Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19

thence west "A chains, thence south
80 feet. thence west 36 chains to q
point near the east line of section II.
in said township and range.
No. TO- Commencing on the maia
ditch at point so rods west OF the
quarter line running north and south
through section g. township 81, range
49, thence north to point 80 rods
south of the north line of section 81,
township 80, range 49,
No. IL. Commencing on the main
ditch 20 feet west of point where
the north and south eighth line of the
southeast quarter of section 5, in town
ship 81, range 40, intersects said main
ditch, thence north 1000 feet.
No. IL. Commencing on the main
ditch at point 25 feet west of the line
between sections and 6, in township
81, range 40, thence north parallel with
said lines 1900 feet.
No. Is. Commencing at a point on
the main ditch % feet west of the
section line between and 8, township
81, range 40, thence south parallel
with said line to the highway between
sections 7 and Is in said township and
range.
The width of the right of way of said
Lewison ditch has been established as
follows: A strip of land two rods
wide on the south side and three rods
wide on the north side of the line of
said main ditch from the Big Sioux
river to the Norwegian lake, and from
the Norwegian lake and through the
same to the terminus of said ditch
and said fork thereof strip of land
% feet wide on either side of the line
of said ditch The width of the right
of way of lateral bitches Nos /, 11s, 2.
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, s, 8, 10, IL, IL and 10, and
all branches to said laterals, is one rod
on either side of the lines of said lat
eral bitches.
That the width of said main ditch
at the beginning at the Big Sioux
river is IL feet on the bottom and
the depth IA feet, and that from the
Big Sioux river to the north and south
quarter line running through section
II, township 50, range so, said ditch
is of uniform width of IL feet on
the bottom and that from such quarter
to the end of said ditch and the fork
thereof the width is feet on the
bottom and the slope of the sides of
said ditch throughout it's entire length
is an angle of As degrees or one To
one, and that said ditch has a fall or
grade as set out in surveyors profile
attached to his report
That the width on the bottom of lat
eral bitches Nos. /, IL, 2, 3, 6, z, 8,
8, 10, IL, IL and Is, and of all branch |
es to laterals is four feet, and of later
al bitches Nos. and the width OH
slope of the sides of all lateral bitches |
and branches thereof is one to one or
As degrees; and that all said lateral |
bitches and branches thereto have |
fall or grade as set out in surveyors |
profile attached to his report.
The owners of the lands above de-
scribed, and all persons owning lands
affected or benefited by said Lewison
ditch, are hereby notified and sum
moned to show cause at the commits |
sioners' room at the court house, in the |
city of Elk Point, South Dakota, on
Monday, March 80, 1908, why the pro-
portion of benefits of said Lewison |
ditch shall not be fixed finally and |
equalized as stated therein, at which |
time and place said board of county |
commissioners will be in session for
the consideration of such matter and |
of such other matters in relation to |
said ditch as may properly come be-
fore it.
Dated this 9Th day of March, 1908 |
JOHN BRIGGS,
Chairman Board of County Commits
sioners.
Attest:
CHAS, S. HARTER Auditor