The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-07-13
NOTICE.
STATE OF COLORADO.
City and County of Denver. IS.

City and County OF Denver. S.
In the District Court.
In ,he Matter of the Adjudication OF
Priorities of Right to the Use os
Water for Beneficial purposes
Water District Number Seven of
To ali persons, ASSOCIATIONS or corpor-
a1ions interested discr as ownsrs canal or
sumers of water taken from any
Svsh Wsser dist pisiret sans1 No Taxs %otes
That whereas on to1~it Isds the there here
Sas @as al ea IN she District cosp, OF the
city and county of Denver. petition
by the Rock Flour Milling Company
and William S. Woods. setting forth
that they We're the owners and in pos
session and operating "A certain dl!cn
the limits Of Water District No; I, as as
defined and established by law, ana
that their right of priority to the use
of water for such purposes had never
state OF Colorado. and that no proceed
ing had heretofore been instituted Tor
the adjudication of priorities for behe-
ticial purposes other than irrigation ~
said Water District No. {, and that y
was necessary that a proceeding should
right to the use of water for such pur-
poses in Sa i'd district, and praying tnat
such adjudication be made in order
alton so owning operating or using
any bitches canals or reservoirs mlsht
the use of water in said district Tor
purposes o.her than irrigation, that
either the court proceed to hear nars az eor or
claimants of bitches or reservoirs
maintained or operated for such pur-
pose, or consumers of water from any
such ditch or reservoir. after proper
notice given as provided by statute. or
that in event it should be deemed IN
eNDpIieDt lmDractlcable to near tnt
evidence in open court, that a referee
be appointed with fun powers as pro-
vided by statute. to hear and determine
the me to whom shall be referred all
| statements of claims filed in said pro
dence and reporting the same, making
an abstract and findings OF the same
and preparing decree in this pro-
Whereas. on. to-wit, the 9TH day, of
January; A. u. 1907, the same being
| one of the regular Juridical days of the
| September term, D. 1906, of said
| court, upon the hearing of said peti-
and inexpedient to hear the evidence
! in this proceeding in open court. an
! order was duly made and rendered by
| said court and entered of record in
| words and figures as follows, to-wit:
| ORDER.
| STATE OF COLORADO.
CITY ana County of Denver SIS.
In the he~ District trH,o Court.
In the Matter NS Of the tiesy Adjudication of
Priorities of Right to the Use of
water. for Beneficial Purposes other
| than Irrigation in and for Water
District No. I, in the State of Colo
RADIO.
AT This day this matter coming on
! to be heard upon the application of the
| Rock Flour Milling Company and Will
liam 5. Woods, the petitioners herein
herein:
And thereupon it appearing to the
court that it is impracttcable and mex
pedient to proceed with this said mat
| ter by hearing evidence in open court
and that this is a proper matter for
1t is therefore ordered by the court
! that Peter l.. Palmer, Esquire be and
he is hereby appointed referee of this
ments and claims of any and az par
ties claiming rights and priorities to
other than irrigation in and for Water
District No. I; Division No. /. State Of
power po,Ssroa and % authority ,' to take and re-
port all evidence in said matter, and to
make an abstract and finding upon the
same and to prepare and report there
with to the court decree for the ad-
! iudication thereof; and said referee, af-
ter taking his oath of office, will pro
all convenient speed. according to the
statutes in such case made and pro-
vided
And it is further ordered by the
court that all parties Interested Will
notices, orders and other proceedings
! of said referee in and about the dis
charge Of his said duties in, the prem
/ ises until the same is fully com
ple:ed and performed.
Done in open court this 9TH day of
'N'' JOHN l. MULLINS.
And whereas, the undersigned, Peter
/ /. Palmer. Esquire. did. upon the 18th
day of January, 1907. duly and regu-
ilarIy qualify as referee, SO appointed
Now. therefore /. Peter L. Palmer,
said referee. do hereby give notice un-
der the statute made and provided re-
luiring the giving Of notice by the ref
Hatnre that I viii, on; to-Wit; Tues.
Denver, Colorado, room 21O symes
/ block. at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m,
commence to take and hear testimony
/ in the above proceeding, subject to ad
| journment from time to time thereaf-
That will. at Golden. Jefferson
county. Colorado, at the county court
house, at 10 o'clock a. m on Monday
to take and hear testimony subject to
adjournment from time to time there
| after;
That will commence to take and
hear evidence at the county court
house at Central City. Gilpin county,
aE 6e ST day oSofk of "a m 1872" S9 SOB
ject to adjournment from time to time;
That l viii commence to take and
building, Idaho Springs, Clear Creek
county, Colorado. on Monday. the Sd
| Day OF June, 1!bi, at ~ o CLOCK a. m,
| subject to adjournment from time to
| time thereafter
| That said hearings will continue un-
| til all the proof and evidence in sup
| port or against the claim or claims of
priority Of appropriation offered to be
presented has been heard, either from
| the persons, individuals associations
corporations interested owners or
claimants of any ditch. canal or reser-
voir for beneficial purposes other than
| irrigation, including all storage reser-
yoirs, of every nature, in, said water
District No. Z, as well as claimants and
owners of bitches canals, CON
sumers from the same, maintained and
operated for purposes of irrigation, OBJ
| jecting or Offering proof affecting the
| rights of petitioners and other claim
ants owners whose rights Of prior
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