The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21
COUNTY
COURT
RESCINDS
Changes In Boundaries of
Brooks Precinct.
Puts a Few Voters From
Howell and Brooks Into
EnglewOOd.

In the matter OF the change in the
boundary line between Englewood pre-
cinct and Howell precinct and other
precincts affected the order OF the court,
made on November 8, 1901, and entered
Of record, changing the boundary lines
between Brooks and Gervais and Engle-
wood precincts to conform to the petit
tion therefor, was rescinded, and the
boundary line between Englewood and
Howell precincts was ordered to be
changed az fellows:
beginning at the forks on the west
branch of Pudding river, in section TO- t
rs, W, thence southerly following up
the east branch of said west branch of
Pudding river to the line between sec
tions % and 20 in t7s,r 2w; thence
west to the east line of the Capital City
Fruit Farm. thence south 10 chains,
thence west TO the line running north
and south through the center of section
q thence south 10 chains; thence west
to the line between sections 28 and 20 I;
thence south 400 chains thence west to
the southwest corner OF the Jacob Rob-
bins claim"
This change leaves the boundary lines
practically ss they were with the ex.
ception that it cuts a small corner off
the Howell precinct and includes it in
Englewood precinct.
The bondary line between Turner
and Aumsville precincts was ordered
changed to conform to the petition as
signed and presented by ten residents of
Aumsville precinct for the purpose Of
being included in Turner precinct on
account Of their interests being cen
tered there. The line as changed is as
follows;
" beginning at the center OF section "a,
8s, W. thence east one-half mile,
thence south one fourth mile, thence
east one-half mile, thence south one and
a half miles to the south line OF the
county road, thence west about 30 chains
to the east line of the land owned by
Onie Longsworth, thence south about 81
chains to the south line Of section |, 70
s,r2w."
Having rescinded the order of Novem-
Der ., 1901, as above mentioned, it was
ordered that the boundary line Of Brooks
precinct be established as follows:
beginning where the line between
sections 26 and 30. I b 8, 3 W., inter
sects the right bank Of the Willamette
river, thence east TO the corner Of 81,
tons %, 30, 80 and 33, in 5s, r2w;
thence south two miles to the corner of
sections 4, 81 and 8, int 6s, 2w,
thence east two miles to the corner Of
sections 2, 3, 10 and IL, in I, g, s,r2w.;
thence south one mile thence east to
the center OF the main channel OF Lake
Labish thence southwesterly following
Lake Labish TO the mouth of Pudding
river; thence southerly up the center OF
Pudding river to the line between sections
22 and ~, in % s,r2w.; thence west
to the center OF the main channel on
Lake Labish; thence southwesterly fol
lowing the main channel to Lake La
bish and the ditch in said lake to the
line between sections 25 and 26, / Sc, r
3 W, thence north to the quarter section
corner between section % and %; thence
west one mils; thence north one and
One-half miles 10 the corner OF sections
IL, Is 22 and %, in t 9 8, r3w,; thence
west to the right bank Of the Willamette
river thence down the right bank OF
said river to the place OF beginning"
This line leaves Brooks precinct the
same as heretofore with the exception
that il cuts a small piece off the south
east corner OF Brooks precinct and in
lndes it into Euglewood precinct.