North Park union., 1901-07-12
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In the matter of the application
OF The North Pnrk Cattle Com
pany aud others for an addition
al adjudication Of the pr1oritics / Order
to the use at water IN Water
District No. AZ of Division No.
of Colorado.
This matter coming on to be heard
upon the duly verified petition OF The
North Park Cattle Company, and seven
others for an additional adjudication OF
the priorities to The use of water in
Water District No. AZ of Division No. l
of Colorado. The Petitioners appearing
by George w. Bailey and Frank J. An
MS, their attorneys, and the Court hay
ing carefully examined said petition and
heard the statements of counsel touching
the same, doth find that there is large
number of bitches using water for irri-
CATION in SAID district whose several
rights have not been adjudicated. That
in order to avoid confusion and uncer-
tainty in the distribution of water in
said district, said rights should be de-
-termined The court further finds that
on account of the shortness of time al
lowed for the terms of this court, and
the great number of witnesses required
in proceedings Of this character, it is
impractical and inexpcdient to hea : the
evidence in open court.
It is therefore ordered that the Hon.
orable Newton C. Garbutt, being dis
Greet person, properly qualified, be and
hereby is appointed n referee of this
court to whom is ieferred said petition,
the matter of taking evidence and re-
porting the same, making an abstract
ana findings of law and fact upon the
same and preparing decree n.said ad-
judication. II said referee upon making
his findings shall hnd that any Of the
priorines touching which proof is SUBJ
mitted and which are determined by
him are prior in point of time to any of
those heretofore determined IN any ad-
judication of priorities to the use of
water In said district heretofore had, he
shall renumber the several priorities in
said district SO that the numbering will
correspond with the several findings.
Said referee is not authorized however
to hear any testimony nor make any
findings, touching any priorities hereto
fore determined.
It is further ordered that all owners
OF bitches in said water district No. AZ,
the prtorities of which have not been
,adjudicated, may file their statements
with said referee and have the same de-
termined irrespective OF the fact as to
whether or not they have joined as Pc
titioners herein.
|. That AL parties interested may have
sufficient notice Of these proceedings,
said referee Is directed to cause copy
Of this order to be published In the North
Park Union, a weekly newspaper Of
general circulation in said water district
No. AZ, for four successive weeks, to-
gether with notice fixing time in
which statements Of claims for ptiori-
ties shall be filed with him;
Further. that he mail to the last known
post Office address, rs nearly rs he can
determine the same, of the several
claimants mentioned in the decree OF
September 10, 1899, a cory of this order.
1t Is further ordered that said referee
give notice by publication in said North
Park Union, for four successive weeks,
Of the time and place he may fix for tax.
ing testimony herein and that he cause
to be mailed to each of the claimants
who file statements of appropriations
with him, a copy of said notice;
l. is further ordered that the e.costs of
this proceeding shall be divided pro rata
amdng the several ditch owners sub
mitting proofs in this proceeding
Done in open court.
Christian A. BENNETT,
Judge
In pursuance of the above order, all
persons desiring TO take advantage ,oi