Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-05-11
PUBLIC NOTICE
In the Common Pleas Court
of Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

In the Matter off
MusIingum Watershed
Conservancy District.
Public notice is hereby given:-
!: That on the 9Th day of May.
1888, pursuant to. the provisions Of
was filed in the office of the clerk Of
the Court of Common Pleas of Tus-
carawas County, Ohio. the petition of
Robert N. WillSin and others for the
trict to be known as MUSKINGUM
WATERSHED CONSERVANCY DIS
TRICT.
The purpose, for which said district
is to be organized are as follows:--
Preventing floods, and conserving
flood waters for beneficial uses;
Regulating stream channels by
changing. widening, and deepening
Reclaiming and filling wet and
overf1owed lands;
Providing for irrigation where it
may be needed;
Regulating the flow of streams;
Diverting, or in whole or in part
eliminating, water courses;
And incident to such purposes and
to enable theirs accomplishment to
straighten, widen, deepen, change di-
vert or change course or terminus of.
any natural or artificial water course !;
to build reservoirs, canals. levees,
walls embanllments, bridges or dams !;
the construction herein named; and to
do all other things necessary for the
fulhllment of the purposes of the pro-
posed district. such as forestation, the
building of check dams and other con-
troll works to prevent soil erosion and
the consequent clogging of stream
channels.
2. That the lands sought to be in
in Summit, Stark, Wayne, Ashland,
Richland, Knox, Holmes, Coshocton,
Tuscarawas Carroll, Harrison, Guern-
sey, Noble, Muskingum, Licking, Nor
gan, and Washington Couties Ohio,
described substantially as follows:--
All the lands in WAYNE, HOLMES,
COSHOCTON. TUSCARAWAS, GUERN-
SEY, NOBLE. and MUSKINGUM
COUNTIES.
SUMMIT COUNTY
All lands in Norton, Franklin, and
Green Townships. All lands in Gov
entry Township, excepting lands with
in the corporate limits of the Munich
pal Corporation of Akron.
STARK COUNTY
All lands in Lawrence, Jackson,
Plain. Nimishillen. Tuscarawas, Perry,
csaa, Canton 1snaburg @ Paris ddd Sugar gd,,
ASHLAND COUNTY
All lands in Jackson, Milton, Mont
gomery, Perry, Mifflin Vermillon.
Mohican, Green, Lake. and Hanover
RICHLAND COUNTY
All lands in Weller, Mfflin, Wash
ington, Monroe. Perry. Jefferson and
Worthington Townships,
All lands in Troy Township. except
ing lands in Sections 4. 5, 6, % and
33, Township 20 North, Range 19
| West
KNOX COUNTY
All lands in Knox County, excepting
those in Hilliar Township.
CARROLL COUNTY
All lands in Brown, Rose, Harrison,
Monroe, Union, Orange and Perry
In Augusta Township all lands in
Sections 5. 6, 7, 8. II, IS. 10, 20, %,
80, 81, and 80, Township Is North,
/ Range ) West
In Washington Township all lands
Township IA North, Range West
All lands in Center Township, ex-
cepting the lands in Sections 49, IA, 19
West.
HARRISON COUNTY
All lands in Monroe, North, Rumley,
Franklin. Stock, Archer, Washington,
Nottingham, Freepoft, and Moorefield
! Townships.
LICKING COUNTY
All lands in Bennington, Burlington,
( Washington, Eden, Fallsbury. Liberty
Adams. Granville, Newark, Madison,
Hanover, Harrison, Union, Licking
Franklin Hopewell, and Bowling
Green Townships.
All lands in Bloom, Bristol, Man
chester, Morgan, Malta, Meigsville
Center, Penn and Windsor Townships
IN York Township all lands in Sec
Township 10 North, Range 13 West: in
Deerfield Township all lands in Sec
tions l. 2, 8, 10, IL, II. 13, IA, Is, %,
%, "a, 26. 81. "a and 35, Township 8
20 and 20, Township II North, Range
IL West: in Union Township all lands
in Sections l, 2, 3. 10 II, 12 13, "A, IS,
"a, 25 and sc, Township North,
all lands in Sections l, 2, 3. 4. 5, 6, 10
II, -. 16, II, 18. %, "a, %. 80. 35 and
36, Township North. Range r. West
WASHINGTON COUNTY
All lands in Waterford. Adams
Muskingum, Fearing, Warren and Ma
rietta Townships,
In Wesley oTowsnshigp az ar d lands j9 il
and 33, Township s North, Range II
West, and Sections 23 and "a, Town
ship North, Range IL West.
In Barlow Township all lands in
Sections 5, 6, II. II, II, 1S, %, "a, %,
and 80, Township 3 North, Range 10
West.
AND INCLUDING with all the dis
trict herein above described. all the
lands within the corporate limits of
incorporated cities, towns and viii
lagos within the above described ter
ritory; also including the bed. banks
and islands, and all riparian rights
therein, of the Muskfngum River and
it's tributaries.
3. That a public hearing on said
petition will be had in said court on
the 29th day Of May, 1888, at the hour
of 10 o'clock A. NJ, by the Court of
Common Pleas of Tuscarawas County,
at the Court House in the City of New
Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County,
Ohio.
All persons and public corporations
owning or interested in real estate
within the territory herein above
described, will be given the oppor
tunity to be heard at the time and
place above specified.
A. C. BLACKBURN,
Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
New Philadelphia, Ohio,
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