Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-08-26

| Marshall county, Minnesota.
| (District Court SeaD
Petition for Public Ditch.
70 the Honorable Andrew Grindeland,
District Judge of the Fourteenth
Judicial District of the State of
| Minnesota:
| The undersigned land owners whose
lands will be liable to be affected by
or assessed for the expense of the
| construction of the drainage ditch
hereinafter described would respect
fully represent that the public health,
convenience and welfare require the
establishment and construction of a
drainage ditch along the following de-
scribed route in the town of Norden,
in Red Lake County, and in the town
of New Solum, in Marshall County,
| Minnesota, and that the construction
Of the same will be of public benefit
and utility and will promote the public
health and will benefit and improve
the public roads in the territory affect
ed.
A general description of the pro-
posed starting point, route and termi
nus of the said drainage ditch is us
follows, towit: Commencing at the
center of section twelve, (12), in town
ship one hundred fifty-four, (154,,
range forty-four, (44), on the section
line between said town of New Solum
and the said town of Norden and
running thence in a westerly direction
on and along said section line to the
center of section eight, (S), in said last
mentioned township and range, thence
in a northern direction on and along
the quarter section line thru sections
eight, (S), and five, (5), of said last
mentioned township and range, and
terminating in County Ditch Number
, Five, (5), as it's outlet: and the follow
ing branch thereof to be designated as
| Branch "a" viz: Commencing at the
center of section thirty-six, (36), in
township one hundred fifty-fve, (155)
north, of range forty-four, (44), west.
in said Marshall County, thence in
southerly direction on and along the
quarter section line thru said sections
thirty-six $3.50, and sections one, ~,
and twelve, Q2), in township one
hundred fifty-four, Q54), north, of
range forty-four, (44), west, and ter
minating in said main ditch as it's out
| let; and the following branch to be
designated as Branch "B", viz: Com
mencing at or about the center of Sec
ton twenty-five, (22), IN township one
hundred ffty-fve, G55), north , of
range forty-four, (44), west, thence in
a southerly direction along such
course as shall be designated by the
| Engineer to the north side Of section
nine. (al, in township one hundred
| fifryfou:. 154) range forty four. li4),
at a point thereon to designated by
the Engineer, ant thence in vest
erly direction on and along the Sec
ton line north of said section nine, CO..,
| and eight, (S), in said last mentioned
township and range, and terminating
in the said main ditch as it's outlet.
And Your Petitioners Further Pray
that if better results can be obtained,
or greater benefit will accrue to the
greater part of the area affected by
| such proposed ditch by different
source. course or outlet for such pro-
posed drainage ditch, that the engineer
| appointed herein designate the same,
and that the said Judge establish the
same designated by such Engineer,
and further petition and request that
such Engineer designate and lay out,
if necessary, such branch and lateral
bitches other than herein peitioned
for, and that the Court establish the
same. Your Petitioners Further PRAY
that in the order establishing the said
| ditch it be ordered that bonds for the
said ditch to be issued be twenty, (20),
year bonds, and that the liens for
benefits therefor be paid in fifteen,
G5), annual installments commencing
five, (5), years after the order estab.
fishing the said ditch, and further
pray that you will proceed to establish
such drainage ditch and cause the
same to be constructed as provided
by chapter two hundred thirty, (23O),
General Laws of Minnesota for the
year nineteen hundred and five (19O5},
| and acts amendatory thereof.
Dated Univ 26 1909