Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1910 — HOLD UP ACCEPTANCE [ARTICLE]

HOLD UP ACCEPTANCE

Of Iroquois Ditch By the County Commissioners, I he county commissioners, at their special session last week to accept the Iroquois ditch were met with a remonstrance against its acceptance signed by E. T. Harris, Granville Moody, Werner Miljjpr and Mrs. C. Loughridgc, who alleges that they were assesed about $20,000 for its construction.

I hey set up in their reasons | why it should not be accepted ' that at point where the Gifford ; ditch empties into the Iroquois I ditch there is a large dam of sand and gravel 6 or 8 feet deep and 40 feet wide for three or four rods,' which obstructs the flow of water; - That the Gifford lateral is not constructed upon the line laid out in the plans and specifications; That the rock at the Padgett bridge and at various other points has not been removed to the required depth; That the earth has not been removed and is not now removed to a depth and of a width provided in the plans and specifications, commencing at a point of a mile north and west of Burk’s brijjge and extending soutl] to where the Gifford lateral empties into the Iroquois; That. the Iroquois ditch cost $140,000 to $150,000 and in remonstrators’ opinion, it has not been constructed according to plans and specifications and asking that t‘he board appoint another competent surveyor and engineer to go over and inspect the line of said ditch and make a full and complete report of the entire ditch before accepting same as completed. In accordance with the above remonstrance and petition the board appointed C. J. Hobbs of Kersey to go over the w'ork and report at the present term of commis>ioners’ court, but the :ime v as so short that this can scarcely he done. Another objection that ought to he raised to the acceptance of the ditch is the departing from the specifications in cutting that letter “S” in the ditch just south of the Monon. railroad, which is certainly a serious obstruction to the free flow of water.