La Junta tribune., 1902-01-29
Mo.ies Of 1e.Itien.

counfy, Colorado, At the regular meeting of
aid board. to br held In the ccurt hou.e Ia
dr., Monday in February, A. y, is., nad
siIt tAea present. th- said petition to tho
>ald board for it's action thereon pur.unnt
said petition tr-iug generally for the pur-
p..~ and nsking the .a,d board To order an
election of qualified frs-ebolders Of the dis
trict mentioned Ia said Petition. tn deter.
mine " whether they shnil organize into an
,rrixas,on d,.sriet' and a which .d5 psst,sn n =.
following -
GEo. A. KILGoRE.
Atsorn~, representing Six"~r- Of the said
PETITION.
STATE OF COLORADO.
CoUSTY OF OTEko.
Before the Board Of County Commissioners,
within and for said county, in the state
aforesaid.
In the matter of the petition }
for the orxuni.niion OF the PETITION.
Otero Irrigation District }
To the Board Of County Commissioners OF
Otrro County. Coiorado
We, the undersigned, citizens Of Otero
county, Colorado, represent and show. that
v. are resident fresholders owning lands
That we desire 10 make some provision for
the irrigation Of the lafsis in said district,
- far "a. ma, be prncsicabir; and pursuant
general assembly OF the state of Colorado, en-
titled An act To provide for the organixa-
and to provide for the construction Of canal.
and reservoirs and the acquiring Of canals
already eon.,rnct-d or partly cons'r"cted; |;
struct irrigation bitches. canals, reservoirs,
and to acquire other property and for the
Of the state of Colorado into Irrigation dis
tricts and for said irrigation districts to
vote s1ad. for TIE parposs Of son-,tnGsine @ r.,
po~e Of buying or purchasing by said irrixa-
tion district Of irrigation canals or rcsrr-
.trncfesi. aud other property. paying for thu
the .nine providing for u system OF rr,enue
i % aid ~ dsspe.. and 'ns s, ptSls =
pay the interest and principal Of said bonds.
and to pay current expenses aud for proper
same shall i,s done. tbs holding of elections
Ia said districts for the purpose OF eiecsing
forth Tor the inc inerea.~. as .ainracineni. dismembsr-
ment and disorganisation Of said district" !"
Approved on the Isth day Of fApril, A. D. iUi,
l.es. ns Is. ns" a-a
.. district iyinf wholly in Otero county
ono mode of irrigation from = common source
and by the same system OF works. to-wit:
Beginning at = point where the Otero canal
cro-ses Timpaa creek. In section twenty four
ls0. township twenty -four. i.D south 81
range fifty seven (sIl west Of the eth p. NJ,
ton following the meand.r. of the said
canal n. located and on record In the Oflice of
the clerk and recorder Of OteTo county to
its intersection with section line between
sections fifteen .is) and t~euty-t~o l,sI,
township twenty four ,:il south, range dft-.
.sctioa set line east 20 % lsoin, where sad aid canal
intcr~scts section line between secfions
fourteen az, and twenty three ~, town,
west; thence along the meanders Of said
canal line In n general caSteriy direction to
county: thence north along said county line
to its intersection with the center Of the
Arkansa. river th~nce following the cham
east y Of section two t2l, tow nship twenty
thence south to the south iine d said .ectioa
two ts) thence wcst along said section linz
:S the 10 the e .sah sa ess q 4 ss.
vest to the .e-s Limit. of tho city of La
sections 10 and 5. thence ~exs to the south
east eoruer of the southwest Of Tho
.I .ss Of :siS 4: = ssss sors II
tSener IN north~esseriy dirsrtion aiosf
The A. J. Anderson ditch: shsss- fol-
lowing the mesnders Of said ditch In
With tie s..s rs. 81 . ..esoa o S sssss.
so,ith alosx said iise 10 its inter.ection With
Crooked Arroyo ditch shense following the
following Crooked Arroyo to the mouth Of
the Catlin canal: thence up said Catljn
ship Il soush, ranxe $ west: sSenee
sass along said line to the southeass es,-nrr.
Of the aaid section Il; thence north along
EAST line Of said section y to its east = corner
thencs west = mile; thence north 10 The
south east = Of secston l thepee vest TO III
Of the southwest = Of section I thence south
70 ths Catlin canal: thesce along the Catlin
canal to u. intersection with Timpas creek:
thence mp aid creek to the point Of hs-
ginning.
That said district 4. tn be FORMED with .
view Of purchasing the Otero canal, with its
rights and franchines, and to prucure ANY
osher supply Of ~.ser that may hs oisAi.-
therein.
That .e. the unxlersi4sed. Constitute MAJ
J0sity Of the rosi3eut freeholdeen, Who arr
qualified clectors of the said proposed dfs-
trtce. and that we own . majority Of fhe
vhols number II ncre. belongfn9 to the No.
taent e1ector. of ~aid propu.ed district.
That we peupsl.e the name Of "The Oeero
Irrigation District" the name for saSd
prop0-ed district
We therefore Petition pour bouor.hse
body TO take .eetn pursuant tO safd act. tD
tAs essd thst thu said di~tpics may he osvaa-
issd into an irrixnftou dissrics pur~uanf to
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