The Greeley tribune., 1904-06-09
State OF Colorado,
County of Boulder, -

County OF Boulder S.
In the District Court.
In the Matter of the Applica-
ton Of the Town OF Love.
'-Gr.l .. the Adjudication OF Order for Adju-
use of water for Irrigation. critics. and ap-
Domestic Fire and Power poiutment I
and Mechanical Purposes, Referee
in District No. I, Division
No.1.
on this 3!st day OF May, \. D. 1904, being
one OF the regular days OF the April, A. ID
1901, term of said District Court before the
Honorable James Z. Garrigues, Judge OF
said Court, come the above named petitioner
The Town of Loveland, and present their
petition praying for an adjudication OF
water rights, to be used for irrigation,
domestic. fire, power and mechanical pur-
poses, by means OF their respective bitches.
and pipe lines, taking and using water from
the natural stream known as the Big
Thompson River, and its tributaries, in
District No. I. Division No. /, State OF
Colorado.
And the said petition being read and con-
sidered by the Couit, it is hereby ordered,
Clerk OF the District Court in anG for the
County OF Boulder, state OF Colorado. And
it being deemed by said Court, irnpractic-
able to lear the evidence touching the
rights of the petitioner and others in this
behalf, in open court, il Is further ordered
that I. NJ Robinson, Esq, OF Boulder
County Colorado, being in the opinion OF
the Court discreet and qualified person.
be and h. is hereby appointed Referee of
tered the said petition and ali statements
OF Claims to the use Of watsr for irrigation,
poses, from the natural streams of said
water district hereto otore filed or that may
be hereafter filed in said Court or in this
proceedings.
said Referee shall take all evidence in tho
matter of said petition and OF the several
priorltIes OF right to the Use of water for
irrigation, domestic, FIRE. power and me-
chanica. purposes in said water district
Offered by the parties who have filed or
shall ME statements OF claim AS required by
law, and Snail consider the same together
with any other evidence or testimony II any
there be hereafter taken in said water dis
rrict in any like proceedings. and shall
make an abstract Of said evidence and Of
his findings upon the and draft a
dercee thereon and report the same TO this
court, and generally the said referee shall
have the power and perform a the duties
required OF reteTse N said Court by the
laws Of the State OF Colorado in such case
made and provided and defining the powers
ard duties OF referees appointed b. Courts
OF record
Before entering upon the discharge OF his
duties as such referee. and within ten days
from the date OF this order the said Referee
shall file in the Office OF the Clerk of this
Court written acceptance OF this appoin :
nent and his oath "f Office such referee.
Done IN open Court, this Dist day Of MAY,
JAMES E GARRIGUEs, Judge
And whereas, the said Thomas NJ Robinson
has filed with said rle-k his written acceptance
OF said appointment, and has also taken, sub.
scrioed and fled his oath of office as such
referee in said proceedings required by the
said order and by the statute in such case made
and provided:
Now, therefore, Public Notice is hereby given
to all persons, associations and corporations
interested as owners or consumers of water III
said Water District Number Four (which dis.
trict consists OF all lands irrigated from dtches
taking water from the Big Thompson and its
trlbutaries,) that the said referee in said pro,
ceeding will attend at the Town Hall in the
Town of Loveland, in the County OF Larimer
state OF Colorado, on the 2jth day OF July, 1901
at the hour Of % O'Clock, a. m for the purpose
of taking and hearing evidence touching the
matters referred to him by the foregoing order
and that he will attend at said place for thai
purpose Subject to reasonable adjournments
from day to day thereafter until all parties
interested shall have had opportunity to. be
heard.
and all such Persons, Associations and Cor
poratlons interested owners or consumers o
water in said Water District Number Four are
further notified to attend by themselves thei,
agents or attorneys before the SAID referee a
the time and place aforesaid then and there t,
file statements of their respective claims there
to under oath as required by statute, In cas-,
suCh statements -hai not nave been before thai
time filed in compliance VIII law. ,..an6 to PIE
sen. their proofs touching any priority OF rigui
to the use of water claimed by them for AIRY
ditch, canal, pipe line or reservoir, taking Its
supply from tue Big Thompson creek FOR it,
tributaries, unless they have heretofore sofion,
in some other proceeding likelnature.
Given at Boulder, Colorado .this 3rd day o
June, 1901.
z, s. ALLEN, T. NJ RoBrysoN
Petitioners Attorney nereree
First publication in Greeley Tribune June o
o. last publication June 30 1906