The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-27
Ditch Notice to NOn-ReSidentS.
Auditors Office, Logan County,
Bellefontaine, Ohio, March IL. 1903.


To Richard Butts, Miller and Black, p. +.
and G. r. Chambers, Simon p. Dunkle-
You are hereby notified that n petition
signed by II; q. Butts, Richard Butts. p. +;
Chambers. J. Il. Jacobs. David Bates and
Mary n. Terrell. has been filed with the Au-
ditor OF Logan county, Ohio, praying for the
drain or water-course on the following de-
scribed line:
Commencing I'm the road ditch on the south
side of the Bellefontaine and Sidney pike on
the land of Miller and Back In Sec. 10. T. !.
x. S. Pleasant township, Logan county. Ohio;
thence In a northeasterly direction crossing
Black to a point near the southeast corner OF
the John +. Jacobs land; thence In a norther
ly direction about 50 rods along the line be-
tween said Jacobs and Miller & Black; thence
in n northeasterly diree tion crossing the land
of said Miller & Black to the west line of Rich
ard Butts; thence In n northerly direction
along the line between said Butts and Miller
& Black to the 5. f. corner OF Mary NJ. Ter
rel's land; thence continuing north along the
on the line between said Terrell and Richard
Butts: thence following the line OF the said
Booze ditch about 30 rods to upper end OF the
15' tile of said Booze ditch and there end on
the line OF said Butts
LATERAL No. Z. Commencing in the road
ditch on the s. side OF the Beliefontaine and
Sidney pike on the land of r. +. and c: NJ.
Chambers In Sec. 2, I. 1. R. 8: thence in a
northeasterly direction crossing said pike.
the land of simon p. Dunkle. the Rumcreek
and John ii. Jacobs TO the Main ditch at the
line between said Jacobs and Miller & Black.
and there end.
Aud we further ask that said ditch be tiled
with tile of sufficient capacity to properly
drain the land.
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 other steps as
are required by law, on
APRIL Z, 1903,
at 10 o'clock a. m.
Said Board of Commissioners will ut 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 10 testify and determine the
necessity thereof. and to adjourn from time
to time and to such place as the neces-
sity of the work may require, and I'm case
said Commissioners find for said improve
ment they will fix a 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 ap-
proval of the report of the County 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
in writing, to said Commissioners for any
compensation for damages, and they or any
Of them may make application in writing for a
change or alteration of the line OF ditch
through their premises. and failure to make
such application shall be deemed and held to
be a waiver TO all rights thereto.
r. MILLIGAN.
Auditor of Logan Co., o.
March, 20. 1908.