The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-09-12
Petition for Public Ditch
To the Board of County Commissioners of
the County of Redwood, state OF Mime

To the Board of County Commissioners o
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will be liable to be affected by. or assessed
Tor, the expense OF the construction of the
f often hereinafter described, would respect
fully represent that the public health, con-
ven1ence and welfare and the reclamation
of wet and overf1owed lands require the es-
tabllsnment and construction of a ditch and
Drancn dltCheS along the following deSCrib-
ed route in the towns of New Avon Redwood
Falls Paxton and the city of Redwood Falls
IN sald county OF Redwood, and that the con-
benefit and utility.
general description of the proposed
starting point, route and terminus of said
d1tCn. and branch bitches is as follows:
Commencing in slough near the center
OF the northeast quarter OF section four az.
in township one hundred and eleven, and
range NO. thlrty-slX. and running thence in
northweSterly direction through slough in
the southeast quarter of section thirty
three, tow nship No one hundred twelve and
range No. thirtv-siX. of Redwood Falls
| thence following the natural water course
| through the northwest quarter of the south
vest quarter OF section thirty four, in said
Redwood Falls township, thence in a north
westerly direction, following the natural
water course across the north half of the
northeast quarter OF section thirty-three,
northeasterly direction across southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of section
! lWenLy-elglt, IN SdlQ REDWOOD rails town.
snip, thence in a nOrthe asterly direction
across the southwest quarter of section
twenty seven in said Redwood Falls town
ship following the natural water course
through the northwest quarter of section
tWenty-seven in said Redwood Falls town
snip to point a bout twenty rods south of
the quarter corner post between sections
twenty-five and twenty-seven, in said Red
wood Falls township. Thence in a north
edsterly direction across the southeast
quarter of section twenty-five, thence in a
I hf I1Oh C1n nrrh CIT tad
on the east side of said section twenty two
and west side of section twenty-three thence
in northerly direction to slough situated
at corner of sections fourteen fifteen, TWEEN
ty-tWo and tW enty-three, in said Redwood |
Falls township, thence easterly through the
north side of said section twenty three to
the slough on the northeast quarter OF the |
northeast quarter of said section twenty /
three, thence in a northerly direction |!
through the southeast quarter of section |
fourteen in said Redwood Falls township. !
and crossing the section line road about ten |
rods south of the quarter corner between /
sections thirteen and fourteen in said Red |
wood Falls township. thence running in a
northeasterly direction through the north |
west quarter of said section thirteen and !
the southwest quarter of section twelve in /
said Redwood Falls township, following as
near as practicable a natural water course |
known as Grow Greek, Thence following |
the natural run OF said Grow Greek as near |
as practicable through the northeast quar- |
ter of section twelve and the southwest !
quarter of the southeast quarter of section |
u.
crossing the town line into section six in
township No. one hundred and twelve and
range No. thirty-five about sixty rods north I
OF the southwest corner of section six
township No one hundred and twelve and |
range No. thirty-fve. Thence running in a I
northeasterly direction following as near as
practica BILE the natural water course across
the southwest quarter of said section six to
a point a few rods south of the center of
said section six in the natural run of said |
Crow Greek, and terminating at said last
named point with the said Grow Greek as its
outlet.
BRANCH DITCH NO. 1.
Commencing at point about 70 rods
south OF the quarter corner on the east side
of section thirty-four in township No. one
hundred and twelve and range No thirty
six, thence running in a westerly direction
connecting with and terminating IN the
main ditch in the slough situated on the
northwest quarter of the southwest quar-
ter of section thirty-four, in township No.
one hundred and twelve and range No thir
ty-six, having the said main ditch as it's
outlet.
BRANCH DITCH NO. 2.
Commencing about sixty rods west and
twenty rods north of the quarter corner be-
tween sections thirtytwo and thirty three
in township one hundred and twelve and
range thirty-slx, and running thence in a
direction and connecting with
and terminating in the main ditch on the
southwest quarter of the southeast quarter
Of section thirty three, in township No. one
hundred and twelve and range No. thirty
six, with the said main ditch as its outlet.
BRANCH DITCH NO 8. {
Commencing at point about 60 rods west
Of the center of section thirty-three, in
No. ond hundred and twelve and
range No. thirty-six, and running thence in
an easterly direction through and following =
the natural run and terminating in the main 4
hitch on the northeast qua cter of the south
east quarter of said section thirty-three.
with the said main ditch as its outlet,
BRANCH DITCH NO. a.
Commencing at point about 20 rods west
IF the quarter post on the.eaSt side of sec
ton twenty-one in township No. one hun
1red and twelve, and range No. thirty-six.
and running thence in southerly direction |
20 the southeast corner of said section TWEEN
.Y-one. Thence in a Southeasterly direction t
following the natural drain and connecting q
with and terminating in the main ditch on G
he northwest quarter of section twenty c
seven, in said Redwood Falls township, with t
he said main ditch as it's outlet. S
BRANCH DITCH NO 5. t
Commencing about 40 rods east and ten /
rods north of the southwest corner of sec c
ton fifteen, in township No. one hundred L
and twelve and range No. thirty-sx, run
ming thence in a easterly direction across [
the southwest quarter of said section fifteen y
to the quarter corner between sections if
teen and twenty-five in said Redwood Falls +
thence in a eaSterly direction con
Meeting with and terminating in the main t
,
twenty-five in said Redwood Falls township
with the said main ditch as its outlet.
BRANCH DITCH NO. 6.
Commencing about sixty rods south of the
northeast corner of section thirty -four, in
township No. one hundred and twelve and :
range No. thirty-six. and running thence
n northerly direction, following the Sec
ion line road as near ds practicable to the
slough on the northeast corner of the south
last quarter of section twenty-seven, in
laid township and range. Thence in
lorthwesterly direction across the north
last quarter of said section twenty-seven, {
with and terminating in the
n ain ditch at point near the center line of
laid section twenty-seven, running north v
Ind south, with said main ditch as It's out
ct :.
BRANCH DITCH NO. 7.
Commencing at point about sixty rods b
,ast of the quarter post between sections J
and twenty-four, in township c
70 one hundred and twelve. and range No il
thirty six, running thence in westerly di- a
'ection to the section line, thence in west O
rly and thence in northerly direction con- n
lecting with and terminating in the main a
Itch on the northeast quarter of said sec
ion twenty-three, with said main ditch as c
Is outlet. h