The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-15
NOTICE
To Non-Residents on 6. W. Nor
ris Ditch.
NOTICE
AUDITORS OFFICE, LOGAN COUNTY,

AUDITORS OFFICE, LOGAN COUNTY,
BELIEFoNTAINE, OHIO, Aug. 2s, A ID. 1899.
To Robert Morris ct al.
You are hereby notified that a petition sign
ed by G. w. Morris, has been filed with the
Auditor of our said county of Logan, praying
for the location, establishment and construc-
tion of a ditch drain or water-course on the
following described line.
Commencing on the line between the lands
of Job s. Van Horn and Malachi Taylor in
Sec. IS, L. 9, X. s. Stokes township, Logan
county, Ohio; thence in southerly direction
following said Van Horns Horn .o and and Taylors Line line
said line on said Taylor's land to within go
rods about of the Stringtown Pike; thence
onto Job $. Van Horns land crossing the
corners of his so acre tract in a southeasterly
direction; thence across the Stringtown Pike
and section line onto lands of James l.. Day
and in Sec. 2l; thence following the section
line between sections q and % (or near) on to
lands of VIM. and James Houchins; thence
in a southeasterly direction into Sec. %;
ing the Lewistown and New Hampshire pike; Z;
thence in an easterly direction crossing line
onto lands of JAS b. Houchins ending about
900 or 1000 feet below line of Morris and
Houchins in original township ditch. The
upper part of said described ditch wassformer-
ly lateral to Zimmerman ditch the lower
part in said main line in Zimmerman town.
ship ditch.
Also one lateral; commencing at end of a
tile ditch on the north side of the Stringtown
Pike and on lands of Job S. Van Horn in Sec.
L.
o.; thence in a southerly direction crossing
said pike and section line into Sec. - and onto
lands of James l.. Day intersecting said be-
fore described ditch near the section line be-
tween Sec 2l and -, said main ditch and lat
eral to be improved by tiling.
You are also notified that the Board of
County Commissioners of our said county of
Logan, will meet upon the line OF, and
at the place Of beginning of the said proposed
improvement and take such steps as are
required by law on
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. A. d. 1899,
at 10 o'clock a. m.
Said Commissioners will at the time and
place above fixed hear any and all proof offer
ed by any of the parties affected by said i'm
provement and other persons competent to
testify and determine the necessity thereof,
and ad journ from time to time and to such
place as the necessity of the work may re-
Quire and in case said Commissioners find for
said improvement they will fix day for the
hearing of application for any appropriation
of land taken for said Improvement, or any
of them may sustain thereby, and for the
approval of the report of the Surveyor.
At any time on or before the day above set
for the hearing, any person or corporation
whose lands are taken or affected in any way
by such improvement may make application
pensation or damages, and they or any OF
them may make application in writing for Q
change or alteration of the line of ditch through
their premises, and a failure to make such ap-
plicatiOn shall be deemed and held to be a wal
yer to all rights thereto.
The following is list of parties who will be
affected or benefited by said proposed i'm
provement:
Robert Morris, Miles Morris.
c. D. CAMPBELL,
Sept. l, 1s99-2t. Auditor of Logan Co., o.