The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-07-30
Petition to Establish Diking 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
show:
The object for the creation of said district is
| to protect the land therein from the overflow
OF The Pend dOreille river.
The boundaries Of said district is approx
mately as follows: Commencing at point on
the foothills in the southwest quarter of Sec
ton 26, Township 33 n, r. Al E. ", NJ, Stevens
County. Washington; thence easterly through
the south half OF Sections 26 and 25 along the
north bank OF Small Creek to Calispel river
| thence northeasterlv through the east half OF
Section ., Township 33 n, L ABE. W. NJ, along
the west bank OF said Calispei river; thence
northerly through the west half of Section ~
ship SO n, r. Al; thence northerly to a.-d along
the west or left bank OF the Pend d'Oreille
river through said Section 49, Section T. and
the west half of Section Il, Township SO n, R. A
E. w. NJ, to the north line of said section
thence westerly along the northern part OF
Section l. and the Northeast quarter of Section,
= township 50 n, r. IL, to point on the
foothills; thence in a southerly direction along
the foothills on a line MS follows: Through
the south half OF Section ,, west half OF Section
| IL, northwest quarter and the southeast quar-
ter OF Section IA, west half OF Section "a south
east quarter OF Section q, west hall OF Section
| 26, all in Township 80 r. 10 f ". NJ, which
| is the place OF beginning, ali in said Stevens
| County, Washington
The said district described contains approx
mately $3.50 acres, and every acre thereof W ii
be benefited by said proposed diking system.
The names OF the freenOIders residing in said
| proposed district, SO far as known, are as toll
| lows: H.. S. Holcomb, {. w Cramps, Win
| chester, I: A. Purchase, {. K. Johnston, j. IL
Johnston, Eli l.. Wonch l., f. Purchase Ran
dali Perkins, John and Homer Clifford, L.
Kapp, Crah Crandan Frank Winchester f. II
| McLeish, D. r Atherton, A. I. Rhode, A. D..
| Jaques, L: }. Sullivan. Randall Perkins, Emma
Lueck, Adolph selheim, b, f. Rice.
| A brief description OF said proposed system
| OF dlklng is as follows: The construction of u
! dixie averaging from seven to eight feet in
| height as the contour OF the land may demand.
and the ditching of Tacoma Greek, from its
| present location to the north line in said dis
| trlct as described, so as to include the land
| between Tacoma Greek as il now lies and the
north line Of said district as hereinbefore de-
scrlbed And the construction OF overflow
into the SAID district from the foothills to the
| westward
The route over which said system OF diking
| 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 anu the building OF
| SAID d1k1ng SYSTEM will be conducive to health
| convenience and welfare, in that it will do
| away with frequent overflow OF the Pend d.
| creme river, anu tne depOSltlng OF the refuse
| ana foreign matter and the creation OF mos
| quito breeding beds, and will make the land
| now uncultlvatable subject to cultivation and
assured crops. 1t will increase the public rev.
| enue IN That 1t Will make land now worthless
| OF much value and increase the assessment
| value thereof accordingly.
Iney further represent that the land de-
| serlbed IN this proposed diking district is all
| SUBJECT TO the ravages Of water in the periods
| OF overlooking, and the esta blishment OF said
dlstrlct and said system OF dixie will be espe-
hE a ,lRl IN
Guided in said district.
| Wherefore, your petitioners respectfully pray
that DAY De set aside for the hearing OF this,
their petition be granted, and for such other
relief as the premises may demand.
Dated at Cuslck, Stevens County, Washing
| ton, July 10, A. d. 1905
d. K. Anterior -. 3l5
| Nancy AthertOn ...... ..
A. l.. RhOades .
Mrs. Clemma Rhoades ...
| H. S. HOlcOmb 21I
Jessica Holcomb
Eira purchase' '''''''''''..'. .....0o
H. W. Redmond for b. f. Rice, .sS5
Z. w. Cramps. ..................S 80
| Caroline Cramps.
| Randall Perkins 1900. 40
| Homer c. Clifford .. I6O
Minnie Clifford .
Frank Winchester. ....................... 15s
| f. H. McLeiSh
| Charlotte McLesh -
Eli l.. WOnch .
| Mary Ann Women 22O
\ P j. Sullivan
| - -, an $3.50. -....................
LlAAlc gu al ....... oO
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- u. wilson: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Ad0lph selhelm.
a, ~ JaqueS. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mrs. A. d. Jaques
Arthur D. Jones by A. d. Jaques ........ .
r, M J CnaS ........-.....:....