Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1912 — Twelve Land Owners Ask Monon Ditch Injunction. [ARTICLE]

Twelve Land Owners Ask Monon Ditch Injunction.

Winamac Democrat-Journal. Twelve westside land owners, who have been assessed for the construction of the proposed Ketman-Monon ditch, filed complaint asking)for an injunction to prevent Construction Commissioner Elmer C. Williams from letting the contract for the construction of the drain, the date of the proposed letting being Feb. 28. The court will take up the injunction matter on Feb. 24. There are twelve landowners who are asking for the restraining order, they being: James C. Dunn, Adolph Liersch, K. B. Clark, John Capouch, Fred Kroft, Thurman Clark, Fred Timm, E. W. Horner, Charles Williams, David Gudeman, William Koster and Carl Meyne. The complaint states that the ditch proceedings were started in 1905 by Tony L. Ketman, and that at various times since that date, remonstrances have been heard against the establishment of the drain, sdfJnSgmenT were ever rendered declaring the ditch Accordingly the complaint turthMfalleges Mr. Williams has no authority to act in the capacity 1 of commissioner apd that all of his acts are null and void. It states that Mr. Williams will file notices with the recorder of the various counties through which the ditch passes, giving notice thal the ditch has been established and the assessments confirmed, -despite the fact that the ditch has pot* been legally established. The injunction asks that Mr. Williams’be enjoined from the carrying out of ail of the acts complained of above.