The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-06-15
Drainage Notice.


Notice IL hereby given to sll whom II may con-
Germ that on the End day Of May, 1905, at the
May term Of the County Court Sithin and for
Bates County, Missouri, there was hled In said
court the petition Of J. 7. Kern and thirty-two
other owners Of real estate to be affected there
by, petition pray ing ssid court that the neces-
ssry steps be taken to have ditched. drained
and reclaimed certain lands In Township thirty
eight Cssl, Ranges twenty-nine thirty and
thirty lone co, 30 and SD, and In Township
thirty mine (ss), Ranges thirty-one. thlrty-two
and thirty. three tsl, 80 and So and In Township
forty (4Ol, Ranges thlrty-two and thirty-three
(S2 an So, alleging that that there are more |
than thirty thousand acres Of low, nst and |
swampy land along and adjacent to the Msrias |
des Cygnes and Usage rivers and their tributa- |
rles subject to inundation aud overflow; that
said lands are wet and swsmpy, and thatit
practical to construct bitches and drsins which
III drain and reclaim all OF said land and pre-
vent in large degree the overflow OF such land
that such work woula be OF great public utility
and benefit aud conducive to the public health,
convenience and welfare; that said petitioners
are more tuuu uNc OWhcIc VI hete Va Aeoe W. ss~
line OF the main ditch described In said petit
ton, which lands will be drained and BEN Ut
ted by the improvements pe,itloced for and will
be liable to be affected by, and assessed for the
construction OF the same That said lands
cannot be drained and reclaimed withoutsflect-
Ing the lands OF others than the said petitioners
and that there Is great necessity for said I'M
provements and to drain Tote, lands, public and
corporate roads and railroads and TO drain and
reclaim these wet, msrshy, swampy and over
! flowed lands so a. to render them useful, habit
able, beautiful and serylcaole, both to the
owners and the public.
Ii is further asked by said petitioners that =
ditch and other works necessary to drain such
| land shall be constructed so as TO begin at the
bank Of the Marias des Cygnes river at point
at or Immediately adjacent to what is known as
the Marvel bridge across the Marias des Cygnes
river on the line between Charlotte and Walnut
Townships In said county, near the north line
OF Section two (2), Township thlrty.nine tSs),
Range thirty-three (S3) and on the north and
east side OF the Marlas des Cygnes river; that
| the course Of said drain should be to run thence
| In a southeasterly direction over and through
! as low lands upon said bottom as can be found
| so as to make the course OF said ditch as nearly
straight and direct as practical to the intersec-
ton with said Marias des Cygnes river at the
northeast corner Of lot sixteen Q6) In Section
ave t5). Township thirty nine $50, Range thir-
ty-two (Sg Of said county and proceeding thence
| on the south or west side OF said river In the
same general course or direction, crossing
what is known as the Island Slough, near the
northeast corner OF Section twenty three (sS),
Township .hirty-nine (39), Range thirty.two
Cs2), In said county and proceeding thence along
the most practical line In same general direc-
ton to an Intersection with said river at APPOINT
equ distant between the north and south lines
Of section twenty one (2D, Township thirty
eight (Ss) Of Range thirty 1907 In said county;
| and beginning thence on the north or east side
| of said Maras des Cygnes river, opposite the
I intersection last aforef aid and proceeding In
southeasterly direction across along the most
practical line to the intersection with said river
near the southwest corner Of that portion OF
Section nineteen ls), Township thirty EIGHT Us,
Range twenty-nine t29), lying north Of said
river.
Also praying for the construction Of drains or
channels across said narrow points OF lana
around which said river bends as shall be found
practical and desirable to increase the How OF
water through said river and thus aid In the
draining and preventing Of the overflow OF said
land; as well ALEC as for the construction Of such
side ditohes or drains as will be found neces-
| sary and practical for the accomplishment Of
the general purpose.
| 1t is represented In said petition that the
number Of miles Of ditch which will be neces-
sa ry to accomplish said purpose will be thirty
miles.
Upon the filing Of said petition and thereafter
said County Court made Its orders appointing
Cyrus j. Requa, Charles T. VanBenthusen and
Robert 4. johnson, viewers, and A. II. Bell,
engineer, to 20 upon, over and along the pro-
posed route, make actual view Of the premises,
after having taken each an oath to faithfully
and impartially discharge his duties, and To
report to said court on the 9Th day Of June, 1905
upon the practicability, feasibility and desir.
ability Of construction Of the works petitioned
for as aforesaid, and whether or not the SAINT
will be conducive to the public welfare, conven
fence, health and whether necessary, and to re-
port upon the best route for the proposed drain
II nd to be necessary. practical. and that II
would be for the public utility and conducive Il
the public health, convenience and welfare, ant
whether any portion Of the same should be COW
cred an whether the work Of constructing tn
same should be by allotment to the several in
terests or be let by contract without allotment
At the time Of the fling said petition the bono
Of said j. +. Kern and others for the psymen
OF said proceeding, as required BY law was fle'
and approved by said court. And on the 6tl
day Of June, 1905, two of said viewers to-wit
Cyrus J. Requs and Charles T. vanBenthusen
and said engineer came into court and filed thei
report in writing in which they report, afte
havl pg viewed said premises that the proposes