South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-15
NOTICE OF DITCH PROCEED
INGS.

age.
Notice is hereby given that on
July !. 1918, the drainage commits
sioners hled their report in LaPorte
Circuit court in me above entitled
cause whereby they recommended
the construction OF a drain in La
Porte, Starke and ST. Joseph counties
in the state Of Indiana, along the
following route, to-wit:
The Main Ditch, commencing in
the northeast quarter of the north
east quarter of section 4, township
80 north range l east, ST Joseph
county, Indiana at a point on the
westerly side of the highway which
is south Is degrees / . minutes, 342
feet east OF the north line Of said
section; thence southwesterly follow
ing the old dredge channel OF the
Kankakee river, 10 the line between
st. Joseph and LaPorte counties, in
section = 3, township So north range
/ west; thence in the same general
direction through sections %, %, %
% and 80. same township and range,
through section 4. township 35 north
range / west, TO the intersection of
said dredge channel with the dredge
channel which runs through Mud
Lake; thence southwesterly follow
ing the dredge channel of the Kan
kakee River, through LaPorte and
Starke counties. TO the west line Of
LaPOrte county.
Also a lateral known as the Ber-
ringer ditch, commencing at Station
IS plus Il as indicated on profile OF
Main Ditch, LaPorte County. Indi-
ana; running thence north degrees
west fifty four hundred ten (541O)
feet; thence north SO degrees 80 min
utes west twenty-five hundred (22OO)
feet; thence north is degrees 10
minutes west six hundred thirty-siX
$3.50 feet; thence north degrees
80 minutes west seven hundred
twenty-nine (729) feet; thence north
! degree 20 minutes west thirty six
hundred ninety-five $3.50 feet;
thence north % degrees Is minutes
west one hundred twenty (l2O)
feet, thence north Ga degrees east
nine hundred eighty $3.50 feet;
thence north , degrees west TWEEN
ty-four hundred five (2405) feet 10
the southeast corner of the north
east quarter OF the southeast quar-
ter OF section ., township SO north,
range ! west. LaPorte County, In
diana.
Also a lateral known as the Little
Kankakee River, commencing at Sta
tion 178 plus 10 of the Main Ditch;
thence northWesterly along the
course of said Little Kanks kee Riv-
er 10 the east line of a highway be-
tween sections IS and 29, township
80 north range / west, LaPorte
county, Indiana.
Also a lateral known as Mud
Lake Channel, commencing at Sta
ton 233 plus A. Of the Main Ditch,
in section 4. township 35 north range
] west, LaPorte county, Indiana;
thence following said Mud Lake
channel easterly and northeasterly
through Mud Lake and said Kanka-
kee River TO the south line of a
highway running east and west
through section 26, township SO
north range ! west, LaPOrte coun-
~, Indiana.
Also a lateral in LaPorte county.
known as the Breckenridge Ditch,
commencing at Station 40 plus &c
of the Main Ditch, in section Is,
township 50 north range west;
thence north degrees 10 minutes
west 5419 feet TO the south line OF
the highway or the north line of
section u. township 80 north range
> west.
Also a lateral known as the Hide
brand Ditch, commencing at Station
783 plus "a of the Main Ditch, in
section s, township 81 north range
. west, LaPorte county. Indiana;
thence north one degree west $500
feet
Also a lateral in Starke county.
Indiana, known as the Kyle Ditch,
commencing at Station 791 plus 10
Of the Main Ditch. in section 8.
township "a north range . west;
thence north 70 degrees Is minutes
east 40 feet; thence north % de-
grees - minutes east $3.50 feet
Also a lateral in LaPorte county.
Indiana. known as the Salisbury
Ditch commencing at Station S41
plus A Of the Main Ditch, in section
:. township "a north range 2 west
thence north two degrees west $500
feet.
Also a lateral known as the Whit
ham Ditch. commencing at Station
SS4 plus 81 Of the Main Ditch;
thence north 81 degrees As minutes
west SIS feet; thence south SO de-
grees west 1861 feet. thence north
I degree 80 minutes west 2263 feet.
Also a lateral in LaPOrte county,
Indiana. known as the Marquardt
/ Ditch. commencing al Station 1884
plus 81 OF the Main Ditch, in sec
tion 20, township 81 north range 3
west LdPorte county, Indiana
thence north As degrees so minutes
west 431 feet; thence north Sc de-
grees west 5S7 feet; thence north 20
I degrees 10 minutes west 2S2 feet;
thence north 40 degrees west 1347
/ feet 10 the Spahr Ditch
Also a lateral in Starkc County
known as the Robbins Ditch, COM
mencing at Station 1858 plus 90 OF
the Main Ditch as indicated on profile
Of Main Ditch in section 50, town
ship 81 north, range 3 west, Starke
County, Indiana, thence running
north 46 degrees east fifteen hun
dred (15O0) feet; thence north so
degrees 80 minutes east fifty-nine
hundred one (59O1) feet: thence
north % degrees 20 minutes east
six hundred ninety-nine $3.50 feet;
thence north p degrees east one
hundred fifty (15O) feet; thence
north II degrees 20 minutes east
forty-five hundred fifty (455OD feet
thence north 81 degrees 10 minutes
east fifty-nine hundred $1,000 feet,
thence north 4 degrees 30 minutes
east I'VE hundred 5000 feet; thence
north As degrees 80 minutes east
forty-six hundred $4,000 feet: thence
north - degrees % minutes east 90
feet 70 the south line Of an east and
west highway "a a point on the south
line Of said highway that IS thirteen