The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-17
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given. to all whom
il may concern, q u on the 9Th day
OF February, A. ID. 1900. u petition
signed by W. j. Alt, Geo. u. Alt,
Roger W. Groves, W. H.. Miller, J..
a. Horreil, stephen b. Horrell, Benz.
+. Davis and SIX other persons, was
presented tO the County Court OF Cape
Girardeau County, Missouri, i'll open
Court, the object and general nature
of which is to have esta blished IA GER
tain ditch, drain or w~atercOurse I'M
provement and also in c%onnectiUn
Herewith a certain, side, lateral, spur
or branch ditch; the said ditch; drain
o. w~atercourse Improvement to be
established as follows, to-wit: Begin
at a point on the north line Of United
States Survey No. 2266, about 100
feet northwest from the northeas; COR
ner OF said survey, thence in n gen
eral way along and down Wnite
Water River GRO section INT ~,
in township twenty-nine (29b range
eleven I'll and six t6). seven ~,
eight lSl, seventeen ~, eighteen (lsl,
nineteen (19), thirty (3Ol and thirty
one (3lh all in township twenty-nine
(29) range twelve (I2) to the Scott
County line ut the south side OF section
thirty-one (3l) in said range twelve
(l2). And the said side, literal, spur
or branch ditch to be established rs
follows, to-wit: Begin at a point in
the channel of Hubble Creek at Dutch
town in the east part of the northeast
quarter III Of the southeast quarter
(4) of section twenty-four (24j towL-
ship thirty 1907, range twelve (l2)
east, thence in a southwest direction
to the east prong of White Water
River near the middle of the south
side OF section twenty-nine (29), of
township twenty-nine t29), range
(12) east, all in Cape Girar.
deau county, State of Missouri; that
said ditch, drain or w~atercourse i'm
would be more than five
miles in length and that tits desired to
issue bonds topay for its construction.
That 1t Is purposed by said ditch
drain Or water hrs improvement
and by the said side, lateral, spur or
branch ditch, to prevent the spread
and overflow of the waters of White
River and Hubble Creek re-
to improve the public
health, welfare and convenience and
to drain certain lands, to be formed
into a drainage district and assessed
for the payment of the said bonds,
which lands r alleged to be injux-
affected by the spread and
of the said River and the
said Creek. That all the signers of |
said petition are land owners whose |
lands are liable to be affected or
assessed for the construction of the |
said ditch, drain or w~atercourse i'm
and that it is accompanied |
with a solvent bond as is now prOvid-
ID by law.
That sain Court On .the day afore-
said appointed William G.. Schneider,
William G.. Cracraft and Nat. G.. |
Frissell, viewers, the said Nat. C. |
Frissell being a competent civil
engineer 10 proceed at once under tie
order of said court to view the line
Of the proposed ditch or improvement
md report to said court in writing on
9TH, 1900, by actual view of the
premises along and adjacent thereto
whether the proposed improvement is
necessary practical BILE or will be con-
iucive to the public health, convenience
Dr. welfare and report the best route
or the proposed drain, whether any
should be covered and whether
he work of constructing the same
should be by allotment to the several
interests or be let by contract without
allotment.
That on or before the said 9Th day
March, a. ID. 1900, any person
Interested in the location of said pro-
posed ditch or work may file with the
laid court Il remonstrance Or objection
n writing against the ditch or work as
ocated by the said petition and the
'eport of said viewers across his
ands by setting forth his grievances
herein, which shall be heard on the
It'll day of March, 1900, by said court
md filed with said petition.
That all the said proceedings are
by and to be conducted in
Uniformity with an Act of the General
Assembly of Missouri, approved
Day 18th, 1899, concerning the Drain
.ge of Swamp Lands. see Session
Of 1899, pages 27S to 292.
Done by order of the County Court
f Cape Girardeau County, Missouri,
his 18th day of February. A. D. 1900.
WILLIAM PAAR,
(1ark nf Couuty Count