Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-05-28
Notice of Filing of and Hearing
on Ditch Petition.

ton. of which the following is copy,
has been filed in the office of the
County Auditor of Stevens County,
State of Minnesota, and that hear
ing will be had upon said petition be-
fore the County Board at the Office of
the County Auditor of said County,
in the City of Morris on the 10Th day
of June A. D., 1915, at 10 O'Clock
A. M. Dated at Morris, Mimi. this
4th day of May, 1915.
G. R. Wollthan,
County Auditor.
PETITION FOR PUBLIC DITCH.
To the County Board of the County
of Stevens, State of Minnesota:
The undersigned land owners. whose
lands will be liable to be affected by, 4
or assessed for, the expense of the
construction of the county ditch here
matter described. would respectfully
that the public health, con-
venience and welfare and the reclama-
tion of wet and overlooked lands re-
quire the establishment and construc-
tion of county ditch along the fol-
lowing described route in the Town of
Hodges in said County of Stevens, and
that the construction of the same
would be of public benefit and utility.
That it will remove water collected
and standing in various places along
the proposed tile ditch, bring into
utility and productivity valuable lands,
now worthless. unhealthy FOR man and
beast, improve, promote, public health
and add to the convenience, comfort
and happiness of the public.
A general description of the pro-
posed starting point, route and term
mus of said ditch is as follows:
Commencing at (A). Commencing
at that point so rods north and so
rods east Of the southwest quarter
corner of the southeast quarter of Sec
tion seven, in township 124, re. Al.
Hodges township, Stevens County,
Minnesota. thence in westerly direc-
tion to that point about five rods from
the vest line Of the southeast quarter
of said section seven, thence north 10
that point about Is rods north and
| five east of the southwest quarter
corner of the northeast quarter of said
section seven, thence in northwest
erly direction to the natural drain
ravine which runs westerly along the
northern line of the northwest quarter
of said section seven, thence westerly
along said natural drain such a dis
tance as will insure ample fall fer
such drainage, but not beyond the
west line of the northwest quarter of
said section seven, also together with
tiled lateral and sub Lateral tile
bitches connecting with and part Of
the proposed ditch herein anG more
specifically described as follows:-
(B). Commencing at that point
about 80 rods north and Is rods east
of the southwest quarter corner of the
southwest quarter of section 8, town
ship and range aforesaid. thence run
nlng in westerly course connecting
with the tile ditch proposed in the
paragraph ga" hereof.
CO. Commencing at that point so
rods west and 80 rods south of the
northeast quarter corner of the south
west quarter of said section seven,
thence running in northeasterly
direction connecting with the proposed
tile ditch in paragraph "a" hereof.
(D) Commencing at that point 100
rods east OF the southwest quarter
corner of the northeast quarter of said
section seven, thence in a westerly
direction connecting with tile ditch
proposed in paragraph "a" hereof.
(E) Commencing at that point 10
rods east and ITO rods south Of the
northwest quarter corner of the north
west quarter of said section 8, thence
west IL rods thence north 85 rods,
thence westerly conn scting with the
tile ditch proposed in paragraph GA"
! hereof.
(F) Commencing 5 rods west and
10 rods north of the southeast quart
er corner of the northeast quarter of
said section seven, thence in a cir
cuItious route northwesterly connecting
with the tile ditch proposed in para
graph "E'' hereof.
(G) Commencing at that point rs
rods west and 85 rods north of the