The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-01
PETITION FOR AN IRRIGATION
DISTRICT.

of Harncy County, State OF Ore
gon, on the 9th Day of March, t0t
TO THE HONORABLE COUNTY
COURT OF HARVEY COUNTY
OREGON;
We, the undersigned Citizens o
the United States, whose names hav,
been personally signed to this peti
tiOn, constituting majority of thu
owners of land irrigated or suscepti
BILE of irrigation within the bound
aries hereinafter described, or whC
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-
aaries, Foley Slough and Poison
Creek, for the purpose OF irrigation
and the reclamation Of said lands
and to provide for the reconstrue-
tion, betterment, ,sextension, purchase,
operation and maintenance of irri-
cation works already constructed,
and for domestic purposes, do hereby
petition your Honorable Court as
follows:
That it is the intent and purpose to
organize an irrigation district under
and by virtue of the district irriga-
tion laws of the State of Oregon as
set forth in Chapter 357. General 7
Laws of Oregon, 1917, providing for
the organization and management of .
Irrigation districts, and
That your Honorable body pro-
Deed 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 dis
trict. designating the time and place
Tor voting at said election, and
That the boundaries and descrip-
ton OF the lands under said district {
are as follows, to-wit:
beginning at the Northwest cor
rer OF Lot Z of Section 23 Township
s2 South, Range 80 East, thence east t
10 the Northeast corner of said Lot I
Section 20; thence south to the
;ester of said Section 3d. thence
East to the center of Section %;
hence south to the south quarter
.Orner Of said Section "a; thence
.ast 10 the Southeast corner of sad
Section "a T. % S. r. 80 E.; thence |
outh to the southwest corner of Sec
ion 80 in T. 22 S. r. 81 E.; thence >
.ast so the Southeast corner OF said
Section 80; thence south to the west
quarter corner of Section 32 thence =
.ast 10 the center of said Section 80;
hence south to the Northeast corner II
Il the SEA of SWA of said Section :,
y; thence east to the Northeast
orner of the SEA of SEA of said ?
,ection 80; thence south to the South :
asst corner of said Section 32 T. 22 ~
. n. 81 f.. thence east to the North p
ast corner of Section in T. 23 s. II. y
E.; thence south. to the North
est corner Of Section IA; thence east -
D the Northeast corner of said VI
ection IA; thence south to the west %
uarter corner of Section 13; thence "
asst TO the east quarter corner Of u
aid Section 13 T. 23 S. r. 81 f.. ~
lence east to the east quarter corner W
Section 18 r. % s. r. 32 T.; -
lence south to the Southeast cor ~
er of said Section 18; thence East %
} the Northeast corner of Section VI
0; thence south to the Southeast 81
)rner of said Section 20; thence
,st to the north quarter corner OF W
5ction 28; thence south to the center RI
Section 33; thence west to the west Tt
larter corner or Section 81; thence Sc
'uth to the Southwest corner Of
I'D Section 2 7. 23 s. r. 32 East
renee south to the Southwest corner
Section T. "a S. r.. 32 f.. thence Sc
lat to the north quarter corner Sc
Section z; thence south to the So
inter Of said Section Z; thence east
the Northeast corner of Lot OF %
id Section 7 thence south to the TC
'uth-east corner Of Lot OF said Sc
'ction z; thence east to the north Sc
larter corner of Section II; thence