The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-16

claimed, AND stagnant water be removed
therefrom. We further show that ss+d
lands cannot be drained in tho pest And
cheapest manner, without lffacting TIE
lands OF others, and that the WORK asked
for in this petition will be conducive to
public health, convenience or welfare and
will be of public utility
Your petitioners therefore ask your
honorable Board to cause to be establish
ed, and constructed, under the provisions
of Chapter 6999 of the Special Acts of the
Legislature of Florida. approved May Isl.
1915, and amendments thereto, approved
May 2lst, 1917, such public bitches or can
ais as may be necessary to drain or re-
claim said lands; a general description of
which, bitches or canals, your petitioners
believe to be as follows. to wit;
Beginning at a point on the south siGs
Of the A. c. L. railway, between sections
and 6, TIP. Al S of Range % East and
running South on line dividing sections 3
and 6, and s to Sc corner of Section
Is to range line, thence north on range
line to NE cor. of SEA of Sec. ~ Tp IL
r 20, thence west to Maude street, thence
in northwesterly direction through
Maude street to Charlotte Harbor bay.
Also beginning on range line between
ranges % and % at the NE corner of sec
ton IS TIP. Al %. thence south on rang
line to tide creek in section 24-41-22,
thence down tide creek in a southwest
erly direction to Alligator creek.
Also beginning on range line at the SE
cor. of NEM of NEA Sec 13-4l-22 and
running in westerly direction through
sections IL and IA to slough which en-
ties into tide creek in section A. thence
southwesterly down said tide creek to
Charlotte Harbor bay.
Also. beginning at NV corner of SWll
Iof section 7-41-23 and running east
through the center of section to the
eastern boundary of the same
After making the necessary surveys and
examinations of the territory in, and ad-
N lie -tFN Il
make such changes in the number, loca-
ton and courses of the drains herein de-
scribed. or the outlets to the same. as
shall in the opinion Of the Trustees best
subserve the requirements of drainage
for the said lands for agricultural and
sanitary purposes.
Your petitioners further show that In
their opinion, all lands that will De effect
ed by the work herein petitioned for will
be embraced within the boundaries Of !,
district described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the North East corner Of
Section hye, T Al S, II 20 +; thence West
to Charlotte Harbor; thence South west
erly. Southerly and South Eaaterly to III,
South line of Section "a. Z Al S, r 22 r;
thence East to South East corner of Sec
~. L Al 5, 20 E; thence North to NE
corner of said section; thence East to
S s. q East &C cor OF SWh Of SWh Sec II.
said See. II; thence East to South Y
post of Section S, T Al S, r 20 Z; theme.
North to center of said Sec. s; thence
East to East Il post of said Sec. s.:
thence North to beginning.
Names OF Petitioners:
Signed-H r. Dreggors, L. H. Griggs.
Chas. A. Waltmire, Joshua MizeH, d, u.
Mcqueen. A. F. Dewey, w. L. Koon.
Further notice is hereby given. that on
the 9Th day OF December 1890 at a regular
meeting of the Board of County Commits
sioners of DeSoto County, said petition,
after being fully considered, was found to
be IN due form, and said petition and the
further consideration thereof was ordered
to be laid over until II o'clock A. M. of
the Srd. day of January 1921, at which
time said Board will further consider said
petition, and all persons in anyway inter-
ested are hereby cited to appear before
said Board and present any reason why
said petition should or should not be
granted, or that the proposed district
should be either enlarged or diminished
or that bitches other than those described
IN the petition are necessary and should
be constructed or that anyone of the
Drainage Trustees. for any reason, should
not act in the matter of said petition.
By. order of the Board of County Com
mlssioners of DeSoto County Florida.
A. l.. DURANGO, Clerk