Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-11-06
WATER RIGHTS
ARE ADJUD|CATED
Relative to Rayado
River in Colfax
County
COMPROMISE IS EFFECTED
Original Permit of Farmers
Development Co. is Slightly
Modified as Result.

NfuJ"uiSatioh VI water TlSnlb LOT IT
rlgation purposes along the Rayado
river In Colfax county was finally set
tied satisfactory to all parties concern.
ed at yesterdays session of the Ter.
ritorlal Board of Water Commission.
ers. There being no further business
before the board adjournment was TAX
en- until the next regular meeting.
AS has been previously stated per-
NIT was granted to the Farmers De.
velopment company some time ago by
Territorial Engineer V. l.. Sullivan au.
thorlzing this corporation to appropri.
ate water from the Rayado river for
use on the big tract of land which it
proposes to place under irrigation. Ac.
cording to the provisions Of this per.
NIT which was slightly modified by
compromise it will not affect any 9th.
er prior valid water rights to the
stream.
The following is a copy of the per-
nit as modified at yesterdays meet
ing of the Board OF Water Commits
sioners:
Territory of New Mexico,
County of Santa Fe.--ss.
In the matter of the appeal of H.
Nj. Porter, ct ais, from the action of
the Territorial Engineer in approving
an application of the Farmers Devel
opment Company to appropriate pub
lie waters:
After hearing Charles A. Spiess, at.
torney for the appellants and H. l..
Buckley, attorney for the appellee, and
after considering the stipulation filed
in said matter by said attorneys and
after hearing Vernon l.. Sullivan, Ter
ritorial Engineer, the board being
fully advised in the premises. 1t is
Ordered, that the action OF the Ter
ritorial Engineer in approving said ap
plication Is sustained except that by
agreement of all parties the wording
OF the approval endorsed upon said
application is hereby modified so as
to read as follows:
Approval Of Territorial Engineer.
The number of this permit is seven
teen. Date OF receipt OF first applica-
ton is October Z, 1906, June 10, 1907.
Returned the application for correc-
ton June II, 1907. Corrected applica.
tion received July 5, 1907. Publica-
tion of notice completed and proof
filed August 8, 1907. Application re.
corded in Book A. Page II. Approved
the 31st day of August, 1907.
This is to certify that l have ex
amined the within application for a
permit to appropriate public waters
of the Territory of New Mexico and
hereby approve the same. The amount
of water appropriated (a) by diver
sion 70 cubic feet per second (b) by
storage $4,000 acre feet, (c) remarks
Provided, That such works shall not
be used to the detriment of others hav-
ing prior valid claims to the use of
water from said stream, and further
provides that this appropriation OF
water shall only extend to the hereto
fore unappropriated water of said Ra'
yado stream and its tributaries. Con.
struction of the within described
works to be commenced not later than
January 1st, 1908, one-ffth of the
above work specified to be completed
on or before January list. 1909. The
whole of said work to be completed
on or before January 1st, 1910.
Time of application to beneficial
use shall not be later than January
LIST, 1918.
Witness my hand this 31st day OF
August, 1907.
VERNON L. SULLIVAN,
Territorial Engineer.
Reservoir No. and ditch approved
by David M. White, Territorial Irri-
cation Engineer on the 25th day OF
January, 1907.
2. That neither of the parties to
this stipulation shall waive any rights
which they may have in the premises
by reason of not prosecuting an ap'
peal from this order.
H. L. Buckley,
Attorney for Appellant.
CHAS. A. SPIESS,
Attorney for Appellees.