DRAINAGE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. 
31 
Drainage district No. 31: 
Excavation — 
690,750 cubic yards, at 8 cents per yard $55, 2G0 
5t)4,200 cubic yards, at 10 cents per yard 56, 420 
Pumping ])lant, complete 26, 000 
Engineering and legal expenses, 10 per cent 13, 768 
Total 151, 448 
Acres benefited in district, 12,800. 
Average cost per acre, $11.85. 
Annual cost of operation: Total, $5,370; per acre, $0.42. 
Drainage district No. 32: 
Excavation — 
278,350 cubic yards, at 8 cents per yard 22, 268 
86,800 cubic yards, at 10 cents per yard 8, 680 
Pumping plant, complete 20, 500 
Engineering and legal expenses, 10 per cent 5, 145 
Total 56,593 
Acres benefited in district, 4,620. 
Average cost per acre, $12.25. 
Annual cost of operation: Total, $3,420; per acre, $0,74. 
SUMMARY OF AREAS AND COSTS. 
Areas. 
Length 
of 
ditches. 
Cost. 
No. of district. 
Open 
' prairie 
and 
marsh. 
Tim- 
bered. 
Total. 
Bene- 
fited. 
Total. 
Average. 
1 
Acres. 
850 
10, 720 
46, 760 
10, 490 
1,320 
2,870 
2,220 
1,150 
6,720 
78, 260 
81,470 
13, 380 
12, 900 
25, 770 
2,900 
11,650 
3,830 
23,060 
4,600 
15, 890 
17,410 
10, 880 
15, 000 
20, 230 
11,390 
16, 320 
20, 030 
14,600 
20, 730 
17, 660 
13,260 
4,800 
Acres. 
5,100 
3,620 
Acres. 
5, 950 
14,340 
46, 760 
19, 590 
6,670 
2,870 
2,220 
1,150 
6,720 
92, 460 
98, 470 
14, 200 
12, 900 
25, 770 
2,900 
11,650 
3,a30 
23, 060 
4,600 
15, 890 
17,410 
10, 880 
15, 000 
20, 230 
11,390 
16, 320 
20, 030 
14,600 
20, 730 
17,660 
13,260 
4,800 
17,590 
Acres. 
5,790 
13,980 
Miles. 
16.9 
43.4 
$33,643 
72, 570 
Per acre. 
$5. 80 
2 
5.20 
3 
4 
9,100 
5, 350 
1 2, 870 
11,520 
19, 200 
6,560 
2,670 
2,100 
58.0 
17.8 
14.7 
9.4 
108,652 
31,235 
108,687 
75, 570 
5.65 
5 
4.75 
6 
40.70 
7 
36.00 
8 
9 
6,440 
90,110 
95, 820 
13,940 
12, 490 
25, 160 
2,850 
11,220 
3,620 
22, 560 
4,530 
15, 400 
16, 820 
10, 480 
14,440 
19, 590 
10, 970 
15, 830 
19, 490 
14,160 
19, 930 
17,100 
12, 800 
4,620 
23.3 
303. 2 
307.8 
40.2 
47.7 
75.5 
8.7 
41.4 
17.3 
44.6 
14.6 
58.5 
43.2 
33.2 
46.3 
42.0 
44.4 
33.3 
40.2 
59.3 
54.1 
41.2 
37.9 
12.2 
129, 153 
785, 014 
1,098,019 
77, 057 
161,803 
255, 357 
14, 053 
151, 105 
83, 607 
190, 198 
69, 106 
199, 143 
155, 250 
135, 956 
170, 995 
177,747 
173, 128 
139, 778 
175, 591 
251,222 
192, 713 
173, 837 
151,448 
56,593 
20 05 
10 
14, 200 
17,000 
820 
8.70 
11 
11 45 
12 
5 55 
13 
12 95 
14 
10.15 
15 
4 95 
16 
13 45 
17 
23.10 
18 
8 45 
19 
15. 25 
20 
12 95 
21 . . 
9 25 
22 
12 95 
23 
11. 85 
24 
9 10 
25 
15. 80 
26 
8.85 
27 
9 00 
28 
17.75 
29 
9 65 
30 
10 15 
31 
11.85 
32 
12.25 
Outside of districts (inckides 
water area) 
Total 
539, 120 
59 580 fill 90n 
530,670 
1,630.3 
5, 598, 249 
10.55 
1 Timbered marsh. 
