Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-05-24

PETITION FOR A PUBLIC DITCH.
To the County Board Of the county
of Marshall, 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
Public Ditch hereinafter described,
would respectfully represent tl&t
the public health, convenience and
welfare and the reclamation Of wet
and overlooked lands require the es-
Establishment and construction Of a
ditch along the following described
route in the Towns of Holt and New
folden in said County Of Marshall
and that the construction Of the same
would be of public benefit and utility.
A general description of the pro-
posed starting point, route and ter
minus of said ditch is as follows:
Commencing at the Northeast cor
ner of section twenty-nino, Coy, in
Township one hundred iifty-six
(156), Range forty-three <43), in
Marshall County, Minnesota, thence
west along the section line between
sections twenty COY, and twenty nine
(29), and between section nineteen
(19), and thirty (3o), in The said
Township one hundred fiftysix (156},
Range forty three (43), and between
sections twenty-four GAY andtwenty-
five (25), and between sections tive,
ty-three (23) and twenty-six (26), in
Township one hundred ffty-six (156)
Range forty-four GAY, thence north
on the section line between sections
twenty-five (22) and twenty three
(23), in Township one hundred fifty
six (156), Range forty-four (44),
thence west on the section line he
tween sections fifteen (15) and ever
ty-two (22) in Township one humid
red ffty-six (156), Range fortv-t,'1r
(44), thence north on the sect III l;:e
between sections fifteen (15) and
sixteen (16), in Township one humid
red ffty-six (156), Range forty-fou1
(44), thence west on the section line
between sections nine co. and six
teen (16), in Township on hundred
fifty-six (156), Range forty-fou1
(44), until it intersects the coulee
crossing said section line, thence fol-
lowing said coulee in a northwestern
ly direction through section nine (9)
in Township one hundred fifty-siS
(156), Range forty-four (44), and
terminating at Middle River as its
outlet.
The following branch thereof to be
designated as branch "A": Com
mencing at the Northeast corner of
section fourteen (14), in township
one hundred ffty-six (156), Range
forty four (44), thence west ON the
section line between sections eleven
11), and fourteen (14), and
between sections ten COY, and
fifteen (15), in township one hundred
iftysix (156) Range forty-four (44)
and terminating in said main ditch
as its outlet.
The following branch thereof to be
designated as branch "B": Com
mencing on the section line between
sections thirteen (13), and twenty
four (24), in township one hundred
ffty-six (156), Range fortyfou1
(44), near the edge Of the cambridge
at point Of about forty rods from
the northeast corner of section TWEEN
ty-four Gay, in township one
hundred fifty-six (156), Range forty
four Gay, thence west on the section
line between sections thirteen (13),
and twenty-four (24), and between
sections fourteen Gay, and twenty
three (23), in township one hundred
iftv-six (156), Range forty-four
(44), and terminating in the main
ditch as its outlet.
The following branch thereof to
be designated as branch "C":: Com
mencing at a point on the section
line between sections twenty three
(23), and twenty-four GAY, in town.
ship one hundred fifty-six (156)
Range forty-four (44), a distance OF
forty rods from the southwest corner
Of said section twenty-four (24)
thence north on the section line
between sections twenty three (23)
and twenty four (24), in township
one hundred fifty-six (156), Range
forty-four (44), and terminating il
branch "B" as its outlet.
The following branch thereof to be
designated as branch CD: Com.
mencmg at the quarter corner ON thk
section line between sections twenty.
five (25l S and fwenf.vz f161 =