St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

Said petition shall also contain a legal
description Of all ands through which
drained, as near as can be ascertained
n shall also contain a description Of all
pubilc roads and streets likely to be benz
etted thereby, as nearly as can be as
Icertained.
In such petition the petitioners may, at
their option, ask the appointment of an
engineer TO perform the duties herein
at their option. ask the appointment Of
an attorney-at-law to perform the duties
hereinafter in this act specified.
ar Such a petition may include any side. lat
secure the object of the improvement and
may ask for the different parts of the
ditch to flow in different directions, with
Provided that no meandered lake ad-
joining an incorporated village, or within
four (4) miles Of n city Of the fourth
village IS a riparian owner. shall be drain.
ed. or lowered under the provisions Of
this act unless by the approval of a ma
jority vote OF the legal voters of such
Vllage or city at an annual, or special
election held for that purpose.
Such special election. if any, held for
such purpose, shall be called in the way
Sec; 5: DITcHEs-How D%Es1GNAT;-
ED@uPon the fling Of the petition such
pAoSSSuLlASS SlIdli Do OeS1S ldLSU anu NUM-
Ditch No. .... Of o9% Tow n'e Of rs" !oM y
may be SO referred to in all SUISSE
quent proceedings regardless Of whether
one town.
| Sec. T. NOTICE-said Town Clerk shall
forthwith fix q time and. place for the
hearing on said petition and shall forth
tition and of the time and place of the
hearing thereon as follows:
la) By posting at least three weeks
tee and petition in a likely to
attract attention in each of three Of the
most public places in each township in
o. BY fling at least three weeks
p Prior ss, 70 t the date e. OF said hearing a copy
Of the Clerk of each Town. Village or
City in which lands described in the
petition are located.
prior to said hearing a copy Of said no
ice and petition to each owner of lands
described in the petition who is a resi-
Dent Of the State and whose postofhce
ascertained by him from the petitioners.
tdl BY. serving at least three weeks
prior to said hearing a copy Of such no.
tracts Of Ian described in the petition.
When said notice is not legally given or
s defective for any reason. the tow clerk
Hn1an g for h E NEW II n OF sai Of n a tine an aa
hereinbefore provided.
Sec. ;. HEARING-At the time and
place set for the hearing Of said petition
h her aa any NAV time be or ad Rla9s t. T Tron t 515a
ctherwise) the Supervisors Of all the
toWns contajning lands described in said
Sec. s. 'ENGiNEER-If tie petition
asks for the appointment Of an en-
at said hearing and before taking final
action on said petition, appoint a COM
petent engineer to make plans and speci-
fcatlons for said ditch and to superin-
lished.
Said engineer before entering upon his
duties shall Civ a bond in the sum fixed
which any part of the ditch is proposed
to be constructed. for the use of such
towns and also for the use of all nersons
or malfeasance Of said engineer. to be
approved by said Town Clerk, conditioned
that he will diligently and honestly and
form his duties as such engineer. but
SAID engineer shall not be required TO
continue his bond after the conclusion
He shall take an oath to faithfully per-
form his duties.
Said engineer shall, forthwith make a
survey for aid ditch and prepare de-
construction thereof. and make prompt
report in writing of his doings to said
board.
said board shall adjourn said hearing
a sufficient time to enable said engineer
to make and file his report in the ohlce
petition asks for the appointment Of
said Board shall forthwith, at the be
employ an attorney-at-law to superintend
orders in said proceeding and to give
questions arising in said proceedings.
torney-at-law. may, at the option Of said
Board: be liked in the resolution employ
Sec. 8: v1Ew-F1NAL oRDER-All
heard by and before said Board and
or o?!" ar e al nj {es % of nef ies 81 t taan F thres
Of said Supervisors shall examine person
ally, the lands, public streets and public
a aesS' by 51ks ss'a to att eS benefited or DAM
If such Board, from such evidence as
nay be adduced before them shall find
1SSe ese Of tn this Sc act me that. tTat the he e RrG-
mated benefits Of said work are greater
ave- r ID and that ats said work will iI' be Of
RReeaaifttS5, they they shall e establish s said p dttc6
by an order to be signed by them and
pressly or by reference to mans. plats.
specifications or parers on file in the
office of said town clerk in said matter,
an accurate description of said ditch and
size n depth Of said ditch n wheth-
er open, tiled or covered.
They shall also fix a time for the COM
Said board Isl shall ia: also include in their
final order establishing said ditch a
tabular statement showing the names Of
the owners Of. the legal description Of
of land to be benefited or damaged, said
names to be the anne as appear on the
tax duplicates of said county, the est
ma tee Of su 1and to Of 6e " Sees7 tn Each er aa of ssid
the number Of acres added to any tract
by the change Of any water course and
the location and value of said added
Fights 1ignt PIE pert af1i1s to any any tract lst:'' the
amount that each tract will be benefited
or damaged by the construction of said
work. -.
act, benefits either in whole or in part
any public road or street within the
limits Of any town. village or city,
board shall estimate and report Separate
ly in such tabular statement the benefits
to each public road or street, together
c;tR c the = nam 1,tS Of tb the rt t0Wr' t Iil ! or
They shall also report IN such tabular
statement the damages awarded for in
jury to any road or road-bed and for the
dered necessary by the establishment OF
such ditch and include such benefits and
damages as a part of said tabular state