Richardson County v. Drainage District No. 1

Shepherd, District Judge.

The thing in controversy is a fourth supplemental assessment for a contemplated improvement to Drainage District No. 1, of Richardson county, Nebraska. The ditch is under the drainage act, sections 1744-1812, Comp. St. 1922. The county was assessed $2,396.61 for its roads lying within the district, and other owners proportionately for their lands situate therein.

At the meeting of the supervisors of the district to hear complaints, the county objected that the proposed improvement was not a repair or improvement at all, but a new ditch, and wholly unauthorized; also,…