Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-10-07
PETITION FOR EsTA BLIsHMENT OF DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT.

AGE DISTRICT.
To the Board OF County Commissioners OF
Bonner County, idaho.
We the undersigned ow ners OF land set OPP
poslte our names respectfully petition your
honorable body to order election for the
purpose OF organizing drainage district in
accordance with Title is entitled Drainage
District" Chapters Nos. TO inclusive of Vol.
OF th Revised Code OF the Laws OF Idaho
The boundaries OF said district to he as
follows:
Commencing at point on the sodth bank
OF the Kootenai River where said south bank
is intersected by the east line OF the main
track right-of-way OF the Kootenai Valley Kali
way, the'said point being located In the north
west quarter (swl+) of the southwest quarter
tsw1S1 of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I'D In town
ship sixty-two'(o 2l north range one ~ E.B. NJ.
Bonner county, Idaho, thence in southeast
| eriy direction and along the east line of the
main track right-of-way OF the Kootenai Val
ley Railway to'where said east line intersects
| the west line OF the right-of-wsy OF the Great
Northern Railway. thence in southwesterly
and westerly direction and along the west line
OF the Great Northern Railway right-of-way to
a point where said right-oi-way is intersected
| by a line drawn at the meeting OF the base OF
4 the upland or foot hills with the bottom lands
OF the Kootenas river, said point being near
4 the west line of the northeast quarter (SE14)
l of the northwest quarter (Nw1<) OF section
eight (s) in township sixty-one (61) north
| range one Q) e. r. M. thence i'm a northerly
direct ion along the line of meeting of the base
OF the foot hills with the bottom lands of the
i Kootensi river to where said line tntersects
the International boundary line in section
\ eleven lin township sixty-hve (6b) north
| range two I2) w. b. NJ, thence east to the east
line of the right.of-wsy of the main track OF
the Kootenai Valley Railway thence In .
southeriy direction and along said east line Of
right-of-way to the south line OF the north hall
(N1S) of the southeast quarter seq of section
nineteen (1e) in township sixty-three t6S)north
range one a. E. B. NJ, thence west and along
said south line to the west bank OF the Roo
tenai river thence south and southeasterly
along saidwest bank to the place of beginning
The object for the creation OF said district II
the reclamation and drainage of the land
therein as are annually OVERLOOKED by thu
waters of the Kootenai river and from othe
sources The number 81 acres to be benefited
by the proposed drainage district is approx
, msteiy 5000. The names of. the free-holder
residing within the proposed district are a
I follows:
Rsthsel Fsruam, j. M. Hubbard. Chas. A. Early
Tom Montgomery, Zach Montgomery. Ton
| Brown. d. II. Chisholm, Isabella Chisholm
l Joseph Anderson. !. C. Hiberly Francis Davis
Beulah Davis, C. NJ. Parker, Geo B. whitney
Nellie T. whitney. Alfred Gudbaur, Ellen Gud
baur, JohnL. Wsshbnrn. Robert Krause, Jai
Kinney, VIM. Geiger, staneel Andy, Geo.
| Andrews, Maggie l. Andrews, w. G. Donehos
r Rose A. Donehoo Z. C. Maxwell, g. C. Anne
Harriet A. Ames. L. w. Eriwein, Minnie Er
y vein. Chas. o. Olander Joseph NJ. Riley, job
| Doherty, A. II. Stern, Kate Stern Mary Coope
Ralph Fisher Julia Fisher, Edwin. Kerr, Ellie
Kerr, Ralph Kerr, Matti Ripatto. Peter Zaws
Mary A. Carlson, C.M. Bigger, Janet X. Sinclai
Carl Klockmann.
. The proposed method OF reclamation an
drainage is as follows
First: Widening the banks OF the West AT
OF KJotensy Lake Tor river) British columb
at points known as the "Nsrrows" and Fir
u Rapids" and at other places where the wat
:. way ia clicked; and doing such other work
10 the commissioners and engineer may dee
g. wise.
=, Second: Constructing main drainage ditch
IL in the proposed district along the foothills
near thereto,
Third: Constructing outlets for said drai
\ age bitches at points where the commissions
and engineer may deem advisable, so as
permit said bitches to drain to or into Il
Kootensi River.
Il Fourth: Erecting pumps at suitable poir
: for the purpose Of discharging the seepsge
!. drainage waters over the dikes or banks to
= into the Kootenai River,
i Filth: Constructing branch or lateral ditch
}, across the mezdows 80 to discharge wste
N into the main bitches. said branches or later
- having termini may be designated by t
engineer.
. sixth Building dikes along the bsnks
tse kootsnsi Rissr or catering strsszas whs