The Greeley tribune., 1904-06-16
state of Colorado, -
County OF Boulder,
I'm the pistrlet Court


In the Distriet Court.
In the Matter Of the ApPlica-
ton OF the Town OF Love
land for the Adjudication Of Order for Ad-u
Priorities of Right to the d!cation OF Pr
use OF water for Irrigation, critics, and ap-
Domestic. Fire, and Power pointnent
and Mechanical Purposes. Referee
IN District No. 1, Division
Mol.
On this 3lst day of May, A. D. 1904, being
one OF the regular days OF the April, \. d
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 au adjudication OF
water rights 70 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. /, Division No. !, state Of
Colorado.
And the said petition b.ing read and con-
sidered by the Court, it is hereby ordered,
that the same be filed IN the Office of the
Clerk OF the District Court in aud for the
county OF Boulder, state OF Colorado. And
i being deemed by said Court. impractic
able to hear the evidence touching the
rights OF the petitioner and other, in this
behalf, in open Court, it Is further ordered
hat l. Robinson, Esq OF Boulder
County Colorado, being in the opinion OF
the Court a discreet and qualified person,
be and he is hereby appointed Referee of
the Court in said matter, to whom is
tered the said petition and all statements
OF Claims to the use of wat-r for irrigation,
domestic, fire, power and mechanical pur-
poses, from the natural streams of said
water district heretofore filed or that may
proceedings,
said Referee shall take all evidence in ,he
matter OF said petition and OF the several
pioTities OF right to the use of water foT
irrigation, domestic. fire. power and me-
chanica purposes IN sad water district
Offered BY the partie, who nave filed OF
stal! hle statements Of claim rs required by
law, and shall consider the same together
with any other evidence or testimony II any
there be hereafter taken in siid water dis
trict Ia any like proceedings, and shall
make an abstract OF said evidence and OF
his hndings upon the same and draft a
dercee thereon and report the same to this
tourt, and generally the said referee shall
have the power and perform a the duties
required OF a referee In said Court by the
laws OF the State OF Colorado in such
made and provided and defining the powers
and duties OF referees appointed By 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 heferee
shall file in the office OF the Clerk of this
Court written acceptance OF this appoint
nlent and his oath of Office such referee.
Done in open Court, this 3lst day OF May,
A. D. 1901.
JAMES F., GARRIGuEs, Judge"
And whereas, the said Thomas NJ. Robinson
ras filed with said Clerk his written acceptance
Of said appointment, and has also taken, Sub
scrioed and filed 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 ali persons, associations and corporations
interested as owners or consumers OF water in
said Water District Number Four, (which DIS
trict consists OF all lands irrigated from bitches
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that the said referee in said pro-
eeedng will attend at the Town Hall in the
Town of Loveland, in the County OF Lariuer,
State of Colorado, on the 18th day of July, 1904,
at the hour of 10 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 that
purpose (subiect to reasonable adjournments,
from day to day thereafter until all parties
interested shall have mad opportunity to- be
heard.
And ali such Persons, Associations aud Cor
porations interested as owners or consumers Of
water in said Water district Number Four, are
further notified to attend by themselves, their
agents or attorneys before the SAID referee at
the time and place aforesaid then and there to
file statements of their respective claims there
to under oath as required by statute, in case
such statements sha not have been before that
time filed in compliance Will law, anc tc PIE
sent their proofs touching any rricrty of rignt
to the Of water claimed BY -hea for any
ditch, can ii, pipe line reservoir, taking it,
supply from TIE Bi; Thompson creek or it.
tributaries, unless they have heretofore so done
in some other proceeding ike nature
Given at Boulder, Colorado, this 3rd day o
June, 1901.
E. S. ALLEN, T VI. ROBINSON.
Petitioners Attorney neferee
First publication in Greeley Tribune June 9
CA; last publication June 30, lSOi