The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-10-19
DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO.

BencWan County, Idaho
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DIS
IRiCI OF IHE STATE OF
IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF BENEWAH.
In the Matter of the Petition of
p. J.. Sweeney and others for
the formation Of a DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.
TO THE CLERK OF THE DIS
TRICT COURT OF THE EIGHTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE
STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND For
THE COUNTY OF BENEWAH:
We, the undersigned petition
ers, hereby respectfully repre-
sent:
That your petitioners hereby
pray for the organization and
formation of a drainage district
in the county Of Benewah, State
Of Idaho, out Of a portion Of the
said county Of BeneWah, with the
boundaries hereinafter designat-
ed and described.
II.
The objects and purposes for
the organization and formation
OF said District are: The recla-
nation OF the lands therein en-
braced and contained for acreage
or other purposes; to increase the
public revenues Of the said dis
trict and county of Benewah; to
cause the said drainage to be OF
special benefit to the majority of
the land holders therein; to drain
the lands embraced and contained
in said proposed drainage dis
trlct so that the same may be
tillable and rendered fit and suit
able for cultivation and more pro
ductiVe; to increase the values of
70 f.a.s 4 D. g..
embraced in said drainage dis
trlct and TO render the lands en-
braced and contained i'm the said
proposed drainage district it.
self conducive TO public health,
welfare and convenience of the
people residing and owning
lands contained and embraced i'm
the said proposed drainage dis
trict; for the purpose Of carrying
into effect the above and fOregO-
ing benefits to the public, public
health, public revenue and the
increase of the acreage and the
value thereof and the value Of
all Of the lands embraced and
contained in the said proposed
drainage district 1t is the in
tentiOn of the petitioners herein
to widen. dredge, straighten and
improve IN any manner which
may be deemed necessary any
place on any Of the lakes or rivers
embraced or contained within the
said proposed drainage district;
TO lower or construct dams or
locks on any of the lakes or
rivers within the said proposed
drainage district; to widen or
dredge or improve in any man
ner the outlet of Lake Occur d.
Alene, in kOOtenai County. Ida
no, insofar as it is deemed neces-
sary and eXpedient to carry into
elect the purposes above set
forth in this petition and the
work to be done is more fully set
forth and shown in this petition
hereafter; your petitioners al
lege that the formation and or
ganization Of the said proposed
drainage district will be con
duciVe to public health, welfare
and convenience of the residents
and land holders therein, and in
the said County Of Benewah: and
will increase the public revenue
of the said County and will he Of
special benefit to the majority i'm
acreage of the lands included i'm
the boundaries of said proposed |
drainage district; that your pc
tltloners own more than one |
htth OF the acreage included and |
embraced within the. said pro- |
posed drainage district
III.
The number of acres of land /
which will be benefited by the said |
proposed drainage district and
the proposed drainage system |
hereinafter mentioned and de- !
scrlbed and to be included with |
IN the proposed drainage district |
is about $4,000 acres.
".
That the lands included within |
the boundaries of the said pro |
posed drainage district are of |
such location, character and de- !
scrlptlon that it is necessary to !
drain the flood waters from the |
said lands during the spring /
ireshets of each year, and for
Ihls purpose it is necessary 10 !
dredge, widen and improve the
outlet OF Occur d'Alene Lake i'm
order that the flood waters NAV be /,
permitted to flow unobstructed
thus making the said lands moro /
cultiVatable and habitable as
more fully set forth in paragraph
ii. herein.
V.
That so far as is known TO vour
petitioners all of the freeholders
residing upon the legal subdi- \
visions of the said lands. and the
names and addresses of all of |.
the owners and mOPtgagees' with
n.