The Lamar register., 1906-06-20
Election Notice
STATE OF COLORADO, / -

TUWHTy
ers OF frowers county, Colorado. held in the
court house in Lamar in said PrOwcrs county,
On the hrst Monday in June, A. ~. 1906, the
same being the Ith day of june 1906, II petition
was presented to said Board by John >. Scott
scott W. DooOins and j, A. Mutchler, cOnstI
tutlng tine committee OI Lnreu of tho petitioners
selected by the petition for that purpose,
praying that sad board define and establish
the boundaries OF the saId proposed district
aud submit the question OF che tinal organIza-
ton OF the to vote OF tine quaiIliei
electors resident within SAID proposed district,
under the provisions of an act Uf the General
Assembly oi the state OI Colorado, entitled
An Act ln Relation 80 Irrigation districts
approved May Jrd, 1909,
lIIat sad Board tnereupon considered SAID
petition, and examined tho same and the SAID
matter was adjourned for further hearing by
1876.
That the said last named day the said
matter coming On agaIu to De heard before the
Board pursuant to Adjournment, the said
Board further consldered the sad petition and
the matter was then adjourned for further hear
ing by the said Board 20 tine l2th day OF June
\. d.. 1906
That ON said i2th day of June 1876, the mat
ter OF SAID Petition lgaIn coming ON to be heard
before tine Board pursuant to Adjournment. and
the Board having heard applications for the
exclusion OF lands from snid district, and for
the Inclusion of lands therein, and being fully
advised on all matters pertaining to the sad
petition. the sad BUard fvuud tnat the SAID
petition together with u notice signed by the
committee OF tine petitioners selected by the PEE
titIon for that purpose had been duly publish
cd and given rs required US Jaw, that SAID peti-
tiun nad been signed by the requisite number of
petitioners as required by saId Act, and that
said petition was accompanied by good and
sufficient bond rs provided by law, which SAID
bond was approved by said Doard, and that tine
said petitioners had complied in all respects
with the requirements OF sdId Act prelImn-
AIRY To and at the presentation of SAID petition.
Iho Board therefore ordered that the prayer
of said petition bc allowed, that the said pro-
posed district be designated and named as
The Bent and Prowers Irrigation District. ~
and that the boundaries OF the sad proposed
district be defined and established as follows,
to-wIL;-
beginning at "A point the east bank of the
Pufgatoire River whence tine south quarter
corner of Section / township - south of
range 53 west OF the 9TH 4. NJ, bears north nine
degrees 80 minutes east Ito feet, the same being
the location OF the head gate of The Bent and
Prowers Canal, and running thence IN IA gencr-
al nortleasterly and oastcrIy direction follow
ing the meandors OF SAID Ihe Bent and Prowers
Canal as located in the map and statement
thereof now uu record III the office of the Clerk
and Recorder OF the counties of Bent and Prov
eTs. state Of toIOrado. and in tine office OF the
state Engineer of said state, reference to which
Is here made, to the point where the said The
beht anu fr"wef~ Iaiihl ihtersecth the section
line between section - and ~ in township 2j
south Of range is west of the 9TH p NJ, thence
south to the northwest corner of the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of said section
u thence east To the northeast corner of tine
southeast quarter OF the southwest quarter of
sad section y, all III township - south of
range 10 west; thence south to the center of
section TO- thence east to the southeast corner
of the southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter OF section II thence north of the CEN
ter OF the southwest quarter of section : 4;
thence east to the center of the southwest
quarter of section l thence south TO the south
line of said section l thence east to the south
quarter corner of said section 1 thence south
To the center of section II: thence east to the
east quarter corner of section IL, all in town
ship u south of range Is west; thence east to
the center oi section q thence north to the
north quoarter corner of said section thence
east ON the section line to the south quarter
corner of section B thence north to the center
of said section 8; thence east to the east quar-
ter corner of said section b thence north to the
northeast corner of said section } h; thence east
To the north quarter corner Dt section thence
south to the center of section 10 thence east to
the east quarter corner of section Is; thence
north to the northwest corner of section II /;
thence east on the section line to the northeast
Corner of said section II thence south on the
section line to the southeast corner Of said
ton IL thence east on the section line to the
southeast corner OF section II thence south on
the section line to tho southeast corner Of sec
tion 2i. all IN township "a south of range ~
west thence east on the section line to the
southeast corner of section 10; thence south on
the section line to the southwest corner OF sec
tion 81; thence east ON the section line to the
southeast corner of section 81 thence north on
the section line to the northeast nurner of sec
uon 10; thence east ON the section line to the
southeast corner of section l, all in township -
south of range al west; thence east on the sec
tion line to the southeast corner of section 5 ;
thence south on the section line between sec
tions 10 and H. all in township "a south, of
range a. west. to the point where said section
line intersects with " off Creek thence follow
ing the course of said Wolf Creek down stream
III a general northeasterly direction to the in
tcrsection of said Wolf Creek with the town
ship line between townships - and ~ south, of
lduEe ~ west tllenCs west along sal1 tOwnHllp
line to the intersection of said line with the
range line between ranges ~ and - west
thence north along said range line to the west
quarter corner of section 80; thence east to the
center ofsald section 30 thence north to the
south quarter corner of section Is; thence west
to the southwest corner of said section Is, all
i'll township % south. of range - west; thence
north on the range line between ranges ~ and
a. west to the intersection of said range line
with the line of The Lamar Canal the said
canal is now constructed, and to which refer
ence is here made. the said intersection being at
.tftfu "a ..lt .
