Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-11-23
PETITION

In the District Court of the Seventh
Judicial District of the State of
Idaho, in and for the County of
Payette..--. -----. ---.-. ---------
In the matter of the organization
of Drainage District No. 5 of the
County of Payette, State of Idaho.
The undersigned petitioners re-
spectfully petition and represent to
the Court as follows:
l.
That they and each of them are of
lawful age and are together the
owners of. more than one-fifth of the
acreage within the boundaries of the
Drainage District hereinafter pro-
posed and described.
II.
That they desire to form and have
organized a Drainage District under
the provisions of title XXXIV, Chap
ter 179 of the Idaho Compiled
Statutes 1919, out of portion of
the County of Payette, State of 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 lying within the
boundaries of and comprising said
proposed Drainage District consist
of approximately 175 acres, and COM
pise parts Of Sections Is and 22 of
Township s North, Range West B.
NJ. in Payette county, Idaho, par
ticularly described as follows:
III III n
8, 4, s, 6 and OF Assessors Liberty
Tract, as recorded in Book l of Plats
on Page IL in the office of the County
Recorder of said Payette County,
Idaho; and in said Section % the
North Half of the Northeast Quarter
of the Northeast quarter of the North
west Quarter (N1a NEA NEA
NW1l) and all that part of the
Northwest Quarter Of the Northeast
Quarter (NWA NEA) lying west of
the canal of the Farmers Cooperative
Irrigation Co., Ltd, containing 1851
@cres.
That the greater portion of said
lands contain an excess of alkalai and
are wet and water logged to such an
extent as greatly to hinder their crop
production, and they are further in |
such condition as to interfere seri-l
ously with the health, welfare and
conveniences of the person residing
thereon; that said lands require al
combined system of drainage, and
your petitioners desire the organiza-
ton of a special Drainage District EN-
bracing said lands for the purpose of
constructing and maintaining the
necessary drains for the drainage and
reclamation of said lands.
V.
The special object of the organiza-
ton of said proposed Drainage Dis
trict is to drain thoroughly and per-
the lands within its boun-
daries which are wet and water
logged, and those in danger of be-
coming so, to render said lands more
productive and habitable, to safe
guard the public health, 10 promotel
the welfare and convenience of per-
sons residing within said proposed
District and to increase the public
VI.
1t is proposed that the system of
drainage for said district shall con-
'ist of main tile drain laid in the
ground to a depth of from eight tol
line feet, beginning near the South
quarter corner of Section Is, Town
ship North, Range 5 w. B. NJ, and
'unning thence North along the
westerly boundary of the public!
highway one-half mile thence
Fast along the South bound
Try OF the public highway a.
distance of one-quarter mile, thence
North approximately six hundred ]
iixty-fiye (665) feet to an outlet in
he Payette River, total distance over
which said drain will extend is about
hundred (4600) feet: the
lie to be laid in said drain shall he
rom fourteen to sixteen inches in dfa-
meter and laid in open joints, except
n such places where 1t may be neces-
airy to cement joints to protect drain
gainst penetration by tree roots
The system as herein proposed win
'e combination of relief" and Sin.
exception" drainage and will be so
designed as to take care of surface
waste water through specially con-
inlets and will be provided
Nth necessary inspection holes and
nan holes.
VII.
That the organization and forma-
ion of said drainage district and the
obstruction and maintenance of said
roposed system of drainage will be
to the public health, well
are and convenience, will increagel