The Tupelo journal., 1913-03-28
Notice Of Filing Of Petition for 0reani-
zation of the Drainage District to
be Known as "T0wn Creek
DRAINAGE District No. g."
All. PERsONs INTERESTED:

81, in Lee County, Mississippi, was
filed with the undersigned Clerk of
the Chancery Court Of said County of
Lee, on this, the Bird day Of March,
1918, and said petition is now IN file
in the office of the Clerk of the
Chancery Court of Lee County. Mis-
sissippi. The lands to be included in
said proposed drainage district are
bounded as follows :
Commencing at a point on the East
side of the old Town Creek Channel,
as the same is now located, at a point
975 feet North of the public levee On
the Tupelo and Fulton public road, and
running w. across said channel, thence
N. 6S d. w. 81 rods; thence N. 80 d. w.
lS rods; thence N. 81 d. WIS., rods;
thence N. 10 d. E. 112 rods; thence N.
70 d. E. "a rods; thence N. Sc d. E. 81
rods; thence N. 16d. E. AZ rods; thence
N. % d. w. rs rods, thence w. 16 rods;
thence N. 80 d. w. "a rods; thence N.
60 d. w. 81 rods; to a point On the
West side of Sec. 29m T. 9, R.. 6. at a
point 81 rods S. of the N. W. corner OF
Thence N. 40 d. w. SO rods; thence
N. % d. w. 26 rods; thence N. 40 d. W.
II rods; thence N. IL rods; thence N.
ID d w. rods; thence N. 81 d. E. 10
rods; thence N. 20 rods; thence N. 80
d. w. ~ rods; thence N. Sc d. w. %
rods: thence N. SO d.. w. Is rods;
thence N. As d. w. 76 rods; thence N.
60 d. w. 6 rods; thence N. 10 d. w. 16
rods; thence N. 35 d. W. 16 rods; thence
N. 10 d. E. 21 rods; thence N. 8. d. h..
20 rods: thence N. SO d. w. 80 rods;
thence N. as d. w. 35 rods; thence N.
40 rods to the N. w. corner of the N.
E. quarter of Sec. 10, T. 9. R. g.;
Thence E. along the section line to
the East side of the Old Town Creek
channel or canal, as now located. thence
down the East side of said Old Town
Creek channel. or canal, to N. line OF
Sec. 20, T. 9, R. 6;
Thence E. to the N. E. corner of
the \. w. quarter of said Sec. 70,
thence S. to the S. E. corner of the N.
w. quarter of said Sec. 20; thence w.
to the East side of the Old Town Creek
Channel. or Canal, as the same is now
located; thence following the line OF
the East side of Old Town Creek Chan
mel. or Canal, to the point OF beginning
of this description.
A description of said lands by sub
division and ownership being as fol-
vi
lows:
No /: Commencing at the S. E.
corner of proposed district. at a point
ON the Old Town Creek Channel, as
now located, at a point 975 feet Norm
of the public levee on the Tupelo and
Fulton public road. and running thence
North, 68 d. w. 81 rods; thence n: 81
d. w. 10 rods; thence N. "a d. W.. ~
rods. thence N. 10 d. f. III
rods; thence N. 70 d.. E. "a rods; thence
N. Sc d. f, 62 rods; thence N. 10 d. =
AZ rods; to the North line of the 5.
half of Sec. 20, T 8, R. 6. thence +.
TO the East side of Old Town Creek
Channel as now located, thence follow
ing down the East side of said Old
Town Creek Channel, to commence
ment point, same being part OF the N.
w. quarter of Sec. 80, and part OF the
S. W. quarter of Sec. 20, all IN L. y,
R. 6, containing in all 1881 acres, n
being owned jointly by d. T. Kun,
Mrs. D, P. Ruff and Geo. w. KUN, all
resident citizens of Tupelo. Miss SAID
place being their present postofflce ad-
dress.
No. 2: Commencing at the ;. T.
corner of the N. w. quarter OF Sec: ~,
7. 9, R. 6, and running North to Nortn
line of Section; thence w. to center OF
Old Town Creek canal, or channel, as
now located; thence following the CEN
ter of said canal to South line OF N. 3
of said Section; thence E. to the start,
ing point, containing approximately z
acres and owned by M. A. Reese, a
resident citizen of Lee County, Missis-
sippi, and whose postotfice address is
Tnnelo Miss. R. F.. D.. East.
No. 3: Commencing at a point in
the center of Old Town Creek channel,
or canal. as is now located, and run
ming W. Y rods: thence N. % d. w. q
rods: thence W. 16 rods; thence N. 81
d. ". "a rods; thence N. 60 d. W. q
rods: thence N. 40 d. w. SO rods
thence N. % d. w. 26 rods; to North
line of Sec. 80: thence E. to center OF
said Old Town Creek channel, or canal,
and thence following center OF sale
channel down the same to the com
mencing point; there being in said de
scription 1044 acres, and all being own
: ed bv Miss Phoebe Green and Mrs
Fannie Williams, both resident citizens
of Tupelo, Miss, the said place being
their p~ostofice address. from which
total however is to be deducted all thai
DdTI VI lIlc dDONS
was sold by P. A. Green to the Tupelt
! Fertilizer Factory, as shown by Deco
of Record in Book 50, page 629 OF the
Deed Records of Lee County, Missls
sippi, ii. e. that part of the same
which IS o~verflowed and included in the
proposed district, and which said par
is fully described and set forth in No.
a, hereafter following. there being 81
acres in said exception.
. No. 4: Commencing at a point II
, the center of Old Town Creek Channe
! or canal, as now located, and running
!, w. II rods for a beginning point
! thence N. 81 rods; thence N. 60 d. W
: so rods; thence S. 4 rods; thence w;
rods; thence S. % d. E. Is rods. to tn
{ beginning point. containing St acres
and owned by the Tupelo Fertilizer Fac
> tory, a corporation organized under thu
laws of the State of Mississippi, whose
. postoffice address is Tupelo, in sait
l State.
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