The Mankato free press., 1915-08-20
Aug. 13-2O-27.

said Blue Earth county. Minnesota,
signed by f. d. Hart, and others,
praying for the establishment of a
public ditch in the township of Le-
Ray, In said Blue Earth county, and
that a hearing will be had upon said
petition before the Honorable WI.
Comstock. Judge of said district court,
in the court room. in the court house,
in the city of Mankato. I'm said coun-
ty 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
3rd day of August, A. d.. 1915.
GEORGE G. KROST,
Clerk OF the district court.
STATE OF 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 af-
fected by. or assessed for. the ex-
pense OF the construction of the tile
ditch hereinafter described, would re :
spectfully represent that the public
health. convenience and welfare and
the reclamation of wet and overfiowed
laN de tEn tuhI ,.t.
construction of a tile ditch along the
following described route I'm the town
OF LeRay. i'm 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 be 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 az
township one hundred eight t10S).
Range twenty-five (25), thence south
easterly, thence, southeyjy- through
the south half Of the northwest quar-
ter of section three, (3D. township
one hundred eight (10Sl. range
twenty-five t25D, to point on the
east and west quarter line i'm section
three (St. about twenty (20) rods
east OF the west quarter corner of
said section three (3I: thence south :
erly. thence southwestcrly through
the northwest quarter OF the south =
west quarter of section three (3). tn
point on the west line of section
three (3l about forty (40) rods south
or the west quarter section corner of
section three (3): thence southwest
erly, thence southerly. thence south
1 easterly through the east half of the
southeast quarter of section four (4),
| township one hundred eight (1OS)
range twenty-five (25l. to a point on
! the south line of said section four
! (4. about ten (10O rods west of the
southeast corner OF section four (4) /:
! thence southerly through the north
east quarter of the northeast quarter
OF section nine ts), township one
hundred eight (10SD. range twenty
five (25), to a point on the south line
OF the northeast quarter OF the north
east quarter about ten 10) rods west
OF the southeast corner of the north
; east quarter OF the northeast quarter
or section nine (9); thence south
westerly, thence northwesterly
through the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter OF section nine (g) /;
thence northwesterly, then westerly
through the west half of the north
east quarter OF section nine CO.., to a
point on the west line Of the west
half of the northeast quarter about
forty t40) rods south of the north
quarter section corner of said section
nine tS; thence west through the
northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter OF section nine (9D: thence
south through the northwest quarter
OF section nine (9). to a point on the
east and west quarter section line of
section nine co., about eighty (S0)
rods west of the center of section nine
| ts); thence southerly, thence south
westerly through the southwest quar-
ter OF section nine (9), to a point on
the south section line of said section
LHfae (9). about thirty (3O) rods east
OF the southwest corner of section
nine (9; thence southwesterly
through the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section sixteen
: 16). township one hundred eight
tlOS), range twenty-five (25). TO a
point two rods east of the southwest
corner of the Northwest quarter OF the
northwest quarter of section sixteen
u6); thence southerly, thence south
westerly, to a point on the south line
OF the northeast quarter OF section
seventeen (17). township one hundred
eight (10s). range twenty five (25)
about fifteen C15) rods west of the
southeast corner of the northeast
quarter of section seventeen IN:
thence southerly, thence southeast
erly following ravine In the SOUTH
east quarter of section seventeen G7)
until sufficient fall has been obtained
to furnish a proper outlet to this
drainage district, and there to ter
inmate as its outlet; said ravine
draining into the outlet OF Madison
Lake.
Also such branches and laterals as
the engineer may deem necessary 10
provide, a proper outlet 10 all low
lands within this water shed.
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