South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-22
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NOTICE Oh DITCH PROCEED
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STATE OF INDIANA. LAPORTE
! COUNTY. IS. In the IaPorte Cir
cult court May Term. 1918.
! Ia the Matter OF the Petition Of
Dixon ". Place. et al for Drain
age.
Notice Is hereby gwen that on
: July 1. 1918. the drainage commits
siOners filed their report IN LaPorte
Circuit court in the above entitled
cause whereby they recommended
the construction % a drain in Ia
Porte, Starke and ST. Joseph counties
in the state Of Indiana. along the
I following route, tO-wit.
The Main Ditch, commencing in
the northeast quarter OF the north
east quarter Of section 4, township
SO north range l east, ST Joseph
/ county. Indiana. at a point on the
westerly side Of the highway which
is south Is degrees 5 minutes, 342
feet east OF the north line Of said
section: thence southwesteriy follow
ing the old dredge channel OF the
Kankakee river, 10 the line between
St Joseph and LaPorte counties, in
section %. township SO north range
1 west; thence in the same general
I direction through sections IS, p, %.
! IS and 3 3. same township and range.
through section 4. township IS north
range / west, 20 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
70 plus Il as indicated on profile OF
Main Ditch. LaPorte County. lndi-
ana; running thence north degrees
west fifty four hundred ten (54l0)
/ feet; thence north IS degrees 80 min
utes west twenty-five hundred (22OO)
feet. thence north rs degrees Is
minutes west six hundred thirty-siX
$3.50 feet; thence north . degrees
so minutes west seven hundred
twenty (729) feet; thence north
j degree 20 minutes west thirty-siN
! hundred ninety-five (3695) feet;
| thence north % degrees Is minutes
! west one hundred twenty G2Q)
feet; thence north 81 degrees east
nine hundred eighty (98G) feet.
thence north 2 degrees west TWEEN
] ty-fOur hundred FIVE (24O5) feet to
/ the southeast corner Of the north
east quarter-of the southeast quar-
| ter Of section 3, township S6 north,
range 1 west. LaPorte County, In
diana.
Also a lateral known as the Little
/ Kankakee River. commencing at Sta
/ ton IS plus 10 of the Main Ditch;
/ thence northwesterly along the
I course of said Little Kankakee Riv-
/ er 10 the east line Of a highway be
| tween sections % and %, township
SO north range I west, LaPorte
/ county, Indiana.
Also a lateral known as Mud
! Lake Channel, commencing at Sta
I ton 233 plus 81 Of the Main Ditch.
I IN section 4. township 50 north range
/ west. LaPorte county, Indiana;
I thence following said Mud Lake
channel easterly and northeasterly
through Mud Lake and said Kanka-
/ kee River 10 the south line Of a
/ highway running east and west
/ through section %. township So
north range 1 west, LaPOrte cOun-
/ ty. Indiana.
Also a lateral in LaPorte county.
! known as the Breckenridge Ditch,
commencing at Station 40 plus as
OF the Main Ditch, in section Il.
/ township 50 north range west:
/ thence north . degrees 10 minutes
] west 5419 feet 70 the south line OF
/ the highway on the north line OF
section Il. township 80 north range
| west
Also a lateral known as the Hide
brand Ditch, commencing at Station
. 7SS plus "a of the Main Ditch. in
section s. township 81 north range
2 west, LaPOrte county. Indiana
thence north one degree west $500
feet
Also lateral in Starke county
| Indiana. known as the Kyle Ditch
commencing at Station 791 plus ] )
Of the Main Ditch. in section g
township "a north range > west;
/ thence north rs degrees Is minutes
east 40 feet: thence north IS de-
! grees Is minutes east $3.50 feet.
Also a lateral in LaPOrte county
/ Indiana. known as the Salisbury
Ditch. commencing al Station s41
| plus "A OF the Main Ditch, in section
:. township - north range west,
/ thence north two degrees west $500
feet
Also a lateral known as the Whit
Z ham Ditch. commencing at Station
sS4 plus 50 OF the Main Ditch
thence north 81 degrees As minutes
! west SO feet; thence south 90 de-
grees west 1861 feet; thence north
j degree 80 minutes west 1858 feet
Also a lateral in LaPorte county
| indiana. known as the Marquard'
Ditch. commencing al Station 1904
plus "a Of the Main Ditch. in sec
tiOn 26. township 81 north range
west L>aPorte county, Indiana
thence north As degrees 80 minute,
west 431 feet; thence north So de.
grees west So feet: thence north II
degrees Is minutes west 282 feet
thence north 40 degrees west 134i
/ feet 20 the Spahr Ditch.
Also a lateral in Starkc County
known as the Robbins Ditch. com
mencing az Station 1858 plus 90 o
he Main Ditch as indicated on profile
OF Main Ditch in section 30. town
ship "a north, range 3 west, Stark,
County. Indiana, thence RUNNING
north IS degrees east fifteen hun
dred C15OO) feet. thence north 81
degrees 30 minutes east ffty-nin,
hundred one (59O1) feet. Themes
north - degrees 20 minutes cas-
six hundred ninety-nine (69e feet
thence north % degrees east on,
hundred fifty $500 feet: theme,
north u degrees 20 minutes cas-
forty-fve hundred hfty (4550) feet
thence north So degrees IS minutei