The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-11-05
10 tne Honorable Board of County Commits
s1oners OF Mile Laos County, Minnesota:

oion0iS VI MILE Lacs county, Minnesota:
me s Undersigned. your petitioners, would re-
spec!1ully represent that 1t will be of great
Puollc oeneht and utility that your honorable
Ooaro cause to be constructed a ditch in said
county as hereinafter described and set forth
is NECESSARY for the following reasons:
A-That the lands for several miles on each
side of the proposed ditch in the townships IT
Princeton and Greenbush, in said conntv are
| fertile farming lands and largely under culti-
vatlon. mat IN wet seasons and especially in
times Of flood on Battle Brook $50 called) and
its tributaries, said lands are liable to overflow
from flood waters and from surface waters from
the surrounding country. drowning out and de-
stroylng crops of large areas Of valuable lands
and renderering large tracts of Valuable hav
lands practically worthless.
B-Ihat IN many instances and many places
the town and county roads in said townships
are for the same reasons flooded and for MANY
days rendered impossible.
C-Ihat the route of said ditch is practicable
ana said ditch will draw off the water in wet
seasons from large territory tributary there
and welfare.
construction of such ditch will be vastly greater
IMAM the total cost thereof. including any dam
ages that it will be necessary to award by rea-
The general description of the starting point
route ana terminus of the proposed ditch is as
Beginning at point sixty 80) rods west and
twenty-five (25) rods south of the center of
sectlon twenty-five (25, in township thirty-six
~, north OF range tWenty-seven (27) west in
Mil Mile Laos county. Minnesota. thence north
tnlrty,seVen (37) and one-half CD degrees
(3|5s % east to point one rod south of the east
ana west quarter line of said section twenty
nve (25); thence in an eaSterly direction and
parable! With said quarter section line to con-
meet With and empty into small lake at OF
near the centre of the east half of said section
twenty live 25) aforesaid: thence from the
outlet OF SAID lake by the most prac ticable
route to empty into the west branch of Rum
river $50 called) at a point situated in the
northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of
sectlon twenty-five C25), in the township and
range herelnbefOre written.
The names of the owners of the lands over
winch said proposed ditch is to pass are as
follows ~'
Lot two (2). section twenty-five (25). town.
ship thirty-six (36), range twenty seven C2D,
w. B. Carter. H'
Lot three 90. section twenty-five (25), town
ship thirty-Six C36), range twenty-seven (2D.
Clinton Slater. '>'
West half Of northeast quarter of section
twenty-five CO. township thirty-six (36), range
tWenty-seven (27), Henry Serge.
East half of northeast quarter of sectios
twenty-five (25), township thirty six 1861. 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
NINE SAID petition according to the law
w. B. Carter Oh. Lamb
FRANK hurt, Frank Hutchinson,
+: E. Mcfarland, c. w. Mcfarland
Chas. E. Slater, Frank c. Foltz,
:; Il. Lofgren, Clinton Slater
Cnarne Hurt, VIM. L. Buck.
5: a. Crossman, @. P. Storkle,
Henry Moore, Nils Heylander.
I. S. Glle.