The Lamar register., 1896-10-31


depth of water running in the said Bsss-
euler canal and found IL running at "A
depth Of feet and inches. That alIi.
ant afterwards IN the presence OF A. N.
Parrish, superintendent Of the Amity
canal. at about IL a. IN. on the same
date IN the Opera House Block at the
city Of Pueblo, had conversation with
the said g. w. Reece, water commission
er, in which afiiani asked said @. w.
keece II water Was running in the Bess-
emer cana. and II he was keeping the
Bessemer canal shut down iD accordance
with its priorities, That the said C. w.
Reece informed aiIiant and A. n. Parrish
than he had the Besaemer canal locked
down and that II was only carrying 96
feet Of water per second OF time and
that he was mol permitting il to run any
greater amount Of water.
That afterwards on the same day at
about . ,. m. afiiant and George j. Ran
kin, superintendent Of water division
No, >. A. \. Parrish and one Archie
Thompson went up TO the iume Of the
said Bessemcr canal, known ms the Tur-
net Hume, about 10 niles above Pueblo,
nnd when they arrived there they found
that water had been turned into the
canal and wuste-gates IN the Hume had
bevn cloeel; and ailiaut and the said
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the said A. \. Parrish then and there
measured the amount of water that said
canal WIS carrying and fonnd that il was
equivalent 70 1I5 feet OF water per sec
ond of time. That aifiant and the part
les With him examined the condition Of
the canal and found that il was not lock-
ed down as claimed by the said O. W
Rs,scc and that there was nothing to
hinder any person from going and open
ing il with an ordinary wrencd. Atiiant
further states that he had made prior
examinations OF the Bessetner canal and
the Indications that it showed we're that
u was permitted 10 run water every
night, 20 which Il was not entitled, and
that it was evidently Nitd the lnowiedge
and eunnivance Of the said G. w. Reece
water commissioner. The bitches with
which aiiiant was connected were depriy-
ed q the water 10 which they we're just
y and legally entitled and the consumers
Of water from the said bitches have suf-
feFed irreparable damages as result.
Aiiiant states that on the 7th day Of July,
4. -. 1896, he examined the Bob Creek
ditch and found that IL was running a
full head Of water from 6.30 a. IN. To
about 1870 ,. M, as long as afiiant exam
ined it and how much longer he cannot
state, but that the priority OF the said
Bob Creek canal is subsequent TO the
priority of the La Junta and Lamar ca
nal and they we're permitted to run water
to the exclusion Of said La Junta and
Lamar canal, Whereby the consumers
thereOf wero again deprived OF water
through the negligence, partiality or IN
capacity Of the said c. W Reece
That on the forenoon OF the 10th day
OF July, A ID. 1896. aiiiant aguin examin-
ed the Bessemer ditch at Pueblo and
found from its condition that it had been
running depth Of about 4 feet OF water
during the previous IS hours. That aili-
ant further deposes and saws that the
Arkansas river did not supply sufficient
water from the 9th OF June to the 10th
day OF July. A. ID. 1896, as aforesaid, at
any time 10 furnish any water TO the Bob
Creek. the Highline and the Bessener
bitches, except the "a cubic feet (Which
the Bessemer is entitled. Affiant further
states that from his connections with
the said bitches ii has been his duty and
he has been watching and examinin the
different bitches along the Arkansas to
see that they did not receive water ex-
cept according TO their priorities and
that he has therefore become acquainted
with the way the said G. w. Reece has
discharged his duties and afliant states
that from his observation and from his
personal experience, the said G, w. Reece
is partial, disqualified and totally un-
fit person to perform the duties of water
commissioner of said districr No. IA.
That he is unreliable and that he fails
and entirely disregards the orders given
him by the superintendent of water di-
vision No. ., George ]. Rankin. That