The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-04-06
Petition for Public Ditch.

In the matter of the petition of II. Fl.
Thinker ct. ais. for Public Ditch In
LeSueur and Blue Earth Counties, Min
| neSota.
To the Honorable p w. Morrison Dis
! trict Judge of the Eighth Judicial Dis
| trict.
The undersigned land owners whose
lands will be liable to be affected by, or
assessed for the expense of the construc-
! ton of the Public Ditch, hereinafter de-
scribed would respectfully represent that
fare. require the establishment and con-
struction of public ditch along the fol-
flowing described route in the township of
Kasota. in said county of lie Sueur and
| in the township of Lime in said county or
Blue Earth, Minnesota,
| That the construction of the same
would be of public benefit and utility, and
lis necessary for the following reasons.
Viz: that the lands in the Vicinity of
said ditch are low and wet in rainy sea-
sons and can not be utilized for the pur-
pose of husbandry or other purposes.
/! That the water overfiows the same and
makes the same useless and unprofitable
That the construction of said ditch
| will drain several swaes or ponds. which
a marshy character and are no longer of
sufficient depth volume to be capable
| of any beneficial use of a substantial
character. for fishing. boating or public
supply. That one of said swales or ponds
was once a portion of a meandered lake
but is now separated therefrom by sand
bars and acretion of soil. That none of
said swales or ponds, are adjacent or lie
lnear any town or village.
| That if the said lands lying adjacent
and near to the ditch hereinafter deScrib-
| ed are drained thereby. it viii be of
great public benefit and of great benefit
| to the adjacent owners. and will result
| in upwards of three hundred acres of
land becoming profitable and susceptible
iiof some beneficial use
And your petitioners pray that for the
purpose of effecting such improvement.
that public ditch. with a spur or branch
!ditch. be constructed and ordered along
practicable. viz: Commencing at OF near
a point 100 rods due south of q point 40
rods due west of the northeast corner of
section %. township 109 range &c, Blue
Earth County, Minnesota. and from
thence running westerly and northerlY in
the center of a swale or marsh in section
%. town 100, range 26. said COUNTY. for a
ldistance of so rods. and thence running
lin a northerly direction about $50 rods
to the county line between said Blue
Earth and IeSueur counties, said line
! being also the north line of said section
%, town 100, range 26. and the south
line of section IA. town 109 range &c in
iLeSueur County. Mimi. from thence ram
ming in a northwesterly and westerly di-
ERECTION across the south half of the south
west quarter of section IA. town 100.
range &c. in said LeSueur County, to a
point about 40 rods north of the south
west corner of section II, town 100.
Irange 26, in said county. and from thence
drumming in a westerly and SOutherly di-
ERECTION across the southeast quarter of
iSectiOn 10. town 100, range &c. in said
LeSueur county to a point in said coun-
ty line between said LeSueur and said
Blue Earth counties, where the said
county line intersects the bed of 4 GER
tain creek or watercourSe and from
thence running southerly and follow
ing middle of the bed of said creek or
iwatercOurSe in section D. town 1913.
range e. in said Blue Earth County. for
Ia 6icto of a hon 10Th rpf 10 md il,nYp
ltermina ting. That the said creek is the
loutlet of said ditch so to be constructed.
/ The spur or branch ditch to commence
lat a point on the north side of the county
Iline road between the towns Of kaSota
land Lime aforesaid. about thirty five
lrOdS west of the southeast corner of the
southwest quarter of the southeast quart
Ter of section IA, town 100. range &c.
thence to run west to the west line of
said quarter section. thence to cross said
road, thence west the south side of
said road to the main ditch afOre describ-
ed. and there to terminate.
| And your petitioners respectfully pray
that this honorable court will proceed to
Ito be constructed as provided by Chapter
$50, of the General Laws of Minnesota.
for the year. 1905
Dated October 80 1905.
II. II. HINIKER.
ERNEST ROEHLAND.
JOS KLEIN.
FRANK <OENEN.
HERMAN SCFOL9,Z.
FES'TUS WARRANT
HENRY WANDERSEE.
FRITZ GUENTZEL.