The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-04-17
NOTICE OF HEARING
OF COUNTY COMMISSION

NV L xSo OG &4a&1As4ANS
OF COUNTY COMMISSION
ERS OF WHATCOM
BEFORE the HONORABLE BOARI
COUNTY, WASH
INGTON.
IN the Matter Of the Petition Of
w. E. Braford, ct al, for the Organ
ization of a Drainage District.
Notice of Hearing on Petition
for Establishment Of Drainage Dis
trict.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
petition has been filed with the
Board of County Commissioners Of
Whatcom County, Washington, pray
ing for the establishment OF
Drainage District in said County
and that said petition will be pre-
scented and heard by the said Board
of County Commissioners, at reg
ular meeting of said Board on the
26th day of April, 1913. at 1890
A. NJ; that said petition is in words
and figures as follows, tO-wit:
To the Hon. Board of County Com.
missioners, Whatcom County, State
of Washington:
Gentlemen
We, the undersigned Inhabitants
and freeholders of Whatcom Coun.
ty, State of Washington, residing
within the territory hereinafter de-
scribed and a majority Of the acre
age within said proposed district be-
ing owned by the petitioners, dc
hereby petition the Board for the
formation of Drainage District in
accordance with the provisions ioi
Chap. II. Title XVII, Remington
& Ballinger's Code of the State OF
Washington;
The object of creating such
Drainage District is to drain the
land within the proposed boundar-
les thereof and keep the surface and
other water from overflowing the
land of the petitioners, or some OF
them, by means of main ditch ex'
tending from a commencement point
in Sk NEA, Sec. 16, township 80,
N, range 3. E. w. NJ. as more par
ticularly set forth hereinbelow, a
long the most feasible route from
thence, through and across said
proposed District, to an outlet with
in the boundaries of the said pro-
posed District, located in the
northwest quarter of section ten
township thirty-nine. range three
E. w. NJ, such outlet emptying in
to a certain lake. known as Green
Lake. lying partly in said northwest
quarter, and by spurs and branch
es leading into such main ditch
from the lands embraced in such
proposed district; that an approx
mate description of the location OF
such main ditch and such spurs and
branches will be about as follows,
to-wit:- Only the main ditch shall
be constructed at present, into
which the various property owners
shall be privileged to construct their
own bitches. at their own private
expense, until such time as the
majority OF the freehOlders In such
district shall hereafter decide to
have the commissioners construct
more main spurs and branches; the
said main ditch shall commence at
EN NEN and SW u NEA, Sec.
16 Twp. 80 N. range 5. e. w. M
and proceed thence in northeast
erly direction along the natural wa
ter courses across lands of the Pc
titi0ners, BrafOrd. C. p. Johnson.
Kildall. and others, curving wester-
ly and northwesterly to its out
let into Green Lake over the land
Of Mr.. Wendt in the NWA, Sec 10,
said township and range;
And in consideration OF the right
to construct their own branch
bitches into the main ditch, II only
the main ditch is constructed, the
petitioners hereby waive all right
to object to being assessed for the
construction of the said main ditch
The boundaries of such proposed
Drainage District will be about as
follows, tOwit: Commencing at the
Sc corner of NWA SWA Sec. IA,
Twp. 80, N. of Range E., w. NJ,
thence North ON forty line to NE
corner of NWH NWA Sec. IL;
thence East about 40 rods to Sc
corner of Jos. RainfOrd's land;
thence North about 80 rods to NE
corner of said Rainford land
thence West to NV corner of SW
" SWH, Sec. 2; thence South to
SW corner of SWA SWA said
Section 2; thence West on section
line to NV corner of NWA NWA
Of Section 10; thence South to and
across Green Lake to SW corner Of
NWA NWA said Section 10;
thence East to Sc corner of NEA
NWX said section 10; thence South
to NE corner of SEA SWA said sec
ton 10; thence West to NV cor
ner of SEA SWA Section 10;
thence South to SW corner of SEA
SW Y Section 10; thence West
to NV corner of Sec. Is, thence
South to NE corner of SEA NE
X Sec. 16. thence West to NV cor
ner of SWH NEH Sec
ton 16; thence South to SW cor.
ner of NWA SEA Section 16;
thence East along the forty line
to point Of beginning; all of said
district being within said Town.
ship 80 N. Range e. w. M.
That about 1920 acres, more OF
less. will be benefited by such
drainage system; that the follow
| ing freeholders. SO far as known
reside within the boundaries OF
said proposed district:
Jos. Rainford, Mary MARITIME, Sa
rah Mower. Chas. Bates, C. G
PrOuty, J. c. Prouty, Mary F.
Muir. Geo. Hemmi. Mike Kildall
IngebOrg Kildall. J. Kildall. C. G
Ogren, Mrs. c. P. Johnson. A. G
HERE, J. P.\ Lawrnece Henry
Guckert, Emil Lind, David Low
.Thos. Low, w. e. Braford, James
A. Davenport, Thos. Jones, Rich
ard Gansler, J. Findorf, Floyd Car
ter and Scooter, whose
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