Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-07-05


Thief River Improvement made BY the |
Estate, was constructed the county and |
Judicial ditch systems east Of the |
Thief River paid to the State some /
$50, 634.OO for such additional eXcaVa-I
ton as the then State Drainage En- |
gineer, Mr.. Geo. "A. Ralph in consulta-
ton with Mr.. sHoag. the engineer on
PNo. IL, stated would be necessary to
so enlarge Thief River that the same
| would be adequate to take care OF
\ the waters of that territory, but sub
/ sequent events proves that Thief River
i is not adequate and the State of Min
nesota did not give to the settlers Of
this territory what it promised thru
its engineer to give. N ss.s.
4 I am further satisfied that under
present existing conditions the settlers
\ and land owners are unable to meet
the additional taxation that would
have to be imposed in order to carry
out the proposed consolidated project
in its entirety.
\ I would suggest that the matter be
presented to the next legislature to
see If the State of Minnesota cannot
! give to the settlers Of this territory
some relief in this matter without i'm
posing upon such settlers excessive
taxation. The country is good 'coun-
try and will develop into some Of the
best farm territory in the State, but
it must be given chance, and the
settlers themselves are unable to stand.
the expense of doing this work them=
selves. 81 e@s Z
Thief Lake bottoms consist of some
; 900 acres of land and at the present
time under present conditions is
menace to the surrounding country
: it cannot be farmed with any degree
of safety, being almost yearly subject
to overflow, and if left in it's present
stage Of development will be nothing
but weed bed. What relief can be
granted thereto the Court does not
at this time know nor does it attempt
at this time to pass thereon. The
Court however is Of the opinion that
if the people owning land in that vi
entity want more drainage and are
willing to pay for it they should have
, it, otherwise not. . -. ~, .~-.@-
When the court sits at Warren Oh
July 25th, 1922, the Court will make
) it's order that all that portion Of Con-
solidated Ditch No. / lying south OF
} straight line drawn east and west
which would intersect the section line
between sections and s in the town
ship of Whiteford be dismissed and
) that the proceedings as far as that
| territory is concerned be eliminated
) from these proceedings and forever at
\ fo,, Sc if.eIo limo
: is concerned. If the petitioners Or
) others interested in the territory "
ing north of this point desire to take
further proceedings in this ditch mat
} ter the court will order that the re-
port of the engineer and viewers be
: referred back to another engineer and
: another set of viewers. Mr.. J. H.
: Baugh the engineer now serving on
l said ditch will be removed and some
? other engineer appointed in his place.
: This will only be done if the petition
: ers or others interested therein shall
f furnish to the court within sixty days
$ thereafter bond sufficient to protect
: the county in making such resurvey
Y and report of the viewers and if such
e bond is not furnished then the pro-
t ceedings will be dismissed in their en-
:, tirety. -
The Court in conclusion will say
: that while apparently this ditch pro-
1 ceedings has dragged OUT for some
e time, yet it is not small matter and
t was deserving of the most serious con-
| sideration by the court, both from the
t standpoint that it involved the ex-
: penditure between one and two mil
: lion dollars if established, and would
: perhaps entail loss of thirty-ive
thousand dollars to the petitioners and
S bondsmen if rejected in it's entirety
e and most of the petitioners and bonds
l men are farmers residing in the ter
l ritory affected the Court has also
t thought that the financial ability OF
$ ! the people who have to pay for such
: an Improvement should be Of very
: high consideration, and has so con-
sidered it, and in fact that is one OF
! the controlling facts which induces the
= Court to take the position set forth
e in this order. The Court is of the
. opinion, and do not think it can be
DISPUTED. that no matter how worthy
t the enterprise is or how necessary 1t
e is to the community the people are
5 in no position to pay for it, and their
t prayer that the proceedings be dis
l missed should be granted as herein
: set forth as to the south portion Of
t. said ditch.
= ~. It will be unnecessary for either at
Ell torneys or clients or any people as
. sessed to be present at Warren OF
! Thief River. Falls on the dates set, as
n the Court will make its order as here
4 hin set4forth without any further cyl
| dence being offered, and before any
! hearing is had upon that portion OF
e the territory in the vicinity Of Thief
Lake is had another published and
t mailed notice will be given to all par
: ties interested therein as provided by
Is law. *::.-.t.
Z In view Of the present financial
stringency and in view Of the already
$ heavy taxation in the south territory
I the court is Of the opinion that the
e market value Of the lands in this ter
o ritOry will not be increased in the