The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-06-26
PETITION FOR PUBLIC DITCH.

IT'D THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMITS
l. sioners OF the county OF Redwood, state
OF Minnesota:
The undersigned land owners, whose lands
will be liable 10 be affected by, or assessed
for. the expense of the construction of the
ditch and branches hereinafter described.
would respectfully represent that the pub
lie health, convenience and welfare and the
reclamation of wet and overhowed lands
require the establishment and construction
of ditch and branches thereto along the
following described route in the town of
Paxton in said County OF Redwood and that
\ the construction of the same would be of
public benenr and utility
general description of the proposed
4arting point, route and terminus of said
ditch Is as follows:
Commencing at point about twenty
chains north of the quarter post between
sections No 81 and "a, in township 112,
range 35 in said Redwood county. thence
and northeast to and crossing under the
railroad tracks of the Chicago & North
1884, thence east through Paxton slough.
thence northeast and north west to and
crossing the north line of section No. 90 in
said township and range at point about
six chains east of the quarter post on said
section line. thence north and northeast into
Wolf slough situated in the northeast quar-
ter of section No. % in said township and
range, thence in an easterly direction to
and crossing the east line OF said section No.
% at point about five chains north of the
quarter post on said section line. thence
easterly to and terminating at point about
10 chains north and Is chains east of the
center post of section No. "A in said town
ship and range.
Also branch ditch commencing near the
. center of the northeast quarter of section
No, "a in said township and range and rum
ming nortneasterly and nortnerly to and
entering the main ditch at point about 10
chains east and 10 chains north of the north :
east corner of said section No. "a.
Also another branch ditch commencing
near the center of the northeast quarter OF
section No, 81 in said township and range.
thence running southeasterly to and enter
ing tue main ditch near the point where the
same crosses under the railroad track
Also another branch ditch commencing in
the north half of the southeast quarter OF
section No % in said township and range.
thence running northwesterly to and enter
ing the main ditch at or near the point
where the same crosses the north and south
quarter line of said section No. 20.
Also another branch ditch commencing
in the southeast quarter OF section No. %
in said township and range, running thence
easterly to and entering the main ditch at
a point about 10 chains north of the south
line section No. % in said township and
range.
Also another branch ditch commencing
in the southeast quarter of section No. 10
in said township and range and running IN
a soutne asterly direction to ana entering
east quarter of section No. % in said town
ship and range.
Also another branch ditch commencing
near the southeast corner of the northeast
quarter of section % in said township and
range, and running thence in a southeastern
" direction to and entering the main ditch
at the point where the same commences.
And your petitioners pray that you will
proceed to establish such ditch and branc h.
es and cause the same to be constructed as
provided bv chapter two hundred thirty
$500, of the general laws OF Minnesota Tor
1905
Dated June 18th 1907.
Emma K Gilfllan
FANNY =. Giltillan
e. o. Gilfllan
Douglas Allen
Elizabeth Allen
Margreat Dennistoun
ThoS. Dennistoun. Sr,
M. w. Dennistoun
M E. Wolf
Ben Wolf
julius Tamsen
A. S. Kenney
46-3t Petitioners