The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-26
Notice. lof Hearing on Petition
and Viewers Report.

Ptuoc tHctctu SCI uut uuu IN tuc iuouucf IN tAlu
petition hereinafter set out which petition 10
substantially In words and figures o. follows
to-wlt;
'The undersigned petitioners respectfully
represent that In township forty-two tts),
forty.three tks) and forty four 90, Of ranges
twenty-nine t29, thirty tsol, thlrty-one
sp and thirty-two Csg lying and being in
the counties OF Bates and Csss In Missouri
there ara more than thirty thousand acres Of
low. nat, msrshy and swsmpy land along and
adjacent to Grand River and ib adjacent trib-
utsries which 10 subject to the inundations and
overnows and 10 wet, msrshy and swampy. and
that Il 10 practical TO construct bitches and
drains which will drain and reclaim said lands
and prevent to large degree the overflow Of
such lands and drain exif ting swsmpy and
marshy portion thereof. That such work
would be OF public utility and benefit and con-
ducve 10 the public health, agricultural i'm
provement, and use. and general convenience
and welfare. Your petitioners further state
that they are more than Eve (5) In number
from each OF said counties all OF whom are own
ers Of lots and tracts Of land on tbs line OF the
main ditch described herein which lands will
be drained and benefited by improvement here
| In defcribed and whose lands will be liable to
be Affected by and assessed for the construc-
ton OF the said drainage district: that their
said lands cannot be drained or reclaimed with
out affecting lands OF others than these petit
tioners and that there is great necessity fer
said Improvements and to drain lots and lands
public and corporate roads, and railroads and
and to drain and reclaim those wet, marshy,
swampy and overlooked lands In order to rem
| der them useful, habitable, heslthfui and SER
viceable for agricultural purposes both to the
owners and to the public.
Your petitioners therefore pray that your
honorable court cause to be laid out and con-
structed main ditch and needed lateral
bitches and other works necessary to drain
such lands, which main ditch should begin as
the petitioners believe and pray at the bank Of
said Grand River at point In the northwest
quarter OF the northeast quarter OF section
twenty seven, township forty -four, range thir-
ty-two In Cass county, at or near the line be-
tween the northeast quarter and northwest
quarter Of section twenty seven, In township
forty-four, range thirty-two In said Cass coun-
ty. And the course OF said drain should be and
lie hereby petitioned for to run In o southeast
erly course along over and through as lowlands
| upon said Grand River bottoms as can be found
| 80 as to make the course of said bitches nearly
straight and direct as practical to the junction
OF middle and south forks OF Grand River, end.
proceeding from thence In q southeasterly d.
rection as near the present river bed as pyac-
tlcal to the junction with east fork Of Grand
River; thence run In southessterly direc-
tion to point at or near the Mo. Fac. R. Co.
Bridge over Grand River; continuing the ce
In sousheasterly direction to Q point at or
near the mouth Of Sugar Greek at or near sec-
ton line between sections II and 10 in township
~, range 80, thence run In an easterly direc.
tion to the bend Of Grand River In the southeast
quarter Of section II, township ~. range 20. at
or near the corner OF Bates, Henry and Cass
counties, Mo at which said point said ditch
will empty at or near the head Of the Pioneer
Drainage district Of Henry county, Missouri,
and at which point will be the end or termlna-
ton Of said main ditch. Your petitioners fur.
ther pray for the construction Of drains or
channels as near Is practical along the river
course and across such narrow points Of land
around which said river bends as shM be found
practcai ana desirable 30 as to increase the
NJ" VI wafer 'niongH seid river ana thereby
siuins IN .ne DRAINING and preventing me over
low ., sara lands as well also as forthe con-
.sruo.oa Vi 'siu ditcnes OF dra,ns' as Will be
,ou.u necessary anu pfachsapie for the accom-
pusnin.n' Vi 'he general purpose OF drainage
''Uie'mu
iour peuhoners TURNER represent that the
nuinpei Vi miles OF main discn which will be
necessary 70 accomplish said drainage purpose
vii, % 70 miies.
"aere'ore we respectfully pensicn and re-
qu.'s your honorable court % make suitable
Gnu propsr oroer under the provisions OF the
o.sinsse law oi missouri 70 locate stratghten
muea' a,.e, and deepen saia stream and con-
sue 'aid uitcne' ana sucn other WORK as shall
oe neo'sssry 20 tae accomplishment OF she pur-
pug nere'n peuuoned or ana tnat you do form
ualsnse district and Issue bonds Of said
a.n.se a,s.ric' lof 'ne amount necessary for
'' ~ INC ssiu u,a'nsee purposes.
We nelewa.n summit our pond aligned BY two
VI nols saalUonM parties and free holders In
sVaI counties ~ the sum OF VI 800 90 condition
:. sas' we WIN psy "an COSTS incident hereto
II 'as prayer OF your petitioners be not grant,
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