The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
NOTICE OF IREIGATJoN DISTRICT

ehard Mesa Irrigation District of Me
said Board regularly held at its ofiie
in Grand Junction, Colorado. on tn
Resolved. That the Board Of Direct
ors does hereby certify as follows:
l. That on August 18TH. a. d; 1eo'
the Board of Directors duly adopte
plans and specifications for an irriga
tion system for Orchard Mesa Irriga
ton District. and thereupon called 70
bids for the construction thereof to b
opened on September 2Sth. a. d. 1905
O. That on said last mentioned day
The Orchard Construction Compan,
submitted a bid and proposal for con
struction Of said system pursuant o
said adopted plans and specifications
in consideration OF the sum of Si1
Hundred and Seventy Thousand Cs61o,
3. That on to-wit, September 2sth
A. d. 1908. said bid and proposal was
accepted and a contract made thereon
between said District and said Con
struction Company.
made a contract with The orchard Con,
struction Company for the purchase OF
n water right and right of way over
the public lands of the United States
ty Thousand (s130.000) Dollars.
s. That said several contracts are
by the terms thereof expressly made
subject to the approval and ratihca-
tion thereof by the electors of said
District having the qualifications pre-
Resolved 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
Tor the purpose OF paying the first
years interest on the bonds hereinat-
Ter mentioned and otherwise carrying
out the provisions of an 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
Hundred Thousand (S9OO,0OO.OO) Dol
lars. -,
by is called to be held in orchard Me-
sa Irrigation District on october 2bth:
A d. 1908. at which election there shall
be submitted to the electors then quar-
fled to vote thcreat under the laws OF
Colorado. the following questions'
Shall the contract dated September
2Sth A. ID. 1908. between The orchard
Construetion Company and fhe or
ing sale, transfer and conveyance 10
eafd District of $50 second feet water
OF way over lands of the United States
for main and distributing canals OF
PROPOSED irrigation, system yd Th,rtI oT Tbon ene
sand ts130.ooo.0ol Dollars be author-
ized and ratified?
Memorandum of Agreement made
September %. 1908. by and between
ths S9cHAE1 aorpornoS rRdsT ths
laws OF Colorado, hereinafter called
the CONSTRUCTION COMPANY party
9f ahe Tss SaT, psTR1T an9 also corpor
ntion under the laws Of COLORADO. mere,
inafter called the DISTRICT. party OF
ths hwfTNEssETa: fffSEs Rnsfi
l. The District has duly adopted
plan for. the construction of a Ganal
and works for the purpose OF irrignt-
ing the lands lying within its limits
which plan involves the diversion OF
the necessary water from Grand river
at a point In section 10. township 10,
south. range 9s. west. in Mesa county
and the construction OF cantl
fumes and syphons in the canon of the
Grand river for "A distance of about
nine and 9-1O0 miles to "A pumping or
OF the lands comprising said DISTRICT
and the construction Of two certain
other canals lying within saia Dls
lands forming part OF the pun
lie domain and other lands held In pri-
:. The CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
owns a water right from Grand river,
having It's point OF diversion @ mrad az rivar ssep
above mentioned. and also license
and permitting the con
er and across the Government lands
between said point of diversion ana the
yctiwn,v 1ermini o s,tunted @ % at or near
the Gunnison river. which forms me
westerly boundary Of the lands inciuu-
ed within said DISTRICT.
3. The DISTRICT is about to enter
upon the construction of It's said lrri-
cation system and mas II hdSgrl5ss for bIds for o
such construction, and as conuilon
precedent to entering into any contragt
rcctors of the DISTRICT has determ-
lned IT to be necessary TO acquire ~
when said DISTRICT Is without pow
er to acquire by the exercise or lts
right of eminent domain; under th9
now makes this contract with said
,CoNSTRUCTIoN COMPANY.
alton OF the premises and for the sum
of one dollar to each by the other palu'
1t is mutually agreed between the par
''fF FIRST. rs The CONSTRUCTION COM
PANY shall upon receipt OF inc pur
liver TO the DISTRICT an instrument
in writing duly signed; sealed, VII
nossed and acknowledged In s1cn man nan
hv the CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
ehnu grant. soil and convey unto lnc
i,ron,rnS a,iS bV said CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY by deed made executed nnd
delivered to II by h q 3IsrRIcr 6nsrTnR,iIrctr 1he the
certain license and agreement dhteu
MAY 10 \. u. 1908. by and between the ne
that behalf by James Rudolph Garheld,
secretary OF the interlor and t, SAD n
strnment shall be OF the following
form, tenor and effect. to-wit:
iSno,v MI Men by These Presents
that FOR and in consideration of the
sum Of one Hundred and Thirty Ihou-
sand G3OOoO) Dollars. receipt wherS-
Of is hereby acknowledged. The or
chard Construetion Company, eorpop, a,
alton under the laws OF the stag OF
ToIorado hereinafter called the CON
STRtC"rioN COMPANY. party of the
nrst part, has sold and does herepy
acu assign transfer, grant bargain,
sol set over and convey unto orcharu
Mesa Irrigation District. also a corpor
alton under the laws of the state OF
colorado. hereinafter called the DIS