The Tupelo journal., 1913-03-14
Notice Of Filing Of Petition for .0reani-
zati0n Of the Drainage District to
be Known as "T0wn Creek
Drainage District No. g."
To ALL PERSONS INTERESTED:

10 ALL PERSONS INTERESTED:
A petition for the organization of a
drainage district to be known as
''Town Creek Drainage District No.
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 on 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 q 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.
Is rods; thence N. "a d. w. 50 rods;
thence N. 10 d. E. 112 rods; thence N.
70 d. E. "a rods; thence N. Sc d. E. 62
rods; thence n. 16d. E. AZ rods; thence
N. % d. w. 76 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 7. 9, R. 6. at a
point 81 rods S. OF the N. w. corner of
said section;
Thence N. 40 d.. W. SO rods; thence
N. % d. w. &c rods; thence N. 40 d. w.
IL rods; thence N. II rods; thence N.
IA d. w. s rods; thence N, 81 d. E, 10
rods; thence N. 20 rods; thence N. 80
d. w. II 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. 35d. w. 16 rods; thence
N. 10 d. E. q rods; thence N. 8. d. E.
% rods; thence n. 33 d. w. 80 rods;
thence N. 45 d. w. 35 rods; thence N.
30 rods to the N. W. corner of the N.
E. quarter of Sec. 10, T. 9. R. 6;
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. 8, R. 6;
Thence E. to the N. E. r of
the n. w. quarter of said Sec. 20,
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 SUBJ
division and ownership being as fol-
lows:
No /: Commencing at the S. E.
corner of proposed district. at a point
on the Old Town Greek Channel, as
now located, at a point 975 feet North
of the public levee on the Tupelo and
Fulton public road, and running thence
North, 68 d. w. 81 rods; thence N. 80
d. w. Is rods; thence N. "a d. w. 80
rods; thence N. 10 d. E. 1l2
rods; thence N. 70 d. E. "a rods; thence
N. Sc d. f, 62 rods; thence N. 16 d. E.
az rods; to the North line of the S.
half of Sec. 90, T. 9, r. 6. thence E.
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 I. 9.
R. 6, containing in all 1864 acres, and
being owned jointly by D, P. Ruff,
Mrs. D. P. Ruff and Geo. w. Ruff, all
resident citizens of Tupelo. Miss 4. said
place being their present postotfice ad-
dress.
No. 2: Commencing at the S. E.
corner of the N. w. quarter of Sec. 20,
T. 8, r. 6, and running North to North
line of Section; thence w. to center of
Old Town Creek canal, or channel, as
now located: thence following the EN-
ter of said canal to South line of N. J
of said Section; thence E. to the start
ing point, containing approximately 2
acres and owned by M. A. Reese, a
resident citizen of Lee County. Missis-
sippi, and whose postofice address is
Tupelo, 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. u rods: thence N. % d. w. IS
rods; thence ". 16 rode; thence N. 30
d. w. "a rods: thence N. 60 d. W. p
rods; thence N. 40 d. w. SO rods;
thence n. % d. w. 26 rods; to North
line of Sec. 80; thence +. TO center Of
said Old Town Greek channel, or canal.
and thence following center of said
channel down the same to the COM
mencing point; there being in said de-
s~cription l04i acres, and all being own
ed by Miss Phoebe Green and Mrs.
Fannie Williams. both resident citizens
of Tupelo. Miss, the said place being
their p~ostoffice address. from which
total however is to be deducted all that
part of the above described land which
was sold by p. A. Green to the Tupelo
Fertilizer Factory, as shown by Deed
of Record in Book 90. page 629 of the
Deed Records of Lee County, Missis-
sippi, d. 81 that part of the same
which Is overlooked and included in the
proposed district, and which said part
is fully described and set forth in No.
4, hereafter following. there being ST
acres in said exception.
No. 4: Commencing at a point in
the center of Old Town Creek Channel
or canal, as now located, and running
w. 72 rods for a beginning point;
thence N. 81 rods; thence N. 60 d. w.
SO rods; thence S. 4 rods; thence w. 8
rods; thence S. % d. E. 76 rods. to the
beginning point. containing ST acres.
and owned by the. Tupelo Fertilizer Fac
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