The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-07-03
PETITION FOR PUBLIC DITCH.

IND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMITS
4 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 overf1owed lands
REQUIRE the establishment and construction
of a 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 utility.
general description of the proposed
starting point, route and terminus of said
ditch Is as follows:
Commencing at a point about twenty
chains north of the quarter post between
range 35. in said Redwood county, thence
running east about SO chains, thence north
and northeast to and crossing under the
railroad tracks of the Chicago s. North
western Ry. Co, through its culvert No.
1894. thence east through Paxton slough.
thence northeast and northwest to and
crossing the north line of section No. 26 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 a point about five chains north or the
quarter post on said section line. thence
eaSterly to and terminating at point ABOUT
10 chains north and 10 chains east OF the
center post of section No. "A IN SAID tOWn-
Also a branch ditch commencing near the
center of the northeast quarter or section
No, "a in said township and range and run
ming northeasterly and nortnerly TO and
entering the main ditch at point ABOUT IL
chains east and l0chains 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
tpao CT Ter
ing the main ditch near the point where the
same crosses under the railroad track. :.
Also another branch ditch commencing II
the north half of the southeast quarter Of
section No 26 in said township and range
thence running northwesterly to and enter.
ing the main ditch at or near the pom
where the same crosses the north ana SoutL
quarter line of said section No. 70.
Also another branch ditch commencing
in the southeast quarter OF seclion no. z.
in said township and range, running thence
easterly to and entering the main ditch a
a point about 10 chains north OF the soutl
line section No. % in said township ant
range. -,
in the southeast quarter OF section NO. L
in said township and range and running II
a southeasterly direction to and entering
the main ditch in VOLTS Slough in the north
east quarter of section No. 70 IN SAID Town
Also another branch ditch commencin.
near the southeast corner OF the nortneas
quarter of section % in said township am
range and running thence in SOutneasteI
ly direction to and entering the main dltci
at the point where the same commences J,
And your petitioners pray that you VII
proceed to establish such ditch and branc
es and cause the same to be constructed a
provided by chapter two hundred tnlrt,
12Sol of the general laws of Minnesota TO-
Dated June 18th. 1907.
Emma K Gillian
FANNY S. Gilillan
G. o. GilfLlan
Douglas Allen
Elizabeth Allen
Margreat Dennistoun
Thos. Dennistoun, Sr,
M w. Dennistoun
M. E. Wolf
Ben Wolf
q Julius Tamsen
L A. S. Kenney
A6-st Petitioners