The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-10
Petition

Hood River County eeo" Aoi
In the Matter OF the Petition of ! r Fsra,.
son son Ct a. for the Organization OF an Irrisa.
To the Honorable coun,v e.nr. :. n
River County, oregon:
We, your petitioners whose names are here.
unto subscribed, respectfully represent. That
eaeh OF us Is the owner and holder of title ia
aatar sluatsu within the boundaries herein
ateT described land intended to be Included
IN saiu proposed irrigation districtl and thar
together we constitute majority Of the bold
eIs =. ute ana OF evidence OF title to the lands
situated within the hereinafter described
boundaries land intended to be included in
salu proposed irrigation districr and .hat tba
ANUS wlthln said boundaries are situated in
Hood River County, Oregon and are snscanf
able of irrigeton from a common sonrce ,,a
Dy the same system of works; that we desire
70 provide for the irrigation OF the same. and
tion of an irrigation district under he nro-
visions of Chapter VII of Title Mi of IoTdis
oregon Laws being Sections 6l67 to f2l7. both
lnciuslve, Q. SAID laws and the acts amend
atory thereto, including Chapter 223 of the
Seneral Laws OF oregon for 1911; and we here
oy petition your Honorable Court TO take
such action In the premises as may be neces-
sary 10 effect the organization of an Irrigation
| district under the laws above referred 10. ont
OF the territory situated within the bound
aries hereinafter described
ana THIS your petitioners will ever Drav
The proposed boundaries of said district ara
as iollows: Beginning at point In the east
and west center line of the northeast uuarter
oI m section q township north. range 10 east,
| W. M, IN HOOD River County, Oregon $40
leet, more or less, east of the southwest corner
Oh the northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter OF said section, said point being in the
center line OF the main canal of the East Fork
Irrigation Company, thence west 500 feet
more or less, to the quarter-section line run
hing north and south through the center of
salu seetion ~; thence north TO point $50 feet
north the center of section -, township and
/ range aforesaid; thence west to the west line
OF the SEA of NWl4 of said section y. thence
north lS2O feet, more or less to the east line OF
the county road; thence northeasterly along
/ the east line of said county road to a point
/ due east of the center of section Is, township
ana range aforesaid, thence west 1920 feet
more or less, TO the center line of Mex lateral:
| thence northeasterly along the center line of
said Nex's lateral TO the east line of the SWI[
| OF SEA of section 10, township and range
Aforesaid; thence north to the northeast cor
ner of said SW14 of SEi4 of said section 10:
thence east 100 feet, more or less, to the center
/ line OF the main canal of the said East Fork
Irrigation Company; thence northerly along
the center llne OF said main canal to the quar-
ter-section line running east and west through
the center OF said section 10; thence due north
20 feet, more or less, TO the center of Aren's
lateral; thence westerly along the center line
of said Aren's lateral 300 feet more or less 10
the east line of the county road said point
being in the NEl4 OF NWL of said section Ig
thence along the east line of said county road
In general northerly direction to it's inter
section with the center line of what is known
as the odell lateral of said Fest Fork Irrlga-
ton 'ompany, said point being in the NE14
of the SWl4 of section 3, township and range
aforesaid; thence along the center line of the
said Odel lateral in general northerly and
then northwesterly direction to its intersec-
ton with what is known as the Summit lat
eral of said company, said point being in the
west line of the SWl4 of NE4 of section 2S
township north range 10 east of the William
ette Meridian; thence along the center line of
said Summit late al in a general northerly
and then sou hwesteriy direction to a point
in the east line OF The county road, said point
being in the SA a of NlE14 of section 20, town.
