Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-08-23
Petition For Establishment Of Drainage
District.


To the Honorable Commissioners OF Bon
ner County, Idaho:
We the undersigned. owners of land
set opposite our names, respectfully pc
titlon your honorable body to order an
election for the purpose Of organizing
drainage district In accordance with
title IS, entitled Drainage District,
chapters Nos. l to 8 inclusive of Vol.
Of the Revised Codes of the Laws OF
Idaho
The boundaries of said district to be
as follows:
Commencing at a point on the south
bank of the Kootenai river, where said
south bank is intersected by the east
line of the main track right -of-way OF
the Rootenai Valley Railway, the said
point being located in the northwest
quarter (nwh) of the southwest quarter
(swA) OF section twenty CID in
township sixty two (62) north, range
one % r. b. NJ, Bonner county, ldaho
thence In a southeasterly direction and
along the east line of main track right
of-way of the Kootenai Valley Hallway
TO where said east line intersects the
west line of the main track rlght-of-way
OF the Great Northern Railway; thence
due east to the east line of the main
track OF the right -ofway of the Great
Northern Railway thence in a south
westerly direction and along the east or
south line of the main track risht-of-way
OF the Great Northern Railway to the
north line of lot hve go OF section four
co in township sixty-one (sl) north.
range one "a f. h. NJ; thence east TO
the northeast corner of said lot five 90;
2 thence south to the southeast corner of
lot one Cd of section nine (9) In town
ship sixty zone (6l) north, range one %
F. B. NJ thence west to the southwest
corner OF lot three 90 In section eight
80 In township sixty (e1) north
range one "a r.. b. NJ; thence north to
the northwest corner OF said lot three
go; thence west to the southwest corner
OF the southeast quarter (seh) of the
southeast quarter (seA) of section six
90 in township siXty-one (6l) north,
range one Q) f. r. NJ; thence north
TO the northwest corner of lot one %
Of section six co. in township sixty-on
(6) north. range one % t. b. M.
thence west to the southwest corner OF
section thirty-six 1861 in township sixty
two (62) north. range one Cd w. B. NJ.
thence north to the northwest corner OF
the southwest quarter (swh) OF section
twelve O2) in township sixty-three (6s)
north, range one "a w. r. NJ; thence
west thirteen hundred twenty U32O)
feet thence north twenty hundred
forty t2640) feet TO the south line OF
section two (2) in township sixty three
(6S) north. range one "a w. II. M.
thence west to the southwest corner of
section two CD in township sixty three
t69} north, range one "a w. b. NJ
thence north TO the northwest corner of
section twenty-s six $3.50 in township six
Tty-four (64) north, range one % w. b.
NJ; thence east TO the west bank of the
Kootenai river; thence In southerly
direction and along the west bank of
said Ko0tenai river TO the place of be-
ginning.
The object for the creation OF said
district Is the reclamation and drainage
Of the lands therein as are annually
overlooked by the waters of the Kootenal
river and from other sources The num-
Der of acres to he benefited by the pro-
posed drainage district Is approximately
$4,000. The names of the free holders
residing within the proposed district are
as follows:
Geo. Irving. Geo. Phillips. Chas A
Elrley, j. II. Srdnt -. r. t.iSt, Angus
Gerkey. VIM. H. Bunting. l.. ). Streyf
fe.er, q. p. Greene Peter Zawar, S. NJ
Murphy. Chas. Michel. Chas. Benhom
VIM. Hoagland. Mary A. Carlson.
The proposed method Of reclamation
and drainage is as follows:
First: Widening the banks of tn
West Arm OF kootenay Lake Tor river
British Columbia At points known a
the "Narrows and First Rapids" an
at other places where the water way 1
choked and doing such other work a
the commissioners and engineers ma
deem wise.
Second: Constructing main drainag
bitches in the proposed district alon
the foot -hiiis or near thereto.
Third: Constructing outlets for sal
drainage bitches At points where tt