Storage barn of Dijkstoel Salland on the IJsseldijk near Den Nul (rijksmonumemt)
A dike chair was a governing body that corresponded to a polder management or water management.
It was a college that consisted of a dike grave and a number of heemrades and was engaged in inspection (surveys) of the dikes and other water-hydraulic works. This college was also authorized to issue sanctions. It took place in the name of Mr..
The authority of the dike chair for water affairs was comparable to that of the Civil Service Ship Bank.
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