The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
NOTICE OF HEARING
State Of Wisconsin, Racine County, in
Circuit Court-In the Matter of the
Hoosier Creek Drainage District.

Notice is hereby given that a petit
ton has been filed in the Circuit Court
for Racine County, Wisconsin, praying
for the organization of drainage dis
trict under and pursuant to tie pro-
visions of Chapter 40 of the Laws of
1905, Chapter 81 of the Wisconsin
Statutes of 1898, Section 1871 and
the following sections of said statutes,
and the acts amendatory of and addi-
tional to said laws, which petition is
signed by Irving G.. Wheeler and Fifty
eight (58) other owners of land within
the boundaries of said proposed drain
age district; that the purpose of said
petition is to procure the organization
and establishment of a Drainage Dis
trict in the towns of Burlington and
Dover in Racine county, and the town
of Brighton in Kenosha county, state
of Wisconsin, embracing the lands
hereinafter described, in order that
said lands may be drained and re-
claimed and the public health and well
fare thereby promoted; that the pro-
posed work to be done in said drain
age district is to construct a main
canal or ditch following IS near as
practicable the route Of Hoosier Creek,
non-navigable natural water course,
and to construct certain branch bitches
emptying into such main ditch, so as
to provide an adequate system of drain
age for said district, and to perpetually
maintain and keep in repair said sys-
tenn of drainage; that the starting
points, routes and termini of said pro-
posed bitches are as follows:
| Main Ditch-Commence at point
about fifteen (15) rods west of the
center Of the southwest quarter Of sec
ton nine 10y, town two (2) north,
range twenty coy east in the county
of Kenosha; run thence northeasterly
to intersection with Hoosier Creek in
the north half Of the northeast quarter
Of said section nine Coy; thence in a
westerly direction following the line
of said Creek across sections nine (9),
eight (8), five (5), and six (6), town
two (2) north, range twenty coy east
in Kenosha county, and across sections
one a., two (2) and three (3) town
| (2) north, range nineteen (19) east in
Racine county, to point at or near
the center Of the northeast quarter o!
said section three (3); thence in a
southerly direction following the
line Of SAID Creek across the east half
of section three (3), the east half of
section ten Q0) and the northeast
quarter of section fifteen (15) in said
last named town and range, to inter
section OF said creek with Fox River
Branch No. One-Commenc on east
line of section nine (9), town Of
Brighton, 219 feet south Of northeast
corner of said section; thence south
westerly to intersection with main
ditch at north and south quarter see
ton line of said section nine.
Branch No. Two--Commence on
north line of section thirty-three (33),
town Of Dover, 585 feet east of north
west corner Of northeast quarter of
northwest quarter of said section;
thence southerly across west half of
section thirty-three (33j, town of
Dover, west half Of section four az,
and east half of section five (5),
town of Brighton, to intersection with
main ditch in southeast quarter of
southeast quarter of said section FIVE.
Branch No. Three-Commenc at
center of northeast quarter Of section
eight (8), town of Brighton; thence
westerly and northerly on north half
Of section eight (8), and south half of
section five (5), in said town, to in
tersection with main ditch in south
east quarter of southwest quarter Of
said section five.
Branch No. Four-Commence on
south line Of northwest quarter of
northeast quarter of section thirty-two
(32), town of Dover, ITO feet east of
the north and south center line Of
said section; thence southwesterly
across the west half of said section
thirty-two 1927, and the west half of
section five (5), town of Brighton, to
intersection with main ditch in the
southwest quarter of said section five.
Branch No. Five-Commence at the
center Of northeast quarter of north
east quarter of section eighteen (18),
town of Brighton; thence "a norther-
| ly direction across the east half of
sections seven (7) and six ,(6) in said
town, to intersection with Main ditch
in northeast quarter of southeast quar-
ter of said section six.
Branch No. Six-Commence 1T the
center of section six (6), town of
Brighton; thence in northerly direc-
ton to intersection with main ditch
i'll northeast quarter of said section
six.
Branch No. Seven-4-Commenc at
center of southwest quarter of section
thirty-two (32), town of Dover; thence
in a southwesterly direction across
sections thirty-two (32) and thirty