ship and range aforesaid last above; thence
along the east line OF said county road In a
general southweSterlv direction TO a point in
the south iine oi the SN OF SWl of said sec
tion 2s thence west To the east line OF the
stream of Hood River; thence along the east
line of said stream OF Hood River in a general
northeasterly direction TO point in the
north and south center line OF the SEi4 of sec
tion 36 township north, range 10 e., w. M;
thence north to the east line of said stream of
Hood River; thence along the east line of said
stream of Hood River to point in the north
line of tile SEA of NEA of said section Sc;
thence east to the northeast corner of the
SEA of NE14 of said section; thence north to
the east line of the county road; thence along
the east line of said county road in a general
northwesterly direction to point in the
south line of the right of way OF the Oregon
Washington Railroad Navigation Com
pany; thence along the south line of said
right of way of said Oregon Washington Rail
easterly direction to point In the north and
south center line of section 81, township 3
north. range II E., W. NJ; thence south to the
northeast corner of the SE4 of NWA of said
section 81; thence west to the northwest cor
ner of the SEI4 of NW14 of said section; thence
south to the southwest corner of the SEA of
NW14 of said section; thence east to the north
west corner of the land of William w Foss,
100 feet, more or less; thence south to the east
and west center line of the NEL of SWh of
said section; thence east to the north and
Snnth said fhDnpa nr1fh h
to the southwest corner of the SWI of SEl4 of
said section; thence east to o point in the
center line of the Neal Greek lateral OF said
East Fork irrigation Company Aforesaid:
thence along the center line of said Neal
Greek lateral in a general southerly direction
TO its intersection with the center line of what
is known as the Shelley lateral of said conn.,
pany aforesaid, said point being in the NWL
of SW4 OF section 6, township north range
| IL f., w. M; thence along the center line of
said Shelley lateral IN general westerly di-
rectton to its Intersection with the center line
of what Is known as the Central lateral of
said company aforesaid, said point being in
the south line of the NW14 Of SW14 of section
| |, township north, range 10 K w. NJ; thence
along the center line of said Central lateral in
a general westerly and southerly direction to
| its intersection with the center line of the
main canal of said company aforesaid, which
said point is likewise the intersection of
the center line of the Neal Creek lateral,
aforesaid, with the center line of said main
canal, which intersection is in the NEA of
1
| thence southeasterly along the center line
of said Neal Greek lateral TO its intersection
with the center line of what is known as the
Rhoades lateral which point is in the SWM
of NE4 of section IL, township and range la, t
before mentioned; thence southweste, ly along
the center line of SAID Rh0ad lateral to ITS
/ intersection with the center line of the said
main canal, which point of Intersection is in
the SE1 of SEl4 of section 10, township and
range last mentioned; thence southerly along
the center line of said main canal to the place
of beginning, containing 1880 acres, more or
| less.
Dethman, George f. Ogden, c. K. Bone, W G.
Ehrck, Lawrence Il Smith, q. f. Purdy, VIM.
II. Warner, Geo, Sheppard, G. O. Chapman. I.
NJ. Mitchell H. X. Davenport, P; p. Lence,
Nels A. Hagen, w. M. sylvester W A Mel
vile, VIM. Fernyhaugh. w. d. Allen C. NJ.
Sheppard, w. A Loekman, II. Connaway,
Walter Kimball, Paul W. Fuchs. j. w. Will
son, j. N. Hunter, Cooper II Walter, II. c.
Cutler VIM. Ehrck j l.. Carter, J. D. Guthry,
by W. f. Cooper, Central orchard Co, by c.
r. Bone, sam freeman Geo. 4; Scarlet, Gin
ton Wood, NJ A. Clark E. j. Hounsell, G. f.
Hounsell, L. c. Weinheimer, Davies Il Lehr-
kind, Duckwall & Sylvester, f. A. Massee, I.
A. Decker, Chas, + Fuller. r. J Jarvis, Paul
Hamen, August Niehans, NJ. d, odell, j. II.
Eggert, Rodamer Bros, u, h. Bowerman,
John Kroeger, w M Barnett, Z. +. Miller,
IL. S. Galligan, Felix Vonnegut, F. W. Rad
ford Eggermont Orchard Co N. t. Weidener,
f. E, Deem, j. O. Mark Cora A. Waugh, j. G.
Porter, Apple Land Il orchard Co., Wills
Van Horn, Thomas f. Avery, f. II. Kingdom.
Arthur McCreery, W. Fike NJ. Nj Hill Geo.
L. smith, A. N Peters, Gladys W. Brock, Mrs.
Nellie j. Porter, o. II. Hin, Davidson Fruit
Co., by II. NJ. Huxley, Secretary.
AND NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by the
siad petitioners that the foregoing petition for
the organization of an irrigation district Will
be presented to the County Court OF Hood
River County, State of Oregon, at the court
room of said Court in the Court House in
Hood River, oregon, at 200 o'clock +. NJ. on