The Monte Vista journal., 1901-12-07
REFEREES NOTICE

said order the following /. copy;
In the District Court
Of the 18th judicial
STATE OF COLORADO District of the State
COUNTY OF to-TILLA Of Colorado in and
for III. County Of
,ostilIn
In the matter of the adjudication of tn.
priorities To the of water in water district
No. ~ OF the State of Colorado, and upnn the
petitions of the several parties hereinafter
mentioned for change OF point OF diversion and
to make proof to the use Of water in said water
district.
And now ON this ii,h day Of November, D.,
liSl, Fairfield SylNcster-Jacob Grcdig and
Fritz Bot.fur George A. carpent"r, Wnl. e.
krck and John Beiccr and Ellen Shea, having
presented their several petitions In open court
Of the several water rights respectively owned
by them, Jacob Gredic. Tunis V. Wilson. VIM.
e. i'eircr and Fritz Botefur having presented
Their petition in open court praying Tor an adj
Ditch, and NJ. v. d. wa,on, Anton Frank aud
John hnney also having presented their petit
tion. IN open court praying for an adjudication
OF the prioritic- Of irrieating ditchcs owned by
them on behalf OF themselves and also Tor such
other canals, bitches and structure tot the di.
version OF water for irrigating purpose as tho
owners thereof may become parties to this pro.
ceedinc by filing statements or other doclnrn.
uons OF their rights, and also the Fauner~
Union Ditch company and John Hnuey, having
presented their respective petition in open
court praying for an adjudication OF their re.
spcctivc right, to water for irrgatinc purposes
and having shown satisfactory reasons To the
court why full proof was MT made by them re-.
,pectiNeiy in the former proceeding had for the
adjudication of the prioritics To the use Of
water IN water district No. ~ OF tho state of
colorado; and i appearing Ia til. court that
each and all Of the matters contained In the
.c'eraI petition. pertain to water rights taken
from Rio Grandc river, natural stream in
water district No. ~ Of the state of Colorado
and II further appearing To the court upon con
-idetation ot the said several petitions that il
willbn unprecedented aud mex petlicnt Ia proceed
n open court to hear the evidence rclating.to
n, ,ft lpfE al
further appearing that the convenience Of the
several petitioners and Of the witness that
may be called upon the hearing of said peti.
tlon- would be promoted b, appointing ref
cree, and the court rcposing full confidence Ia
Albert l.. Moses. Of the county Of Mineral and
state OF Colorado, and dccmins him tn he a
suitable and discreet person fully conf etrnt To
act in the matter as referee.
II :, therefore. ordered. sdjudl;cd aud de.
creed that the said Albert l.. Mo-es he and j.
hereby appointed referee in each and all OF the
several matters presented by these several peti-
uons {" whom shall be referred tho Aforesaid
petitions and all statements Of claim that may
bc presented 10y the owners Of canal, bitches or
structures for the diversion Of water FOR irrign.
ton, together with the evidence heretofore
given IN the matter OF I'll. adjudicatlnn Of the !
priorittcS To- the use Of water in said water dis
trict No. ~ aud the decrc. ther.iu given and
made, and all other matters re-luired by law to !
be presented in such natter, who shall after |
having duly qualified and given notice H. re- |
Inir.d by law, proceed :" hear aDd take down |
the cNidcnc. In writing and p.rfpTm al tho ]
dutic- prescribed 10y law la h- performed hy a /
referee ia such cases according t. tie -tatuta-
therefor provided.
Therefore notice l. hereby given fu all pat.
sons, associations and corporation Interested
~ owners, consumers or othervis", Of Wptrr IN !
said water district or of owners ui uu, ditch
canal. reservoir other STRUCTURE Tor the diver.
lion and Use Of water for irrigation purposes la
said water district No. ~. that will attend fnr
the purpose Of hearing aud tai iHs f-lidruc,-
touching prioriti-- of rights of the several
ditchc- canals. reservoirs and structures ia
-aid water district, NJ III. court house in the
Al ia i
state OF Colorado. IN Monday. III 10th .isy a.,
Ds'c-miS,r. \. ID. lDi, ut the hour uf 10 O'Clock
10 ih. forrno"n Of -aiid day. and that will con.
tinu. such hearing from daN tu dny aud ft,rp,
time to- time at the aforesaid place aud aIsn at
the court house Ia Del Nortc. iu ia. county OF
kio Grand. and Stat. Of Conrlin, Ca Monday
the Nth day al D.r-mi-r, \ y. It1i. aud from
dhy To day thereafter, and ALEC NJ Monte Vista
at til. Blanca hotel. Ia the -aid county of Rio
nrandc On Monday, the 9th dal 81 January, \
u. isc, and from day Ia daN thereafter. aud
al" AZ the council chamber be- tlic town ~ Ala.
no-ai "a the e"aniy of tanci"-, "a Mondn,. the
above mentioned being at the hour of 10 'elneE
a, IN. and will continue each ~ said hearing.
from dny To ia, aud INA, adi"uu over SUNDAY,
m-nt at the -.N-fni place. boiof. mentioned
,rpr, Tine to time until AZ 81 tho evidence per
therein concerned -hnll he taken,
do further notify all pcr-nrls, ASSOCIATION
ar corporations Interested a. aisr,--nid, uu ut,
t"pd u, themselves, their agent =aryants at at
."h',- ~ saih uin''- hth place aud tltrn aud
there Ia present their pf,-,fs Tor or against any
priority I" the Use Of water IN -hii district
.""sht TO b. shown hy hnl p-r-gu. s--pclsii"
"r corporation az by Themselves or 4. 81
through any ditch, canal, rfs-srNoir or other
structure, either a. owner or etu-im-r al water
drawn th-r.from Ia any manner whatever
aud MI such i.r-ons, ass,riatiou- ar euTt-,fa.
t"i,- - Interested ~ Aforesaid further mott
h"d I" appear u. Aforesaid and lie n statement
"f statements al thrir respective clsini- under
oath, a. required by lRW, .huAiug III. ditch
canal reservoir ~ structure, ur ga. inur' hi
which they az either 81 them claim any int.r,t
together with the name Of all uWn-r- thereof
and notir. l. hrf-i,, given ihHt no person assst
.taton. corporation ~ uNn"f n ill hs permitted
Ia give evidence bafur" mr in import ~ az,
claim of any priority to the u-r ~ water Ia said
water district, until such state nont shall have
'-.'n made rhd filed.
Dated this isli ia, IT >osrmi-,r. \. u. Isl.
A / ~.