La Junta tribune., 1902-02-19
ne,Ies Of E,sesies.

" ,ns~ting of the Board of County Com.
missioner. Of Otero county. Colorado, hrld
| In the court housr of said county. on the ID
day Of February A. y. zoe, the same hrinx
the first Monda, in February. 4. D. iSr a
:. Natt.oh. A. ID. Hest aud Others. asking Tor
the organization OF c~rtain trrrtfory q sa'
oss@ , ,s., ssSy % mt 81 Tb II 1...o irr,sasie.
District. under the prorision- 81 nn UT On
the general a.-r,nbiy Of the state of Colo
rasio entitled " An net to provide Tor the or
/ xnnixafion and government of irrigation
districts and to provide for the cossss ,srti"s
! of canal. and reservoir. and the acquiring OF
canai. already constructed or partly con-
sfrucfed for the acquiring of right. of Way
to construct irrixa.iyn a.enss. canan'
aud for the dividing of r-rtain pcrtioa. OF
the territory OF the state of Colorado infoir
rigatioh districts; aud for said irrigation dis
! triets to vote bond. for The pnris,~c OF cou.
.;rIetinE irrigation canals or r-s~rsoir~ Tor
Irrigation district of irrigation canals or
reservoirs already con~trucfesi or partially
thu snmr nrsn,ana s fsr es.,rin % II rrsen9r
1 to liz raised by taxation upon tho PROPERTY
in aid irrigation districts and by tolls 20
pay the interest and principal of said toads.
aud to pay current expense. and for prop
erty acquired and the manner ia ~hich the
| same shall b- done. the holding OF elections
| in said district. for the PURPOSE of eiscting
| officers and raising revenues. also providing
I for th.. incr-a..,. cnIarx x..tn-ut. dismemt,er-
l inent aud REORGANIZATION OF -aid district.
approved April u, 1901.
| That said p~titiou ~n. accompanied by
good and sufficient bond which Was duly mp
| proved by -aid board of county eommi-.ion.
rr-, and the said matter WA. adjourned for
further hearing. by the said board. To the
/ 9Th day of February. A. ID. ispr.
| That the said last named day the said
matter coming on again To he heard t~iprs
! -sid board found that said petition had been
| duiy published. Required b, law, and
tim, th. -aid ts,tItion.r, had complied In all
/ rtsIscct. w.tn thss rz.insr sinent. of ,atd aef,
| preliminary 10 sna iu Ia presentation u
said p-t,tioi,, aid ti. ,,,.,ia ir OF the suid
I I,rutsf-s.I district he'd
| lined by fb. board, as foiip~., to-yif:
besinlns at a pol1i sh.r, the otsr3 ,.mI cnaal
| i,u. township twenty -fonr l-Il -puth. Of
range fifty seven t5Il west, Of the d T.: ~.
tion oiio~ing the mcar,Jer. Of said canal,
| as located and ON record ia the Office OF the
intersection with the section line 6et~ecn
sections twenty -fhrss. tsJl and twenty -~ix
ts6l township Z, south, OF rang. "; thence
east along said line to the ptero canal I:
thence along the rncnnsi-rs OF said canal
in a general .asf.riy direction to It's inter
.ection with section iin- between sections
fifteen (l5i and twenty two s-t township "a
south. of range fifty five 5si west, running
thence along ss,id section line east to point
where said canal inter-ecf. section line be-
| tween sections fourteen titi aud twenty
three tz.'l township twenty four t.3i south.
| Of range fifty five $50 west thence along
The meandcr. OF said cnnai In "a general east
crly direction to IL. intersection with the
along said county line to IL. interrogation
with the center of the Arkansas river. thence
1 folio he channel ot said rsSrr rttA1u
to its intersection with the west line of the
east u OF the northeast I. Of section two t-l,
township twepty-four tzu south, Of ransr
| lin. Of said section two III: thence wr~t
along said section line to the east limits OF
til. city of La Junta; thence south. TO the
south line Of the north :, Of the northwest u
| OF section II thence west to the west limits
Of the city Of La Inn.a themes north .. 70 ssr-
\ west along said section lin. to Anderson
Arroyo thence in a sonth~ss,eriy dircciion
aud twenty feet Of the east line Of the
northwest !. OF the northeast \ OF said .ec,
| tion To- and five hundred and fifty feet si0l
south of section line between section. and
/ ~, township y south, Of rang: y vest !:
thence north hye hundred and fifty feet
I5s9i to said section line thence east 10 feet
\ th-ner north to the north lin. of block two
| t.J In Lofiand's -s,cond addition To the town
corner OF block Of said Lonnnd'. addition
| to said town; thence south To the section
! Vest along the line OF said section to tn.
southeast corner of block kt~cniy-two III in
the Ohio addition TO the to~n of La !unta /;
| thence north along the east line OF said block
f~euty-two lzsI 10 its northeast CORNER
thence west along the north line Of blocks
twenty two q and twenty -thrse III in the
said Ohio addition, to the northwest corner
OF said block t~ent, three Isl; thencr west
n, 70 ,hs sn.' ls M .. = shs ,hrs s ;osns @ hs
- sonth, of range 1 west; thence north
along said line TO it, intersection with the
| thence in orth~e.tcriy direction along
! said railway to It's intersection with the A.
]. Anderson ditch: thence foiioa ing the
| anderx Of said ditch in "a westerly direction
to Its intersection with the east line Of
tion thence ,. = ..,nas ~ along ,aia me 70 the
tion 5; thence west 10 it's intersection with
| the Crooked Arroyo ditch in southwest =
! lowing the meander~ of said ditch to its
| head thcuce following Crooked Arroyo to
xaid canal to the north and south center line
| Of section u, township "a south. of range id
west thence north to the center II said zee.
tion IL. thence east to the essst line of said
| section IL; thence north to the northeast
corner of .nid section IL: thence west along
the northwest \ of the northwest \. of said
section Il. where the said line intersects the
the BoxweiI -lrnnox lateral ditch; thence In
| n southensterly direction up the said lateral
ditch to the Ca,iin canal; thence along the
Catliu canal to its intersection With the
ton line running east and west between sec
| tions and Is, to~nship u south. Of range IS
south along said range line 4 mile: thence
west to the Otero canal: thence scuth niong
the west line Of the southeast !. Of section ia.
south 70 Timp.. creek ikenee in a south
point of beginning also the following tracts
or parcels Of land lying along said Otero
I of section q, and the south !, Of the north.
west quarter Of section u and the north y of
said last three tract.. or parcel. Of land being
| In township - south, of range IS west. Alsb
| the southwest quarter Of the southwest anar-
ter section 10, township =, south. of range
s. west.
That the said territory abov. described
WAS by said board divided into three divis-
| ions, which were also established as voting
| preciucts Of said irrigation district. fol-
lows. -
| Division No. and voting precinct No. 1,
| all that portion Of said district lying west of
| the range line between ranges IS aud 81
Division No. and voting precinct No. ..
all that portion Of said district lying he
tween the range line between ranges S and
| 50 and the section line running north and
south along the cast side of sections 10 aud
| IS, townAhip - south, OF range IS west.
Disvision No. and voting precinct No. 3,
Al that portion of said dissrict lying east Of
the section line running north aud south
alouR the east side Of sectious 10 aud Is,
township - south. Of range IS west.
That voting places were essa blished in each
| of said three divisions. follows: In pre-
cinet No. NJ the hosse on what IN known as