Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-06-28
PETITION FOR PUBLIC DITCH.

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Y :, PETITION FOR PUBLIC DITCH.
TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
i or THE COUNTY or KAxDIYoHl AND STATE
+ OF MINNESOTA: %Ts:. eE&<* = II.
The undersigned land owners whose lands
will be liable to be affected by, or assessed for
the expense of the construction of the ditch
hereinafter described. would respectfully rep
resent that the public health, convenience.
benefit and welfare require the establishment
and construction Of a ditch along the follow
ing described route In the town Of Irving in
said county Of andiyohi; that the construc-
and utility, and 10 necessary for the following
reasons, to wit: That the proposed ditch is
for the purpose to widen, deepen, straighten,
change, lower and dr. ain the channel or bed
Of that part and portion of the river called
the South Fork of North Branch of Crow
River" as hereinafter described, and to deep
ca and change the channel Of Mud Lake.
widened portion of aforesaid river as herein
after stated, and this is required on account
Of the irregular and crooked course of said
river, and the shallow, grassy and marshy
condition Of said Mud Lake. and the low
bottom and meadow lands adjacent to and
on both sides of said river and lake, the wa
its free course in the river bed occasioning an
overflow of its natural bed and submerging
large tracts of surrounding lands, thus max
ipE them useles Esq.,. BY the n q
hiadrances will be removed, the overflow
of water prevented, large tracts of land will
be drained and standing stagnant waters
will be removed and drained from the low
places and these tracts will become good
tillable and productive lands and innure te
q public benefit. -
a general description of the proposed start
! ing point, route and terminus of said ditch
| 10 as follows: -:
Commencing In section 20, of township
1921, of range 80, in Kandiyohi county anG
/ at AfR Of Minnesota at a n1acR in the bed
| the said south fork of north branch of Grow
| river, the distance of 20 rods east of the west
section line Of said section 20, thence running
throughout the entire length of said ditci
practically along and following the bed o
| said river and consisting in part OF the bee
] Of said river, in a slightly north and easterly
| direction through said section 20, to thu
northeast corner of said section 20; Themes
| running in a southeasterly direction through
| section 20, said township and range to thu
| northeast corner of the southeast quarter
of said section 20; thence running in an east
erly direction in section ~ of said township
| and range to the west shore of said "Muc
lake in a northeasterly direction continuing
after leaving said lake in q northeastern
direction to the north bend of said river il
| the south part of the northeast quarter o.
the northeast quarter of said section Fl
| thence turning and running In southeast
! erly direction, through sections &c and IS O.
| said township and range, crossing the section
l line common to said section IS and section
SO of said township and range little NORTH
of the centre of the east line Of the'N E. qdar
| ter OF the S. E. quarter OF said section 35
! thence running in an easter1y direction across
| said section SO and termin ating as its outlet
| in the said river at the county line between
| and common to the county ofKandiyohi anG
county Of Meeker.
| Said ditch to be twenty (2o) feet wide anc
eight (s) feet deep or of such width and deptl
as recommended by engineer.
And your petitioners pray that you viii
proceed to establish such ditch and cause thu
/ same to be constructed provided OV chan
ter 23O of the General Laws of Minnesota
for 1908. r.
Dated May 10th, 1908.
OLE J. ORsox ELIAS CHRISTENSEN
y. BROWN JACOB HANSON
F. H. HARRIS PER PARsON
HANS HANSON ORLO STANNARD
NELs JOHNSON Jas. II. STRONG
FRANK DAS1ELsoN PETER BERGLUND
JOHN II. OLSON Petitioners.
Dated at Willmar, Mimi, this 10th
day of June 1905.
-..- LEWIS JOHNSON,
=; County Auditor.