The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-20
Petition for the Formation Of an Irrigation District.
Julesburg, Sedgwick County, Colorado
May 2, A. d. 1904.

Julesburg, Sedgwick County, Colorado
May 2, A. D. 1904.
State OF Colorado, &C
County of Sedgwick,
In the matter OF the
petition for the organization OF the
Julesburg Irrigation District.
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners Of the County OF Sedg-
wick, State OF Colorado:
We, the undersigned, petitioners,
respectfully show and represent:
That the said petitioners are resi-
dent freeholders and qualified electors
and have during the year last past sew
orally paid and caused to be paid prop
er taxes upon lands and real-estate
within the boundaries Of the proposed
irrigation district hereinafter describ-
ed, and are a majority Of such qualified
electors, freeholders and taxpayers who
have paid taxes as aforesaid within the
boundaries Of said district proposed as
aforesaid. That said petitioners are
desirous OF forming an irrigation dis
trict to make provision for the pur-
chase and construction of bitches, res
eryoirs and waterworks, and better
provide for the irrigation OF the SAID
lands lying and being within the boun-
daries OF said proposed district That
in pursuance OF said intention and un-
der the provisions OF the act OF the
general assembly OF the State OF Col
Orado, entitled:
"An act to provide for the Organiza-
tion and government OF irrigation dis
tricts and to provide for the construc-
tion of canals and reservoirs and the
acquiring Of canals already con
strncted or partly constructed; for the
acquiring OF the rights Of way to con-
struct irrigation bitches, canals, reser-
voirs, and to acquire other property;
and for the dividing OF certain portions
of the territory OF the State of Color
ado into irrigation districts; and for
said irrigation districts to vote bonds
for the purpose Of constructing irriga-
tion canals or reservoirs; for the pur-
pose Of buying or purchasing by said
irrigation districts Of irrigation canals
or reservoirs already constructed or
partially constructed, and other prop
erty, paying for the same; providing
for system OF revenue to be raised by
taxation upon the property in
said irrigation districts and by tolls to
nav the interest and principal OF said
bonds, and to pay current expenses
and for property acquired and the
manner in which the same shall be
done, the holding of elections in said
districts for the purpose OF e!ectlng OF
ficers and raising revenues; also pro-
yiding for the increase, enlargement,
dismemberment and disorganization
of said districts. Approved April ~
1901. And any and all acts amcnda-
tory thereof
nrnnISn
into an irrigation district all the fol
lowing territory or district, lying
wholly within the county of Sedgwick,
AS follows, to-wit:
Beginning at point on the north
hank of the South Platte river where
,he state line between Colorado and
Nebraska intersccts said north bank OF
the river: thence west along the sald
state line to intersection with Petersen
Canal: thence following the line OF sald
Petersen canal in southweSterly dl-
rection through sectiuns 80, township
- north. range A west, and sections
25, 26 and 27, in township II north,
range As west, to the main line or the
n. P. r. II. in said section y. Thence
along the south line Of the right OF
way of said railroad in northwesteriy
direction to the state line. Inehce
west along the state line TO lts inter
section with the Settlers ditch SOCIAL
ed: thence following the line OF the
said Settlers ditch in southwesterly
direction to the west boundary or the
Sedgwick Military Reservation.
Thence south on the said west bound
arv to the east and west quarter sec,
ti0r line of section 80, township l.
north, range 46 west; thence west on
the said quarter section line through
sections IS, "a, 33, 49, and 81, township
- north, range 46 west, to range line
between ranges 48 and Al. Thence
sonth on the said range line to town
shin line between townships II and II
,hence west on said township line to
northwest corner of section 2, township
II north, range Al west: thence south
on west line OF said section 2, extend
ing miles to southeast corner of sec
tlon 10, township II north, range 4
west: thence west mile to the quar-
ter corner between sections lO ana l;
in township IL north, range ~ west
thence north to center Of said sector
10: thence ives, through sections lO ant
Otto ouarter section corner between sec
tionsS 9, township II north, range 4
west; thence south mile 10 southeas
corner OF said section 8: thence west u
the high water line OF that certal'
reservoir, survey and site, known ~ ~
the Julesburg reservoir, formerly cail
ed the Jumbo reservoir site; thence II
a southwestcrly direction along I'M
said high water line OF the said reser
yOir and contour thereof to the count.
line between the counties OF Logan ah'