Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-08-02

In the District Court OF tho Seventh Ju-
dicial District OF iLr STAG II Idaho, III
IN the Matter Of Lg,.f,t,t district No.
Of Canyon COu!..y. ifiihO.
To the Honorable J"@sr Df The District
Court of the stat, III IDAHO:
Comes now Frank D.. SlI.icc, Lee Young
D. II. Durham, constituting he Board OF
drainage Commissioners of Drainage Dis
trict No. in Canyon County, State OF
Idaho, who were appointed by the Judge
Of this Court on the 25th day of January,
1917, and who thereafter duly qualified
by giving bonds as required by law and
llcrcupon entered upon the discharge of
their duties such drainage commits
sionerS and organized themselves into a
Board of Drainage Commissioners, and
who, as soon as possible, after their APP
pointmcnt and qualification and organiza-
ton, employed competent engineer, sur
veyOr and other helpers for the purpose OF
gathering and compiling the data to be
pI eScnted to this Court in connection with
This drainage district matter and examin-
ing the lands within the temporary boun-
daries of the district, and also all the
lands described in the original petition
filed herein, and proposed to be drained
and protected and other lands adjacent
thereto which in the estimation OF the
Board of Drainage Commissioners, were
affected by said drainage work, and after
having carefully examined the same, have
determined and beg leave to report TO
this Honorable Court as follows, to-wit:
f. That the starting point, route and
terminus of the works ana proposed 10
cation thereof, for said drainage district
as set forth in the original petition therein
did not i'm all respects prove to be feasible
and YOUR commissioners, after due in
vestigation, have approved and adopted
said original plans, except as to the follow
ing changes and additions, to-wit:-
We have determined that il is necessary
for the proper drainage of all the lands
within the district, to change the route
Of the main drain and drainage canal, and
The construction thereof as follows:
a. The main drain will be an open
ditch. Except as hereinafter noted) five
feet wide on the bottom and beginning at
II point about 400 feet South of the y. w.
corner Of the NWh of NEA Of Sec. II,
TIP. o y. r. ) w. b. VI. and proceeding
thence eaSterly to the east side of said
XVII Of NEH of Sec. Il; thence in a
No?thcasferly direction following the low
lands and SlOughS 10 point about $50
feet North of the center of Sec. -. TIP. 8
IS. r. W. Is. NJ: thence North along the
North and South center line of said Sec. u,
To point about 700 feet South Of the
North quarter corner of said Sec. u;
rcncc NorthweSterly across the NEA Of
\NI of Sec. II to point about 300 feet
East Of the Northwest corner of said
forty: thence Northwesterly across the
SEH of SWH and SWH of SWA of Sec.
Up. y. r. ) W. b. NJ, distance of
about 1000 feet through a covered tilt
thence continuing as an open ditch in a
nOTthcrly direction along chain of ponds
and slOughS Of the foot of the bluff, south
side Of Lot 3 Section / thence West about
80 feet; thence Northwesterly along a
certain waste ditch, 70 the Snake River, al
point which bears South 41015' West
from the Northwest corner of said Section
TIP. y. II. ) W. b. NJ, and which is
The outlet of this drain.
b. Drain "a will connect with the
main drain on the south side of Lot and
extend North across said lot as an open
ditch Of the same bottom width as the
main drain, thence North across the SEA
of SWli Sec. 36 TIP. 10 y. II. 5. w. b. VI. as q
covered tile, 10 its beginning near tho
center Of said SWh of snid Section 3.
Drain ''b" will not be constructed as
more complete examinations indicate thai
II will not be required for the proper
drainage of all the lands within the Dis
lrict.
That the estimated cost of the proposed
works, including all incidental expenses
and costs Of proceedings, is the sum oil
Twenty-Five Thousand, Four hundred
forty-four and 11-1OO (s25,44i.1D Dollars
III.
The probable cost, per year, of keeping
said dr. ainage system in repair, after the
work is completed, will be the sum OF
rour Hundred tsi0D.00J Dollars.
".
The aggregate amount OF injury ant
damage To land by the proposed system OF
drainage, as determined by us, will be th'
sum of sSGG.i1, and that the land tina
will be injured and the amount of damage
to each piece OF parcel OF land, ana tht
Iiame of the pei son by whom each parce
and lot is held, and the name Of the mort
gagee thereof, If any, are all set forth il
Exhibit "A consisting of four sheets
hereto attached, referred to and made {
part hereof, the same as if fully set forth
herein.
That all the lands within the boundaries
of the proposed district and described il
the original petition filed herein, and as
hereinafter fully set forth, will be benefit
ted by the construction of the proposed
works. and that the total benefits viii
amount TO the sum Of Sf01, 239.9i. Tha
this amount does not include the benefit:
which we have assessed to and found tC
the Right of way of the Oregon Short Line
Ry. Co. of Si2,500.00: Canyon County
eight miles of road, $4,000; Right of Way
of Extension Ditch Company, $500 which
sums added to said original amount. makes
Il total of i2T,239.9i, and we find thai
said benefits will greatly exceed the ag-
grcgatc cost Of construction of said works
including all incidental expenses, the costs
Of proceedings, and damages, and this
Beard OF Commissioners have appraised
and assessed the benefits from said pro.
posed drainage system, and the cost OF
construction of said drainage system OF
the several parcels of land. within tho
boundaries Of said district, which We
find SO benefited, by setting opposite Tho
correct description of each tract, lot OF
easement, the proportion of such cost as
scSScd ass benefits, and that Exhibit A.
consisting of four sheets, hereto attached
is referred to and made part hereof the
same if fully set forth herein, and is
a correct list of the land owners within
said district, mortgages, description OF
EXHIl
Benefits. Assessor