The Lamar register., 1906-06-27
Election Notice
STATE OF COLORADO.
COUsTY OF fEDMERs. oR


Before the Board OF County Commiss ssioners OF
Prowers County. colorado.
In the matter OF the organization of The Bent
and Frowers Irrigation District
s.otice Is HEREBY given that at regular
meeting of the Board ofCounty Commission
ers of Prowers county, Colorado. held iu the
court house in Lama in said Prowers county.
the hrst Monday Ju1s. A. d.. 100. the
same being the 4th day Of June. 1870. petition
was presented TO said Board by John ). Scott.
scott w. DobbIns and J. A. Autchter. constr
tutins the committee of three of the petitioners.
selected by the petition for that purpose.
praying that said board define and establish
the boundaries of the said propo-s.d district
and submit the question of tue tinai organIzA.
tion of tine n to tne vote OF tine qualified
electors resident within saiL proposed district.
under the provisions of an act OF the uenerai
Assembly Of the State OF Colorado, entitled
An Act IN Relation 10 Irrigation DISTRICTS
approved May srd, 1906.
That said BOARD tnereupon considered said
petition. and examined tine same and the said
matter adjourned for further hearing BY
this said Board to the 5tn day of June A D.,
lyD5.
Inat on the said last named day the said
matter coming on again 70 be heard before the
Board further consIdereu the SAID petition and
the matter was then adjourned for further hear
ing BY the said Board to the 18th day OF June
That on said l.th day of June 1876. the mat
ter Of said Petition ngain coming On to be heard
before the BOARD pursuaut 10 adjournment. aud
the Board having neard applications for the
exclusion of lanus from said district. aud for
the Inclusion Of lands therein. and being fulIy
petition. the saIa Board found tnat the said
petition together with a notice signed by the
committee of the petitioners selected BY the pc
tition for that purpose mad been duly publish
ed and given required Dy law. that said petl-
tion hau been signed Dy the requisite number of
petitioners required by SAID ACT, aud that
sand petition accompanied by good and
sufficient bond provided by law. which said
bond was approved by said board, and that the
said petitioners had complied in all respects
with the requirements of said Act prelimin-
airy To and at the presentation OF SAID petition
lk<.u rltsrf h.
of said petition be allowed, that the said pro-
posed district be designated and named
The Bent and Prowers Irrigation District.
and that the boundaries of the said proposed
district be defined and established ns follows,
to-wit:-
Beginning at point on the east bank of the
Purgatoire River whence the south quarter
corner of Section 1 III township y south of
range 53 west OF the 9TH r. a., bears north nine
degrees ~ minutes east IcO feet, the same being
the location of the head gate of The Bent and
Prowers Canal and running thence In sensr-
al nortleasteriy and easteriy direction follow
ing the meanders OF said The Beut and Prowers
Canal as located IN the map and statement
thereof now record in the office of the Clerk
and Recorder of the counties of Bent and Prov
ers. state OF tsolorado. and In the Office Of the
State Engineer of said state, refsreuce to winch
is here made. to the point where the said he
Bent and Prowers Canal intersects the section
line between section ~ and Is In township IS
south OF range 4, west Of the 9TH r. M. thence
south to the northwest corner of the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of said section
n thence east to the northeast corner of the
southeast quarter Of the southwest quarter of
said section a, all i'll township Is south OF
range 4s west; thence south to the center y
section 10; thence east to the southeast corner
of the southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter Of section IL thence north to the CEN
ter of the southwest quarter Of section 2;
thence east to the center OF the southwest
quarter of section i. thence south to the south
line of said section 1; thence east to the south
quarter corner of said section l. thence south
to the center of section II. thence east to the
east quarter corner of section IL, all in town
ship "a south of range Is west; thence east to
fI.s. tor r.f fts.ga Nor fsr hn
north quearter corner of said section I thence
east on the section line to the south quarter
corner of section 5; thence north to the center
of said section 8; thence east to the east quar-
ter corner of said section 5, thence north to the
northeast corner of said section ); thence east
to the north quarter corner of section 4; thence
south TO the center of section ID thence east to
