La Junta tribune., 1902-02-01
Notice es es,,.ien.

no WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Takr notic- that ths .,, siEnrr. o, INC fe,a-
Board of County Commissioners Of Oterp
county, Colorado, at the regular meeting OF
La Junta, Ofrro county, Colorado, ot the
tr.t Nonds, in februaay: A. ID; isuc- and
saa tn.Id sr far Il. % nssiaa % ,hereon % porsua"s 70 @
TO la~
said petition t-rinx generally. for the pur-
t.s.s. and asking the said board to order
elect ION of qualified frrehoider~ Of the dis
fricf mention-d IN said petition, to deter
irrigation district, AID which petition II
ber~uBto annexed in words and figures
follow ing =
Attorney representing sign-rs Of the said
Petition.
PETITION
STATE OF COLORADO,
COUNTY oF orEHo.
Before the Board of County Commissioners,
within mud for -aid county. in the state
aforesaid. .
In the matter Of the petition j
for the orgniiizatio ION of the PETITION.
ptero Irrigation District
To the Board Of County Commissioners of
Otcro County, Colorado; - EGO
We, ;h- undersigned. Citizen. of Otero
We are resident fre~hoIier. owning lands
l~ifhin the district hereinafter described.
We ders 70 ~, ni lone m sria .,s ,Sr
"a far may be practicable; and pursuant
To and Under the provisions OF mn act OF the
general assembly OF the state ofColorndo, en-
titled AN act 10 provide for the orxaniSa-
ton and government OF irrigation districts
aud to provide for the construction Of canals
and reservoirs and the acquiring Of canals
already constructed or partly constructed:
for the acquiring. of rights of ~ny 10 con
>truef irrigation ditchc-. cuuals, reservoirs.
and to acquire other property aud for the
dividing of certain PORTIONS OF the territory
frict.. and for said irrigation districts to
vote bonds for the purpose OF constructing
irrigniien eanals or re,cryoir, Tor ,hc pnr-
tion district OF irrigation canals or re~er-
soirs already constructed. or partially con
strncfed aud othrr property. paying for the
the same providing for ~ stein Of revenue
to hs. raised by taxation upon the property
of aid irrigation district. aud by tolls TO
pa, the Interest and principal of said bonds,
and to- fsny current e xycns-~ and Tor proper
! ~ acanirsd, and the manner IN which the
in said districts for the purpose OF eIectine
officers and raising revenues: also providing
In-ni and REORGANIZATION Of said district
Approved the Isfb day Of April. A. ID. 1901,
irrixn,iSn IRE a i..rie, q the tSiio~ins u-sa on
Or district lying ~holly In Oero co,,nty
aforesaid. which are snsceptiblc 10
and by the same system of works. to-wit:
Beginning at a point here the Oi-ro canal
.ssl. township twenty -four "a south Of
range tfty-srscn fsil west Of the 9Th I: w.,
running thence inn general easisri, direc,
canal as located and on record in the Office Of
sh- clerk aud recorder of otero county tn
Asecfion. fifteen ii5i and twenty-five f2-i,
township twenty -four (.tl south, range fifty
s.,csion line ra.t TO poin, where said canal
inter~ects section line l,stween sections
fourteen ut and twenty y-thres S,l; town
ship twenty four south, range FIFTY five t53l
west; thence along the means!ers of said
canal line in a general eaSterty direction tn
its intersection with the east line of Otero
county: thence north along said county line
To its intersection with the center OF the
Arkansas river; thence following the chan
with the west line OF the east i Of the north
east = Of section two t:,: township twenty
thence south TO the south line Of said section
t~o t3l; thence west along said SECTION line
thrnc.. south to the south line OF the north
Il of the northwest 4 of section IL: thence
west To the west limit- of the city Of La
yunta: thence north to section line between
section. 10 aud s.: thence west to the sOuth-
east corner Of the southwest y Of the
along said line to its intersection with the
Denver branch of the A T. ;. r. railway:
ihspcr ii, IL north~sss@riy dirss.ion along
the A. J; Anderson ditch; thence fol-
lowing the meanders Of said ditch in
with the east line Of section 5: thence
.outh along said line to its insersection with
rneard~rx of said ditch to its bead; thence
following Crooked Arroyo to the mouth Of
the tntItu canal. thence up safd Ontiiu
canal to the south line of section Il. town.
ship - south. range s. west: thence
enst along said line to the southeast corner
Of the said section II: theuce north along
east line of said section i. IA its east =
THENCE west i mile: thence north to the
northeast corner Of the southwest u of the
south cast 4 Of section /: thence west To the
no orthwe~t corner of the southeast y of the
Of the southwest = of section I: thence south
to the Catlin canal: thence along the Catlin
canal TO Its intersection with Timpa- creek:
thence up ~aid creek To she point of h.
ginning.
That said district Is to he formed with
view Of purchasing the Otero canal, with its
rights and franchi.e~. and procure any
other supply of water that may be obtain- i
for the irrigation Of all the lands contninesi
therein.
That ~e, the nnslcrsiSned, constitute IA ma /
}Ofity OF the resident freehobtrrs. ~ho Mre |
Qualihesi electorS OF the said proIaDsed dis |
trtet. nnd that We O~n majority Of the |
- hole number Of acres belonging TO the res
ident electorS Of said proposed district.
That we propo-e the name of The Otero /
Irrigation District" the name for said I,
prOy,o~ed district
We therefore petition your honorable !
body to take steps pursuant to said act. to /
the eud that the said district mny he oryrn-
iDcd into an irrigation district prirsIian, to
Law.
= Nntfsos, A ID Be.f
j B McDonn,d, WO Ensign.
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