The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-06-19
PETITION FOR PUBLIC DITCH.

FTo THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMAS
sioners of the county of Redwood, state
of Minnesota:
The undersigned land owners, whose lands
will be liable to 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 over1owed 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 benefit and unity
general description of the. proposed
starting point, route and terminus of said
ditch Is as follows.
Commencing at point about twenty
chains north of the quarter post between
sections No. OF and 3d. in township ill.,
range IS, in said Redwood county, thence
running east abGlt 30 chains. thence north
and northeast to and crossing under the
railroad tracks of the Chicago North
western Ry. Co., through its culvert No.
1884, thence east through Paxton slough.
thence northeast and nofthwes to and
crossing the north line of section No. 20 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 aorth of the
/ quarter post on said section line. thence
/
| 10 chains north and Is chains east OF the
/ center post of section No "a in said town
4 ship and range.
! Also branch ditch commencing near the
center of the northeast quarter of section
| No, "a in said township and range and run
ming nortneasterly and nortnerly to and
! entering the main ditch at point about 40
/ 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
1 section No. ~ in said township and range,
4 thence running SOutheasteriy to and enter
| ing the main ditch near the point where the
same crosses under the railroad track.
the north half of the southeast quarter of
section No &c in said township and range.
4 thence running nOrthweSterly to and enter
1 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. %
i in said township and range. running thence
/ easterly to and entering the main ditch at
a point about 10 chains north of the south
range.
/ Also another branch ditch commencing
/ in the southeast quarter of section No. Is
1 in said township and range and running in
southeasterly direction to and entering
the main ditch in VOLTS Slough in the north
east quarter of section No. % in said town
i ship and range.
i Also another branch ditch commencing
1 near the southeast corner of the northeast
1 quarter of section 28 In said township and
/ range, and running thence in a southeastern
| ly 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 br anc h.
es and cause the same to be constructed as
provided by chapter two hundred thirty