The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23
PETITION FOR PUBLIC DITCH.

COUNTY OF REDWOOD %
To the board of county commissioners of the
county of Redwood, Minnesota:
We the undersigned land owners, whose lands
will be liable to be affected by and assessed for
the expense of the construction of the ditch and
branch bitches hereinafter petitoned for and de-
scribed would respectfully represent that said
public ditch is necessary for the reclamation of
wet and overflowed lands, and that it will be of
public benefit and promote the public health and
will drain off large bodies of stagnant waters
and is further necessary to drain off the waters
from the public roads and highways and that the
public health, convenience and welfare and the
reclamations of wet and overfowed lands and
highwavs REQUIRE the establishment and
struction of ditch and branch bitches along the
following described route in the towns OF kintlre
and Delhi in said county OF Redwood. and that
tho construction of the same will be of public
That a general description of the proposed
starting point route and terminus OF said ditch
and branch bitches are as follows:
Commencing near the center OF a large slough
at point thirty rods east OF the northwest cor
of the southwest quarter OF section 10, Town
thence in an easterly direction to point near the
center of said section eighteen, continuing thence
in southeasterly direction to point ABOUT ~
rods north of the southeast corner OF SAID secton
Is. running thence in an easterly direction about
200 rods to point near the quarter corner pc
tween sections ana ~ m h sa,a smthsnst
erly about 100 rods to point about Az RODS
south of the southeast corner OF SAID SECTION ! :,
thence southeasterly and easterly ABOUT luo roos
to point about thirty-fve rods north of the cen
ter of section 81, in said last named township,
thence in southeasterly direction about $50
rods to point about Az RODS NORTH OF the quarter
of Kintire thence in a northeasterly direction
about $50 rods to point about ~ rods east OF
the southwest corner OF sec.ion - IN SAP las1
named town. thence in northerly and northeast,
Nv direction about ITO rods to a point about W
rods west of the center of said section 10. thence
in an easterly direction to the center OF section
easterly direction about 100 rods to a point about
80 rods west of the northeast corner OF said Sec
ton % in said last named township and range,
continuing thence in southeasterly olrecton
about SIS rods, to point about 90 rods south OF
the northeast corner of said section ~, thence
south about 40 rods, thence in northeasteriy
direction about so rods, thence in southeasteriy
direction about 100 rods to the center of section
% in said last named township and range thence
in a southeasterly direction about Ivy rods thence
in a northeasterly direction about lou RODS 70
point about 100 rods west of the center OF section
"a in said last named township and range, thence
in a northeasterly direction about Ivy RODS,
TO a point about 20 rods north of the center OF
said section "a, thence in an easteriy direction
following Rice creek, natural run, about lou
rods and crossing the town line at point wne n
said Rice creek crosses said town line about lOo
rods south Of the northwest corner OF section 10;
in township number one hundred thirteen and
ing said Rice creek q well-defned natural run. in
a northeasterly direction to q point about loo
rods west of the northeast corner of said section
nineteen thence following said well-defned nat
ural run, Rice creek. in northerly direction
across sections eighteen and seven, in SAID last,
named town and range. thence following sad
direction and terminating in the bed of said Rice
creek at point about $50 rods west of the center
of section eight in last-named township and
range. with said last named point as an outlet.
BRANCH DITCH NO. 1.
Commencing in the center of large slough at
a point abb ut 40 rods south of the center of sec
ton 7 in township l g. range 81, running thence
in a southerly direction and terminating in the
main ditch at point abont 100 rods south of the
center of said section IT, with said last named
point as outlet
BRANCH DITCH NO. 2.
Commencing in the center of large slough
about 80 rods east of the northwest corner of Sec
ton seventeen in township lib, range 81, run,
ming thence in an easterly direction about 10
rods, thence in southeasterly direction to point
about go rods east and 40 rods north of the GEN.
ter of said section II, thence in southeasterly
direction to podt about rs rods west of the
center of section sixteen in said last named town
and range, thence in southerIy direction across
the east half Of the southwest quarter OF said sec
ton 16, continuing thence in a southerly direction
and terminating in the main ditch at a point about
10 rods west and 80 rods north of the center of
section 81, in said last named town and range,
with said last-named point as its outlet.
BRANCH DITCH NO.
Commencing OF point in large slough about
100 rods north and 60 rods west of the center of
section sixteen in township one hundred thirteen
and range 81, running thence in southeasterly
direction about 8 10 rods to point about 30 rods
north and 80 rods west of the southeast corner OF
said section sixteen, running thence in easter
ly direction about 100 rods and terminating in
the main ditch at point about 40 rods east and
80 rods north of said southeast corner of section
16, with said last named point as an outlet
cprrR A To Pr ANCH 8.
Commencing in a large slough at point about
40 rods east and 80 rods north of the center of
section sixteen in township number lib, range
81, Kintire township, running thence in south
in Branch at point about As rods north and
20 rods east of the center of said section 10, with
said last named point as an outlet.
BRANCH DITCH NO. 4.
Commencing at the quarter corner between sec
lions % and % in township ID, range 81, run
ming thence in southeasterly direction, about
| 100 rods, thence in a northeasterly direction
about go rods, thence in northerly direction
abous 100 rods and terminating in the main
ditch at point about 100 rods east and oO rods
south of the center of section % in said township
and range, with said last named point as an out
BRANCH DITCH NO. 5.
| Commencing in large slough in the center of
the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of
section twenty-five, town lib, range 81, Kintire
township, running thence in an easterly direction
| about 80 rods, thence in a southeasterly direc-
| ton crossing the town line. near the northwest
corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section 80, town 113, range 30, Delhi
| township, running thence in a southerly and
southeasterly direction to point about 80 rods
east and 40 rods north of the southwest corner OF
said section thirty, thence in a northeastery di-
rection, to point about 40 rods south of the
ter of said section thirty, thence in easterly
direction across the north half of the southeast
quarter of said section thirty, to point about 4C
rods south of the quarter corner. between sections
thirty and twenty-nine in said last named town
of Delhi thence in northeastery direction
across the west half of section twenty-nine, to q
point about 20 rods north of the quarter corner
between sections % and 20 in said last named
town, continuing thence in northeasterly drec-
ton to point about 100 rods east and 40 rods
south of the center of said section twenty thence
in a northwesterly direction to a point near the
quarter post between sections seventeen and
twenty in said last named town, thence in a
northerly direction to point about oO rods south
of the center of said section seventeen, thence in
a northwesterly direction to point about six rods
south of the railroad track of the Minneapolis &
st. Louis r. R. Co., at point where the same
crosses the east line of said section eighteen, in
said last named town and range, continuing
thence in northwesterly direction south of said
railroad track about 80 rods and terminating in