Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-05-25
PUBLIC NOTICE
In the Common Pleas Court
Of Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

In the Matter Of
Muskingum Watershed
Conservancy District
Public notice Is hereby given:-
1. That on the 5tf day Of May.
1883, pursuant to the provisions OF
The Conseryancy Act of Ohio, there
tna was filed. filed in the Office Of the clerk Of
the Court of Common Pleas of Tus-
carawas County, Ohio. the petition Of
Robert N, Wilkin and others for the
establishment @ Of a Conservancy Dis
TRICT
The. purpose for which said district
is to be organized are as follows:-
Preventing floods. and conserving
Hood waters for beneficial uses:
Regulating stream channels by
changing, widening, and deepening
RecIaiming and f1ring wet and
I. overf1owed lands;
ProSviding ~ for irrigation where it
Regulating the flow of streams;
| Diverting, or in whole or in part
eliminating, water courses;
And incident to such purposes and
to enable their accomplishment to
straighten. widen, deepen, change di-
vert or change course terminus of,
any natural or artificial water course;
to build reservoirs, canals, levees,
walls. embankments, bridges or dams;
70 maintain, operate and repair any Of
the construction herein named; and to
fulfillment 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
Guided in said District comprise lands
| Richland Knox, Holiness Coshocton,
Tuscarawas. Carroll Harrison, Guern--
sey, Noble. Muskingum, Licking, Nor
gan, and Washington Couties, Ohio,
described substantially follows;-
All the lands in WAYNE. HOLMES,
COSHOCTON. TUSCARAWAS. GUERN-
SEY, NOBLE. and MUSKINGUM
SUMMIT COUNTY
All lands in Norton. Franklin. and
Green Townships. All lands in Cow
entry Township, excepting lands with
in the corporate limits of the Munich
pal Corporation of Akron
STARK COUNTY
Plain. Nimshillen. Tuscarawas. Perry.
creek. r" Betbiehen. Pike alasi and Sandy Sandy
ASHhAN1p aSHnshl15 COUNTY
All lands in Jackson. Milton. Mont
gomery, Perry, Mifflin, Vermillion,
Mohican. Green. Lake, and Hanover
RICHLAND COUNTY
All lands in Weller, MiffIin. Wash
ington. Monroe, Perry, Jefferson and
| w WOfIn1ngton IOWnSnlpS.
: All lands in Troy Township. except
ing lands in Sections A, 5, 6, 28 and
33, Township 20 North, Range 10
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
! Townships.
In Augusta Township all lands in
So s and & g. Townshp w hs Is = NortR No H.
| Range 5 West
In washington Township all lands
in Sections 2s, 20; 30, "a, 80; and SO,
Township IA North Range 5 West.
All lands in Center Township, ex-
cepting the lands in Sections 13, IA. 10
and 90 Township ii North, Range
HARRISON COUNTY
|, All lands in Monroe. North. Rumley.
franklin, Stock. Archer, Washington,
| Nottingham, Freeport, and Moorefield
LICKING COUNTY
! All lands in Bennington, Burlington,
! Washington, Eden. Fallsbufy; Liberty.
Adams. Granville, Newark, Madison,
Hanover, Harrison. Union. Licking.
Franklin, Hopewell. and Bowling
Green Townships.
MORGAN COUNTY
) All lands in Bloom. Bristol, Man
chester, Morgan, Malta, Meigsyille'
[ i1eDJef. Genn ana w lnuSOT fIoWnSHlI'S
tions %. 23. 26. ~, "a. 35 and SO.
Township 10 North, Range 13 West: in
Deerfeld Township all lands in Sec
%, "a, 26. 27, "a and 35, Township 9
North. Range 13 West, and Sections
20 and 20, Township IL North, Range
5 "a, 25 and SO, Township North.
Range 13 West; in Marion Township
36, Township North, Range IL West.
e WASHINGTON COUNTY
t All lands in Waterford, Adams.
. Aurelius, Salem, Palmer Watertown
) rietta Townships,
Sections 1s. 20, q. Is, IS, u 81, g
: and SO, Township s \ North, Range II
West, and Sections % and a. Town
= ship Z North Range II West.
In Barlow Township all lands in
! and 80, Township 3 North Range 10
q West.
S trict herein above described. all the
lands within the corporate limits of
Incorporated cities, towns, and vii
\ lages within the above described ter r
!, and islands, and all riparian rights
therein, of the Muskingum River and
4 its tributaries.
! 8. That public hearing on said
5 petition will be-~had in said court on
, the goth 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
I 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
May 6, 1888. Ilm3