Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-11
SPlLMAN ENGINEER
WAPELLo AND DAVIS COUNTY
OFFICIALS DISCUSS DRAIN
AGE DITCH.
Auditors crlley and Baumsarten viii
Advertise for Bids Rock Island
Assessed $1,326.o2 - J. II. r. Spill.
man in Charge Of Work.

HsSSSSeu 9l ,oZo.uE - y. ~. n. SPil'
man in Charge of Work.
From Thursdays Daily
j. II. Il. Spilman was selected to act
as engineer in charge of the construc-
ton Of the ;.Yapello-Davis county drain
age ditch yesterday afternoon at a
joint meeting of the boards of super
visors of Wapello and Davis county.
The report of the commission ap-
pointed to assess the proportionate
benefits to the land affected by the
ditch was received and Bloomfield,
Wednesday March %, named as the
place and date for another joint SEES
sion at which objections to the report
will be heard.
The Joint session of the two boards
was held in the supervisors room at
the Wapello county court house yes
terday afternoon and evening. There
were present at the meeting the Wap-
clio county board of supervisors, j. M.
McElroy. A. J. Gardner and 7. ]. Rein
Ter, county auditor, j. R. Criley and j..
H. R. Spilman; the Davis county board
consisted Of Hardy Ray, M. F. Patter
son and G.. NJ Killem, County At
torney Thomas Gordon and the Audi
tor F. w. Baumgarten.
The discussion of the report Of the
commission appointed to assess the
benefits to property holders occupied
the greater portion of the time at the
meeting. The benefits assessed against
| the Rock Island Railroad company are
| S1,326.02. No actual amounts are
stated as the benefits to the other
property in the drainage district The
piece Of property most benefited is
taken as basis of 100 in a percent
! age table. All pieces of property af-
fected are listed with reference to this
at certain per cent
Individual Assessments.
When the total cost OF the ditch is
learned the proportion which is to be
paid by the property holders affected
will be again proportioned according
to this percentage table to the individ-
ual property holders.
| VIII Ask for Bids.
| Auditors Criley and Baumgarten,
were instructed to prepare the spe-
cif1cations with the assistance Of En-
| gineer Slipman and advertise at once
for the bids.
The ProportIonate Benefits.
| In the following table the descrip-
ton Of the land is followed by the
name of the owner and by the relative
per cent Of benefit assessed on a
basis Of 100:
N. w. qtr. of N. 3. qtr. Sec.
II lob
is. W. qtr. Of N. %. qtr. Sec.
IS, H. R. Baker. -. ... 80
so a. off south end of E. one
half of N. W. qtr. Sec. 35,
4 NJ s. Minear -. $500. Sc.
N. p. part E. half of s. E. qtr,
Gov: lot N No. 8. Sec. s5, 6. :
N. W. part Gov Gov. 10: lot \, No. 4. 1, %
Sec. 35, G. Ritz :. -. Is
s. E. Part of E. half Of S. e.
qtr. Sec. IS, Kate M. Par
| ToCl.. 50
N. E. qtr. of S. E. qtr. of Sec
35, A. G.. Daniels ). $500. 20
! S. E. qtr. of S. E. qtr. Of Sec.
IS. A. G. Daniels ;. -. SO
is. w. qtr. of S. w. qtr. of Sec.
36, A G. Daniels :. ;. -. 40
N. E. qtr. Of S. E. qtr. Of Sec.
| Q, Kate M. Parrott.. ;. 100
S. E. qtr. of N. e. qtr. of Sec
2, Kate NJ. Parrot 80
Gov. lot No. 1 in Sec. 2, Kate
/ M. Parrot. 80. ~. -. At
Gov. lot No. 2, in Sec. 2, Kate
i M. PARROT :. II. -. 20
Gov. lot No. 8, in Sec. 2, Annie
! Kane. -. ..... IA
Gov. lot No. A. in Sec. 2, Keo
Jordan ;. -. IA
N. E. qtr. of s. E. qtr. of Sec.
2. Keo Jordan. !. .... ~
S. E. qtr. of S. E. qtr. of Sec.
| 2, Keo Jordan ;. j.. $3.50. s.
N. w. qtr. of N. W. qtr of Sec.
1, Keo Jordan :. -. 95
S. W. qtr. of N W. qtr. of Sec.
1, Keo Jordan ;. -. 80
N. W. qtr. of S. w. qtr of Sec.
/ 1, Keo Jordan j. ..... %
S. w. ctr. Of S. W. qtr. of Sec.
l, Keo Jordan ). IA
All in township 70 north Of
range IL west in Davis
/ county. state of Iowa