The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-26

would be Of public utility, and that II would
be conducive to the public health, convenience
and welfare, and whether any portion Of the
same should be covered and whether the work
OF construction should be by sliotm snt to che
several interests, or be let by contract without
allotment, did proceed to the performance OF
said duties. That on said End day Of Septem-
Der. 1907, said viewers and engineer. filed their
report In writing In duplicate one with tn 3
county court Of Bates county. Missouri. and
one with the county court of Cass county, Mis-
souri,. which report Is In substance in words
and figures as follows:
"we. the undersigned viewers and engineer
appointed by the respective county courts of
Bates and Usss counties Aforesaid, at their
August term, 1907. to view and report to said
courts upon the practicsblllty, public utility,
and whether the same is conducive to the pub
lie health, convenience and welfare OF the prop
osition to ditch and drain, certain lands In the
Grand River.bottoms In the said tive counties,
as petitioned for by j. II. McCulloh, Geo. 8.
App, G L. Vsnssndt, Frank Taylor, W. l.
Yates. Chss. Argenbright and others land own
ers, at the said August term 1907 Of said coun-
ties. beg leave to report that after having quail
flied as the law directs, by each OF MS taking
and subscribing an oath to faithfully and i'm
partially discharge our duties as such viewers
and engineer to make to said courts true and
correct reports. which oath is returned here
with and we did go upon the premises affected
by the proposed ditch or drain and examine
carefully, and did from actual examination
nd raurh lufo
obtain OF what lands. roads and railroads,
would be affected or benefited In each county
and the relative degree Of benefit and respect
fully report to each of said courts (by duplicate
report one to each COURT that In our judgmt mt
the ditching and draining, pstitioned for as
Aforesaid, Is necessary, practical, and II exc
cuted, will be Of pnblic utility and conducive to
the public health and general welfare; that the
lands, roads and railroads, which will be bene-
flied, as fully as we could possibly ascertain,
is as set forth in the duplicate maps and plans
herewith returned; our estimate Of the propor-
ton OF the work the charge to tho lands, roads
and rail roads of said county is to Bates county,
25per cent thereof md to Cass county IS per cen t
thereof as fully appears on said maps and plans;
that said ditchlng and draining 10 necessary,
practicable and that the route petitionad for Is
In our judgment approximately the best route
for the cutting Of the main ditch 80 petllioned
for, except that we are Of opinion she main
channel Of Grand River with brush and obstruo-
tons cleared ont, might be used from the start
Ing point designated In petition along the course
Of said stream to where said stream makes
bend at or near the line OF land occ upied By 8,
ID. Taylor near the north 80 rod line OF section
thirty five, township "A In range s. W. Of
9th p. m.
We further report that In our judgement no
portion Of said ditch should be covered; We
further report that In our judgement the con-
struction Of said ditch or drain should not be
by allotment to the several interest but the
most practical and possible way would be to Let
by contract without allotment" Which said
report was accompanied BY an itemized state
ment Of expenses; and with said report was
fled the msps, plsts and pronles required
by law.
Whereupon, the county court Of Bates county
on said second tandj day Of September, 1907,
did order the undersigned clerk Of this court
to give notice Of the fling Of said petition and
report and that the hearing Of the same, with
any objections or circumstances thereto will be
heard BY the county court Of Bates county, Mis-
souri,, st the county court room ct the court
house In the city Of Butler on Monday, the 7th
day Of October, 1907. Il IVES further ordered,
that said notice be publishsd in TIE BurLrs
WsExLy Tnfs, weekly aewspsper Of gener-
81 circulation published in Bates county. Mis-
eouri. for two successiye iaauss tha ls.t i..c.
be at least ten (1Q days before the day Of the
hearing Of the said petition and report
witness my hand - clerk Of the county
tsnAI court Of Bates county, Missouri, with
the seal Of said court attached. Done
at my once In Butler, No., this ma day
Of September, 1907.
G-at c.G. WEEKS, County CLERK