The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-03-18
NOTICE OF HEARING.

That the following petition praying
for the organization of the "FAIR-
MORE IRRIGATION DISTRICT" ,"
will be presented to the County
Court Of Malheur County Oregon. at
special meeting of the said Court.
duly called to consider and act upon
the same, at the Court House and I'm
the room Of said Court, at Vale, ore
gon, on the 22d day Of March, 1920.
at 1900 a. m.
tC.C. seaD A. NJ. MOODY,
County Clerk, Maiheur
County. oregon.
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON, FOR NAL
HEUR COUNTY.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ORGAN
IzATION OF THE "FA1RMoRE
IRRIGATION DISTRICT"
PETITION FOR THE oRGANIzA-
TION or THE FAIRMORE IRId-
CATION DISTRICT.
TO THE HONORABLE. The County
Court for Malheur County, ore.
gon
We. the undersigned petitioners.
respectfully show and petition to
your Honorable Court az follows:
/.
That we are and each OF us ls a
bona flde legal owner of land within
the boundaries OF the proposed irri-
cation district as hereinafter set
forth and described and that to-
gether we own more than fifty per
cent Of the acreage and number Of
acres, susceptible of irrigation with
In tho boundaries OF said proposed
irrigation district.
2.
That all the land within the boun-
darlcs OF the said proposed irrlga-
tion district az hereinafter de-
scrlbod. IL susceptible OF practical
irrigation from the same source and
by the same system Of works or same
pumping plant aud by means OF
which II IL proposed 10 take water
from the Snake river by means OF
pumps and motors for the irrigation,
3.
That your petitioners desire to and
do propose TO organize an irrigation
district under the irrigation laws OF
the State OF Oregon, Chap. 357. page
743, Laws of 1917 and the Acts
thereto. for the purpose
of furnishing water for the irriga-
tlon OF the lands within the boun-
daries Of said proposed district
4.
That the boundary lines OF the said |
irrigation district and In
cludlng the lands which II is desired |
10 have included within said district.
are ns follows. to-wlt:
Commencing az the SW cor
ner OF the NEA. Sec 10;
thence east to the sE corner OF
WISE y NEh OF said See. 10:
thence north TO the NE corner
OF the whsEh NEh OF said
Sec 10; thence east TO the
sE corner OF Nwh NwA. See.
II; thence north 10 NE corner
OF SW = SWA See. .; thence
west 100 rods; thence north 90
the north boundary OF the NEh
SIC a.. Sec. 3; thence west 10
NV corner OF sEh. Sec, 3;
thence south to the place of be-
ginning, containing $40 acres
more or less OF irrlgible land,
all In r rs s. n, ~ r., W NJ
in Malheur County Oregon
g.
That all OF said lands have. here
ofore. been attempted to be irri-
gated from an insufficient and un-
system. but owing To the
OF the system. lack of
'epair and capacity and the fact that
he lands herein sought TO be m -'lC
.ludod in the proposed irrigation dis
rict are situated on the lower end of I
he old system-the same being a {
oint stock company or corporation, {
nd across a fill and with insuffi- .
lent grade, profitable results can Z
Iot be obtained and the lands in-
luded in said propose district can
ot be adequately irrigated
WHEREFORE. Your petitioners :
especially ask that this Honorable
'ourt make and enter it's order here
u, organizing said proposed irriga-
lon district and that the name of
he said proposed irrigation district
G the "FAIRMORE IRRIGATION
'IsTRICT,"
NAME ADDRESS
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