Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-07-29
Petition for Public Ditch.

To the county board of Marshall
County, Minnesota.
The undersigned land owners, whose
lands will be liable to be affected by
or assessed for the expense of the con-
struction of the drainage ditch here
matter described, would respectfully
venience and welfare require the es-
tablishment and construction of
drainage ditch along the following
described route, in the. Town of Com
stock, in County of Marshall, State of
Minnesota, and that the construction
of the same would be of public bene.
fit and utility, and is further neces-
sary for the following reasons, to-wit:
There is coulee thru sections
thirty-five, (95), thirty-four, (34), and
thirty-three, (33), in said town of Com
stock, which coulee carries water,
from the east, and not being large
enough to carry the water, overflows
the surrounding territory, causing
damage to large body of land and
to the highways, and the construction
of said ditch would improve such
highways. ~@s@ g
A general description of the propos-
ed starting point, route and terminus
OF the said drainage ditch is as fol-
lows: - 81 rs #@%
Commencing at a point on the east
line of section thirty-four, (34), in
township one hundred fifty-fve, (155),
north, of range forty.six, (46), west,
in Marshall County, Minnesota, where
the said coulee intersects the said
section line, as it's starting point;
thence in northerly direction along
the east side of and near to the east
line of said section thirty.four, (34),
thence running in a westerly course
on and along the south side of the
north line of section thirty-four,' (34) !,
thirty~three, (33), said township one
hundred fifty-five, (155), north, Of
range forty-six. .(46), west, to a point
on the north line of said section thirty
three, (33), where it is intersected by
a coulee: thence in nor h-westerly
direction along the said coulee to the
Snake River, in said County, as it's
outlet. 1a
Your petitioners further state that
the object of this ditch is to drain all
of the land in the said town of Com
stock, which is generally overfown by
reason Of the coulee and creek, which
passes thru sections thirty-six, (36).
thirty-five, $3.50, thirty-four, (34),
thirty-three, (39), and thirty-two, 1927,
and that if the engineer after inyesti-
eating the matter, finds that ditch
laid out in different route will be
more beneficial and practical, then it
is the desire Of the petitioners here
in that the ditch be constructed along
the line and course decided upon by
the engineer.
And your petitioners further petit
ton and request that such branches
and lateral bitches be laid out and
designated by the engineer herein ap-
pointed, and be established by such
County Board, as will accomplish the
greatest good to the area affected by
the said principal ditch herein petit
toned for.
Your petitioners further pray, that
in the order establishing the said
ditch, it be ordered that the bonds
for the said ditch be twenty, (20).
years bonds, and that the liens for
benefits therefor be paid in fifteen,
(15), annual payments, commencins
| five, (5), years after the order estab-
fishing the said ditch, and the peti.
toners further pray, that you will pro.
coed to establish such drainage ditch
and cause the same to be construct.
ed as provided by chapter two hun.
dred thirty, (230), Of the general laws
Of Minnesota for 1905, and acts
amendatory thereof.
Dated July 18th, 1909.
Jno o. Allen,
Aug. Swanson,
Andrew Erickson, Sr.
Andrew Erickson, Jr.,
Herman Riebau,
Ernst Otto
August Riebau,
John Letter, 3ss
Otto Allen,
Henry Anderson.