The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-28
DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND LEyEE NOTICE.
Ia the County Q curt OF LAFAYETTE
County, State OF Missouri, Adjourned
August Term 1907, September 1917.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

County, State OF Missouri, Adjourned
August Term 1907, september 1917.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Whereas. John A. Thompson, Charles
Hoffman. Tx Or v, Agent. J. g.. klOtz, JOS
eph Crutslnger, Fred Bogge. Anna Rogge. So.
phia Buddemeyer. Geo. Niewig. H'nry Finch.
William A. johnson, Jnhn Finch. Johann
Johnson, Ioseph Essex. Ira Barnes, f. Duel-
ing, John Z Nelson, I James, Lena Waller,
K A. SIR ckler, +. ID StOner, George Win
perman. Henry Hoffman, Mary CASTLE. Ada
CASTLE, Fritz Breaeskeski. Richard rield,
ana j. A. Edml nds. on August 9Th, 1907. tiled
their petition IN the County Court Of La
fayette County, Missouri, praying said Court
10 make the necessary orders and appoint
Viewers or Commissioners and "A competent
civil Engineer. and cause to be established. q
Drainage District and constructed "a Levee.
under ana By virtue Of Article II of Chapter
~ Of the Revised Statues of Missouri, !sQg
as amended by the Session Acts of Missouri
for 1915, page $50 aud for 1907. page 1913 to 344.
which said Drainage District is 10 be IN the
territory lying north OF the Missouri Pacific
Railroad. running from Wellington. Missouri
60 Waterloo, Missouri and bounded on the
east, north and west sides by the Missouri
River, being the land commonly known as
Egypt Bottom and which said proposed
Leyet, according to said petition, will begin
ut "a point on the north line OF S. h. IL of
:. H.. Ia OF Section z. Township so, Range p.
Lafayette County, Missouri, said point being
220 ards west Of the east line of said Section
z theuce extending soIthwesterly One fourth
OF u mile TO north line Of Section Is, said
Township and Range thence southwesterly
through the said Section Is to a point oppO-
site the residence Of William Warwick
near the center of said Section and on east
side Of County Road AT SAID point. thence in
"a sOuthwesterly direction to Missouri River
bank at the highest pOiut, a whole distance
of about one mile in length. Said petit on
states that the proposed Drainage District
and Ieyee Improvement is necessary to
prevent the overflow from the Missouri
River as heretofore has tccured, aud the
proposed Improvement will be conducive To
to the public health, convenience, welfare
aud Of public utility and benefit; also request
that this Court order bonds issued and sold
10 meet expenses OF constructing said levee
and the cost herein; with which petition, a
bond for Sl0O, payable 10 the State Of Missouri,
signed by the petitioners as principals and
two securities as required by law, which
bonds and security was approved by this
County Court, August 8, 1907; when said
Court, having seen and heard said petition,
dif find said petition and bond in due form
according to law; and on said date, did
appoint John Strodtman, Is. ". Jefferson and
h. II. HOlke, Viewers or Commissioners also
i. A.. Wilson, a competent Civil Engineer. to
assist them, TO view the ne OF the proposed
Levee and Levee Improvement proposed,
and to report to this COurb at its September
Term, 1907, by actual view of the premises,
whether the proposed Improvement Is
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 levee
improvements, whether any portion OF the
SAINT snUutu 10 LuNUrvu, wurtlvt vuU Wa n
Of constructing the same should be let by
contract or by allotment to the several
interests.
Whereas, said Viewers or Commissioners
and said Ensineer, in obedience to said
order, reported in writing TO This Court on
September Term, 1907, which report and
hfidavit, together with survey and plat
h--N cd -. .AgI natAaA WmAan
received. ordered filed and recorded, and
wherein. they find and report that proposed
Improvement Is necessary, practicable and
wOuld be of public utility and conducive to
public health, convenience or welfare; and
further reported the following TO be the best
route of the proposed Levee Ia p~rOyement,
tO.wit; b|eginning at points Chains south OF
the Quarter section corner between Sections
z and \. thence S 9 Ia degrees w 80 CHI O.,
thence S II IL degrees w 80 chains. thence S
5S degrees W q chains to right bank of Mis-
souri, River, total length ~ chains said line
being o TO 10 chains fro q the Missouri River,
and said Levee to be an embankment CON
Structed of dirt, % feet wide at the top, with
slope ON sides 3 feet to one foot rise, with
such rip-rap work or dykes constructed on
the Missouri River, above and below the
terminus of said Leyee, as may be deter
mined on by End Viewers and Engineer ap-
pointed herein. And also lind and recon-
mend said work of constructing said Levee
improvements to be let by contract, with
ont allotment 10 the several interests.
Now therefore,, in obedience to an order OF
the said Lafayette County Court, made OF
record, September 10Th 1897. DOtice is hereby
given, that said petition is now pending In
County Court of Lafay ette County, Missouri
thai John StrOdtman, B. w. Jefferson and
II. +. Holke, Viewers or Commissioners ant
10. A. Wilson, Civil Engineer, appointed as
aforesaid, did on the 10th day of September
1907, duly report their finding In writing tC
said Court aforesaid. showing the place OF
beginning. route and terminus Of said
Drainage District Levee Improvements; and
that the said petition and the report made
by the viewers or commissioners and En-
gineer as aforesaid and objections thereto
VIII be heard on
MONDAY, OCTOBER Z, 1907,
the first day Of the next adjourned term OF
this Court, to be begun and held in the
Court House in Lexington, Lafayette Coun'
,ty, Mo-, on the said date, which was the day
liked in the said order Of Court the Clerk Of
this Court being directed to give notice OF
publication to all persons interested by two
insertions in The Lexington Intelllgencer,
Weekly Newspaper OF general circulation
published in Lexington, Lafayette County
Missouri, of the foregoing matters and facts
which last publication of such notice shall
be not less thgn ten days before said date OF
nearing.
In testimony whereof, | have hereunto Sc
my hand and afixed the seal of said County
Court, on the 18th day of September l9U7.
G. L. GLAsSCoCK,
Clerk of the County Cour
of Lafayette County. Mo