La Junta tribune., 1902-02-22
. ues,es Of eisesisn.

of Usero County, Colorado.
In tbs matter ~ tue Formation of the o~ro
NOTICE is HEKknY GIVEN THAT AT A
~ meeting Of the Board Of County Com:
mia.iOners of Otero cosinty. Colorado held
In the court house Of said county. ON the ri
day Of February. A. y. ls0.. the same isring
petition IA. presented to ths said board by
:. Nast.oii. A. ID. Best and oth~r.. asking for
the organizations of certain territory 81 ..iid
ns.i~r the name ii The os.ro irrixniioa
District. under tbs. pro,i.iosls of an net of
the general Assembly of tho state of Colo
RADIO -ntitlssi =. An net To provide for the or.
xai,izatiop and government of irrigation
district, aud {" provide for the eonssrnesi"n
Of canals nisd reservoirs and the acquiring ut
canals already constructed OF I,arfiy con
structesi: for TIN. acquiring Of rights of way
reservoirs. and to acquire other property,
and for the dividing of certain portion. of
.n Ss me a,d % fs ~ ..,d
tricfs 10 vote tOssa- for thsf puriss~s al cpn-
.:rucfing irrigation canals or rc-~rsoir.; For
irrigation di.trici of irrigation caiinls or
reservoirs already constructed or partially
constructed. and other property, paying for
the same providing for ~ system of r~trnisr
to liz raised by taxation upon the property
in said irrigation district. aud by tolls to
pay the Interest and principal of said botisis-
and to pay current expense aud for prop
ert, acquired and the manner IN which th~
same shall b. done. the holding of electiohs
in ssiid districts for the p,irpo-s, OF clectinx
ofticers and raising revenues also providing
for the increase, snIarx-'n.nt, dssnenttr.
iDehf and DISCRIMINATION OF said district.
approsed April y, 1901.
That said petition Was accompanied by q
good and efficient bond. hich was duly APP
proved by said board of county comui> i>.iop-
.r-. aud the said matter was adJourncd for
further hearing, by the said bnard' to the
hth day Of February, A. ID. isl.-
That On the said last num.d day the said
matter coming again to he heard before
said board found that said petition had hcen
duiS pubii.hsi, as r-puir.d 10y Las. aud
that III. said petitioners had complied IN all
rr-I--rf~ " th the requirements Of Naid act,
preliminary to nsiu at tltss presentation of
- d t-'SIi,'i n'sii sns i'oiiiir.e- OF the said
pro - r.,ss o, .ssr4ef -ssabti-bsd aud de-
tu.ssi by gitc ..b.r,I, "a, I"liDA~. to-ait.
Beginins IA a i~iit here IN. ofero canal
crosses Timpa. cr.sk .li ss,tson ts.uty four
t2N- township twenty -f.,.r "a south. of
range hfty-scyeb tSsl west. of the y. NJ,
running Themes in general easteriy. direc-
IA located and on record Ia the office of the
clerk and recorder OF D,cro county, to its
.setiou- tw-nr,-tbree 80 and twenty-six
tz6i township - south, of range Is; thence
Gust along said line to the otero canal
thence along the meand.rs of said canal
la a general ea-teriy direction io its inter-
secsion with SECTION line frct~esn secttotss
south Of rang. fifr, i've 1as1 west. running
thence along said section line rnst to "A point
where said canal infrr--cfs -s;ction line l,e-
tween SECTIONS fourteen iiii aud twenty
three 80 township twenty four "a -outh,
of range nfty-hye 1851 se.f thence along
the al rkttui ia u EerfcraI rst~t-
criy direction to its intersection with the
east line of Otero county: thence north
along said county line 10 its intersection
with the cs.nfer Of the Arkansas river, thence
follow ing the channel of said river up stream
To Its intersection ~ith the west line of the
.as, = Of the northeast !. of section two 90,
hfy- five ts', west thence south to the youth
line Of .sid sectien TWO IsI; thence west
along said section line to the east limits Of
the city OF La Junta: Themes, south to tho
south line Of the north $ OF the northwest =
of tn. city Of La Junta thence north to .ec-
tion line between s.ctions 40 and 8: thence
west along aid s~ction line 10 Ander.on
Arroyo hence in ~ soiIth~e-teriy direction
along .aid arroyo to a point six hul,drcd
and twenty feet west OF the east line Of the
,ion 10, and i've @ h"narsi and Ats w feet | tssol
south of section line i,stwecn sections 5 and
70, township 2. south. Of range q ~c-t;
thence north tive hundred and nifty feet
40 to said section line: thence east 40 feet
thencc north tn thr north line Of block two
i,l in Lohand's seeoud addition to the town
Of La Junta; thrncc west to the northne.'
corner of block of .ntd Lpdnnd's ndditoh
TO said town; thence south to the SECTION
line between said ssctioiis nnd 10: thence
west along the line OF said section to the
southeast corner Of block twenty-two t2.i in
the Ohio addition to the town of La Junta;
thence north along the east line of said block
twenty-two ~ TO u. northeast eorner
twenty-five q and twenty three - in the
said Ohio addition, to the northwest corner
OF said block twenty three saI: thence west
southwest 4. of section three iJl. township
~ south. Of range si west: thence north
nr"s.r % braneh Of the 4 +. rniixas, e
thence in "a north~ csferly direction along
said rail~ay 70 its intersection with the A.
andcrs of said ditch Ia "a westerly direction
to its intersection with the east line Of sec
tion 5; ;ihenec south along said line to the
southeast corner Of the northeast of Sec
the Crooked Arroyo ditch in -outh~e-, i,
lowing the mennders of said ditch to it,
head: thence following Crooked Arroyo Ia
said canal 10 the north and south center line
oi section ". township "a south, Of range ~
west: thence north to the center Of said sec.
tion IL: themes east TO the east line Of said
section Il. thence north to the northeast
corner Of said section Il; thence west along
the north line of said section II TO u point in !
the northwest \. of the northwest i. Of said |
section Il. where the said line intersccfs the Z
lateral ditch from the Cailin canal. known u,
the Boxwell-le lateral ditch: thence in !
"a southeasterly direction up the said lateral I
ditch to the Catiin canal: thence along the |
tion line running east and west between see
tions and Is, township q south. of range u
west: thence west to the range line, thence |
south along said range, line Y mile; thence |
west to the Otero canal thence south along !
{ he line Of said canal to its intersection with |
I he west line OF the southeast y of section ~, !
township = south. of range 81 west; thenee /
south to TimpnS creek thence iu "A south I
s": ws.ssrly direction along sid creek TO the |
or parcels Of land lying along said Otero {
caaai. to-wie The north 4 of the northeast
y Of section ~, and the south Il of tn. north I
weSt quarter OF section II and the north u of I
the southwest quarter of section u, all of I
said last three tracts or parcel~ OF land being I
I he southwest quarter of the south est omar /
ter section %, township - south. of rnnge /
% west.
That the said territory above described /
was by said board divided into three divis-
ions, which were also established as voting 1
precincts of said irrigation district, as fol. 4
lows.
Division No. and voting precinct No. L. I
all that portion of said district lying west of I
the range line between ranges Is aud Is.
Division No. and voting precinct No 2
all thnt portion Of said dsfricf lying be-
ween the range line between ranges s. and
~ and the section line running north and .
south along the east side of sections 10 and .
Is, township "a south. of range SIS west
Dsstsion No. aud voting precinct No. g. I
all that portion OF snid district lying ea,t of
along the east side Of .ectious 10 and Is