Bissell v. Edwards River Drainage District

The Edwards River Drainage District was organized in 1910 under the so-called Levee act, passed in 1878, for the purpose of constructing certain drains for agricultural purposes in the Edwards river valley to protect the lands from overflow from that river and its tributaries. Commissioners were appointed and the proceedings had progressed as far as the filing, but not the confirmation, of the commissioners’ roll of assessments. May 7, 1912, a petition was filed in the county court praying that the whole system of work might be abandoned. October ri, 1912, the petition was amended, setting…