Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-08-30
Petition For Establishment OF Drainage
District efrt

Petition For Estabiishment OF Drainage
District. HfF
To the Honorable Commissioners OF Bon
ner County. Idaho ~ i
We. the undersigned, owners Of land
set opposite our names, respectfully pc
tition your honorable body TO order an
election for the purpose of organizing a
drainage district in accordance with
title u.s. entitled. Drainage District"
chapters Nos. to 6 inclusive of Vol. ! |
of the Revised Codes OF the Laws OF
Idaho,
The boundaries OF said district TO be
as follows: 4a .ElrlrrF a6 avl
Commencing at a point on the south
bank or the Kootenai river, where said
south bank is intersected by the east
line OF the main track right way OF
the kootenai Valley Railway, the raid
point being located in the northwest
quarter (nwA) OF the southwest quarter
(swA) OF section twenty seven (2D in
township sixty-two (dz) north range
one Cd f. b. NJ Bonner county, Idaho;
thence in southeasterly direction and
along the east line of main track right
of-way of the Kootenai Valley Railway
to where said east line intersecrs the
west line OF the main track right-or way
of the Great Northern Railway; thence
due east to the east line of the main
track or the right-o of the Great
Northern Railway; thence In south
westerly direction and along the east or
south line of the main track right way
Of the Great Northern Railway to the
north line OF lot five (5) of section four
% in township sixty-one (el) north,
range one "a f. Il. NJ; thence east TO
the northeast corner OF said lot nye e5);
thence south 10 the southeast corner OF
lot one "a of section nine go In town
ship sixty-one tel) north. range one "a
E B. M; thence west TO the southwest
corner of LOT three (S) In section eight
(s) In township sfxty-ons (8D north
range one "a f. p. NJ; thence north TO
the northwest corner of said lot three
go: thence west to the southwest corner
Of the southeast quarter (seA) OF the
southeast quarter (seA) OF section SIX
(8) in township slxty-one COD north,
range one "a f. b. Nj thence north
to the northwest corner of lot one W
of section ak (s) in township sixty-one
(6l) north range one ID r.. -. NJ
thence west TO the southwest corner of
section thirty-six $3.50 in township sixty
two (62) north. range one C1) w. B. M
thence -
the southwest quarter (swA) OF section
twelve (l2) in township sixty-three (Ss)
north. range one "a w. B. NJ; thence
west thirteen hundred twenty lszo)
feet. thence north twenty-six hundred
forty (2e4O) feet to the south line of
section two (2) In township sixty three
1857 north. range one OD w. b. M;
thence west to the southwest corner OF
section two (2) in township sixty three
fes) north. range one (l) w. b. NJ;
thence north TO the northwest corner OF
section twenty six (26) In township six
ty-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 Kootenai river TO the place or be
ginning.
The object for the creation OF said
district is the reclamation and drainage
OF the lands therein as are annually
oyernowed by the waters OF tina kootensl
river and from other sources. The num-
her or acres 10 be benefited by the pro.
posed drainage district IS approximatei,
zoe. The names OF the free holders
residing within the proposed district arr
as follows; NJ AF
Geo Irving. Geo Phillips. Chas. A
BARLEY. ]. H. Grant, o. r. East, Angus
Gerkey. VIM. X. Bunting. L ;. ssreyf
tsler e. p Greene, Peter zawar, 3
Murphy. Chas. Michel, chas.t Benbom
VIM. Hoagland. Mary A Carlson.
The proposed method OF ereelamatio
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
choked; and doing such other WORK
the commissioners and engineers ma
deem wise. of4 tssft rs
Second: Constructing main orainss
bitches in the proposed dlstrlct Sion
this foothills or near thereto.
THIRD Constructing outlets FOR ssl