The daily sentinel., 1908-10-12
NOTICE OF IRRIGATION DISTRICT
ELECTION

by the Board OF Directors or the Or-
chard Mesa Irrigation District of Me-
said Board. regularly held at its Office
in Grand Junction, Colorado. on the
29th day of September. a. d. 1908:
Resolved. That the Board Of Direct
ors does hereby certify as follows:
/. That on August 18th. A. d. 1908,
the Board of Directors duly adopted
plans and specifications for an irriga-
ton system for Orchard Mesa Irriga-
tion District and thereupon called for
bids for the construction thereof to be
opened on September 2sth. A ID. 1903
2. That on said last mentioned day,
The orchard Construction Company
struction of said system pursuant of
said adopted plans and specifcations
Hundred and Seventy Thousand os7o.-
000) Dollars.
A. d. 1908. said bid and proposal was
accepted and a contract made thereon
between said District and said Con-
T. That on the same date the Board
made contract with The orchard Con-
struction Company for the purchase of
a water right and a right of way over
the public lands of the United states
for the sum OF One Hundred and Thir
6. That said several contracts are
by the terms thereof expressly made
ton thereof by the electors OF said
District having the qualifications pre-
Resoived Further. as follows:
That the amount of money necessary
TO be raised for the purpose Of making
contracts. and for the purpose of ac-
quiring other rights and property nee,
essary for said irrigation system, and
for the purpose of paying the first
years interest on the bonds hereinaf-
ter mentioned and otherwise CARRYING
out the provisions of act of the
General Assembly of the State of Col
orado. entitled AN Act in Relation to
A. ID. 1905. and all acts amendatory
thereof. upon due inquiry examination
and consideration has been and hereby
is determined to be the sum OF Nine
Hundred Thousand 09O0.ooooo) Dol
That n special election be and here
by is called to be held in orchard Me
a. d. 1908. at which election there shall
be submitted to the electors then quail
iGed to vote thereat under the Law laws oil
Shall the contract dated September
2sth. a. ID. 1905. between The Orchard
Construction Company. and The Or
chard Mesa Irrigation District. cover
right from the Grand river and right
OF way over lands Of the United states
proposed irrigation system. for the
sum of one Hundred and Thirty Thou
sand Cs13O.000.00l Dollars be author
tzed and ratified?
said contract lis as follows:
septamber e'9rn"'HS" 2s' 1908. BY and between
the ORCHARD coNsTRuCrIoN
SoMPAEi corporation 5rn1no ,taT qnder ro,IeS ie
the G coNsTRUcTIoN coMPANlY. party
of the first part and ORCHARD MESH
alton under the laws OF Colorado. here
matter called the DISTRICT. party OF
the second part
/. The District has duly adopted a
plan for. the construction OF Ganal
and works for the purpose OF irrlgat-
ing the lands lying within its limits
which plan involves the diversion OF
at point In section ~. township 10
south, range 9s, west. in Mesa county.
Colorado, and the construction OF canal,
numes and syphons in the canon OF the
Grand river for distance of about
nine and 9-loo miles to pumping or
power plant at the eastern bomndnry
of the lands comprising said DISTRICT
and the construction Of two certain an
TRICT Said proposed canals traverse |
certain lands forming. part of the pub
lic domain and other lands held in pri-
2. The CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
owns n water right from Grand river
point in the canon of the Grand river
above mentioned. and also license
authorizing and permitting the con-
tstructlon by Il of said canals upon oy-
-er and across the Government lands
westerly termini of the distributing |
canals respectively situated at or near
westerly boundary of the lands includ- |
ed within said DISTRICT
g. The DISTRICT Is ABOUT TO enter |
upon the construction of it's said irri-
cation system and has advertised, as
required by law, its call for bids Tor
such construction, and as condition
precedent to entering into any contract
Tor such constructions the board OF u
rectors OF the DISTRICT has determ-
med IL to be necessary to acquire a
water right and other property rights
which said DISTRICT is without pow
-er to acquire by the exercise of its
right OF eminent domain. under IN.
constitution and laws OF colorado nnd
tCONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
Now therefore. Tor and in consider
OF one dollar TO each by the other paid.
II is mutually agreed between the par
First: The CONSTRUCTION COM
PANN shall upon receipt OF the, p9r
chase price here innttSr stipuIat,gu, un l,
in writing duly signed; scaled, wit
messed and nclSnowlcdged in such man
by bby' vi the 10 SoNSTRfcrIoN COMPANY
shall grant sell and convey. unto the
DISTRICT the water i.s rig5t hSrSt2f9rS ISi iII9%
COMPANY by deed made. executed and
delivered to u by 70 q Eherhartir es,,5 I,r 3hd th
certain license and ngrScment d".Su
May 10, \. y. 1905, by and between tRs
that behalf by James Rudolph Garheld
Secretary OF the Interior and said
strument shall be of the following
form tcnor and euect to-wit.
Know an Men by These Presents
thar Tor and in constellation OF the
sum OF one Hundred and Thirty Thou
sand Cl3O.OOOl Dollars, receipt where
Of "a hereby acknowledged. the Or
chard Construction Company, corpor-
alton under the laws Of the state OF
Colorado hereinafter called the CON
STRUCTION COMPANY. party OF the
nrst part has sold and does hereby
sell assign. transfer, grant bargain.
scu set over and convey unto orchard
Mesa Irrigation District, also corpor.
alton under the laws of the state OF
fa.s-t lfau ~ isF
TRICT. party OF the second part all
and singular the following property