The Tupelo journal., 1916-09-08
Notice

Drainage District No. 3, in Lee County.
Mississippi. No. 1892.
To All Persons Interested:
You are hereby notified that a pet;-
ton for the organization of a drainage
Greek Drainage District No. 8. in Lee
County. Mississippi, was filed with the
Chancsry Clerk of Lee County. Missis-
sippi, on the 31st day of August, 1916
and said PETITIONS now on file in said
office. The general description of the
lands sought to be included in said
! Drainage District and contained in said J
petition are as follows, to-wit:
All of the wet. swamp and over
flowed lands in Town Creek bottom
beginning at the middle line between
the north half and the south half of
Section so on the Tupelo and Fulton
public road in Town Greek bottom and
running in a southeastern direction to
the Monroe County line. and including
the wet. swamp and overlooked land in
Smiths Creek bottom as a lateral to
said Town Creek Drainage District,
which lateral includes all of the swamp.
overf1owed and wet land in said Smiths
Greek bottom from a point on Smiths
iOICGh OIIG Hail HIlC uOIIlGdSI OF The
point where Smiths Creek is crossed
by the Tupelo and Nettleton county
highway and levee to the point where
said Smiths Creek flows into Town
G e k, and to include all that part of
sa d Town Creek and Smiths Creek
bottom and the lands adjacent thereto
which will be benefited by the COM
bined system of drainage.
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boundary lines of the proposed district
are as follows, to-wit:
Description of the Boundary or Peri
meter of Town Greek Drainage Dis
t let No. 3, in Lee County, Mississippi. "
within the following bounds, to-wit:
east ] of the S. w. / Sec. 80, T. 8, S.,
and Fulton public road.
Thence south 80 rods, thence west 40
rods, thence south $40 rods, thence
west 40 rods to the S. w. corner of the
N. w. / of Sec. 5, T. 10, R. 6, E.;
thence south 100 rods to tie s W. cor.
ner of Sc: 5. T. 10, R. 6, E.; thence
thence east 20 rods, thence south 80
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east 60 rods to the S. w. corner of Sec.
II, T. 10, X. 6, E.; thence south 80
rods, thence east 80 rods, thence south
of Section 20, T. 10, R. 6, E.; thence
south 100 rods to the S. w. corner of
S. E I Sec. 20, T. 10, R. 6, E.; thence
east so rods, thence south so rods,
thence east 80 rods to the east line of
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$50 rods to the N. w. corner of Sec. 4,
T. IL, R. 6, E.; thence east 80 rods,
thence south 80 rods, thence east 80
rods, thence south 40 rods, thence east
l6) rods. thence south 40 rods to the
T. II, r. 6. E.; thence east 40 rods.
rods, thence south 1880 rods along Sec
S. W.. corner of Section 81, T. IL, r. 6,
rods to Monroe County line, thence east
along Monroe County line, thence north
24O rods to center of the N. E. OF Sec
ton 26, t, IL, r. 6. E thence east 160
rods, thence north so rods, thence east
80 rods, thence north so rods, thence
east 80 rods to center of S. E. ! Sec.
"a, I. II, r. 6, E.. thence north8 so rods,
thence east so rods to Section line,
thence north 100 rods to N. E. corner
of Sec. "a, T. IL, r. 6, E.; thence west
100 rods. thence soul 100 rods to CEN
ter of Sec. "a, T. IL, R. 6, E.; thence
west 100 rods, thence south so rods,
thence west 100 rods, thence north 80
rods to center of Sec. %, T. IL, R, 81
h =; thence west 80 rods. thence north
100 rods, thence east 80 rods to the N.
E. corner of the N. w. / Sec. %, I. II,
r. 6, E thence north about 100 rods
through the center of Section IA, T.
IL, K. 6, E., to the west line of the st.
Louis & San Francisco Railroad right
of-way, thence in a northwesternly di-
rectlon along the west line of the st.
Lonis & San Francisco Railroad right
of-way to where same crosses the north
line of Sec. q, T. 10, R. 6, E., 140 feet
east of the N. w. corner of said Sec
81, thence west 140 feet to the N. w.
corner of Sec. q, thence north APO feet
to the west line Of the St. Louis &
San Francisco Railroad right-of-way,
thence in a northwesternly direction
along the said st. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad right-of-way to where
same crosses the north line of Sec. 81,
T. 10. R. 6, E.. at Piantersville Station;
thence west 143 rods to S. E Garner of
S. w. / of S. w. / of Sec. Is, T. 10,
R. 6, E.: thence north, 240 rods, thence
west 80 reds to Section line, thence
north OF the Section line between Sec
lions 16 and II and Sections 8 and 9
about 1876 rods to where said line cross
es the west line of the St. Louis & San
Francisco Railroad right-of-way, thence
in a northwestern ly direction along the
west line of said ST. Louis & San Fran
Cisco Railroad right-of-way to where
said west line of said right-of- way
crosses the north line of Sec. 8, T. 10,
R. D. F., thence due north 154 rods to
where said due north line crosses the
center of Mud Creed Canal as it is now
located, thence in a northwesternly and
north direction along the center OF said
Mud Greek Canal to where same cross
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