Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-09
TO THE CITIZENS OF JONES AND
DELAWARE COUNTIES. IOWA.

You are hereby notified that Iowa
Electric Company has filed it's petition
with the Board Of Railroad Commission
ers of the State of Iowa, for fran
chise for the construction of line
transmitting electrical energy for
lighting, power and heating purposes.
along and upon the following described
route, towit:
Commencing at the hydro-electric
plant of Monticello Electric Company
located on the north bank Of the south
branch Of the Maquoketa River, and the
public highway and bridge, running in
IA north-easterly direction. Ncross said
river at or near the center of Section
%; thence along the public highway
running in a Northerly and North
westerly direction through Sections %,
Is, 49, and to the North line of Sec
ton 4. Also commencing at the said
hydro electric plant Of said Monticello
Electric Company, thence North easter
| ly on the public highway to the east
side Of said Section 20 aforesaid, thence
North on the public highway along the
I east side Of said Sects. 20, Is, and 10. to
the intersection with the public high
way running east and west through
the North Half IN 1-2) Of Section 10.
thence continuing along, said public
highway to its intersection with north
and South road running through the
Northwest quarter (NW I'D of Section
II, and thence North on said highway
to the North line Of Section 2. thence
West on the public highway
along the North lines OF Sec
tions 2. 8 and 4 to the right of way Of
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
road running through the East Half
&c 1-2) Of Section 4. Whenever the
highway along the East side of Section
10 deviates from said line, application
is made for strip twenty-five IT. wide
which will be twelve and one-half feet
in width on each side Of the East line
Of said Section 10. and also for strip
twenty-five feet in width from the
point where said highway makes its
first turn to the North after making
it's turn to the Northeast after leav-
ing its junction with the East and West
highway through the North half of said
Section 10 to its junction with the North
and South highway running through
the West half Of Section 2. all being
in Township Eighty-six $3.50 North.
Range 8, West OF the 9Th p. M.
Also a strip OF land twenty-five feet
in width lying easterly, Of and abut-
ting upon the right of way Of the Chi
cago Milwaukee & st. Paul r. r. com.
mencing at the south line Of Township
81, and Range aforesaid: thence run
ming In North-eas.erly direction to
the East and West Public Highway
running through TIE center ct Sexton
%: thence West on said highway across
said right Of way to the West line Of
said Section %: thence North On said
highway to the Mr. h-east corner Of
the Southeast quarter Csc 1-D Of Sec
ton 1; thence east on said highway
to the Southeast corner OF the South
west quarter (SW l-4D of the North
east Quarter (NE LAD OF Section g..
said Sections 20. and 3 being in
Township 81 North and range last
aforesaid; thence North on the Public
highway to the east and west public
highway running through the center Of
Section "a; thence West on said pub
lie highway to the west line Of Sec
ton "a; thence North on the public
highway along the west sides OF Sec.
lions "a and 81 to the public highway
running east and west through the
center Of Section 81; said Sections 81
and "a being in Township SO North and