Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-09-30
PETITION Fon ESTABLISHMENT OF DRAif
AGE DISTRICT.

AGE DISTRICT.
To the Board OF County Commissioners of
Bonner County, Idaho.
We. the undersigned ow ners OF land set OPP
posite our names respectfully petition your
bonorsb Bile 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
I of tn Revised Code of the Laws of Idaho
The boundaries of said district to be as
follows:
Commencing at point on the soatn psnk
of the Kootensi River where said south bank
is intersected by the east line OF the main
track risht-of-wsv of the Kootensi Valley Kali
way, the'said point being located In the north
west quarser(Sw1D OF the southwest quarter
| (sw10 of section'twenty seven LID in town
| shin stxty-trosto2) north range one ~ E b. NJ.
| Bonner county, Idaho, thence in a soutneass-
| arlv direction, nd along the east line OF the
| main track risht of-wsy of the Kootenai Val
| ley Railway toswhere said east line intersecss
| the west line of the right-of-way OF the GREAT
| Northern Railway. thence in southwestery
and westerly direction and along the west line
| OF the Great Northern Railway rlght-of-way TO
| a point where said right-of-way Is intersecteo
| by a line drawn at the meeting OF the base oil
i the upland or foot hills With the bottom lands
! OF the Koosensi river, said point being near
the west line of the northeast quarter tsEe<)
Of the northwest qusrter (Hw1z) OF section
eight ts) in township sixty-one l6l) nortn
range one a. Il. y. NJ. thence in northeriy
direct ION along the line OF meeting OF the base
| OF the foot hills with the bottom lands OF Inc
Kootensi river to where said line intsrsects
the international boundary line In section
eleven (li) In township sixty-nye (oo) north
! range two (21 w. b. M thence east to the cas-
line of the right of-way OF the main track O.
. | IN Pail thpnAe
southerly direction and along said east line o
risht-of way to the south line OF the north hal
ts1s) OF the sout at quarter lsRh) OF seebior
nineteen (ls) in township sixty three 1851
range one ~ Z. b. M. thence west ana along
said south line to the west bank OF the koo
tsnst river thence south and southeastern.
along said west bank to the place OF beginning
The object for the creation OF said district Il
the reclamation apd drainage OF the lano
! therein as are annually pyerhowed by tn
! waters of the Kootenai river and from othe
sources The number of acres to be pTpehte'
J by the proposed drainage district is approx
mately 5000 The names of the free holder
residing within the proposed district are a
follows:
l.. 9. ssreyte}ler, J. IA. Guthrie, Della Guthrie
!. Rsthael Fsfnsm, ]. NJ. Hubbard, Chas. A! Early
Tom Montgomery. Zach Montgomery. Ton
Brown, d. II. Chisholm, Isabella Chisholm
Joseph Anderson, .. q. AiDeFly, Francls paSi'
Beuish Davis, C. NJ. Parker, Geo b. whitney
Nellie r. whitney. Alfred Gudbanr Ellen Gno
h baur, JohnL. Washbnrn, Robert kranse, Jai
Kinney, VIM. Geiger, stannei Andy, Geo. I
} Andrews, Maggie l. Andrews, W. G. popehoe
1 Rose A. Donehoo, r. C. Maxwell, G. C. Amel
8 Harriet A. Ames. L. w. ErlWein. Minnie Er
vein. Chss. o. Olsnder, Joseph NJ. Riley, JOB
j Doherty, A. Fl. stern, Kate Stern. Mary Coope
/ Ralph Fisher j ulis Fisher EdwinT Kerr, Ellie
Kerr, Ralph Kerr. Mstti Ripstto, Peter Zsws
) Msrs A. Carlson, C.M. Bigger, Janet r. Sinclai
| Carl Klockmsnp.
The proposed method Of reclamation an
/ drainage la as follows:
First: widening the banks OF the West Arr
OF KSotensy Lake Tor river British polnmbi
at points known an the "Narrous" and Fir
Rapids" and at other places where the wat'
- Way 10 choked and doing such other work
! the commissioners and engineer may dec
wise.
:, Second: Constructing main drainage ditch'
A In tbs proposed district along the foothills
:. near thereto.
a Third: Constructing outlets for said drail
age bitches at points ~ here the commissions
= and engineer may deem advisable, SO AZ
&. permit said bitches TO drain to or Into II
= Kootenst River.
= Fourth; Erecting pumps at suitable poin
Q. for the purpose of dischsrging the seepsge
= drainage waters over the dikes or bank. TO
into the Kootensi River,
OF Fifth: Constructing branch or lateral ditch
n across the meadows SO as to discharge waite
40 into the main bitches. said branches or laters
e. having termini as may be designated by q
engineer.
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