre, more or less. .v,,s
Section 2. That the city Oh nsv
Iowa, hereby grants and comm our.s
the Gas Tank Rechargins ' assir
it's grantees, successors anu o.,set
that part of Railroad Ksotd
Reid's addition to the city OF . h
Iowa, as described in se'1
hereof. AYR Of
Section 3. That the mas"s
city of Keol0uk, Iowa, De .aa as !
hereby authorized and oi- k1
behalf of said city OF keo :tr 10 4
and in the name of said Guy ss.sry
cute and deliver the ne eensrty
strument to convey the pro pro-, 70
scribed in section one nereV .,onps
said Gas Tank Recharglns ~ d
Section 4. That the expens IS
publishing of this ordinaasds BIZ
auired by law shall be pS'r cougsd
said Gas Tank Recharsihs ,,ce,
Section 5. All ora ansIjct Or
PARTS of ordinances in COLLINS COLLINS b
consistent with the prosiS
Of are hereby repealed. - Ng,
Adopted this Gath day Oh
D. 1918. uicks5.
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy'
Nays, none. 1OFToN
ED. 5. ~ M
AeScSe- C;4y Clelh