Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

drainage district in Ellsworth town
ship, Hamilton county, is sufficient
as to form and substance and that
said drain and drainage district as
recommended by the engineer will
be conducive to the public health,
convenience and welfare and is a
necessity and further find that the
change requested as to watershed
and the change taking water south
in place of east as recommended by
the engineer would be for the best
interests of said district, and furth
err find that the damage appraisers
who were appointed to appraise the
damages have filed their report as
required by law, fixing the amount
of damages that will be sustained by
claimants on account of the con-
struction of said ditch and drain,
and the board further finds that all
acts as required by law as prelimin-
airy proceedings have been perform
ed and the cost of construction and
amount of damages awarded are not
excessive or greater burden than
should be borne by the lands bene-
fitted and the board being fully adj
vised in the premises. therefore be
it resolved that the changes as rec
commended by the engineer in sup
Elementary report be adopted and
be it further resolved that the drain
and drainage district to be known
as Knudson district No. 149 as
shown by the engineers supplement
tary plat of said drainage district
now on file in the Office of the coun-
ty auditor of Hamilton county, Iowa,
and including that body or district
of lands included on said plat with
in line marked watershed" be and
the same is hereby located and es-
tablished. The foregoing resolution
was adopted, all members voting
aye. The board then proceeded to
determine the amount Of damages
that will be sustained by claimants
and after giving the claims full con-
sideration it was moved and second.
ed and motion carried, that claim
ants be allowed damages as follows:
Andrew Owenson $500, o. N.
Hoveland 1887, Peter Owenson
$14SO, Guy Sewers $3.50, E. S.
Thoreson $657, Jonas X. Johnson
$500, O. T. Henryson $500. A bond
for damages having been filed, the
same was approved and ditch and
drain divided into sections as fol-
lows:
Open ditch from Sta 0 to Sta
14.S5, section No. 1.
Open ditch from Sta 1885 to Sta
102.5O, section No. 2.
Tile branches MI; town branches
tt, To, T3, T4, Section No. 3.
Tile branches lake line, Ii to Lii
including section No. 4.
Main line and branches M to
Mis- including section No. S.
Three reinforced concrete walls,
section No. 6.
On motion R. G.. Austin was ap-
pointed construction engineer and
his compensation fixed at 2h per
cent of contract price of construc-
ton and his bond in amount OF
$4,000.
On motion county auditor is in
structed to advertise for bids for
construction of Knudson ditch or
drain No. 149, work on open drain
to be commenced on or before 80
days after letting of contract and to
be completed on or before January
LIST, 1914, and work on tile drain to
be commenced on or before January
LIST, 1916. Bids to be opened at
county auditors office in Webster
City. Iowa. on July 8th. 1913 at
1880 O'Clock p. m. The following
agreement and resolution was pre-.
sented and it was moved and Sec.
onded that same be adopted, the said
agreement as to plan in crossing
railway right Of way was approved
by engineer.
AGREEMENT.
This agreement, made and entered
into this 16th day Of June. 1913, by
and between the board Of supervis.
ors of Hamilton county. Iowa. act.
ing for itself and in behalf Of drain.
age district No. 149. known as the
Knudson drainage district in Ham.
ilton county. Iowa, parties Of the
first part, and the Chicago & North.
western Railway Company, party to
the second part, witnesseth. that:
Whereas, certain bitches or drains
in the above mentioned drainage dig.
trict will, when constructed. cross