The Tupelo journal., 1913-03-07

zatiOn Of the Drainage District to
be Known as "T0Wn Creek
Drainage District No. g."
To 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 3rd day Of March,
1918, and said petition is nov OF 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. So d. w. 81 rods; thence N. 80 d. w.
18 rods; thence N. "a d. w. 80 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. q rods; to a point On the
West side of Sec. 29m T. 8, R. 6, at a
point 81 rods S. of the N. w. corner of
said section;
Thence N. 40 d. w. Sc rods; thence
N. % d. W. &c rods; thence N. 40 d. w.
II rods; thence N. II rods; thence N.
I 4 i VIZ o uolo. 4konna NJ D RI Il III
rods; thence N. 20 rods; thence n. 30
d. w. ~ rods; thence N. Sc d. w. 70
rods; thence N. 38 d. w. Is rods;
thence N. 45 d. w. 76 rods; thence N.
80 d. w. 6 rods; thence N. 10 d. w. 10
rods; thence N. 35d w. 16 rods; thence
N. 10 d. E. 81 rods; thence N. 8. d. E.
80 rods; thence N. SO d. w. 81 reds;
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. 90, T. 9, R. 6;
Thence E. to the N. +. corner 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 sub
division and ownership being as fol-
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 North
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. ga d. w. 81
rods. thence N. 10 d. f. 112
rods: thence N. 70 d. E. "a rods; thence
N. Sc Il. E, GO rods: thence N. 10 d. E
AZ rods: to the North line of the s.
half of Sec %, T 9, r. 6. thence f.
to the East side Of Old Town Greek
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. VI. quarter of Sec. 20, all in I. 9.
r. 6. containing in all 1633 acres, and
being owned jointly by d. T. Ruft;,
Mrs. d, P. Ruff and Geo. w. Ruff, al
resident citizens of Tupelo. Miss said
Mace being their present p%ostoflce ad-
dress. -
NO. 2: Commencing at the ). h
corner of the N. w. quarter of Sec. 20,
L. 9, 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 cen
ter of said canal to South line of N.
of said Section; thence E. to the start.
ing point, containing approximately Z
acres and owned by M. A. Reese, 6
resident citizen of Lee County. Missis'
sippi, and whose postofhce address Is
Tupelo. Miss. R. F. D. East.
No. 8: Commencing at a point IN
the center of Old Town Creek channel
or canal. as is now located, and run.
ming w. 72 rods: thence N. % d. w. q
rods. thence W. 16 rods; thence N. g
d. w. "a rods: thence N. 60 d. W. q
rods: thence N. 40 d. w. Sc 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 salC
channel down the same to the com
mencing point; there being IN SAID De
scription 1044 acres, and all beng own
ed by Miss Phoebe Green and Mrs
Fannie Williams, both resident citizens
of Tupelo. Miss, the said place beng
their p~ostoffice address, from whlcf
total however is to be deducted all ina
part of the above described lar wh'cf
was sold by P. A Green to the Tupei'
Fertilizer Factory, as shown ny Deco
of Record in Book SO. page 629 OF tht
Deed Records of Lee County, Mlssls
sippi, C. e. that part of the same
which IS overlooked and included in TIT
proposed district, and which said par