The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-05-24
Hearing on County
Ditch No. 40
NOTICE OF FILING OF AND
HEARING ON DITCH
PETITION.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that a peti-
ton. of which the following is a copy,
has been filed in the office of the
County Auditor of Redwood County,
State of Minnesota, and that a lear
ing will be had upon said petition be-
fore the County Board, at the office
of the County Auditor of said Coun-
ty, in the City Of Redwood Falls on
Thursday the 9Th day of June, A. D.
1916, at one o'clock P. M. Dated at
Redwood Falls, Minn., this 18th day
of May, 1916.
L. P. LARSON,
County Auditor
auditors SeaD
COUNTY DITCH NO. 40
PETITION FOR PUBLIC DITCH.
To the County Board of the County
of Redwood, 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 tile ditch and
drain hereinafter described, would re-
specially represent that the public
health, convenience and welfare and
the reclamation of wet and over
flowed lands require the establish
ment and construction of tile ditch
and drain along the following de-
scribed route in the Town of Delhi
in said County Of Redwood and that
the construction of the same would
be of Public benefit and utility, and
is necessary for the following rea-
sons, to-wit:
That along the line of said proposed
ditch and drain there are large tracts
of wet, marshy and overf1owed lands
unfit for use in their present ccndi-
ton. That pools of stagnant and
poisonous waters stand upon said
lands and along and in the highways
adjacent thereto during a large part
of the summer season of each year
causing said roads to be dangerous
and impossible and causing an un-
healthy condition in the vicinity
| thereof.
A general description of the pro.
posed starting point, route and termi
nus of said ditch is as follows: Com
mencing at a point 1000 feet south
of the northwest corner of Sector
%, thence northeasterly across the
NWA of Section %. TO a point 50(
feet south of the north quarter cor
ner of Section %, thence northeast
erly across the NEA of Section 28
to point 500 feet east of the soutl
quarter corner of Section Fl, Themes
northeasterly across the SEA of Sec
ton Fl, to a point 1900 feet east O
the center of Section 81, thence north
easterly across the NEA of Section
p, to a point 100 feet west Of tn
southeast corner of Section 16, theme
northeasterly across the SEA o
Section 16. to a point $50 feet nortl
of the southwest corner Of Section Is
thence northeasterly across the SWA
of Section Is and the right of-wa.
of the Minneapolis & st. Louis Rail
way, to point 1900 feet east Of tn
west quarter corner of said Section
Is, and there terminating in a nat
ural creek as it's outlet.
Also Branch No. of said ditcl
as follows:
Commencing at point 1920 fee
east of the northwest corner of Sec
ton %, thence northeasterly acros
the SWA of Section Fl, to poin
200 feet south of the center Of Sec
ton Fl. thence easterly across tn
SEA Of Section Fl, connecting wit
the main ditch.
Also Branch No. of said ditto
as follows:
Commencing at a point 500 fee
west of the northeast corner Of Sec
ton %, thence northeasterly acros
the SEA of Section Fl, to a poin
1000 feet north of the southwest col
ner of Section %, thence northeast
; erly across the VIZ of the SWA G
Section %, to a point 500 feet cas-
of the west quarter corner of sectio
%, thence northeasterly across tn
NWA of Section %, to point 60
, feet north of the east quarter corne
of Section Fl, and thence northwest
erly across the NEA of Section q
connecting with the main ditch.
And your petitioners pray that 70
will proceed to establish such til
ditch and drain and cause the sam
, to be constructed as provided b
Chapter Two Hundred Thirty $3.50
, of the General Laws of Minnesota fe
1905 and acts amendatory thereof.
Dated May 10, 1916.
FRANK MESSMAN
C. c.. LITTLE
JOSEPH RUDER
F. E. PATTEN
Petitioners.
A. C. DOLLIFF,