The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-07-17

That In addition to the lancs
owned by the above named persons.
there are public highways. road
ways, and other right-of-ways. ut.
uated within the proposed boundary
lines. consisting OF county roads. tel
ephone line OF the Malhour Home
Telephone Company, power line Of
the Idaho Power Company, the Ore
gon Short Line Railway, and the
owyhee Ditch Company.
8.
That the proposed reclamation "
principally for agricultural purposes,
and that said reclamation will be
conducive TO the public health, we'll
fare, aud OF public utility and bene-
fit.
That all OF the lands included with
In tie said boundary lines aforesaid
fall within the said boundary lines OF
the proposed district; and all OF said
lands will be benehcially affected BY
the proposed works OF the proposed
district.
That the proposed drainage district
plans 10 construct a system OF drain
age and waste d.tches TO drain the
wet and water logged lands included
In said district. and TO provide a sys-
tenn for carrying the surplus and
waste waters from the irrigated
lands In said district. That the ben
efits OF said proposed reclamation
Will exceed the damage done and the
costs OF such works. and the best In
teresta OF the lands included within
siKa La 81
and OF the public at large. will be pro-
NOTED blythe formation and operation
OF this proposed district.
8.
That the formation OF a drainage
district under the provisions OF Chap
ter $40. Laws OF Oregon. 1915, and
the laws amendatory thereof. ls a
proper and advantageous method Of
accomplishing the reclamation and
protection OF the lands included there
In.
That brief, general. informal
statement OF the proposed plan of
reclamation Is as follows:
The plan OF reclamation tentative
ly proposed Is a covered tile drain
with an outlet into the slough east of
the Valley View Schoolhouse. this
drain following the road along the
township line with branches to tap
and drain all OF the alkali or water
logged areas In Sections 80. 81 and
80. Also a covered tile drain. with
outlet into the slough In the North
east quarter OF the Northeast quar-
'er (NEh NEh OF Section 32' and
draining the alkali and waterlogget
areas In Section 20. These drains 70
be lad at a proper depth TO be here
after determined as necessary to give
thorough drainage. and to be proyil-
ed with concrete manholes, catch
basins, outlets and other appurte-
nanees which may be found necessary.
10.
The signers OF this petition hereby
agree that they will pay the expenses
incurred and any tax or taxes that
may be levied against the lands for
the purpose OF paying the expenses
OF organizing or attempting to organ
re the proposed district. and any
engineering expenses incurred In con-
neetion with such organization or at
OF lands within the proposed drain
tempted organization, in event that
said district Is not organized by or
der or decree OF the above entitled
court.
WHEREFORE your petitioners
pray that this court make and enter
an order and decree declaring the
proposed drainage district organized;
and that the lands described in said
petition, or SO much OF them as shall
be found by the court to be properly
included shall be within said dis
trict as organized. until invest ga
tion and SURVEYS are made that shall
permit elimination OF lands not prop
erly included; and that said district
shall be known az the VALLEY