Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-05-02

Yaquina Bay Ry. 8 Lbr Co.. rs A.
more or less; U. s. Army, Spruce Pro.
uucton Division, As Acres more or
less' Approximate area, 1875 Acres.
more or less. ''
D. That the proposed reclamation or
protection is for agrtculturaI and w;
uaIy purposes and that such proposed
seciainatlon or protection will be con.
uucive 10 the health or welfare and Of
public utility or benefit.
o. Ihat all Of the lands included IN
saiu proposed district are properly 80
,lcluded therein and will be beneficial
~ aHected by the operations of the
proposed district.
I, lhat the benefits of such propose6
leclamatlon or protection will excead
.ne aahlage to be done and that the
oest INTERESTS OF the land included and
vi Vhe owners of such land as O. whole
ana or the public at large, will be nro'
lnoted by the formation and proposed
operations of such district.
.. That the formation of a DRAINAGE
district under the provisions Of an sct
eIrUltIeu' AN ACT to provide for the
organization of Drainage District Isl
ior the construction, operation and
maintenance of drainage systems. for
tHe payment of the cost of such svs.
t'.hS and expenses incidental there
20 Med in the office OF the Secretary
OF state, February 26, 1915, same being
tEapter $40, General Laws of Oregon
i9l5' as amended, Chapter 414, General
Laws or Oregon, 1917, Is a proper and
adVantageous method OF accomplishing
che reclamation and protection of the
lands included therein.
y: mat the following is a brief. gem
eral, INFORMAL statement of a proposod
plall or reclamation and protection ann
such general facts as will enable the
court 10 determine that there is a
reasonable probability that the objects
sought by the formation of the district
may be accomplished, to-wit, that
1t is planned to drain and reclaim
the lands in the said district by the
construction of a dam. tide gates, and
dixie 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
ton Z, township IL south, range 10
west OF Willamette Meridian, Lincoln
County, Oregon, and that the dixie lead
ing from the Yaquina Bay Railway
4 Lumber Company's railroad to the
said dam in Depot Slough will be
re- ised and properly strengthened. SO
that 1t 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.
yeys and plans have been prepared by
the engineer for the district.
10. That the signers hereto agree TO
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 che
proposed district, either permanently
or until further investigation and sur.
yey may permit elimination, shall be
organized nto II 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. Hoeflein, Toledo, Oregon.
r. II. Williams, Toledo, Oregon.
L. NJ. Donckel, Nortons, Oregon.
STATE OF 0ItEGON
County of Lincoln
/, A. T. Dundon. being first duly
sworn. say that | am one of the petit
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 mo
this 20 day of March, 1919
J. w. Parrish.
Justice of the Peace for Toledo Dist.
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