Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-04-30

and shall also contain a description Of all
public roads and streets likely to be ben
Gifted thereby, as nearly as can be as
certained.
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.
eral, spur or branch bitches necessary to
secure the object of the improvement and
may ask for the different. parts OF the
ditch to flow in different directions, with
more than one outlet.
Provided that no meandered lake az
joining an incorporated village, or within
four ca miles Of any 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 sue NC
election held for that purpose
Such, special election, II any. held for
such purpose, shall be called in the way
Sec. 5. D1TcHEs"How DEs1GNAT-
ED-Upon the fling of the petition such
Bitch Bitch NJ. ne ... Of ofE Town nor Of a." and
may be so referred to in all subse-
quent proceedings regardless Of whether
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one town.
Sec. 4. NOTICE-said Town Clerk shall
forthwith fix a 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:
!a) BY posting at least three weeks
tice and petition in a manner likely to
most nsoss'1 pubic aiieAi places s. in Sac each II town township hi in in
which lands described in the petition are
o. By filing at least three weeks
prior to the date OF said hearing a copy
Of said notice and petition in the office
of the Clerk Of each Town, Village or
petition are located.
(c) By mailing at least three weeks
tice and petition to each owner of lands
described in the petition who is a resi-
dent Of the State; and whose postofaeee &c
ascertained by. him from the petitioners.
(d) BY serving at least three weeks
prior to said hearing a copy Of such no,
tracts ap Of land described described in the e petition.
When said notice is not legally given or
is defective for any reason, the town clerk
shall g f0r s E nsw n oa sai Sf pet tlms aa ae
h~ereinbefore provided.
Sec. 5. HEARING-At the time and
place set for the hearing OF said petition
Cor at any time or place to which said
to time as necessity may require, but not
otherwise) the Supervisors of all the
towns containing lands described in said
Sec. &. ENGINEER-If the petition
asks for the appointment of an en-
St a}hs said m hearing aa r % and before fore 9 taxing s final
action on said petition, appoint a com
petent engineer to make plans, and speci-
1cations for said ditch and to superin-
lished.
Said engineer before entering upon his
duties shall give a bond in the sum fixed
to be constructed, for the use of such
towns and also for the use Of all persons
aggrieyed Or injured by the eg'i{E e e &c
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
or abandonment Of the work:
form his duties.
Said engineer. shall forthwith make a
survey for said ditch and prepare eso
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 ofrce
Of said Town Clerk.
an ~attorney-at-law in said proceeding.
said Board shall forthwith, at the be
Employ an AUTOBIOGRAPHY to superintend
the drafting Of all papers, contracts and
orders in said proceeding and to give
aags1t,o aav'e er,si Gn a III 1sia p mattsfS snd
TIL rate Of compensation Of said at
torney-at-law, may, at the option Of said
Board: be fixed In the resolution employ
ing him.
Sec. 8. v1Ew-F1NAL oRDER-Al'
persons interested may appear and be
either ali Of the members Of I'D Board
of said supervisors shall examine person
ally the lands, public, streets and public
roads likely to be benefited or dam
may be adduced before them. shall find
that all Of the proceedings in the matter
R Raye peer Of II This @c act and that u, the he est
than the total cost, including damages
a awarded 1,t; and that o4 z p1dm wGrk t M{,' p be pe
by an order to be signed by them and
shall include in said order, either ex-
press1y or by reference to % maps afe II pla IT'S
office of said town clerk in said matter:
an accurate description Of said ditch and
of the starting points. routes and termini,
size and depth of said ditch and wheth-
err open, tiled or covered.
They shall also fix a time for the COM
p1etfcn Of said ditch.
Said Board shall also include IN their
tabular abb statement showing the names Of
the owners of, the legal description of
and the number Of acres in each tract
Of land to be benefited or damaged. SAID
tax duplicates of said county, the. est.
mated number Of acres in each OF said
tracts Of land to be benefited or damaged.
the number Of acres added TO any tract
the location and value of said added
land, the damage, If any, to riparian
rights pertaining to any tract. the
amount that each tract VIII pc benehted
When any ditch established under this
act, benefits either in whole or in part
iimttz Of aay t town +;ens yilla fssrs O. e st}d
board shall estimate and report separate
lly in such tabular statement the benefits
with hNf the name Of the town, village or
CITY charged with the repair thereof.
They shall also report In such tabular
statement the damages awarded for in
Construction and maintenance Of any
bridges, culverts or other works rem
dered necessary by the establishment OF
such ditch and include such benefits and
damages as a part OF said tabular state
If said board refuses to establish said
ditch they shall make an order setting
forth that fact and their re, reasons THEREFOR g5fs