Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-27
SPECIAL MEETING
Ut County Commissioners to Con.
slider Petitions for Drainage
bitches
Elk Point s. n Inna15 ,oa-

Elk Point, S. D., June II, 1907.
Board met pursuant TO a ean tor !.
special meeting for the purpose ct
considering drainage matters and the
construction OF bitches in Union
county, South Dakota, with all mem.
ners present also the county auditor.
The following ditch petition was
taken up and ordered filed in the
office OF tile county auditor and Tues.
day the 18th day of June is hereby
1xed as day when the board OF coun-
ty commissioners will inspect said
proposed ditch.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of the county of I'm
ion, South Dakota:
gentlemen: The undersigned re ST.
dents Of the county OF Union, South
Dakota, and owners of lands likely 70
be att ected by the proposed drainage
hereinafter described do hereby petit
tlon your honorable board to estah.
lish and cause TO be constructed,
drain or ditch of suitable size for the
purpose hereinafter stated, upon The
following iae, commencing at point
In the section line at the northeast
corner OF section 9, township 80, range
40, west of the 5th P. NJ, Union coun-
ty, South Dakota, running thence due
east on said section line, on the south
size OF the wagon road, along the
north side OF sections 10, II and ~. ;o
township 80, range 40. and sections
and in township 80, range 49, about
four and two-thirds miles to point
on the south side of LeBreche's lake
about midway of its length,
| Your petitioners further state that
they are owners of land adjoining said
/! proposed ditch or drain, that the land
along, adjacent to and contiguous to
the route Of the proposed drain and
which would be affected by the esrab-
liShment and construction of said
proposed drain is fine agriculture land
possessing An exceptionally productive
soil, and capable OF raising all kinds
OF crops. that said land is a part of
what is known as the Missouri bot
tom, that IL Is fiat and has no drain
age CT outlet for any excess of water,
that any excess OF rainfall remains
thereon and makes 1T almost impos-
Slble to farm and work said land, thus
causing great loss, hardship and in-
convenience to the owners and people
| living thereon, that the construction
OF ditch or drain OF suitable size to
carry off said excess of water as here
by asked for will make said land such
that it can be farmed in all kinds OF
! seasons and crops grown thereon and
that ii will Ia crease the value Of said
land One-third and will carry off to
the Sioux river all surplus water and
leave said land in the best OF condl
| tion for agriculture purposes and your
petitioners further state that said
proposed ditch will be conductive to
!! the public health, convenience and
welfare.
That the lands likely to be affected
by the said proposed drain or ditch
are all the lands in sections 4, 8, 3, TO-
IL, n, and II, In township 60 range
40, and sections s, 7, S, g., 9 and 3 in
township 80, range 48, all in Union
county, South Dakota.
The following ditch petition was
taken up and ordered filed in the
Office OF the county auditor and Wed
neSday the 18th day OF June, 1907, is
hereby fixed as a day when the board
OF county commissioners will inspect
said proposed ditch.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Union county,
, South Dakota.
Gentlemen: Come now the under
tsigned, resident freeholders OF Union
county, South Dakota, and owners OF
land likely to be affected by the con-
|strnction OF the ditch hereinafter
proposed, and petition your Honor
able Body for the construction OF
ditch or drain from the starting point
| as hereinafter given, to the NorWe-
| gian Lake and thru said lake TO the
beginning OF another ditch now exist
| Ing near the east end Of said lake, and
/ for the enlargement of the said ditch,
Idrain or watercourse now existing
and running from said lake to the
Sioux river.
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