Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-26
TIMEs-REPUBLICAN MARsHAILTOWN IOWA, MARCH 26 1915

| ment OF Code of Iowa. 1t is intended
that this district shall include all lands
subject to overflow from the Iowa
| river between the points above men
toned.
That on the fifth day Of January,
1918, f. B. Ingersoll, disinterested
and competent engineer, was duly APP
pointed by the board of supervisors of
Marshall county Iowa, and thereafter
and on the 9Th day of March, 1918, said
engineer filed in the office of the
county auditor of Marshall county,
Iowa, a favorable report recommend
ing the establishment Of the drainage
district and the construction Of the
improvement as follows:
The project is the Strengthening and
deepening the channel of the Iowa
river by an open ditch or drain of
sufficient width and depth to relieve
the proposed district from the flood
water and do 1t in a shorter time and
in the end create a new channel OF
the Iowa river beginning at Station o,
point on the Marshall Hardin county
line, on the north line Of the neA nwA
section >, township So n, range 10 W,
tHtliNS dtlpSS thS "NS'
u section 2 to a point on the south
line of the swA swA section ., thence
southerly across the VIZ of the VIZ of
section II, thence southwesterly across
the west Il of the nwA, and the NV Il
swh section IA, thence sOuthWesterly
across the eE OF the sell section 10,
township So n, range 10 W., thence
southwesterly across section %, town
ship 81, range 10, to a point on the
south line Of the sell of the swh Sec
ton 90 thence southwesterly across
the west u section %, to a point on
the south line of the swA, swA sec
ton 81, thence on a l degree, 80 min
ute curve to the left cutting thru the
nwA, the neA of the swA, and the
sell section "a, thence southeasterly
across the swA of the swA section 80,
thence southeasterly across the nwA
neA and the east 12 of the sex
section 2, township 81 n, range
10 W, thence southeasterly across the
mex neA section II, the nwA swA,
and seA section u, township "a, range
10 W, thence easterly across the sha
of the s1a section I, township "a, L.,
thence southeasterly across the swA
swA section S, section II, neA neA
section 20, the nwA, the sWh and the
swA of the seA section II, thence
southeasterly across the neA section
%, thence easterly across the sA OF
the NE section 81, thence northeastern
ly across the swA Of the nwA section
IS. township "a H., range 1Sw, to the
end of the proposed location at the
10 MarShal1t0up
Drainage area, 1,150 square miles;
benefited area, 10000 acres; length of
proposed channel, 14.S miles; total fall,
channel station 0 to station 500, 40
feet; bottom width proposed channel
station 500 to station 1877, so feet; total
estimated cost OF improvement, $126,
12O.
Which report and recommendation
was deemed eXpedient and approved
by the board Of supervisors of Mar
shall county, Iowa. at a regular meet
ing held on the 18th day of March, 1918,
and the county auditor was directed to
give notice Of the time and place of
hearing on said petition and report
as provided by law.
And you, and each Of you, are here
by further notified that the goth day
Of April, 1918, at the hour Of 10 o'clock
a. M, at the office OF the board of
supervisors of Marshall county, Iowa,
in the court house in Marshalltown,
Marshall county. Iowa, has been duly
fixed as the time and place Of the
hearing upon the said petition, report
and recommendation at which time
and place you may appear and object
to the establishment Of said proposed
drainage district and the ordering OF
the improvement prayed for and re-
commended. And you are further
notified that such report may be
amended before final action.
You are also notified that all claims
for damages on account of the
establishment Of said proposed drain
age district and the construction Of
the proposed Improvement must be
filed in writing in the office Of the au-
dtor of Marshall county, Iowa, at least
five days before the day set for the
hearing upon said petition.
For further particulars, you are re-
ferred to the petition Of landowners
report and recommendation of engi-
neer and plat, plans and profile now
on file in the office of the county audi
tor of Marshall county, Iowa You will
govern yourselves accordingly.
Done at = Marshalltown, Iowa, by