Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-14
enlargement of bitches in the AN
mex to the Remington Drainage
District.

To all whom it may concern notice
is hereby given That the Commits
sloners of said drainage district did
on the 18th day of September, 1909,
Tile their petition and report in said
Court wherein and whereby they,
among other things, reported;
That the owners of one-tenth and
more than one-tenth of the lands
in said Remington Drainage District
/ petition said Commissioners to en-
large the drains in the Annex to
said Drainage District and to con-
struct new bitches in said "Annex,"
which Annex was added to said
district by the order of said Court
dated and filed September 4th, 1869
And further reported that they
| (said commissioners had examined
the lands in said annex and they
are of the opinion that the present
plan and scheme of the drainage of
that portion Of said drainage dis
/ trlct included in said annex is and
will be insufficient to effect the
drainage of that portion of said
drainage district included in said
annex
And that in fact the bitches author
lied to be dug Gall of which have
been dug are insufficient to effect
a thorough drainage of said annex"
giving the reasons therefor
And further reported that the fol
lowing new drains, each of an aver
age depth of seven feet below the
surface of the marsh, each having
bottom four ca feet wide, and
side slope Of one to one, will be ne
cessary to complete the drainage of
said annex" to-wit;
A new drain to be known as Lat
eral No. Il, to- begin at the present
ditch two rods. north of the south
line of Section twenty-four in Town
ship twenty-one north Of Range one,
East in Jackson County, Wis, near
the southeast corner of said Sec. "A
and run west through said Sec. "a and
Sec % substantially one and one
half miles to point two rods north
of the south quarter corner of said
Sec. %,
A new drain to be known as Lat
eral No. 2" to begin at the present
ditch two rods west of the east line
Of Sec. Twenty-four (2D, Township
twenty-one CID North of Range one
Cd East, in Jackson Co., Wis, and
run north about one and one-fourth
miles parallel with the east line of
Secs. "a and 13 to a point three rods
south of the south eighth line of
said Sec. 13 thence west, three rods
south of said south eighth line, and
Of the like line Of Sec. IA, about one
and One-half miles to the north and
south quarter line, of said section
fourteen 14) the turn of said ditch
on the SEA of the SEA of said Sec.
13 to be a curve not sharp angle.
new drain to be known as Lat
eral No 81 to begin on the north
and south quarter line of Sec. TWEEN
ty-nine (29), Township twentyone
CID, North of Range two (2) East,
at the present ditch or canal which
runs south easterly and north west
erly, about ten rods south of the
center of said Sec. 20, and from
said drain or canal run north, on
said quarter line, to point two
rods south of the north
line of said Sec. 20, thence west
about five eighths of a mile until
it again joins said diagonal ditch
where the latter turns west near
the south line of the southeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of Sec.
10, Twp. 81 N. of r. 2 E;
And further reported that the pres
ent ditch, being the one originally
dug in said "Annex" from the south
east corner of said Sec. twenty-four
Township twenty-one North of Range
one East, to the point where it pass
es out of said addition or annex at
the southeast corner of the north
west quarter of the southeast quar-
ter of Sec. 80, Twp. 81, N. Rg. 2. e.
Except the part thereof between the
two ends of Lateral No. above de-
scribed) should be enlarged so that
it has an average depth Of seven
feet below the present surface OF
the marsh through which it runs, a
bottom width OF four feet, and a
side slope of one to one;
Which report and petition further a
mong other things reports that the
benefits arising from said new bitches
and engagements will not be general
benefits to the entire district but
will be benefits only to those lands,
easements and corporations therein
assessed to-wit: such lands as lie
within said annex" and reports
the sums assessed as supplemental
honQfifc apd for Of tho