The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-28

WHEREAS. a written petition was filed
with the County Auditor OF Brookings Coun-
~, South Dakota on the LIST day OF Septem-
Der. 1914. praying for the establishment and
construction OF a ditch or drain along the
ollowing described route, to-wit:
Commencing for its initial point in the
vicinity where the Sioux River crosses the
Section line between Sections One and
Twelve in Township ITO, Range 81, Brook
ings County, South Dakota, running thence
ir a southerly direction through Brookings,
VolGa and Medary Townships. following in
its general course the Sioux River to a point
in the vicinity OF what Is generally known
and called the County Line Bridge across
the said Sioux River on the County Line be-
tween Bookings and Moody Counties in
said State, at or near the Southwest corner
of Section Sc, Medary Township
And in connection Herewith and as a
part thereof, a lateral ditch or drain to com
mence for its initial point at a place on the
creek at about the center Of the Southwest
Quarter of Section s. Bookings Township,
running thence to the most accessible and
practicable point on either the Sioux River
or the main ditch herein proposed. Such
lateral ditch to begin at a more northerly
point, II deemed necessary and practicable
Which petition was signed by one or more
owners OF the lands likely to be affected by
the drainage proposed in said petition, which
petition in all respects complied with the
provisions OF Chapter 1874 OF the Session
Laws OF the state OF South Dakota OF the
year OF 1907 as amended by Chapter 1o2 OF
the Session Laws OF said State for the year
1909 and which petition was accompanied
by the bond as therein required. and
WHEREAS. the Board OF County Commits
sioners of said County OF Brookings have
caused a survey of the drainage proposed by
said petition 10 be made by a competent sur
veyor under the general supervision OF the
State Engineer and such surveyor has re-
ported in writing 10 said Board OF County
Commissioners thereon, which report has
been filed with such petition and
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missioners have determined the exact line
and width of such proposed drainage ditch,
and filed the same with said petition. which
Bond, Report of Surveyor, Deter
of the line and width OF said pro-
posed drainage ditch, and the flies and pro-
of said Board of County Commits
sioners thereon fled in the office of the
County Auditor in the Court House in the
City OF Brookings, Bookings County, South
are hereby referred to for further
particulars and by such reference made a
part hereof. and
WHEREAS, the said Board of County
Commissioners have fixed Wednesday, the
10th day of November, 1915, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon OF said day, at the Office and
room Of said Board Of County Commissioners
in the Court House I'm the City OF BrookinEs,
County Of Bookings and State of South Da-
kota as the time and place of hearing said
petition.
NOW THEREFORE,, all persons affected
by the drainage proposed in said petition are
hereby summoned to appear at said hearing
upon said petition at the time and place
above mentioned to show cause, II any they
have, why the said drainage should not be
and constructed, and all persons
ieeming themselves damaged by the pro-
drainage or claiming compensation
'or the hnd proposed to be taken for the
drainage are also summoned to pre-
their claims therefor at said hearing.
That the route of said proposed drainage
8 as follows:
Commencing for its initial point on the
Sioux River in the Southwest Quarter OF the
Quarter OF Section One, Township