Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-06-17
PETITION FOR PUBLIC DITCH.

PETITION FOR PUBLIC DITCH.
To the Honorable Andrew Grinde
land. Judge Of the District Court 18th
Judicial District.
The undersigned land owners, whose
lands will be liable to be affected bv
or assessed for the expense of the con-
struction of the public drainage ditch
hereinafter described, would respect
fully represent that the public health,
convenience and welfare and the recla-
nation of wet and overfowed lands re-
quire the establishment and construc-
ton of public drainage ditch along
the following described route in the
towns of Lee. Hamre, Benville, Spruce
TpUye M 57 R,ng and g Congressional
1877, range So, in the County of Beltra-
MI. and in tie towns Of Veldt. Rolls.
P phfd Like adae VAL Valley, Eclsvoll, Grand
sional Township 1856. range ~, in the
County Of Marshall and State of Mime
sofa; and the construction of the same
would be of public benefit and utility
and Will promote the public health.
and that the construction of the same
is further necessary for the reason thar
the public roads in the territoy affected
are wet and impossible a great portion
Of the year; and that the con struct,on
of said drainage ditch will improve the
said public roads ard render the same
passable: general description Of the
proposed starting point, route and
terminus # said drainage ditch is IS
follows:
Commencing at the southwest cor
ner of section IA. in township 1876.
north Of range SO west in Beltrami
westerly direction on and along the
section line on the south side of sec
tions IS, 16. IT,, and IS. in said last
mentioned mention i toWnship and range. and
156, north of range 81 west, to the
south-we corner Of said last men
toned section 16; thence in south
corner Of section 20, to township 1dtI" i5s
north of range 80; thence in a north
westerly direction to the northwest
corner Of section -, in township 1876,
westerly direction on and along the
section line south of sections 10. IA. j.,
16. II. and IS. in township 1856, north nr
range 40 west. and sections 10 and II
in township 1856. north of range II
west. to the southwest corner Of said
last mentioned section IA: thence in e
south westerly direction to Thief River
as it's outlet. emptying into Thief Ri'',.r
at such point therein between the
north boundary line of section %. in
township 1856, north of range ~ west,
and the south boundary line of sec
ton "a, in township 1856, north of range
43 west, as shall be found by the engi-
neer appointed herein to be most de-
sirahle as an outlet and most practical
to drain the territory desired to be
drained.
And the following branch thereto:
Commencing at the northeast corner
of the township Of Benville in the
County Of Beltrami and State of
Minnesota: thence in a westerly direc
ton on and along the section line on
the north side of said town of Benville
and of the township of Valley and Eek
voll in the County of Marshall and
State of Minnesota. to the north west
corner Of said town of Eckvoll; thence
in a south westerly direction to the
south west corner of section a. in
township 1856, north of range Al west,
and emptying into the main ditch
hereinbeforc pati'ioned for as its out
let.
The petit ,rers furthc: petition that
if better general results can be OBJ
tanned by a different source or course
any of said bitches than that herein
petitioned for, that the engineer be
authorized and empowered to desig-
nate and report the same, and that the
further request that such branch and
lateral bitches to those herein petit
toned for be laid out and designated by
the engineer and be established by the
Court as will accomplish the greatest
good to the greatest area affected by
said drainage bitches.
And your petitioners pray that you
will proceed to esta blish such public
dsanags ditch and d branches and
provided by Chapter 230. General
Laws Of Minnesota for 1905. and acts
amenda tory. thereto or supplementary
thereof. and that, in case of the estab-
lishment Of such ditch that in the
final order establishing the same you
provide for the payment of the ditch
liens and of the bonds for the said
ditch on the twenty, (20), year plan.
Dated May 22nd A. D. 1909.