The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-11-12
| 10 Inc HONORABLE Board of County Commits.
sloners OF Mile Laos County. Minnesota:

10 the Honorable Board of County Commits
sloners Oh Mile Laos County, Minnesota.
Inc Undersigned your petitioners. would re-
Specc1ulIy represent that 1t will be Of preat
P Poomc oeneht ana utility that your honorable
Doard cause to be constructed a ditch in said
county as hereinafter described and set forth.
Inat me proposed ditch herein petitioned for
IS necessary tor the following reasons:
A-That the lands for several miles IN each
SIDE OF the proposed ditch in the toWnships Of
princeton and Greenbush. in said county are
1ert tn farming lands and largely under Guilt
walton. That in wet seasons. and especially in
times OF flood on Battle Brook $50 called) and
It's tributaries, said lands are liable to overflow
from Hood waters and from surface waters from
Inc surrounding country, drowning out and de-
stroylng crops OF large areas of valuable lands,
ana renoererlng large tracts of valuable hay
lands practically worthless.
B-That in many instances and manv n1aces
the town and county roads in said townships
are 1or the same reasons flooded and for many
days rendered impassable
C-That the route of said ditch is practicable
ana said ditch will draw off the water in wet
seasons from large territory tributary there
TO- conduclng to the public convenience, health
and welfare.
D-That the benefits to be derived from the
construction of such ditch will be vastly greater
IMAM the total cost thereof. including any dam
son thereof.
The general description of the starting point
follows: - "'
Beginnlng at a point sixty (6O rods west and
twenty-five C25) rods south of the center of
sectlon twenty-five t25), in township thirty six
l56). north of range twenty-seven (27) west in
Mile Laos county. Minnesota. thence north
t TN (3O and one-half % degrees
(3I - q east to point rod south OF the east
ana west quarter line of said section TWENTY
nVe C95l: thence in easterly direction and
parable! with said quarter section line to con-
n nect WIN and empty into small lake at or
twenty-five (25) aforesaid: thence from the
outlet OF said lake by the most practicable
route to empty into the west branch of Rum
river $50 called) at q point situated in the
northeast quarter of the northeast Quarter of
section twenty-five (25), in the township and
range hereinbefore written.
TIE names of the owners OF the lands over
Whlch said proposed ditch is to pass are as
follows: W.
Lot two (2), section twenty-five C25) town.
snip 81 talrtv-slX C6), range twenty-seven (2D,
w. B. Carter. WV
Lot three (3). section twenty-five (25), town.
Clinton Slater. >'
West half OF northeast quarter of section
tWenty-seven (27), Henry Serge.
twenty-five (25,, township thirty six 1867, range
twenty-seven (2O, S. A. Carew.
Your petitioners present herewith their bond,
condltloned to pay expenses in case you shall
decline to establish said ditch and respectfully
pray that you will proceed to hear and deter
mine said petition according to the law.
W. B. Carter, GIL Lamb.
Frank Hurt, Frank Hutcheson
r. e. Mcfarland c. W. Mcfarland
Chas. E. Slater, Frank c. Foltz
:; f. Lofgren, Clinton Slater.
Charlle Hurt, VIM. l.. Buck
3: "A. Crossman G. p. Storkle.
Henry Moore, Nils Heylander.
T. S. Gile.