In Re Farm Drainage Dist. No. 1, Waupaca County

The Wisconsin statutes since 1919 have provided for organization by the county courts of farm drain-ages and the assessment of the lands therein for the cost of construction of the works up to the amount of- the benefits received. From the petition for a writ of certiorari and the return the following facts appear: A farm drainage was organized by the county court of Waupaca county in June, 1920. In October, 1920, each parcel of land in the drainage was assessed for the cost of construction at an amount less than the amount of the benefits assessed against it. The landowners were required to…