St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-10
PROCEEDlNGSOF
BOARD OF COM.
OF DRAINAGE
DIST. NO: l
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are as follows:
Beglnhing at a point on the sec
ton Iine between sections 80 and 81,
300 fseE east of the section corner
on the range line, at the common
corner of sections 80 and 81.
Thence east on the section line TO
the section corner common to sec
tons 20, 80, 81 and 30; thence
north on the section line 1860 feet;
thence east $3.50 feet to the east line
of section 29 and the land OF
Koepp's; thence norta on the section
line 1920 feet to the section corner
common to sections 20, 21, rs and
20; thence east on the section line
$3.50 feet to the section corner com
mon to sections 81, %, II and rs,
thence south on the section line $500
feet to the northwest corner OF the
south half of the NV or OF section
"a (thence east. 264O feet etc.,
thence south 264O feet to the south
east corner OF the north half OF the
y sw or of said ssction "a; thence west
264O feet to tIe5s section line between
sections 33 and ga; thence north on
the section line 1920 fe t to the
quarter section corner between sec
lions 33 and "a; thence west about
5000 feet to within $50 feet of the
section line, between sections 81 anu.
33: thence south As degrees west
500 feet; thence south 525 feet;
thence south 16 degrees 80 minutes
west 513 feet; thence south "a de-
n grees west 1876 feet; thence west 24o
feet; thence south 3S degrees west
$4,000 feet; thence south 4 tegrees
west 1000 feet; ths.lee soutA 80 de-
grees west 1000 feet, len north 6O
degrees west 1900 feet, ,ehence north
IL degrees 80 minutes west 2O0t
\ feet; thence west 1000 feet; tbeuce
moth AZ degrees west 1000 fc'sS
thence north II degrees 1880 fee,
thence north g. degrees west a.
feet; thence north 3 degrees ives
1900 feet to the point of departure
containing in all approximately 2'''
acres.
Said lands being in sections "a
part of sections 80, g., 50, 80 AM
"a of township 7 south range II
east, and part of sections and 0.
township south range 10 east
Greensburg District, Louisiana.
The secretary read a petition OF
property holders asking for the crea-
/, ton of Sub-Drainage District No.
and for the reclamation of the lands
therein. as follows:
To the Honorable Board OF Commits
sioners of the St. Tammany Drain
age District No. One:
We, the undersigned property
owners in the St. Tammany Drainage
District No. / and owning all OF the
IA, SV1 n
drainage District No. l of the St.
Tammany Drainage District No. l,
composed Of unreclaimed lands SIT
used in said proposed Sub-Drainage
I'm District, respectfully represent that
- 1t a meeting of this honorable Board
OF Commissioners held on the 18TH
day Of November, 1916, a resolution
was adopted requesting the Board OF
State Engineers to make survey OF
and to furnish data and figures as
\ to the cost and feasibility of drain
age and reclamation of lands includ-
ed within the limits of the st. Tam
many Drainage District No. /, and
the State Board of Engineers have
reported in favor of the feasibility
OF the reclamation of lands included
within the limits of proposed Sub
Drainage District No. of the St.
Tammany Drainage District No. l..
and they have reported on a project
including a tract of land within said
drainage district, which is more
specifically described as follows:
Sub-Drainage District No. l OF the
st. Tammany Drainage District No.
l is situated about four miles west
and one mile south of the town of
Madisonville and about twenty-five
. miles north of New Orleans on the
north shore of Lake Pontchartrain,
in the parish of n Tammany, State
OF Louisiana.
The boundary lines of SAL district
are as follows: ~
Beginning at point on the sec
ton line between sections 80 and 81,
800 feet east of the section corner
on the range line, at the common
corner Of sections 80 and 81.
Thence east on the section li1f' to
the section corner common to sec
lions 20, 80, 81 and 80; thence hslth
on the section line 1850 feet;
Thence east $3.50 feet to the east
line of section 20 and the land OF
Koepp's;
Thence north on the section line
1920 feet to the section corner COM
mon to sections 20, q, % and ~;
Thence east on the section line
$3.50 feet to the section corner com
mon to sections q, %, q and rs;
Thence south on the section line
$500 feet to the northwest corner OF
the south half of the NV or of sec
ton "a (thence east 264o feet etc.
Thence south 2640 feet to ta1
southeast corner of the north hall
Of the sw or of said section "a;
Thence west 2640 feet to the sec
ton line between sections 33 and "a;
Thence north on the section line
1920 feet to the quarter section cor
ner between sections 33 and "a;
Thence west about 5000 feet to
within $50 feet of the section line
between sections 80 and 33;
Thence south As degrees west 500
feet;
Thence south 525 feet;
Thence south 16 degrees 80 min
utes west 513 feet;
Thence south 54 degrees west 1856
feet;
Thence west 245 feet:
Thence south 3S degrees west
1000 feet;
Thence south As degrees west
|. 1000 feet; O
Thence south so degrees west
.,,..,, pn davraoS west