The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-21
DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND LEyEE NOTICE
or sale by LEROY Farmer

August ERIN 1907, september 197.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Whereas. John A. Thompson, Charles
Hoffman, j. X CIR y, Agent, J.t. klOtz, JOS
eph CriItSinger, Fred Bogge, Anna ROgge, SO
CHA Buddemeyer. Geo. Niewig. H,nrl Finch,
Milnam A. johnson, JOhn Finch. Johann
Johnson. Joseph Essex. Ira Barnes, f Duei-
ting, John f. Nelson. n James, Lena WALLER,
r, a. Strlckler, +. u Stoner, George Wlp-
perman, Henry Hoffman, Mary Caslile. Ada
Castillo, Fritz Breaeskeski. Richard tield,
aud j. A. Edmt nds. on August 9Th, 1907, MED
their petition in the County Court Of La
tayetle COUNTY, Missouri, praying said Court
to make the necessary orders and appoint
viewers or commissioners aud "a competent
civil Engineer. and cause to be established. a
Drsinage District and constructed a Leyee,
under and by virtue OF article ~ OF napier
l22 Of the Revised Statues of Missouri, 1899
as amended by the SESSION. Acts OF Missouri
tor 1906, page 1850 and for 1877, page 333 TO 3i4,
which said Drainage District Is 10 be in the
erritOry lying north OF the Missouri Paclilo
Railroad. running from Wellington. Missouri
TO Waterloo, Missouri and bounded on The
east, north aud west sides by the Missouri
River. being the land commonly known as
= Egypt Burtum; - and which sand proposed
LeYee. according to said petition, VIII begin
at Il point on the north line OF 5. T.. ~ Of
s. N IA OF Section Z. Township 81, Range 2S.
Lafayette County Missouri, said point being
22U ards west Of The east limo of saiu section
Z theice extending sOlthwesterly One fourth
| 0t "A niue III .lflflh ltf - :. 1ass
Tow ship aud Range thence southwestery
hrOugu the said Section Is to a point oppO-
site the residence Of William Warwick
near the center Of laid Section and on east
side of County Road at SAID point. thence In
a south westerly direction to Missouri River
bank at the highest point, a whole distance
VI about one mile III length said petition
states that the proposed drainage District
and levee Improvement is necessary To
prevent the overflow from the Missouri
| RtX, y as hpTptOfOTH has tptsurpd. and The
proposed I'm prDyement viii be conducive III
to the public health, convenience, welfare
and Of public utility and benefit; also request
that THIS Court order bonds issued and sold
TO meet expenses OF constructing sad leyee
ana the cost herein with which petition, a
bond for Si0U, payable 10 the State OF Missouri
Sigued by the petitioners as principals and
twi securities az required by law, which
bonds int security was approved by this
County court, August 8, 1907; when said
Court, havlug seen and heard said petition
die tiud SAID petition and bond In due torn
according to law; and ON said date, die
appoint John ~trOdtman, Is, ". Jefferson anO
IA. #. HOlke, Viewers Or commissioners also
j. A. " ilsOn, a competent civil Engineer. To
assist them, 10 view the | ne of the proposed
LeYee ana Levee Improvement proposed
and 10 report to tn S Cur at It's September
Term, 1901, by actual view OF the premises
whether the proposed, Improvement II
necessary, practica lC, of public utility OF
conducive TO public health, convenience Of
welfare, and II tbey SO found, they SHOULD
report he best route tor the proposed level
improvements. whether any portion of thl
same should be covered, whether the wOrl
of constructing the same should be let by
contract or by allotment To the severa
| interests.
whereas, said Viewers or Commissioner
and saiu En- ineer, in obedience 10 salt
{ order, reported in writing TO .his Court OF
september Term, 1907, which report an
mdaViU, together with survey and pla
/, | fhprppf munp nv said HpUiuapp war
, received. ordered filed and recorded, anl
1 wherein, they lind aud report that proposes
/ Improvement Is necessary, practicable an
would be of pubtc utility and conducive [
public health, convenience or welfare; an
!, further reported the following to be the bes
. route of the proposed Levee IL provemenl
l tp-wit; beginning at point Chaius south
Q the Quarter section corner between Section
aud 8, thence 5 9 IA degrees w 80 oh
thence $ AZ ~ degrees w 30 chains, thence
k bs degrees " y chains to right bank of Mi
\ souri, River, total length 80 chains said lin
u being TO 10 chains fro the Missouri Rive
e and said Lcyee TO be an embankment col
I StIucIed of dirt, 20 feet wide at the top, wit
u slope On sides 3 feet to one foot rise, wit
such rip-rap work or dykes constructed G
4 the Missouri River, above and below Ii
u terminus of said Levee, as may be dete
q mined on by 2nd viewers and Engineer a
pointed herein. And also find and recon
II mend said work of constructing said Lew
improvements TO be let by contract, wit
10 out allotment 10 the several interests.
70 Now therefore, Ia obedience to an order
II the said Lafayette County court, made
record. September 10th. 1857, notice is heret
Ie given, that said petition is now pending
q County Court of LafaJ cite County, Missouri
that John StrOdtman, B. w. Jefferson al
II. +. Holke. Viewers or commissioners 81
H. 10. A. Wilson, CIVIL Engineer, appointed
"A aforesaid, did on the 10Th day of SeptembC
1907, duly report their finding in writing
said Court aforesaid. showing the place
beginning, route and terminus Of sa
Drainage District Levee Improvements; al
that the said petition and the report ma
by the viewers or commissioners and L
gineer as aforesaid and objections there
ID will be heard on
e. MONDAY, OCTOBER Z, 1907,
the first day of the next adjourned term
=. this Court, TO be begun aud held in I
u. Court House In Lexington, Lafayette Cou
r. ty, NO., on the said date, which was the d
= fixed in the said order of Court; the Clerk
)r this Court being directed to give notice
10 publication to all persons interested by I
-, insertions In The Lexington Intelllgencer,
is Weekly Newspaper OF general circulate
Ia published in Lexington, Lafayette Coun
~ Missouri, of the foregoing matters and fac
a which last publication of such notice sh
be not less than ten days before said date
" nearing.
In testimony whereof, | have hereunto
IN my hand and afiXed the seal OF said Coun
Court, on the nth day of September 1907
c.. L. GLAssCoCK,
Clerk of the County OoI
IF IafaVettp County. n