In re Bradley

Weaver, J. —

On September 7,1897, D. 0. Bradley and one hundred or more other persons, all residents and electors of Appanoose county, presented a petition to the board of supervisors, alleging that the Chariton river in said county, by its overflow and backwater at each recurring freshet, created stagnant pools, ponds, and lagoons, injurious to public health and public convenience, and rendered comparatively valueless many thousands of acres of land, which would otherwise be rich and productive, wherefore it was asked that said river be straightened, and a system of drainage be established…