Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
COPY OF PETITION
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County Of X andivOhi

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County Of kandiyohi.
|. District Court, Twelfth Judicial District
TO THE HONORABLE G. E. QVALE,
JUDGE OF THE ABOVE NAMED COURT:
The undersigned petitioners respectfully
state and represent to this Cont as follows:
That they are land owners within said
county and whose lands will be liable to be
| affected by or assessed for the expense of the
construction Of the ditch hereina after asked to
be constructed;
That the public health, convenience and
welfare require the establishment and con-
that is hereinafter described, and that by the
establishment and construction Of such ditch
and 1aterals large amount Of lands that
are now wet and over-howed by water will
That your petitioners respectfully ask that
ditch with the laterals herein after mention
following described route in the Town Of St.
Johns in said kandiyohi County and in the
Town of Woods in Chippewa County in said
A general description of the proposed start.
ing point, route and terminus of such main
ditch is follows:
Commencing at point Al 5 feet south and
$50 feet west Of the northeast corner of the
southwest quarter of the northeast quarter
OF section 81 in the township of st. Johns in
| said Kandiyohi County. thence west to the
quarter line, thence southwesterly, westerly
and mort hwester1y through the west half OF
said section, thence westerly, ,southwesterly
|
20 in said Township, thence following the
| old channel of a private ditch through said
| section 20, and through section 10 in said
! Township and through part of section "a
in the Township of Woods in said Chippewa
! County until it reaches Branch No. Of Judi
eial Ditch No. 8 Of kandiyohi and Chippewa
| Counties and there connecting and terrliuat-
ing with the said Judicial Ditch;
general description of the proposed tart
! ing point, route and terminus of Branch No.
of said proposed ditch is as follows:
| COmmenCinp feet Of
| the corner common to sections 8, g. 16 and
| II in said Townships of St. Johns, thence
southwesterly and thence southeasterly in
section 8, thence southery and then south
westerly in section crossing the said corner
common to the said sections ., 9, 16 and II,
and theme in southwesterly direction
| through section II to the west line of such
! section, thence southeasterly in said section
! II and thence southwester1y and then south
erly through part of section 20 until it
| reaches the said proposed main ditch and
| there ternlin ating and connecting with said
] proposed main ditch:
general description OF the proposed start
| ing point, route and terminus Of Branch No.
? Of the said proposed Ditch is as follows:
| Commencing at a point $40 feet north and
no feet east from the center Of section 20 in
! said township of St. Johns thence in a north
| westerly and then in norther1y direction
through said sec ton, thence in a northly and
20 to the said proposed ain ditch and there
| termin ating and connecting with said pro-
posed m ain ditch:
|
ing point, route and terminus of Branch No.
OF said proposed Ditch is as follows:
| commencing at point 600 feet north and
$3.50 feet west from the south quarter corner
of section FL in said Township of St. Johns
| thence westerly through said section and
north of west through section 20 to the said
| proposed Branch No. and there terminating
| and connecting with said proposed Branch
No. 2:
| A general description Of the proposed start
| ing point, route and terminus of Branch No.
| 4 DrODOSe6 a tch iS
Commencing at point $50 feet north and
100 feet east from the west quarter corner
| thence northerly through said section and
| through section 81 to the said proposed
Branch No. 3 and there terminating and con-
! Meeting with said proposed Branch No 8:
general description of the proposed start
| ing point, route and terminus Of Branch No.
of said proposed ditch is as follows:
| 66O feet west of the northwest corner of said
section 20 thence in northeasterly direction
| through part of section 90, through a part
| OF section 2s and through part Of section
Fl to the said proposed Branch No. 4 and
there ting and connecting with said
proposed Branch No. r.
general description of the proposed start
ing point, route and terminus of Branch No.
| Of said proposed ditch is as follows:
Commencing at a point $50 feet west and
$50 feet south from the eastquarter corner of
| section Fl in said Township offs Johns thence
southerly to the said proposed Branch No.
and there mating and connecting with
SsAlu proposed bTlnCn NO s:
general description of the proposed start
ing point. route and terminus of Branch No.
of said proposed ditch is as follows
Commencing at point 40 feet east Of the
section line between sections 20 and Fl in
said Township of St. Johns, and $50 feet
south from the west quarter corner of said
section Fl and thence in a northerly direction
and thence in northeasterly direction to the
said proposed main ditch and there termin-
ating and connecting with the said proposed
main ditch:
A general description of the proposed start
ing poiut, route and terminus of Branch No.
of said proposed ditch is as follows:
Commencing at al point 35 feet south ofthe
said Township Of St. Johns and 6 80 feet east
from the northwest corner Of said section 21,
thence outhwesterly and then westerly in
20 to the said proposed lain ditch and there