The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-01-30
DAM MOVEMENTS
Mood Being Removed from Along
the River.

Mood Being Removed from Along
the River.
Attorney Pierce, A G. Burmeis-
ter aud the committee of citizens APP
pointed to assist Mr.. Burmeister in
securing the land wanted for the
overflow that will be caused by the
erection of the Burmeister dam.
made a careful inspection of the
Clark and Rain tracts. wanted for
the purpose, early this week, and
also had the engineers verify their
field notes, and as a result they
we're unanimous in the opinion that
both owners had viewed a fair
award from the appraisers, and to
make no increased offer.
d. +. Bigham and r. A. Turrell
completed the survey and plats Of
the Clark and RAIN tracts early last
week, and their reports and records
for jury inspection show that Mr..
Burmeister takes only about six
acres of the land belonging to Mr..
Rain and between five. and six
acres Of that belonging to Mr.. Clark.
In the case Of Mr.. RAIN the ap-
praisers figured on taking seven
acres, and valued it at $40 per acre,
or $3.50, and the report Of the engi-
neers would indicate that too much
money has been awarded, on ac-
count of the lesser acreage. In the
case Of the Clark land the appraisers
figured that about five acres would
be affected by the overflow, and
that the land in question, having
very little timber upon it, and be-
ing mostly shore line property with
only about one acre fit for cultiva-
ton, was not worth over 800 per
acre, while the benefits that will re-
suit by reason of the deep water,
and by the probable bridging of the
river somewhere on the farm, would
be OF incalculable value. The sur
vey, therefore, has made no mater
ial change in the estimates of the
appraisers, who have an excellent
idea of acreage, and of the value of
land and the benefits in this. section.
On last Saturday morning Attor-
ney a.. 3. Clark, brother of John
Clark, Jr., came up from Mankato.
With him was w. #. Brooks, a we'll
known civil engineer of that city,
and the two gentlemen, together
with the appellant from the award
of the appraisers, drove to the Rain
land Immediately after dinner, and
commenced survey of the land
wanted for overflow by Mr.. Bur-
meister. They returned from the
farm about six o clock that evening.
Mr.. Brooks had not computed his
field notes, and could not at that
time, give any idea as to how much
land would be affected, but he
seemed to be of the opinion that the
statement of the acreage, made by
Messrs. Bigham and Turrell, would
not be far from the statement he
| would have to offer. Mr.. Brooks
spent Sunday in. his room at the
hotel, planning. his notes on a chart
to be offered in evidence, and on
Monday was driven to the Clark
farm, where he spent nearly all OF
that day in surveying the tract
wanted by Mr.. Burmeister. Mon
day evening and part offyesterday
was spent by Mr.. Brooks IN prepar-
ing a chart of the Clark farm tract,
and this with the Rain tract chart
will be offered as evidence in the
jury trials of the two causes ap-
Ipealing from the awards Of the ap-
praisers, to-day.
The two actions must carry con
siderable expense with them, if the
attorney Tor the two appellants is
receiving paw. The application O
John Clark, Jr., for an injunction te
/ restrain the construction of the
dam, which was SO emphatically
denied by Judge Webber, carried
with it heavy costs that have beer
assessed against Mr.. Clark, while
| the expenses and per diem of tht
surveyors in the appeal cases, al
we'll as other items, will be Of n
small size, and will probably NOR,
than absorb the awards Of the ap
praisers, in case the actions are de