The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-08-06
PUBLIC DITCH NOTICE.

petition. OF which the following is
copy. has been filed in the Office o
the clerk of the district court in ant
tor said Blue Earth county Mime
sofa. signed by 5. b Wilson and 9th
erS. praying for the establishment o
public ditch III the townships OF LIZ
Ray ana Markato IN said Blue Earti
county. and that hearing will he haC
upon said petition before the Honor
able W. l.. Comstock. Judge OF sait
district court. in the court room. il
the court house. i'll the city OF. Man
kato, IN said county and state. on
Wednesday. the first day OF Septcm-
Der. 4. ID 1918. at two o'clock in the
afternoon of said day pursuant to tho
order OF the court fixing the time AND
place Of said hearing in said matter.
Dated AT Mankato. Minnesota. this
md day OF August. \ II. 1918.
GEORGE &. KROST.
Clerk of the District Court
STATE or MINNESOTA. County o
Blue Earth District Court. sixth
Iudicial District
Petition For Public Ditch.
To " l.. ComStock Judge of tho Dis
trict Court of tie County OF Blu,
Earth State OF Minnesota
The undersigned land owners
whose lands viii be liable TO be af-
fcCted by. or assessed for. the expense
oi IN construction ri the public
drain hereinafter described. would re
,peetluli! represent that the pablo
health convenience and welfare AND
the reclamation of wet and oVertlowcC
lands require the establishment ant
construction OF public drain al3ne
the following described route in tho
towns of Lc Ray and Mankato in said
county OF Blue Earth, and that ths
construction of the same would he al
public benefit and utility and is nee
essary tor the following reasons. 10
Wit
some of the land proposed to b,
drained Viii he greatly benefited and
improved for agricultural purposes
and that part thereof Included in that
lCrtion of Eagle Lake proposed TO bt
drained will be made suitable for ag-
rlCultuTal purposes and is now worth
less That portion OF Eagle Lake pro
posed 10 be drained is part OF Il
meandcrcd lake and is normally shall
low and ot marshy character and i
no longer of sufficient depth or vol
anne 10 b" IF any substantial public
use for fishing. boating or water sup
ylN. and no Incorporated city or vii
idge is riparian owner upon said
lake. and tho lands within that por
tion al said lake proposed 10 be
drained can and Will by said proposed
drainage be converted into valuable
agricultural lands and be taxed a
such
On the southeast quarter OF section
one tn in township one hundred eight
tleSl north ~ range twenty six (26l
west the right OF way of the Wis
Sconein. Minnesota Pacif" Railroad
company now leased and operated 10y
the Minneapolis. st Paul Rochester &
Dubuque Electric Traction company
CxOsses mcandercd LAKE to- wit
Eagle Lake at narrow part Of said
lake and upon which said right of way
the railroad track upon which said
Minneapolis ST Paul. Rochester &
Dubuque Electric Traction company is
now operating it trains and cars, and
which said railroad tracks. while
within the mcandered lines OF said
lake is built upon fill and grade
through said lake leaving space
over which is constructed a railroad
bridge about the middle OF said lake
where said right of way crosses the
same leaving an open space of about
fifty five (55) feet through which wa
ter passes from the northerly part OF
said lake 10 the south"rly Part Of said
lake. and the petitioner herein re-
specially ask
First That a concrete dam he
built in said opening under said rail
road track and upon said right OF wa,
in said lake. the full width of said
opening through said right OF wa,
making said dam about fifty FIVE (55
ieet III length ani Of such depth anc
width as may be necessary in order
TO hold keep and maintain the water
in the northerly portion OF said Eagle
Lake. and by said northerly portion is
meant that part OF said Eagle Lake ly-
ing northerly of the right of way Oi
said railroad track. at ordinary high
water mark. and to prevent such
nOrtherlv portion Of said lake from be
ing drained pursuant to the prayer OF
this petition.
Second. After t',c construction o
said dam. then To establish and con
struCt a ditch. To be known as the
main ditch in the drainage system
herein referred to, and a general do
scription p the proposed startin;
point. route and terminus of said mair
ditch is as follows:
Commencing at the sOutherly side
OF and adjacent to said concrete dan
so to be constructed as hercinbefort
mentioned and then following a
nearly rs practicable in a southern,
and easterly direction through tn,
center of that portion Of said Eagl,
Lake lying south of said railroad RICH
of way and as nearly as practicable
along the center of the current Of tn
water flowing through said southern
portion of said Eagle Lake to the out
let thereof at the south end of SAT-
lake and then continuing along tn
general course of the creek or stream
constituting the outlet of said lake il
a southerly direction through govern
ment lot four (4) in section seven g
in township one hundred eight 00S
north of range twentyf five t25) west
and through and under culvert OIL
the east and west public highwa.
known as the Mankato and Madison
Lake road. and on in a southerly di
rection into section eighteen QS) II
said township and range and throug
and under q railroad bridge on TIL