The record-union., 1895-10-21
TO RECLAIM THE POCKET" LANDS.
The Movement to Divide the Present
District.
Money Thus Far Expended in Reclaim
ing the Bottom Lands Near
This City.

There was large attendance of land
owners at the meeting called by the
Trustees of Reclamation District No. 635.
held at the Riverside Schoolhouse on
Saturday last, for the purpose of hearing
the report of the trustees on the financial
condition of the district and 10 consider
other important matters.
w. E. Loydal called the meeting to Or
der and was elected Permanent Chair
man, and G. ]. Schreiner, one of the
trustees of the district, was elected Sec
rotary Of the meeting.
The Secretary read the report of Ex-
pert II. NJ. LaRue, Jr., from which 1t
appears that the first assessment of S4O,-
282 20 was all paid in except 1887 o.
There has been paid in on the second
assessment $3.50 o., making the total
amount paid in 500, $50 81.
Warrants were issued as follows: En-
gineering and surveying, S4.553 40; legal
services, attorneys fees. S4,O93 70; COM
missioners, making assessments, 81 ,O63 90;
sundry items, such as McGee's damages,
labor, earth for levee, stationery, livery
for trustees, etc, 81. S4S so; labor, watch
ing levee, $2,4l7 90; stationery, SIS 81;
work at fioodgate, Sl62 10; warrants. for
which no item or order appears, -, Goa II;
sarthwork on levee, S3l.7l 50; interest
on registered warrants, So1 81; total,
$50, ia 80; excess of warrants over
amount paid in, Sl0,337 a.
Besides these outstanding warrants Of
SI0,337 AZ, the following bills have been
presented to the new Board OF Trustees,
for which no warrants have been drawn:
Armstrong & Breuner, attorneys fees,
$3.50; Llewellyn. for sacks, 50 So; Bliss, for
making assessment roll, So; Hutchinson,
for right of way, Sl49: II. ~. LaRue. Jr.. for
exporting books, S35; J. c. Boyd, engi-
peering (estimated), $40; interest on regis
tered warrants. $3.50; total, y. 1913 90, max
ing the total indebtedness of the district,
S12, $50 IS.
On motion the report was accepted.
The Chair called the attention of the
landowners present to the fact that there
was petition asking the Board of Super
visors TO form new district out of that
portion of the present district lying south
of the north line of the Fern Ranch and
weEt OF line beginning at the northeast
corner of the Fern Ranch and running
south to the river levee on the Coleman
Ranch. The Chair stated that the Board
OF Trustees wished TO hear the views of
the landowners in regard TO the new dis
triot sought to be formed, and what
action they wished taken in regard to
this matter. AS two of the Board of
Trustees had been elected by majority
OF 500, 900 votes, they felt they represented
q majority OF those who had the welfare
of the district at heart. and had called
this meeting for the purpose of hearing
the views ana to have the expression OF
all in this matter.
There was a general discussion of the
matter. James O'Neil representing
those in favor of the new district and
Frank Williams representing those in
the proposed new district who are op-
posed to its formation. The opposition TO
the new district was made on three
grounds by those outside of the said new
district, viz:
First-That the proposed CROSS levee on
the north line of the Fern Ranch, If run
too near the high land, would act as
dam and stop the flow OF drainage canal
water from the high land.
Second-That the formation of the pro-
posed district would divide what is now
one into three parts, cutting the old dis
trict into two parts, with one part north
OF the proposed new district and the
other southeast of it.
The third objection was that it might
affect the collection OF the present in
debtedness of 81, $50 So of District 535.
Although the new district would be liable
Tor It's proportion when ascertained by
law, the formation OF the new district did
not make IL any easier to collect
Alter discussing matters fully, it was
determined not to instruct the Trustees at
this meeting, but to hold another meeting
to give time for the collection of data and
give all interested an opportunity to be
present.
On motion of Daniel Flint, seconded
by Moses Sprague, the meeting adjourned
10 &C, meet at Oak Hall at l P. NJ. sharp on
Thursday, October 24th.