The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-14
VIM. Elmore
DISTRICT AND LEyEE NOTICE
In the County Court Of Lafayette
County, State OF Missouri, Adjourned
August Term 1907, September 1917,
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

In the County Court Of Lafayette
County, State OF Missouri, Adjourned
August Term 1907, September 1917,
TO WHOM II MAY CONCERN;
Whereas. John A.. Thompson, Charles
Hoffman. j. X. Gray, Agent, j. e. Klotz, JOS
Aphia Buddemeyer. Geo. Niewig. Henry Finch,
William A. Johnson, john Finch, Johann
johnson. Joseph Essex, Ira Barnes, f. Duel-
ling, John f. Nelson, 4 James. Lena Waller,
r.. A. Strickler. +. ID StOner, George Wip-
Z perman, Henry Hoffman, Mary CASTLE. Ada
CASTLE, Fritz Breaeskeski, Richard tteld,
and }. A., Edmt nds; on August stll, 1907, MED
their petition In the County Court of La
1 fayette County, Missouri, praying said Court
to make the necessary orders and appoint
Viewers or commissioners and a competent
Civil Engineer. and cause TO be established, a
Drainage District and constructed a Levee,
under and by virtue OF Article " of chapter
D l22 Of the Revised Statues of Missouri, 1893
as amended by the Session Acts OF Missouri
for 1909, page $50 aud for 1907, page 333 10 344,
which said Drainage District is TO be in the
territory lying north Of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad. running from Wellington. Missouri
=. To Waterloo, Missouri and pounded on the
east, north and west sides by the Missouri
River, being the land commonly known as
Egypt Bottom and which said proposed
Q Levee. according TO said petition, will begin
{ nc a point on the north line Of 5. T.. ~ OF
s. n. III OF Section z, Township 80, Range d,
Lafayette County, Missouri, said point being
a20 ards west Of the east liu0 of said section
EIutnlt EAlNNulik kbAllMteltNAl Ouf lDuElN
: OF "a mile to north line Of Section rs, said
Township and Range, thence sOuthwesterly
through the said Section Is to a point OppO-
site the residence Of William warwick
I near the center OF said Section and on east
side of County Road at SAID point, thence iu
q sOuthwesterly direction to Missouri itiver
bank at the highest point, a whole distance
Of about one mile In length. said petition
states that the proposed Drainage District
and Levee Improvement is necessary to
prevent the overflow from the Missouri
River ms heretofore has occurred, aud the
proposed improvement VIII be conducive 20
10 the public health, convenience, welfare
and Of public utility and benefit; also request
that this Court order bonds issued and sOld
TO meet expenses Of constructing sllQ ieyee
and the cost herein; with which petition, Il
bond for SlOO, payable TO the state OF Missouri,
signed by the petitioners as principals ana
two securities as required by law, which
bonds and security was approved ty this
County Court, August s, 1901; when said
Court, having seen and heard SAID petition,
did ind said petition and bond no due i0rm
according TO law; and on SAID dAte, dlt
appoint John strOdtman. Is. ". Jefferson and
h. n. Holkc, Viewers or commissioners also
j.. A. Wilson, a competent civil Engineer. go
assist them, to view the line OF the proposed
Levee and Levee improvement proposed,
and to report to this Court atlts September
Term. 1907, by actual view of the premises,
whether the proposed Improvement rs
necessary, practicable, Of public utility or
conducive TO public health, convenience or
welfare, and ii they so found. they should
report The best route for the proposed leyee
improvements, whether any portion OF The
same should be covered, whether the work
OF constructing the same should be let by
contract or by allotment 30 the several
interests.
whereas, said viewers or Commissioner
and said Engineer, In obedience TO said
order, reported in writing to .his Court on
september Term, 1907, which report and
afhdavit, together with survey and plat
thereof, made by said Engineer, we're
received. ordered fled and recorded, and
wherein, they lind and report that proposed
Improvement Is necessary, practicable and