The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-02-01
PETITION FOR AN IRRIGATION
DISTRICT.

To be Presented TO the County Court
of Harney County, State of Ore
gon, on the 9th Day of March, 1910
TO THE HONORABLE COUNTY
COURT OF HARVEY COUNTY,
OREGON:
We, the undersigned Citizens OF
the United States, whose names have
been personally signed to this peti-
ton constituting majority of the
owners Of land irrigated or suscepti-
BILE of irrigation within the bound
aries hereinafter described, or who
are the holders of an uncompleted
title or contract to purchase state
lands under the laws of the State OF
Oregon, or who are bona fide claim
ants to lands under the laws of the
United States, each being over the
age of 21 years. and the name of
each appearing upon the last assess
ment roll for Harney County, Oregon,
and each having the qualifications
required of petitioners and electors
under the laws of the State of Ore
gon for organizing irrigation dis
tricts. being desirous of forming an
irrigation district embracing the
lands hereinafter designated within
the boundaries hereafter described
and set forth, and utilizing the
waters Of Silvies River and its tribu
taries, Foley Slough and Poison
Creek, for the purpose of irrigation
and the reclamation OF said lands
and to provide for the reconstruc-
ton, betterment, extension, purchase,
operation and maintenance Of irri-
cation works already constructed,
and for domestic purposes, do hereby
petition your Honorable Cougt as
follows;
That it is the intent and purpose to
organize an irrigation district under
and BY virtue of the district irrigd-
ton laws of the State of Oregon "a
set forth in Chapter 357, General
Laws of Oregon, 1917, providing for
the organization and management OF
irrigation districts, and
That your Honorable body pro-
ceed with such dispatch as may be
under said law to call an election for
the purposes above set forth and to
do all things necessary under said
law for the formation Of said dts
trict, designating. the time and place
for voting at said election, and
That the boundaries and descrlp-
ton of the lands under said distrlc.
are as follows, to-wit:
beginning at the Northwest cor
ner of Lot 7 of Section 23 Township
s2 South, Range 80 East, thence east
TO the Northeast corner of said Lo:
Section 23; thence south to the
confer of said Section 3d. thence
east to the center of Section "a;
thence south to the south quarter
corner OF said Section "a; thence
east to the Southeast corner of SAID
section "a r. 20 S. r. 80 E.; thence
south to the south-west corner of Sec
ton 30 in T. 22 S. II. 81 E.; thence
east to the Southeast corner of said
Section 80; thence south to the west
quarter corner of Section. 32; thence
east to the center of said Section 30 (;
thence south to the Northeast corner
Of the SEh OF SWA of said Section
80; thence east to the Northeast
corner of the SCI Of SEh of said
Section 32 thence south to the South
east corner OF said Section 80 7. %
.. II. 81 g.; thence east to the North
cast corner OF Section 3 in T. % S. Il.
81 E.; thence south to the North
vest corner of Section IA; thence east
20 the Northeast corner OF said
section IA; thence south to the west
quarter corner of Section 13; thence
cast to the east quarter corner OF
said Section 13 #. 23 s. X. 81 f.,
thence east to the east quarter corner
Of Section IS r. 23 S. X. 32 e.;
thence south to the Southeast cor
Rer of said Section 1S; thence East
20 the Northeast corner of Section
20; thence south to the Southeast
corner OF said Section 20; thence
east to the north quarter corner OF
Section 28; thence south to the center
OF Section 80; thence west TO the west
quarter corner Of Section 81; thence
south to the Southwest corner oi
said Section 2l 4. 23 s. r. 32 East
thence south to the Southwest corner
OF Section r. "a S. X. 80 E.; thence
east to the north quarter corner
of Section 7; thence south to tho
center of said Section 7; thence east
to the Northeast corner OF Lot 9 OF
said Section 4 thence south to the
Southeast corner of Lot OF said
Section z; thence east to the north