The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
Commissioners Proceedings.

Commissioners Proceedings.
Madison, Neb., July II, 1910, at
y. m.
The board of county commissioners
of Madison county, Nebraska, met at
the Office of the county clerk, pursu.
ant to adjournment Present: Henry
Sunderman and Burr Taft.
The minutes ofthe meeting of June
2S, 1910, were read ana approved.
The hearing in the matter of drain
age ditch No of Madison county,
Neb, known as Norfolk Drainage
Ditch No. was taken up.
julius e. Haase appeared before the
board as the representative of the es-
tate of Ferdinad A. Haase, deceased,
j. h. Haase, Otto Zueow and J. A.
Huebner as administrators of said es-
tate and Louisa Haase Palm, Emelia
Haase Muller, Josephine Haase Zue.
low, Henry Haase, Anna Haase Hueb.
ner and himself as owners of land
as owners of northwest quarter
(nwA) of the southeast quarter (seA
of section twenty-eight (2S) in town.
ship twenty-fOur (24, range one CD
west, and Louis Uecker appeared on
behalf OF August Haase estate, Louise
Haase, widow, and Carl Haase. Otto
Haase and Hedwick Haase, minors
being owners of the wset half (w12)
of swA of the nwA of section 2S
township "a, range l, west.
On examination of the returns of
the sheriff of Madison county, and
printed proof of publication in the
matter, the board finds that due and
persons interested in any way in said
matter.
On motion voted that the objections
to the jurisdiction of the board here
tofore filed in this matter, be over.
ruled.
On motion voted that drainage ditch
be constructed according to specifica.
lions in report of Roy A. Swartout
engineer, said ditch to be along the
following route: Beginning at a point
in the section line between sections
20 and 90 township "a, north, range
!, west, 1862 feet west of the corner
between sections 20, 81, % and %
and extending south eleven degrees
to station 10, as shown on the plat
of said proposed ditch, which station
10 equals station "a" thence east
along the line of old ditch on the
line between the north half and the
south half of the northeast quarter
ne
between the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter and the southwest
quarter of the northwest quarter of
said section IS, to the southwest cor
ner of the northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of said section IS,
thence southeast to station 4 B \ of
said plat, thence in southeasterly di.
rection to the center of section %,
township "a, north, range /, west,
thence east on the southeast quarter
of the northeast quarter of said sec.
ton 2S, along the south line of said
land to drainage ditch No. /, of Mad.
ison county, Nebraska.
On motion voted that the plat and
description of ditch of the engineer as
changed to conform 10 above route be
approved and that the apportionment
of benefit be approved and confirmed
in full, same being fair and just ac,
% Cording to benefits.
On motion that the claim of Louise
Haase, widow of August Haase, de-
ceased, and Carl Haase, Otto Haase
and Hedwick Haase, minor heirs OF
August Haase, by Louis decker, their
guardian, in the sum of $1,7OO, be al
balance thereof, same being the full
measure of damages and pursuant to
agreement with said Louis Uecker as
guardian and representative.
The claims of Obed Raasch in the
sum of $1,000, julius Hickman in the
sum of S1,10O, Frank f. Wachter in
the sum of Sl,100, o. Dederman in the
sum of $50, and the claim of the ad.
ministrator and heirs of the Ferdinand
Haase estate in the sum of $500 were
on vote Of the board rejected and to.
tally disallowed.
On motion, voted that drainage ditch
No. l be deepened and improved IL
necessary to accommodate increased
volume of water from drainage ditch
No. 2.
On motion, voted that board build
bridge 10x12 on land of the Ferdinand
Haase estate, said bridge to be the
personal property of the Haase heirs
when completed. Bridge to be sub
stantial and durable enough to last
five years, Madison county not to be
responsible for the maintenance and
repair of said bridge.
On motion, voted that commission
ers proceed to advertise for sealed