Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-06-04
A. M. Dated at Morris, Mimi. this
4th day of May, 1915.
G. R. Wollthan,
County Auditor.

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.
or assessed for, the expense of the
construction of the county ditch here
matter described. would respectfully
represent that the public health, con-
venience and welfare and the reclama-
tion of wet and overfowed 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 CAY. Commencing
at that point so rods north and 60
rods east of the southwest quarter
corner of the southeast quarter of Sec
tion seven, in township 124, rg. 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 to
that point about Is rods north and
five east of the southwest quarter
corner of the northeast quarter of said
section seven, thence in a 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 dis
lance as will insure ample fall for
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 and 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
b southwest quarter of section 8, town.
! ship and range aforesaid. thence run
ming in westerly course connecting
with the tile ditch proposed in the
paragraph ga" hereof.
} CO. Commencing at that point sc
rods west and 80 rods south of the
northeast quarter corner of the south
/ west quarter of said section seven,
thence running in a northeasterly
direction connecting with the proposed
tile ditch in paragraph ga" hereof
, (D) Commencing at that point LOO
! rods east Of the southwest quarter
: corner of the northeast quarter of sait
J section seven, thence in a westerl!
! direction connecting with tile ditcl
] proposed in paragraph ga" hereof.
(E) Commencing at that point II
= rods east and 10 rods south of th
] northwest quarter corner of the north
west quarter of said section 8, theme
0 west IL rods thence north IS rods
thence westerly conn Getting with tn
: tile ditch proposed in paragraph ga
: hereof.
!: (F) Commencing 5 rods west an
e 10 rods north of the southeast quart
: er corner of the northeast quarter o
q said section seven, thence in a cir
: cuitious route northwesterly connectin
D with the tile ditch proposed in para
! graph "E" hereof.
n (G) Commencing at that point z
Z rods west and 81 rods north of tn
t southeast quarter corner of the south
e east quarter of section six in TOWNSHIP
and range aforesaid, thence in
u southwesterly direction across tn
Y public highway connecting with til
: tile ditch proposed in paragraph "E'
o hereof.
i CHI Commencing at that point 6
rods. north and 40 rods east of til
!, southwest quarter corner of the south
east quarter of said section six, theme
running in southwesterly directio
across the public highway connectin
with the tile ditch proposed in para
graph "E" hereof.
CD Commencing at that point 2
rods west and 10 rods south of til
northeast quarter corner of the NORTH
east quarter of said section sever
thence in northwesterly direction