the east quarter corner of section l5. thence
north to the northwest corner of section II /;
thence east on the section line to the northeast
Corner Of said section IL thence south on the
section line to the southeast corner Of said sec
ton IL thence east the section line to the
southeast corner of section L. thence south on
the section line to the southeast corner OF sec
tion "a. all in township "a south of range II
west; thence east on the section line to the
southeast corner of section ~; thence south on
the section line to the southwest corner of sec
tion 81 thence east the section line to the
southeast corner Of section ~ THENCE north on
the section line to the northeast norner of sec
tion 10 thence east on the section line TO the
southeast corner OF section l, all in township "a
south, of range % west; thence east on tine sec
tiop line TO the southeast corner Of section 7;
thence south on the section line between Sec
tions 10 and H. all in township ~ south. OF
range Is west. to the point where said section
ing the course OF said Wolf Creek down stream
In q general northeasterly direction to the in
tersection of said Wolf Creek with the TOW n
ship line between townships % and "a south, Of
line to the intersection of said line with the
range line between ranges ~ and IS west
thence north along said range line to the west
quarter corner Of section 30; thence east to the
center ofsaid section 30; thence north 70 the
Snnfh mn rt al aectIOu Is. tlaura yves
to the southwest corner OF said section Is. all
in township Is south. of range ~ west; thence
north on the range line between ranges ~ and
Is west to the intersection OF said range line
with the line of The Lamar Canal the said
ence is here made, the said intersection being at
a point 9t.42 chains south OF the corner COM
mon TO townships e and % south. Of ranges 4!
and t5 west thence following the line of said
The Lamar Canal in general westerly direc-
tion to the intersection Of said canal with
Of the line Of The Lamar Canal being more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the said point 9i-t2 chains south
of the corner common to townships % and q
south. of ranges ~ and IS west, and extending
thence west 800 chains; thence north IS degrees
grees, Is minutes west 2y.l2 chains; thence
north 36 degrees. no minutes west 1l.N chains
thence south ~ degrees; y dra. minutes s west :,
west 1910 chainsi thence south 81 degrees. u
minutes west 1880 chains; thence south n de
grees, IS minutes west 1912 chains; thence
north % degrees. so minutes west PISS chains
to the intersection of said canal with Smith
Arroya thence up said Smith Arroyo south s.
degrees, Il minutes west l32.50 chains thence
south 20 degrees, 20 minutes west 5l.l2 chains t.
the point where The Colorado and Kansas Ca
nal ends at said smith Arroyo; thence follow
ing the line OF said The Colorado and Kansas
Canal. the same is now constructed, and to
which reference is here made- south s. degrees
no minutes west l20U chains; thence north q
degrees. Is minutes east g.7f chains; thence
north II degrees, 10 minutes east IS "a chains
thence north degrees. IS minutes cast 1907
chains thence north degrees, 30 minutes west
20, IL chains; thence north n degrees, o5 min
utes west $50 chains thence south 81 degrees
0S minutes west 1890 chains; thence north 81
degrees, 10 minutes west lt.6O chains: thence
north degrees, no minutes west 2.96 chains
thence north IS degrees, 40 minutes west 1874
chains; thence north 10 degrees, Is minutes
east $50 chains; thence north 81 degrees. s.
minutes west p.ll chains thence south IS de
grees. 50 minutes east g.6I chains thence north
IS degrees, 30 minutes west 5,12 chains thence
north IS dAgrees. 30 minutes west 17.SS chains
thence north IS degrees. 10 minutes west 100t
chains thence south 63 degrees, Is minutes
west 25.55 chains; thence south 29 degrees a.
minutes west $50 chains thence north IS de.
grees. 15 minutes west 6.63 chains thence south
81 degrees, minutes west All chains: thence
north 70 degrees. 20 minutes west 400 chains
thence south 45 degrees, minutes west II o(
chains; thence north II degrees. Is minutes
west 2l.90 chains thence south IS degrees,
minutes west 1875 chains; thence south IS de-
grees, 80 minutes west 1889 chains thence north
is degrees, Is minutes west 20.60 chains thence
north IS degrees. no minutes west 14.S2 chains
thence north 72 degrees, so minutes west I7.2s
chains; thence north 36 degrees, 10 minutes west
9.55 chains thence north degrees. s. minutes
west IA. 20 chains; thence north SO degrees nc
minutes west 12.H chains; thence north 81 de-