The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10

Ordinance vacating portion of Rail.
road street in Reid's addition to the
city OF Keokuk, Iowa, and granting
the same to the Gas Tank Recharg-
ing company" was presented to the
council It was moved and second
ed that the rules be suspended and
said special ordinance No. 497 be
lplaced upon its passage Carried.
/ 1t was moved by Councilman
Hemmy. seconded by Councilman
Hickey, that said special ordinance
No. 497, which reads as follows:
Special Ordinance No. 4e7.
AN. ORDINANCE VACATING A
| PORTION OF RAILROAD STREET
IN REIDS ADDITION TO THE
| CITY OF KEOKUK, IOWA, AND
| GRANTING THE SAME TO THE
/ GAS TANK RECHARGING COM
| PANY.
| Whereas, the Gas Tank Recharging
company of Milwaukee, Wis, has re-
Gently acquired a tract Of land in
Reid's addition to the city Of Keokuk,
Iowa, described as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at point where the
center line OF T street produced
would intersect the southerly line of
Railroad street in Reid's addition to
the city of Keokuk, Iowa; thence
westerly along the southerly line OF
said Railroad street $751; feet to the
property leased by the Taber Lumber
company to the Iowa Can company;
thence at right angle and in south
!erly direction to the Mississippi riv-
err; thence easterly along the west
bank OF the Mississippi river to a
point where the center line Of II
street produced, would intersect the
mississippi river; thence at right
angles and in northerly direction
Ito the point of beginning"
i For the purpose Of constructing
thereon a plant for the manufacture
ing of it's products, and
Il Whereas, the said Gas Tank Re
charging company has found said
tract of land to be insufficient in
size for the purpose for which 1t was
acquired and needs additional land
for the purpose of erecting its plant
and operating same, and
Whereas Railroad street in Reid's
addition to the city of Keokuk, Iowa,
abuttfng on the land above describ-
ed on the northeriy side thereof is
100 feet wide and is used only by
railroad tracks and is not used by
the public generally for either foot
passage or for traffic by vehicles, and
Whereas, There are no streets be-
tween II and K streets in Reid's adj
dition. which cross said Railroad
street, and
| Whereas, portions of said Railroad
jstreet are now and have been for
many years past, both easterly and
westerly of the property acquired by
the Gas Tank Recharging company,
used and occupied by structures con-
structed by the Taber Lumber COM
pany and the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railroad company and the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
way company and said street is not
in condition for use by the public
generally and is unsuitable, insult
ficient and unnecessary for use for
foot passage or traffic by vehicles.
and
Whereas, 1t would be greatly to
the interest of the city of Keokuk
and the citizens thereof to assist the
Gas Tank Recharging company in
obtaining sufficient ground for the
location and construction of its plant.
now therefore,
Be it ordained, by the city council
OF the city of Keokuk, Iowa:
Section 1. That the city OF Keo-
kuk, Iowa, hereby vacate that part
and portion OF Railroad street in
Reid's addition to the city of Keokuk,
Iowa, described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at point where the
center line of r street produced,
would intersect the southerly line of
Railroad street; thence northerly on
said center line of Il street produced
10 feet; thence westerly and paral
lei to and 10 feet distant from the
southeriy side of Railroad street
66sh feet; thence at right angles 10
feet southerly to the southerly side
of Railroad street; thence easterly
along the southerly side OF Railroad
street 66s1z feet to the place of be
ginning, containing in all 1900 of
an acre, more or less"
Section g That the city of Keokuk,
Iowa hereby grants and conveys to
the Gas Tank Recharging company,
it's grantees, successors and assigns,
| that part of Railroad street in
Reid's addition to the city of Keokuk,
Iowa, as described in section one
hereof.
Section 8. That the mayor of the
city of Keok,k, Iowa, be and he is
hereby authorized and directed on
behalf OF said city of Keokuk, Iowa,
and in the name of said city to exc
cute and deliver the necessary in
strument to convey the property de-
Iscribed in section one hereof to the
said Gas Tank Recharging company.
| Section 4. That the expense of the
publishing of this ordinance as re-
quired by law shall be paid by the
said Gas Tank Recharging company
Section & Al ordinances and