mon to townships - and % south. of ranges ~
and q west thence following the line of said
The kamar Canal in general westerly direc-
ton TO the intersection of said canal with
Smith ArrOya, or Carlton Creek the said part
of the line of The Lamar Canal being more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the said point yi.l2 chains south
OF the corner common to townships % and .
south, OF ranges " and % west, and extending
thence west 800 chains thence north 33 degrees
minutes west 1881 chains thence north s. de.
grees. Is minutes west 2y.i2 chains thence
north 80 degrees, no minutes west 1l.H chains;
thence south 10 degrees. 80 minutes west A
chains: thence north 50 degrees. 30 minutes
west 1910 chains; thence south 81 degrees 80
minutes west 1880 chains; thence south II de
grees, IS minutes west l3i2 CHAINS; thence
north 81 degrees. 80 minutes west 2l.Ss chains
to the intersection of said canal with Smith
Arroya thence up said Smith Arroyo south IS
south 90 degrees, ~ minutes west d. chains to
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, as the same now constructed, and to
which reference is here made, south So degrees
no minutes west 12.OJ chains; thence north %
degrees. +5 minutes east ga chains thence
north II degrees, 10 minutes east 10 ~ chains ;
thence north degrees. 55 minutes east lsO1
chains thence north degrees 80 minutes west
2b,l7 chains; thence north II degrees, oj MN
utes west $50 chains; thence south 81 degrees
O5 minutes west 1880 chains thence north 81
degrees, 10 minutes west 1i.sO chains; thence
north 9 degrees no minutes west q. t.96 chains /;
thence north IS degrees, 40 minutes west l3 a
chains; thence north 20 degrees, 25 minutes
cast $50 chains; thence north 81 degrees, 55
minutes west Oil chains thence south 81 de
grees. 80 minutes east g6i chains thence north
Is degrees, 20 minutes west 5.T2 chains thence
north - degrees. 80 minutes west 1I.Ss chains /;
thence north 16 degrees, 40 minutes west 49, Oh
chains thence south 63 degrees, is minutes
west 2j,55 chains; thence south 2s degrees AS
minutes west $50 chains; thence north IS de-
grces, 10 minutes west 6.b3 chains; thence south
81 degrees, no minutes west 2lI7 chains; thence
north 20 degrees, 20 minutes west 400 chains (;
thence south 4J degrees, 5 minutes west II 90
chains; thence north II degrees, 25 minutes
west 2l.sO chains; thence south Is degrees, 5
minutes west 1876 chains thence south Is de-
srees, 80 minutes west 1882 chains thence north
north 80 degrees no minutes west 14.82 chains;
thence north ~ degrees, so minutes west I7.2s
chains; thence north 26 degrees, 10 minutes west
s55 chains thence north $ degrees. 81 minutes
west 1I.2g chains; thence north SO degrees no
minutes west l2.H chains: thence north 81 de-
grees, 80 minutes west 1870 chains; thence south
o. degrees. 80 minutes west 40 links.
Here intersect with range line 9I.A chains
south OF the corner common to townships %
and ~ south, of ranges As and ID west; thence
south is degrees, 50 minutes west $40 chains /;
tlpucT south 4 mi ~ 4 4