The Butler weekly times., 1907-09-19
IN THE MATTER OF
CASS.BATES DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT.
Notice Of Hearing on Petition
and Viewers Report.

Notice 10 hereby given 10 all whom 10 may
concern, that on the 5th.dsy of.August, 1901. ct
the regulsr August term, 1901, Of the County
Court within and for the county OF Bates. Mis-
souri, there was hled In said court duplicate
Of the petition of. II. MoColioh. WI. Ystes,
Geo. q. app. Chas. Arsenbrisht and others.
(more than sixty In number. real estate owners.
in Csss and Bates eountiss.) owners Of the real
estate to be affected by the project petitoned
for, Q petition praying the said courts that the
necessary steps be taken to have ditehed,
drained and reclaimed certain lands In said
petition hereinafter set out, and for the pur-
poses therein set out and In the manner In tsid
petition hereinafter set out which petition is
substantially In words and figures ss follows
to-wlt:
"The undersigned petitioners respectfully
represent that In township forty-two lt2),
forty-three C4s) AMI forty.four ttE. Of ranges
twenty mine t2S), thirty tso). thirty-one
(sD and thirty two tsa) lying and being In
the counties OF Bates and Csss In Missouri
there arc more than thirty thousand acres OF
low, fat, msrshy and swsmpy land along and
adjacent to Grand River. and its adjacent trib-
utsries which is subject to the foundations and
overnows and is wet, msrshy and swsmpy. and
that Il is practical TO construct ditches and
drains which will drain and reclaim said lsnds
and prevent to q large degree the overflow Of
such lands and drain existing swampy and
msrshy portion thereof That such work
would be OF public utility and bsnent and con-
dueive 10 the public health, agricultural i'm
provement, and use, and general convenience
and welfare. Your petitioners further state
that they are more than Ave t5) In number
from each OF said counties all ofwhom are own
ers OF lots and tracts Of land on the line OF the
main ditch described herein which lands will
be drained and benefited by Improvement here
In deI cribed and whose lands will be liable to
BE affected by and assessed for the oonstruc-
tion OF the said drainage district; that their
said lands cannot be drained or reclaimed with
out affecting lands OF others than these pet-
tioners and that there is q great necessity fer
said improvements and to drain lots and lands,
public and corporate roads, and railroads and
and to drain and reclaim those wet, marshy,
swsmpy and overnowed lands in order to ren-
der them useful. hsbitsble, heslthful and ser
viceable for agricultural purposes both to the
owners and 10 the public
Your petitioners therefore pray that your
honorable oour. cause TO be laid out and con-
structed q main ditch and needed lateral
bitches and other works necessary to drain
such lands. which main ditch ahould begin ss
the etitioners believe and pray OF the bank Of
said Grand River at point In the northwest
quarter Of the northeast quarter OF section
twenty seven, township forty -four. range thir-
ty-two In Cass county, al or near the line be-
tween the northeast quarter and northwest
quarter OF section twenty-seven, in township
forty-four range thirsy-two In said Csss coun-
ty. And the course OF said drain should be and
is hereby petitloned for to run In . southeast
erly course along over and through % lowlands
upon said Grand River bottoms % can be found
90 % to make the course Of said bitches nearly
straight and direct as practical to the junction
Of middle and south forks OF Grand River, and,
proceeding from thence In southeasterly d.
rection 90 near the present river bed as prso-
tleal to the junction with east fork OF Grand
River; thence run In . southeasterly direc-
tion to Q point at or near the Mo. Pao. R. Co.
Bridge over Grand River; continuing ther oe
in southeasterly direction TO . point at or
near the mouth Of Sugar Greek ct or near Sec
ton line between sections II and IL In township
~, range so, thence run In an essterly direc-
tion to the bend Of Grand River In the southeast
quarter Of section IL, township n. range %. at
or near the corner Of Bates, Henry and Csss
counties, Mo st which said point said ditch
will empty OF or near the head Of the Pioneer
Drainage district OF Henry county, Missouri,
and at which point will be che end or termina-
ti0n Of said main ditch. Your petitioners fur
ther pray for the constEustion Of drains or
channels % near % practical along the river
course and across such narrow points Of land
around which said river bends o. shall be found
practical and desirable 90 as to increase the
now Of water through said river and thereby
aiding In the draining and preventing the ever
fiov Of said lands, ss we'll also - for the con-
struction OF said bitches or drains, - will be
found necessary and practicable for the accom-
pllshment Of the general purpose Of drainage
|, aforesaid
Your petitioners further represent that the
number OF miles Of main ditch which will be
necessary 10 accomplish said drainage purpose
will be 26 miles.
Wherefore We respectfully petition and re-
quest your honorable court 10 make suitable
| and proper order under the provisions Of the
| drainage law Of Missouri to locate strsighten
widen, alter and deepen ssid stream and con-
struet said ditches and speh other work % shall
| be necessary to the sccomplishmsnt OF the pur-
pose herein petitioned or and that you do form
| . drsiange district, and Issue bonds Of said
drainage district for the amount necessary for