The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-30

lands OF others. and that the wore ash, d,
Tor In this petition will be conduciys "a
public health convenience or welfare -
viii be OF public utility ana
Your petitioners therefore ask So,
Honorable Board to cause to be est,biiot
ed, and constructed, under the provision-
OF Chapter 6e99 OF the Special Acts of ~
iS1s OF Florida. approved May LIST
May 2lst. 1917. such public bitches or cs
ais as may be necessary to drain or al
claim said lands; general description @,
Hhicn, oltGhes or canals. your petitioners
believe to be as follows. to wit:
| Beginning at a point on the so,,th a.,
OF the A. Q. l. railway, between sectin.s
and 6, TIP. Al of Range % East ms
running south on line dividing sections z
II. thence west on line between secs Z al
| IL to range line. thence north on ranao
line to NE cor. of sen of Sec. ~ Tn az
k'2z' thence west to Maude street thence
in northwesterly direction thrones
Maude street to Charlotte Harbor bav'
Also beginning on range line betweer
ranges % and 20 at the Me- corner of SCI
ton IL Tp Al X %. thence south on range
line to tide creek in section 24-4I5S
thence down tide creek in a southwest
erly direction to Alligator creek.
Also beginning on range fine at the Sic
cor OF NEA of NEA Sec. 1S-41-22. and
running In westerly direction throupb
sections Is and IA to a slough which en-
ties into tide creek In section Ia. thence
SouthWestery down said tide creek -
Charlotte Harbor bay.
Also, beginning at NV corner of Syyll
OF section 7-41-23, and running east
through the center of section to tbe
eastern boundary of the same.
After making the necessary SURVEYS and
examinations of the territory In, and adj
Jacent to, the district. the Trustees shall
make such changes in the number. loca-
ton and courses of the drains herein de-
scribed, or the outlets to the same ao
snail Onininn
subserve the requirements of draipaee
for the said lands for agricultural and
purposes.
Your petitioners further show that in
their opinion. all lands that wilIabe affect.
ed by the work herein petitioned for win
be embraced within the boundaries of
district described as follows. to wit:
Section FIVE, Al S, r 23 e; thence West
to- Charlotte Harbor; thence Southwest
arly. Southerly and South Easterly to the
south line of Section "a, T Al S. r ,22 e;
10. Al S, % E; thence North to NE
corner of said section; thence East to
South East cor. of SWA of SWA Sec. II
T Il $, r % q thence to N line of
post of Section s. T Al S. r 90 e; thence
North to center of said Sec. 8; thence
Cast to East Il post of said Sec. 8,
hence North to beginning,
Names of Petitioners:
1i6Hcu' H. DTeSPOrS, L. ii. CrigES
;has A. Waltmire, Joshua Mizell. ID
dcoueen, A. F. Dewey, W. l.. Koon.
Further notice is hereby given, that on
he 9th day of December 1920 at a regular
Meeting of the Board of County Commits
toner's of DeSoto County said petition.
fter being fully considered. was found to
e in due form, and said petition and the
urther consideration thereof was ordered
0 be laid over until IL o'clock A. M. of
he 3rd. day of January 1921, at which
me said Hoard will further
etition, and all persons in anyway inter-
sted are hereby cited to appear before
AID Board and present any reason why
aid petition should or should not be
ranted, or that the proposed district
hould be either enlarged or diminished.
r that bitches other than those described
l the petition are necessary and should
e constructed or that anyone of the
rainage Trustees, for any reason, should
OF act in the matter of said petition.
By order of the Board of County Com
customers of DeSoto County Florida
A. L. DURANGO, Clerk