The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-07-16
Petition to Establish Dikin9 District

To the Honorable Board of Commissioners
Stevens County, State of Washington:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned freeholders
residing in and about Cusick, Stevens County,
State OF Washington, and in the district here
matter described, respectfully pray your hon.
orable board an establishment of diking
district for the district and property herein
after described and set forth, and respectfully
show:
The object for the creation of said district is
to protect the land therein from the overflow
of the Pend d'Oreille river
The boundaries of said district is approx
mately as follows: Commencing at a point on
the foothills in the southwest quarter of Sec
ton 26, Township 33 N, r. 43 E. W, NJ, Stevens
County, Washington; thence easterly through
the south half of Sections 26 and %, along the
north bank of Small Creek to Calispel river;
thence northeasterly through the east half OF
Section %, Township 80 N. K. 43 E. W. NJ, along
the west bank of said Calispel river; thence
northerly through the west half of Section 10
and the southwest quarter of Section Is, Town
ship 33 NJ, r: "A; thence northery to a..d along
river through said Section Is, Section T. and
the west half of Section ., Township 30 N, K. "A
E. w. M, to the north line of said section
thence westerly along the northern part of
Section l, and the northeast quarter of Section
2, Township 80 N, r. 43, to point on the
foothills; thence in asoutherly direction along
the foothills on line follows: Through
the south half of Section2 west half of Section
IL, northwest quarter and the southeast quar-
ter of Section II, west half OF Section "a, south
east quarter OF Section %, west half of Section
26, all in Township 80 n, r. 43 E. w. NJ, which
is the place of beginning all in said Stevens
County, Washington.
The said district described contains approx
mately $3.50 acres, and every acre thereof will
be benefited by said proposed diklng system.
The names of the freehOlders residing in said
proposed district, so far as known are as fol-
lows: H. S. HOlcOmb, c. W. Cramps, W. Win
chester, T.. A. Purchase, c. X. Johnston, J. II.
Johnston, Eli L. Wonch. L. E. Purchase, Ran
Kapp, uriah Crandall. Frank Winchester F. Fl.
McLe s., d. X: Anterior, A. Z. Rhode, A. d.
Jaques, +. j. Sullivan, Randall Perkins, Emma
Lueck, AdO1ph Selheim, d, +. Rice
| A brief description of said proposed system
| of diking is as follows The construction OF a
| dixie averaging from seven to eight feet in
height as the contour OF the land may demand.
and the ditching of Tacoma Creek, from its
| present location to the north line in said dis
| trict as described, so as to include the land
| between Tacoma Creek as it now lies and the
| north line Of said district as hereinbefOre de-
| Scribed And the construction of overflow
gates to carry off the water which may flow
into the said district from the foothills to the
| westward
The route over which said system of dikng
| is constructed is approximately identical with
| the boundary lines OF the proposed district as
above described.
| Your petitioners further represent that the
creation of said district, the building OF
said diking system, will be conducive to health.
convenience and welfare, in that it will do
| away with frequent overflow of the Pend d.
Orellle river, and the depOsiting OF the refuse
and foreign matter and the creation of mos
quito breeding beds, and will make the land
now uncultivatable subject to cultivation and
assured crops. 1t will increase the pu bile rev.
enue, in that it will make land now worthless
OF much value and increase the assessment
value thereof accordingly.
They further represent that the land de-
seribed in this proposed diking district is all
subject to the ravages of water in the periods
OF OvertOWing, and the establishment of said
district and said system of dixie will be espe-
cially beneficial to each and every acre in
cluded in said district.
Wherefore, your petitioners respectfully pray
hot dow hn cntn Al Gov tha hoDn = 4,
their petition, and that upon said hearing
their petition be granted and for such other
relief as the premises may demand.
Dated at Cusick, Stevens County, Washing
ton, July 10, A. ID. 1908.