The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-08-27

nay III Sdlu blue EdIln COUNTY anu
that a hearing will be had upon said
petition before the Honorable w. l..
COmstock, Judge of said district court,
i'm the court room. in the court house,
in the city of MankatO, in said coun-
~ and state. on Monday. the Goth day
of September. A. ID. 1915, at two
O'Clock I'm the afternoon OF said day,
pursuant TO the order of the court
fixing the time and place of said hear
ing in said matter.
Dated at Mankato. Minnesota. this
Bird day OF August, A. d.. 1913.
GEORGE G. KROST,
Clerk of the district court.
STATE or MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth. District Court, Sixth
Judicial District.
Petition For Public Ditch.
To the Judge of the District Court of
the County of Blue Earth, State OF
Minnesota:
The undersigned land owners,
whose lands will be liable to be at
fected by, or assessed for. the ex
pense of the construction OF the tile
ditch hereinafter described. would re-
specially represent that the. public
health. convenience and welfare and
the reclamation of wet and overfiowed
lands require the establishment and
construction of n tile ditch along the
following described route I'm the town
Of LeRay, in said county of Blue
Earth. and that the construction OF
the same would be of public benefit
and utility. and Is necessary for the
following reasons. to-wit:
The ground along the line of the
proposed ditch is low. wet and marshy
and in places there are low. grassy,
shallow and non -navigable bodies of
water. all of which will he drained.
thus making the land arabic and
sweet: public roads will be thereby
improved. and the community drain
ed will become more healthful.
A general description of the pro-
posed starting point. route and ter
minus Of said ditch is as follows:
Commencing at the southeast COR
ner OF the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of section four t4).
township one hundred eight U0S).
Range twenty-five (25). thence south
easterly. thence southerly through
the south half OF the northwest quar-
ter OF section three (3I. township
one hundred eight (10Sl. range
twenty-five (25), to point on the
east and west quarter line i'm section
three 81. about twenty (20D rods
east of the west quarter corner of
said section three (S);' thence south
erly. thence southwesterly through
the northwest quarter OF the south
west quarter of section three (3l. to
a point on the west line OF section
three (3b about forty (40) rods south
OF the west quarter section corner of
section three (3D; thence southwest
erly, thence southerly. thence south
easterly through the east half of the
southeast quarter Of section four ca.
township one hundred eight QOS).
range twenty-five t25l, to a point on
the south line of said section four
(4. about ten 10l rods west of the
southeast corner OF section four (4);
thence southerly through the north
east quarter OF the northeast quarter
OF section nine (9D. township one
hundred eight (10S).' range twenty
FIVE (25D, TO a point on the south line
OF the northeast quarter OF the north =
east quarter about ten u0) rods west
OF the southeast corner OF the north
east quarter OF the northeast quarter
OF section nine (9): thence south
westerly. thence northwesterly
through the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of section nine (9) I:
thence northwesterly. then westerly
through the west half of the north
mo rfaF rF contin,, ,,irn laA - n
point on the west line of the west
half of the northeast quarter, about
forty t40D rods south of then north
quarter section corner of said section
nine t9): thence west through the
northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section nine t9); thence
south through the northwest quarter
Of section nine (9), to a point on the
cast and west quarter section line of
section nine (9), about eighty (S0)
rods west of the center of section nine
go; thence southerly. thence south
westerly through the southwest quar-
ter of section nine co., to a point on
the south section line OF said section
nine t9). about thirty (30) rods east
of the southwest corner of section
nine (91: thence southwesterly
through the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section sixteen
t16l. township one hundred eight
(10S). range twenty-five t25l. to a
point, two rods east of the southwest
corner of the Northwest quarter of tn,
northwest quarter OF section sixteen
t16D; thence southerly, thence south
westerly. to a point on the south line
OF the northeast quarter of sectioz
seventeen (17). township one hundred
eight C10S). range twenty-five (2D
about fifteen (15) rods west OF thu
southeast corner of the northeas
quarter of section seventeen (17)i
thence southerly, thence southeast
erly following a ravine In the south
east quarter OF section seventeen III
untiLsufficient fall has been obtained
10 furnish proper outlet to Thu
drainage district, and there to ter
innate as. ITS outlet: said ravin,
draining into the outlet OF Madison
Lake. - ..s..
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