Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-03-30
PLTITION

Idaho in and for the County of
Payette.
In the matter of the organization of
District No. 2, of the
County of Payette, State of Idaho.
The undersigned petitioners re-
specially represent unto this court
as follows:
That they are each of lawful age
and are together the owners of more
than one-fifth of the acreage in the
drainage district hereinafter pro.
posed and described.
II
That they propose to form Or to
have formed a Drainage District un-
der and in accordance with the pro-
visions of Title XXXIV, Chapter 179
of the Idaho Compiled Statutes, out
of a portion of Payette County, Ida
no, and that said district shall be
known and designated as Drainage
District No. of the County of Pay
cite, State of Idaho.
III
That the lands situated and lying
within the boundaries of and COM
prising said proposed district are sit
uated in:
Township s North, Range A
West, Boise Meridian, particu-
larly parts of
Sections 10, 20, 81, 81, 2S, 33
and "a south of Payette RIVER,
all of Section 20, and parts of
Sections 80, 81, and 80; also
Lot and NEE MEL SEA of
Section "a, in Township s.
North, Range 5 West, Boise
Meridian.
That the greater portion of said
lands are low, wet and flat, and con-
tain an excess of alkali and are who'll
ly unfit for cultivation, or are water
logged and begged to such an extent
that their crop production is greatly
that the said lands require
a combined system of drainage and
your petitioners desire that a special
drainage district be organized en-
bracing the lands hereinbefore des-
cribed for the purpose of construct
ing and maintaining open bitches,
open laterals and open or covered
or drains or dikes, or all or
any of them within said proposed
Drainage District.
v
That the special object of the or
of such Drainage Dis
trict is to thoroughly and permanent
ly drain the lands within it's bound
aries which are wet and water-logged
and those in danger of becoming so, !
and to render the lands therein more
productive and habitable,, and that
the conditions in said proposed dis
trict be made conducive to the pub
lie health, welfare and convenience, |
and to increase the public revenue.
VI
That your petitioners designate |
the boundaries of said proposed dis
trict as follows:
Beginning at the NV corner of Lot
z, Sec. "a T. s N. r. w. B. NJ;
thence South to the SW cor of said |
Lot Z; thence diagonally across the
NEA SEA of said Sec. "a to the
Sc cor. of said NEA, SEA of Sec.
"a; thence South to the NV cor. of
Sec. 80 T. s N. r. w; thence East
20 the NE cor. of Lot 1, Sec. 80;
hence diagonally across the NEA,
NWA and the SWA a, NEA of Sec.
80 to the Sc cor. of the SW a NE
hence diagonally across the E1A,
SEA of Sec. 80 to the cor. common
o secs. 20, 80, 81, G 80; thence East
o the Il cor. common to Secs. 20 &
81; thence diagonally across the
IEA of Sec. 80 to the 4 cor. COM
non to Secs, 80 & 80; thence di-
Igonally across the NWA SWA of
'ec. 33 to the center of the SWA
# Sec. 80; thence East to the center
# the Sc 4 of Sec. 80; thence South
o the township line common to TIPS.
q North; thence East along the
p. line to the Sc cor. of the SWA
VIZ of Sec. 35; thence North along
he center line of the SWH of Sec.
to an intersection with the south
ank of the main channel of the Pay
tie river; thence in a northwestern
7 direction along the south bank of
ne Payette river and the south bank
I the southernmost arms of the Paw
tie river to the point of beginning.
VII
That it is proposed to have includ-
in the proposed Drainage District
oproximately $3.50 acres.
VIII
That the proposed system of drain
20 Is by open bitches, channels or
background tile drain, or a combi-
ltion of open bitches, channels, or
background tile drain, and the out
of the proposed Drainage System
in the Payette River; that Drain
" hereinafter more particularly
scribed in said proposed drainage =
stem, empties into Payette river at -
outlet near the Northwest corner
Lot A, Section 10, Township s
'rth, Range 4 West. B. M; and
at Drain "B" hereinafter more
rticularly described, in said pro-
sed drainage system, empties into
.yette River near the center of the
nth line of the NEK of Section
, Township s North, Range
est, B. NJ.
That said proposed drainage sys-
IL contains two main drains or
ches hereinafter designated as
ain "a" and Drain "B"; that the
neral route over which the said
lin drain bitches are to be con-
ucted in said district together with
lines and locations of proposed 4
erals or branches &c nc folIoue. | ,