Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-08
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

man now contains l55 feet OF water.
This is the greatest quantity of water
that has ever been in the reservoir. IL
being ffty-seven feet higher than at the
same time last year. Sufficient water
Is said to he on hand to run the city OF
Denver for several years. The water
comes within hity-seyen feet Of the top
OF the dam.
George 4. Richardson OF Roswell.
New Mexico. who has been appointed
by the United States Supreme Court
TO take testimony in the kaRsasc Col
orado litigation over the waters in the
Arkansas river. has been conferrins
with the attorneys on both sides OF the
case. He announces that the taking
OF evidence in the suit will begin July
18th AT place not yet selected. The
hearing will not be finished before
May 18th OF next year. Kansas. Colo
RADIO and the federal government will
want TO present Testimony.
The game and fish department has
completed the taking OF fish spawn
from the native trout at Emerald lakes
and placed In the hatcheries as fol
lows: The new hatchery at Durango.
100000 eggs: Denver hatchery. 32o..
900 eggs; Gunnison hatchery. 32o.-
600 eggs: Emerald Lakes Hatch
cry. 100000 eggs. This work has
been SUCCESSFULLY done under tho
supervision OF W. T. Patrick. sup-
erintcndent of the Durango hatchery.
The department has now In hatcheries
at Durango. Emerald lakes. Gunn!son
and Denver. from the rainbow trout.
2.320.00o eggs. and from tho native
trout, 3.tiO.000 eggs, or a total OF g.
100000 eggs. with Steamboat Springs
4. 80. 49, t.I sssAA ban.
placed 100000 eggs Of native trout
taken from Trappers' Lake.
Where Is Sunfiower valley! On this
question hinges tho proposition OF
sinking an nrtesinn well. for which
purpose the last Legislature appropri-
atcd 5000. In an indefinite way the
people of Las Anlmas county know
that Sunf.o-sr valley II about twelve
miles from Trinidad. but how bi. Is II.
how long and how wide! Some say II
covers n little stretch OF about two
miles: others say II Is fully six miles
long. Until the people came 70 some
agreement the well cannot be sunk.
II has long been held that there is an
ar;csInn basin under the particular
portion OF Las Animaa county so In
definitely described ms Sunbowcr val.
ley. and as the people living In that
vicinity could Use II very nicely for
drinking water II for nothin. else. the
state was asked TO appropriate. which
II did to the extent Of 5000. The
money II ready and now the only thing
In the way Is the question ms to what
portion OF the valley the well shall be
located In. The matter has caused
considerable agitation, but State En-
ginccr Carpenter. who has just re-
turned from n visit there. states that
an agreement will undoubtedly be
reached In the near future and the
work then procecd.-Dcnvcr Rcpub.
ilcan.
II the work of II. Z. Es,cb of Boul-
der IN found to be correct, and II the
courts OF the state uphold the contcn-
,lons which will be made by him on
behalf Of the city and county of Den
yer. the city and county will be rich
cr by some 100000. Mr.. Esteb re-
Gently submitted TO Trcasurcr Elder
OF the city and county list of the
names Of persons who are said to have
had their assessments on personal
property omitted since 1890. Mr.. Esteb
was appointed by the old Board OF
County Commissioners for the purpose
OF looking into the omitted assessments
from 1890 to 1900. The list includes the
names of some of the most prominent
people in the city. Treasurer Elder
will make an effort to collect the
amounts which II Is claimed are due.
Suits will be instituted. II necessnry.
Estcb is to get twenty per cent. of the
taxes collected. 1t was stated at the
court house that Mr.. Esteb has engaged
legal talent to assist in the prosecution
Of the claims against the parties
named. Notices will be sent out by the
L.. lac
list submitted to the treasurer. II is
expected that the payment OF the mon
eys asked will be protested and that
lawsuits will follow. 1t is expected
that a number OF legal questions will
arise II the cases are taken into the
courts. One is whether the statute OF
limitations will run against the claim
of tho city and county. Those who seek
to have the amounts paid claim that
taxes become perpetual liens on the
personal property sought to be taxed.
Limited indeed is the comprehen-
sion any one has had up to this time
as to the extent OF tax lodging that
has been going on among the wealth
Ter citizens of Denver during the last
ten years. The final report Of Ralph
e. Esteb. who has in hand theswork OF
ferreting out the property on which no
taxes have been paid. has been sub
mitted to Assessor Alexander and the
recapitulation Of his work which Is
made in that report is indeed a sur
prise. He shows by 1t that 5000 per-
sons have failed to turn in complete
lists of their tangible property, such
as notes, mortgages. stocks and bonds,
to the assessor. as they are re-
quired to do by law. The taxes now
owing by these 5000 persons to the
city and county of Denver will amount
to somewhere between $30,000.0 900 and
$40,000,00O. 1t is hard to realize the
meaning of these enormous figures. but
when 1t is said that the old county OF
Arapahoe during the ten years be-
tween 1890 and 1900 raised only $685.
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