Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-24
MAKE A FAVORABLE REPORT.

wlLLMAR, MINNESOTA.
MAKE A FAVORABLE REPORT.
The board of assessors or viewers
on the matter of establishing a
permanent level of Foot Lake filed
their written report in the District
Court last Thursday. 1t is entirely
favorable to the public interests,
specifically stating that after hear
ing all the evidence presented they
find that none of the DIRECTORS to the
improvement will be damaged in
any particular. The Board consist
ed Of Charles M. Holm of Litchfield,
John Norgaard Of Granite Falls,
and D. F. McDermott of Clontarf.
The following is an extract from
their report, which gives their find
ings in full:
1.-THE evidence offered in behalf
of the respective parties to said
cause having been duly heard and
all the evidence having been duly
considered by said assessors, the
undersigned assessors find and report
as their findings therein as follows:
II. That the establishing, raising
and maintaining the waters of said
Foot Lake at the fixed and uniform
height proposed by the Board of
County Commissioners Of Kandiyohi
County State of Minnesota, is nec-
essary for the improvement of navi-
cation on said Foot Lake and is
necessary for the promotion and
preservation of public health and
for the public advantage, welfare,
benefit and use.
g. That the establishing, rails
ing and maintenance Of the waters
Of Foot Lake at the height and level
determined and proposed by the
County Commissioners of Kandiyohi
County, Minnesota, will raise and
maintain such waters at level not
to exceed the ordinary high water
mark of said Foot Lake.
''3 That the establishing, raising
and maintenance of the waters of
Foot Lake at the height and level
determined and proposed by the
Board of County Commissioners of
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota and
the proposed improvement will es-
peciaIly benefit no lands.
"4-That the maintenance of the
waters Of said Foot Lake at the
height or level proposed by the erec-
ton of dam as proposed to be con-
structed by the Board Of County
Commissioners of Kandiyohi County
at the outlet of said Foot Lake
and the maintenance thereof at the
height and level proposed. will not
damage any Of the lands AUDITING
upon said lake, or otherwise; and
that the lands owned or claimed to be
owned by the following named
DIRECTORS: l. l. Berg, John S..
Robbins, L. o. Thorpe, Swan
Anderson, A. C. Skoog. C. Acker-
man, F. E. Alderman. J. F. Nyqiust.
P. A. Ecklund and Peter Anderson,
or either of them, will not he
damaged by the raising Of the
waters to the proposed height and
maintaining same and the erection
of dam and the maintenance of
same at the outlet of Foot Lake
nor will said DIRECTORS, or either O
any of them, sustain any damage
whatsoever by reason of the con-
struction of the said proposed dam
and the maintenance of the waters
of said lake at the proposed height
and level herein referred to, nor
will any other person or persons,
parties or concerns receive or be
Managed in the raising and main
tanning of the waters of Foot Lake
at the said proposed height.
rs. The cost Of making and
maintaining the proposed improve
ment shall be borne by the County
of Kandiyohi, State of Minnesota. y
This report disposes of the only
remaining objection to restoring
the level of the waters of Foot Lake
and providing an outlet of a per-
manent height. The several OBJ.
jectors to the raising had claimed
damages amounting to many thou.
sands of dollars. and with their
array of legal talent. had made SC
much noise that people generally
of the city. who realized the i'm.
portance of Foot Lake to the city OF
Willmar, were beginning to de.
spair Of being able to get this need
ed Improvement. The viewers how.
ever. were men of good judgment
who could not be carried off their
feet. The proposed raise over the pre-.
sent outlet, as passed by the County