Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-09-16

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Buchanan, e. DesVoignes and W. H. SecS~ith'
PETITION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT.
To the Board of County commissioners u
Bonner County. Idaho.
We. the undersigned owners of land set OPP
posite our names respectfully petition your
honorable body to order an election for the
purpose OF organizing drainage district IN
accordance with Title 10 entitled Drainage
District" Chapters Nos. ! to inclusive of vol,
/ of tn Revised Code of the Laws OF Idaho
The boundaries OF said district to &c as
follows:
Commencing at q point on the soatn bank
of the Kootenai River where said south bank
Is intersected by the east line OF the main
track rightof-way of the Kootenai Valley Kali
way the said point being located In the north
west quarter (Nw1z) OF the southwest quarter
4Sw11) OF section twenty-seyen I'D In town
ship sixty-two 1927 north range one % E.b M
Bonner county, Idaho, thence in southwest
erly direction and along the east line OF the
main track right-of-way OF the kootenAi VAL
lev Railway TO where said east line intersects
the west line OF the right-of-way OF the Great
Northern Railway, thence in q southwesterly
OF the Great Northern Railway right-of-way 10
a point where said right-ofway is intersected
nv a line drawn at the meeting of the base oil
the upland or foot hills with the bottom isnos
% the Kootenai river, said point being near
the west line Of the northeast quarter thkA]
of the northwest quarter (NwA) OF sectioh
eight ts) in township sixty-one toi) north
range one a. f, r. NJ. thence In nortneris
direction along the line OF meeting OF the base
OF the foothills with the bottom lands OF the
Kootenai river to where said line intersects
the International boundary line in section
eleven tl1) in township sixty-hve l6o) NORTH
range two (2) w. B. NJ thence east to the ess
line OF the right fway OF the main track O
the Kootenai Valley Railway, thence In Z
southerIy direction and along said east line o
right-ofw to the south line of the north hal
lH1S) of the sout beast quarter SEQ OF section
nineteen (le) in township sixty three t63)nortf
range one (I) e. B. M thence west and sloRs
said south line to the west bank OF the koo
tenai river, thence south and southeastern,
along said west bank TO the place of beginning
The object for the creation of said district 1
the reclamation and drainage OF the land
therein as are annually overfowed by tn
waters OF the Kootenai river and from othe
sources. The number OF acres to be benehtes
by the proposed drainage district is approx
mately $1,000 The names OF the free-holder
residing within the proposed district are .
follows:
L. s. streyfeller, j. H. Guthrie, Deils authri,
Rathaei Farnam, J. NJ. Hubbard. Chas. A. Early
Tom Montgomery Zach Montgomery. Ton
Brown, d. II. Chisholm. Isabella Chisholm
Joseph Anderson. ]. C. Hiberly, Francis Dsyi
Beulah Davis, C. NJ. Parker, Geo b. whitne,
Nellie T. Whitney. Alfred Gudbaur. Ellen Gut
baur. Joint Wsshburn. Robert Krsuse. ia
kinney, WIN. Geiger stancel Andy. Geo.
Andrews, Maggie l. Andrews, W. C. Doneho
Rose A. ponehoo. E. G. Maxwell. g. q. Anne
Harriet A. Ames. l.. W. Erlwein. Minnie Fl
vein. Chas, o. OlandeF, Joseph d. Riley. job
poherty, A. II stern, Kate sternslAsrY toppe
Ralph Fisher Julia Fisher. EdwinT. KerF, Ellis
Kerr, Ralph Kerr, Matti Ripatto. ReieF zsws
Nary A. Carlson, c.M. bigger, Janet r. sinclsi
Carl Kloekmsnn.
The proposed method OF reclamation al
drainage is as follows:
First: Widening the banks OF the West Ar
Of KIotenay Lake Tor river British Column
at points known as the "Narr0ws" and Eli
Rapids and at other places where the Wal
way Is choked and doing SUCH other work
the commissioners and epRipeeF may dee
wise.
Second Constructing main drainage ditch
in the proposed district, along the foot- hills
near thereto,
Third: Constructing outlets for said drs
age bitches at points where the commission
and engineer may deem advisable, 40 50
hermit said bitches to drain to or Into 4
Kooienai River.
Fourth; Erecting pumps at suitable poi
for the purpose OF dischsrging the seepsEs
drainage waters over the dikes or hanks to
into the kootenai River,
Filth; Constructing branch or lstersl ditto
across the meadows so to discharge we'
Into the main bitches. said branches or latel
having termini as may be Designated By
engineer.
sixth Building dikss aloag she bsaks
the Koosensi River or entering streams vi