Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-05-09

Iaquinh bay Ry. q Lbr. Co, 75 A.
more or less; U. s. Army, Spruce Pro
auction Division, As Acres more or
tess' Approximate area, 1926 Acres.
more or less.
o, mat the proposed reclamation or
protection Is for agricultural and SAINT.
lary purposes and that such proposed
leclamation or protection will be con.
uuciVe 10 the health or welfare and Of
public utility or benefit.
D. That all of the lands included IN
SAID proposed district are properlv 90
included therein and will be beneficial,
ly affected by the Operations of The
proposed district
I, That the benefits of such proposed
reclamation or protection will exceed
,he damage to be done and that the
pest interests OF the land included and
Vi uhe owners of such land as q whole
ana OF the public at large, will be pro
ihoued by the formation and proposed
operations Of such district.
.. That the formation of a drainosa
district under the provisions OF an act
entitled, IAN ACT to provide for the
organization of Drainage District (s)
lor the construction, operation and
maintenance of drainage systems. for
t'e payment OF the cost Of such sys-
tenis ana expenses incidental there
20 MED in the office of the Secretary
OF state, February 26, 1916, same being
chapter $40, General Laws of Oregon
1919 as amended, Chapter Ala. General
Laws Of Oregon, 1917, is a proper and
adVantageous method OF accomplishing
.lie reclamation and protection of the
lands included therein.
y: That the following is a brief, gen.
eral, informal statement Of a proposed
pian OF reclamation and protection ana
such general facts as will enable the
court to determine that there is a.
reasonable probability that the objects
sought by the formation of the district
may be accomplished, towit. that
1t Is planned to drain and reclaim
the lands in the said district by the
construction of dam, tide gates, and
dlke across Depot Slough, 100 feet.
more or less, north Of the south quart.
er corner of section Z, township 10
south, range IL west; that the main
outlet for the district is Depot Slough,
near the south quarter corner of sec
tion z, township IL south, range 10
west OF Willamette Meridian, Lincoln
County, Oregon, and that the dixie lead.
ing from the Yaquina Bay Railway
Il Lumber Companys railroad to the
said dam in Depot Slough will be
RI lsed and properly strengthened, SO
that II will more thoroughly exclude
excess tidal waters. (The general
plan of drainage is indicated on the
attached general map.) The detailed
plan will be such as may be adopted
by the Board of Supervisors after sur.
veys and plans have been prepared by
| the engineer for the district.
| 10. That the signers hereto agree 10
pay any and all expenses incurred and
any tax or taXes that may be levied
AGAINST our lands for the purpose of
paying the expenses of organizing, or
attempting to organize, the proposed
district
Wherefore, your petitioners ask that
the lands herein described, or such
of them as may be found by this court
to be properly included within the
proposed district, either permanently
or until further investigation and sur.
vey may permit elimination, shall be
organized nto a drainage district.
A. T. M. Dundon, Toledo, oregon.
Gabriel G. Dahl, Toledo, Oregon.
J. W. Parrish, Toledo, Oregon.
J. w. Rogers, Toledo. Oregon.
John Rhoades, Toledo, Oregon.
o. A. Copeland, Toledo. Oregon.
James Mcdonald, Toledo. Oregon.
Hugh Murray, Toledo, Oregon.
S. D. Murray, Toledo, Oregon.
r. Romtvedt, Toledo, Oregon.
A. L. Jacobson, Toledo, Oregon.
Mrs Julia Christensen, Toledo, Or.
Geo. Hoefein, Toledo, Oregon.
r. n. Williams, Toledo. Oregon.
L. M. Donckei, Nortons, Oregon.
STATE OF 0ItEG0N
)ss.
County OF Lincoln
|. A. T. Dundon. being first duly
sworn, say that am one OF the peti.
TONERS in the above entitled petition;
that have read the same, and believe
the allegations and the statements con-
tanned in said petition are true.
A. T. Dundon,
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this 20 day of March, 1919
]. W. Parrish,
Justice Of the Peace for Toledo Dist,
Lincoln County, Oregon