Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-08-05
Petition for lpuhiIc = itch

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i To the county board of Marshall
County, Minnesota
" The undersigned land owners, whose
lands will be4liablei to be affected by
or assessed for the expense of the con-
struction Of the drainage ditch here-
matter. described, would respectfully
represent thar! the public health, con-
venfence and welfare require the es-
tabIishnle1It and construction of3a
drainage ditch along the following
described route, in the Town of COM
stock. in County of Marshall, State Of
Minnesota, and that the construction
Of the same would be of public cbene-a
fit and utility. and is further neces-a
sarv for the, following reasons, to-Wit:-
There is a coulee'e thru sections
thirty-ffve,@ 1857, tliirtyfour,s (34es and
tIifrty-three, 1897 in said town Of COM
stock, which coulee& carries water
from thu east, and not being large
enough ~ carry the water, overfews
the surrounding territory causing
damage to large body Of land and
to the highways, and the construction
Of said ditch would improve such
highways
A2generaf description of the prepes-'
ed starting point, route and terminus
of the said drainage ditch is as fel-
lows:
Commencing at a point on the east
line Of section thirty-feur,E (34}, in
township one hundred ifty-fee,@ (1s5p,5.
north, of range forty-six; (46p,t west,
in Marshall County Minnesota. where
the said coulees fntersects$ the said
section line as It's starting poirts
thence in a anorthef1v. direction along
the east side of and near to the east
line Of said section thirty-four. (34f,t
thence running in a westerly course
on and along the south side Of the
north line Of section thirty-four,. (34Y,
thirty3three,7 (39}, said township one
hundred fifty-fve,, 1857, north, Of
range ferty-six. (46l west to a point
on the north line Of said section thirty
three. 1881, where it is interseeted BY
a coulee:: thence In as nor. h-westerly
direction along the said coaIeee to the
Snake River, in said County. as it's
outlet.
] Your petitioners further state that
the object of this ditch is to drain all
of the land in the said town Of Com
stock which Is generally overf1own by
reason OF thee cotileee and creek. which
passes thru sections thfrty.sixs. 1857
thirty-fve $50, thirtyfeur, (341
thirty-rhtee, (33}, and thirty.two,g (324
and that if the engineer after investf-
eating. the matter, finds that a ditch
laid out in q different route VIII BEL
more beneficial and practical, then it
iss the desire Of the petitioners heres
in that the ditch be- constructed alone
the line and course decided upon by
the engineer. .....-@ .-.-
And your petitioners further petit
ton and request that such branches
and lateral bitches Be laid out and
designated by the engineer herein APP
I1,oirited, and be- established by such
County Board, as viii accomplish the
greatest good to- the area affected byl
the said principal ditch herein peti-
toned for
Your petitioners further pray, that
IN the order establishing the said
ditch, it be ordered that the bonds
for the. said ditch be twenty, coy
wears bonds. and that the liens for
benefits therefor be paid III ffteen,
ff51, annual payments; cornrneneing
I'VE. f59., years after the order estab--
fishing the said ditch, and the peti
toners further pray, that you viii pro.
ceed to establish such drainage ditcg'
and cause the same to- Be construct
ed as provided BY chapter two hun
'drsd thirty. f2so1, Of the general laws pwsE
OF Minnesota for 1905, and acts
ari1eddatory thereof.
Dated July 18Th, 1909.
mo o.. Allen,
Aug. Swanson,
Andrew Erickson, ST..
Andrew Erickson, Jr.,,
Herman Riebaul