The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-07-18
Petition for Public Ditch

To the Board of County Commissioners of
the county of Redwood ana state Of Min
neSota
The undersigned land owners. whose
lands will be liable to be affected by, or as
sesSed tor, the expense of the construction
OF the ditch hereinafter described, would
respectfully represent that the public
health convenience and welfare and the
reclamation of wet and overtOwed lands
require the establishment and construction
OF d ditch along the following described
route in the towns Of Three Lakes and Pax
ton IN said county of Redwood, and the con-
Struction of the same would be of public
benefit and utility.
general description of the proposed
starting point, route and terminus of said
ditch is as follows:
commencing at point two rods south of
the southwest corner of lot one (D OF sec
tlOn three 81. township one hundred and
eleven 1ll). OF range thirty-f1ve (S5); from
there due east TO outside of highway be-
tween sections ten (Ol and eleven I'D in
said town and range; thence due north
along said highway twenty-seven (27) rods:
thence northeast thirtyone (3D rods to a
natural water course, known as a branch of
WabaSha creek: thence following said wa
ter course southeast crossing section line
between sections two 90 and eleven I'D,
and continuing in said general southeast
course. following said water course to north
and south line of said section eleven GD,
fifty four (54) rods south OF quarter corner
between sections two t2) and eleven QD;
thence along said water course northeast TO
section line between sections eleven and
twelve in said town and range at a point
twenty-four (24 rods south of northeast
corner of said section eleven; thence in
said water course northeaStery to a point
ten rods east of last mentioned corner;
thence nor tn along said creek hfty-eight
(5S) rods: thence in said creek, east sixty
900 rods thence northeast in said creek
twenty 600 rods; thence along said creek
east 70 north and south quarter line in sec
ton one in said town and range; thence in
said creek and north to center of said sec
ton one; thence following said creek in
general northweSterly course 10 town road
north of SAID section one; thence west along
said road eighty 800 rods; thence north
easterly to track of O. & N. W. Ry. Co. in
township one hundred and twelve Q12) of
range thirty five where there is a truss over
said creek bed; thence northeasterly to
section line between sections thirty five and
thirty-six in said last mentioned town and
range: thence nOrtheasterly in said creek
bed 70 north and south quarter line of sec
ton twenty-five, twelve 12) rods north of
quarter corner between sections twenty
tive and thirtv-six therein; thence in
curve, following said creek northeasterly
and then northweSterlv in said section
tive nty-hve, crossing north and south quar-
ter line in said section at center thereof;
then e northwesterly to a point twenty
seven (27) rods west of quarter corner be-
tween sections twenty-five and twenty-four
creel bed in curve through said section
twenty-four first northeasterly and then
northwesterly and then northeasterly and
and twenty rods north of said last mention
ed quarter corner in said section twenty
four at stone culvert across said creek or
water course, made of granite slabs, as it's
outlet.
And your petitioners pray that you will
proceed to establish such ditch and cause
the same to be constructed as provided by
chapter two hundred thirty (230). of the
General Laws of Minnesota fer 1905.
Dated June 10th, 1906
w. p. DAVIDSON,
K ]. BRUBAKER,
JAMES G. HANSON,
FRANK SCHUMAN,
LARS BENSON,
MS HOFFBECK,
L. P. NILSSON,
]. A. CHRISTENSEN,
A. PAULSEN.
5O-3t Petitioners.