Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1893 — ABOUT THE IROQUOIS DITCH. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE IROQUOIS DITCH.

As Attorney for the petitioners I desire before filing the report of the Viewers locating the ditch to give notice to all land owners that the Main Line and man / of the Laterals thereto are reported and that the matter of hearing the full report under the provisions of Section 3 R. S. 1891 Page 456 is set for hearing on Monday April 10, 1893. Although the statute prescribes no notice as to the matter of fixing on the lines for the proposed improvement, yet by the kindness of the newspapers I now state that the Main Line was reported on December 6th 1892 and 28 Laterals were reported March 7th 1893 subject to correction and that the completed report will be filed on or about April 3, 1893.

Each petitioner and land owner interested in the improvement should do what he can to help secure a practical jline for the improvement. That the matter may be fairly and publicly discussed I suggest that a public meeting of all interested be held on April Ist, 1893, at 1 p. m., at the Court house to consider the question. It is a public . improvement and the land owners are respectfully invited to meet and discuss the question of location in a spirit of fairness and d 6 all that can be done to help the viewers to reach a just conclusion on all material disputed points connected with the report to be presented to the commissioners on Monday, April 10th, 1893. The county has already paid $742.17 in furtherance of the project hence the matter is of no small moment to the petitioners and land owners, who will have to refund the same. FRANK FOLTZ. Counsel for Petitioners.