Willmar tribune., 1911-03-22
COPY OF PETlTION)
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County Of + kandiYohi.

County OF kandlyohi.
District Court, Twelfth Judicial District
TO THE HONORABLE G. L. QVALE,
JUDGE OF THE ABOVENAMED COURT:
state and represent to this Conrt as folows:-
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 herein after asked to
be constructcd;
That the public health, convenience and
welfare require the establishment and con-
struction Of the ditch and laterals thereto
that is hereinafter described, and that by the
establishment and construction of such ditch
and laterals a large amount of lands that
are now wet and over-tlowed by water will
be reclain1ed;
That your petitioners respectfully ask that
ditch with the laterals herein after mention
ed be established and constructed along the
follow ing described route in the Town Of St.
Johns in said kandiyohi County and in the
Town OF Woods in Chippewa County in said
state, to-wit:
general description of the proposed start
ing point, route and terminus Of such main
ditch is a follows:
Commencing at point 4 8 feet south and
$50 feet west of the northeast corner of the
southwest quarter of the northeast quarter
of section 21 in the township Of ST. Johns in
said kandyoh County. thence west to the
and northwesterly through the west half OF
said section, thence westerly, southwesterly
and westerly to the quarter line of section
20 in said Township thence following the
old channel of private ditch through said
section 20, and through section 10 in said
Township and through part Of section "a
County until it reaches Branch No. of Judi
cial Ditch No. of andy Obi and Chippewa
Counties and there connecting and terminal
ing with the said Judicial Ditch;
general description of the proposed start
ing point, route and terminus of Branch No.
! Of said proposed ditch is as follows:
Commencing at point 400 feet north of
the corner common to sections 8, 9, l6 and
II in said Townships of St. Johns, thence
sOuthwesterly and thence southeasterly in
section s.. thence southerly and then south
westerly in section crossing the said corner
common to the said sections 8, 9, 16 and n,
and then e in a southwesterly direction
through section II to the west line of such
section, thence southeaster1y in said section
II and thence southwesterly and then south
reaches the said proposed main ditch and
there terminating and connecting with said
proposed main ditch
A general description OF the proposed start
ing point, route and terminus of Branch No.
Of the said proposed Ditch is as follows:
Commencing at point $40 feet north and
40 feet east from the center Of section 20 in
said township OF st. Johns thence in a north
westerly and then in northerly direction
then in a northwesterly direction in section
20 to the said proposed main ditch and there
termin nating and connecting with said pro-
posed m ain ditch:
A general description of the proposed start
ing point, route and terminus of branch No.
Of said proposed Ditch is as follows
$40 feet west from the south quarter corner
of section q 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:
general description of the proposed start.
ing point, route and terminus of Branch No
i Of said proposed main Ditch IS as follows:
Commencing at point $50 feet north and
400 feel east from the west quarter corner
of section 2s in said township of st. Johns
through section 81 to the said proposed
Branch No. 3 and there terminating and con
Meeting with said proposed Branch No. 8:
A general description of the proposed start
ing point, route and terminus Of Branch No. {
Of said proposed ditch is as follows:
Commencing at point 500 feet south and