The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-08-27
Notice
To NONRESIDENT Lot anC
Land Owners.

Office of the Auditor of Logan County and
Hardin County, o., July 81, 1901. In the
matter of ditch.
To W. ]. Musgrove James Carver, Pat. Gala
han, hrs. L. Callahan.
Petition for the construction of a ditch.
To the Honorable Joint Board of Commis-
sioners, Logan county, Ohio. and Hardin
county, Ohio.
The undersigned owners of lots and land
which will be drained and benefited by the
Improvement herein prayed for, hereby make
application to your honorable body, and now
fle with the Auditors OF said counties, this,
their petition. and nov and hereby pray for
the construction of a ditch on the route here
matter set forth.
The necessity for and the benefits of the
construction OF said ditch is that it will drain
and adjacent thereto, and will promote the
public health, convenience and welfare.
The following is the beginning, route and
termini of said improvement, to-wit: Com
mencing at a post in Riddle Rutan'S south
land line. and about rods from culvert un-
der the G. @. G. & st. L. Z. R.; thence south
ward to and passing through said culvert and
the land of Josiah Fishburn; thence passing
on the north side of said road in an easterly
direSd9n to the upper enc 9f & lateral o NO 6 or
line of an old ditch known as lateral No.
to the Smithson Joint Ditch to the main line
of the Smithson Joint Ditch and there termi-
nate. We ask that part Of said ditch be
tiled across one block of lots in the village OF
Ridgeway, Ohio.
The names of all persons and corporations.
either public or private, who, in the opinion
OF the petitioners. are in any way affected or
benefited thereby are as follows:
Names OF petitioner. Josiah Fishburn.
You are also notified that the undersigned,
as Auditors OF Logan county, Ohio, and Hard
in county. Ohio, have fixed
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST b. 1901.
at 10 O'Clock a. m,, for the hearing on the line
at the place of beginning of said proposed
improvement and take such other steps as
are required by law.
the time and place above fixed, hear any and
all proof offered by any of the parties
affected by said improvement, and other
persons competent to testify and determine
the necessity thereof, and adjourn from
time to time and to such place as the neces,
sity of the work may require, and In case said
Joint Board of Commissioners find for said i'm
prOvement, they will fix day for the hearing
of application for any appropriation OF the
land taken for said improvement, or damages
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 sci
for tie hearing, any person or corporation
| whose lands are taken or affected In any way
| by such improvement may make application
| to said Commissioners in writing for COM
| Of them may make application In writing for .
| change or alteration OF the line OF ditcf
| through their premises, and failure to make
such application shall be deemed and held t(
| be a waiver to all rights thereto.
F. E. MILLIGAN,
Auditor of Logan County, Ohio.
| JAMES BASTABLE,
Auditor of Hardin County, Ohio.
August IL, 190l-2t