The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-03-15
Redwood County
Drainage System
Is Growing Fast
Eng. B. J. Reynolds, Drainage
Expert, Complies with Re-
quest for Statement
DRAINAGE COSTS S1,O4O.OOO
Both County And Judicial Ditch
es Part of Complete Systems
Draining 10000 Acres

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statement regarding the drain
age work now under construc-
ton or in prospect in this Coun-
ty.
The matter of the drainage
of farm lands has recently &C
CURED great Importance, and |
venture to say that more money
is being spent for that purpose
in the State of Minnesota than
for any other branch of Engi-
neering work. Road construc-
ton probably comes next, but
road-making depends so much
on good drainage that we can
not expect our roads to reach a
very high standard until our
drainage is much more complete
than at present.
l will briefly state size, loca-
ton and estimated cost of each
ditch in the county now under
consideration.
County Ditch No. 4. This is
one of the earliest constructed
bitches in the county and is now
lis need of repairs. 1t is located
mainly in Redwood Fails town.
ship, drains about II sections,
and repairs will cost from &c.
900 to $4,000, according to
what the landowners decide to
do.
County Ditch No. 9 is also
an old ditch. 1t was made far
too shallow in the first place, and
failed to include a large terri
tory that should have been TAX
en- in. 1t is located south, west
and northwest of the Village OF
Morgan. The new survey which
includes $500 acres, calls for
the replacement of a great part
of the open ditch with large tile
from 40-inch down, the deepen
ing of the rest of the open
ditch, and the construction of
about % miles of tile branches
and laterals. The estimated cost
is $4,000. This job alone will
require about 385 carloads of
tile, which would make a train
three miles in length.
County Ditch No. Is. This
ditch was constructed 3 years
ago, and has given good results
but did not include all the ter
ritory it should have done. One
branch is being enlarged and ex-
tended to care for this at an
estimated cost of $4,000. The
ditch is located in New Avon
township.
County Ditch No. 20 is an all
tile ditch draining several Sec
tions between Delhi and Belview
The largest tile are 28-inch
There are 10 miles of tile in the
system, which is costing about
S35,OOO. All the large tile are
already laid, and the job will be
completed this year. James
Gerding, of Fox Lake is the con-
tractor.
County Ditch No. Fl. This
ditch was established by the
:, County Board Wednesday last
1t is located in Vail and Gran
tie Rock townships, is all tile
from 3O-inch down, and esti
mated to cost $4,000.
County Ditch No. % is in Pax
ton Township, and will drail
about 16 sections. We ace nov
working on the survey Of Thu
ditch, and it will be two or three
weeks yet before we can Civ
the estimated cost, but | 10 no
think it will be less than $50,
900 or 100000.
County Ditch No. % was lie
y last Wednesday for $2,75O. I
is in Shutdown township.
County Ditch No. "a is tn
largest ditch the county mas hac
and the survey has not yet pro
crossed far enough for me t
give any very definite informa
ton regarding it. It is locate
in New Avon, Three Lakes, Sun
down and Brookville townships
and will drain over 80 sections
D 1 expect it to cost over $500, OO(
Y County Ditch No. 25 is i
Three Lakes and Shutdown town
" ships, and is now waiting 70
2 the viewers report. 1t drain
8 sections and is estimated t
cost $4,000.