La Junta tribune., 1902-02-08
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eanization Of the Otero Irrigation
District. Following is brief syn
opsis of the proceedings:
County Treasurer Beerbohm
presented the name OF q. H.
Downer as deputy county treasurer,
and the same was approved by the
board.
Butchers bonds of. Forbes &
Smith. Christ c. Mayer and o. b.
Staufier were presented and order
ed approved.
S. Msttson, A. u. Best and
others presented petition praying
for the organization Of the Otero
County Irrigation District, a copy
OF which petition appeared in sew
eral recent issues OF the TRIBUNE.
The petition was accompanied by
a good and sufficient bond, amount
ing to 5000, double the amount OF
the probable cost OF the organiza-
ton OF the district. conditional
that the bondsmen will pay all
costs in case the organization be
not effected. The hearing upon
the petition WAS set tor Wednes-
day at 1890 p. m.
In the matter of the assessment
of corporation property in Otero
county by the state board Of equal
ization, a certificate Of which was
received and examined by the board,
the county clerk was instructed to
apportion the same to the various
school districts and incorporated
towns and certify the same to the
county assessor. The assessment
Of corporation property made by
the state board of equalization is
the same as that made by the state
board OF assessors created under
the new revenue law and de-
clared invalid. The Santa Fe assess
ment in the city OF La unta is
ta83, 2s8 AZ; Rocky Ford, SI3I,
ga. DO; Manzanoia, S33,7o7. 30;
Fowler, SI9,S49.53. The total AS
sessment OF the Santa Fe in Otero
county is S3.lsLa4S.36.
The board granted request that
certain payments amounting to
s., 500 to be made to the Pueblo
Bridge Company Tor bridge work.
which they have under contrac'
with this county. be made to the
Western National Bank Of Pueblo
rather. than to the contractors.
ln the matter OF road damages
claimed by J. c. Kahn in the lay
ing out OF road No. $50, the view
ers allowed kain SIS as damages
to his property, which he refused
to accept. KAN demanded about
$500, and now insists upon jury
to try the cause Tor damages. The
county attorney was instructed to
proceed in the matter on behalf of
the county, as the law districts,
and it was further ordered that the
sum OF SIS be deposited with the
court by the county treasurer tor
the purpose OF paying the claim
for damages.
In the matter Of the application
OF L. E. Brown for appointment as
road overseer in road district No.
=, the board ordered that he be
appointed in that district for the
year 1907.
In the matter Of the petition for
the formation OF the Otero Irriga-
ton District the board on We'd
nesday heard the testimony of
various persons interested in the
matter, and after being fully ad-
vised that no canals, bitches or
reservoirs have been constructed
in the territory Of sufficient capa-
city te water the land hereunder;
that said petition is signed BY
majority Of the resident freehold
ers who are qualified electors OF
of the proposed district, and all the
| provisions and requirements Of the
law governing the matter having
been complied with, the board is
aued an order defining the bound