Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-06-26

the following. was adopted as the ac-
ton Of the board, and ordered to be
entered Of record as such:
Wherets, due notice was given to
all owners Of lands, and to all others
who were interested therein, of the
hearing on the petition Of C. L. Har-
der and others for the repair and re-
building of the levees along the main
drainage ditch of Boyer sub-drainage
district Mol. located in this county. !
in the Harrison and Pottawattamie
drainage district No. Land the report
of the engineer thereon; also whether
the original assessments that We're
levied IN said sub-district to pay for
the original construction of the drain
age improvements therein would be
an equitable basis for the assessment
and levy of the costs and damage
that would be incurred by the repair
and rebuilding of said levies in the
manner proposed; whether additional
lands should be acquired for right of
way for said levies, and for the con-
sideration of claims for damages that
might be occassioned by the construc-
ton of the levees in the manner rec
commended. And, after said hearing,
and due consideration of all matters
brought to the attention of the board
the board of supervisors of Harrison
county, Iowa now finds and determins
as follows, to-wit:
1. That the petition of C. L. Har-
der and others, and the bond filed
Herewith, are sufficient in form and
substance.
That the maintenance Of the said
Boyer sub-drainage district No. 1, is
necessary as Of public benefit. utility.
health and welfare.
8. That in order to preserve said
drainage district and the established
drains and levies therein, and to con-
tinue the same for the purpose orig
inally designed, it is imperative that
the levies along both sides of the
main drainage ditch should be moved
farther back from the ditch and re-
built in substantial manner, other
wise the original investment in the
construction of said sub-drainage
district will in a very large measure
be lost and large portion of the
lands included within the district will
rendered unfit for use and cultivation
and that the relocation, rebuilding
and repair of said levies will be of
public benefit and utility.
4. That the plan recommended by
the engineer, w. A. Price, is feasible,
expedient, and, in the judgment of
the board, will result in the preser-
walton OF the drainage improvements
of said district. and should be adopt
ed.
5. That an additional strip of land
on each side of the present right of
way Of sand main drainage ditch de-
cribed in the report of the engineer,
should be acquired by condemnation
or otherwise for the relocation and
rebuilding of said levees.
6. That the rebuilding of said lev
ees in the manner recmended is in the
nature Of repair of the principal
drainage improvement in said SUBJ
drainage district as originally estab-
lished, and the original assessment
that were levied upon the lands, rail-
road companies, and townships, with
in the said Boyer sub-drainage dis
trict No. 1, to pay for the original
construction of said sub-district and
the drainage improvements originally
established therefore is an equitable
basis for the assessment and levy of
all costs and damages that will be in
Cured by the relocation, rebuilding
and repair of the leeves along the
main drainage ditch of said sub-drain-
age district.
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