Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-22

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Township trustees. j. Carr, D..
w. Fitchhorn, Glen Ricke.
Township clerk-C. M. Trumbau-
ier.
Township ASSESSOR. E. Sweed-
Ter.
Township officers, Boone town
ship:
Justice of the Peace. F. Tuck
err, C. A. Biernatzki.
Constable-J. A. Bishop, G.. S..
Morean. :
On motion board adjourned to
meet afternoon of this date at L
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION, NOvEM-
BIER 10, 1914.
Board met pursuant to adjourn-
ment, members present, Sexy, john
son and Bawden. J
Proceedings on petition for drain
age district by Myron J.. Cleveland
and others having been continued to
this date, the board again continued
further proceedings until December
7th, 1914.
On motion further proceedings ON
taking in of additional lands into
Knudson drainage district No. 149
were continued until December 7th,
1914.
Petition for drainage district by
Edward Peterson and J. B. Grim be-
ing on file, requesting the establish
ment Of drainage district to be To-
Gated in Hamilton, Webster and
Boone counties, Iowa, the board on
motion appointed J. A. Carlson COM
missioner from Hamilton county, to
act on said petition as required by
law.
On motion d. C. Chase and ]. M.
Blake are appointed attorneys to de-
fend in appeals made on account of
benefit assessments in Antinson-
Mortvedt drainage district No. 1853
and C. Brandrup drainage district
No. ISL.
Proceedings on petition for drain
age district by Aaron Rose and 9TH
ers having been continued to this
date, and request being on file, ask
ing that tile line be extended to OUT
let of branch No. 2 of Johnson drain
No. 8, and the engineer having fl.
ed report of expense on account Of
crossing the Chicago & North West
ern Railway right of way with said
tile line. 1t was moved and second
ed that request be granted and ex-
tension of tile line be included in
proposed improvement. Motion car
ried.
The report of damage appraisers
being on file, the following resolu-
ton was presented:
Whereas the board finds that the
Improvement as petitioned
for by Aaron Rose and others will
be conducive to the public health,
and welfare and utility
and is a necessity,
Therefore be it resolved, that said
drain and drainage district as shown
by engineers plat now on file in the
office of the county auditor Of Ham
ilton county, together with extern
sion of tile line as approved by the
board be and the same is hereby To-
Gated and established and to be
known as Stratford drain and drain
age district No. 1863.
Resolution adopted, all members
voting aye.
The board proceeded to determine
the amount of damages which will
be sustained by claimants and after
giving claims full consideration it
was moved and seconded that claim
ants be allowed damages as follows:
Chicago & North Western Railway
Co., $4,000.
A bond for damages being on file.
IN motion same was approved and
Itch or drain divided into five sec
ions as follows:
Maine line, section No. 1.
Branch No. l., section No. q.
Branch No. 2, section No. 3.
Branch No. 3, section No. 4.
Branch No. 4, section No. 5.
On motion j. T. Drug was appoint
ID construction engineer and audi
or directed to advertise for bids for
obstruction of said drain.
On motion board adjourned to
meet November 18th, 1914, at 1
'clock p. m.
NOVEMBER IL, 1914.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
lent, members present, Sexy, John
on and Bawden.
This being date fixed in notice