The daily sentinel., 1908-10-09
NOTICE OF IRRIGATION DISTRICT
ELECTION


chard Mesa Irrigation District OF Me
sa county, Colorado. at a meeting o
said Board. regularly held at its ofiic'
29th day of September A d. 1905:
Resolved. That the Board OF Direct
ors does hereby certify as follows:
/. That on August 18th A. ID. 1905
the Board of Directors duly adopted
plans and specifications for an irrlga'
lion system for Orchard Mesa IrriRa-
tion District. and thereupon called fol
opened on September 2sth. A. ID. 1908
2. That on said last mentioned day
The orchard Construction Company
struction OF said system pursuant OF
said adopted plans and specifications
Hundred and Seventy Thousand ts67o.-
00o) Dollars.
8. That on to-wit. September 2sth
A ID. 1908. said bid and proposal was
accepted and contract made thereon
between said District and said Con-
struction Company
A. That on the same date. the Board
made a contract with The Orchard Con-
struction Company for the purchase OF
the public lands of the United States
for the sum OF one Hundred and Thir-
s. That said several contracts are
by the terms thereof expressly made
sSeffb fnS @ sy ana a se
District having the qualifications pre-
scrIbed by law,
That the amount of money necessary
TO be raised for the purpose of making
the payments required by said several
contracts. and for the purpose of ac-
quiring other rights and property nee
essary for said irrigation system. and
years interest on the bonds hereinaf-
Ter mentioned and otherwise carrying
General Assembly of the State of Col
orado. entitled An Act in Relation to
e. fso5 snd a aets Ma
thereof, upon due inquiry, examination
and consideration has been and hereby
is determined to be the sum of Nine
Hundred Thousand (s900, 100000 Dol
lars.
by is called to be held in orchard Me-
sa Irrigation District on October 26th.
a. d. 1908. at which election there shall
be submitted to the electors then quail
flied to vote thercat under the laws OF
Colorado. the following questions;
Shall the contract dated September
2sth. a. p. 1908. between The orchard
chard Mesa Irrigation District. cover
ing sale. transfer and conveyance to
said District OF $50 second feet water
right from the Grand RIVER, and right
of way over lands of the United States
for main and distributing canals of
sum of One Hundred and Thirty Thou
sand 13O,000.00) Dollars be author
lied and ratihedY
Said contract is as follows:
Memornndum Of Agreement made
sPtehSsF tSs oRcTARp Is poS By Sgf se!MsSS
COMPANY a corporation under the
laws of Colorado. hereinafter called
the CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, party
IRRIGATION DISTRICT, also a corpor-
alton under the laws of Colorado. here
matter called the DISTRICT, party of
the second part.
WITNESSETH:
l. The District has duly adopted a
plan for the construction of canal
and works for the purpose of irrigat
ing the lands lying within it's limits.
the necessary water from Grand river
at n point in section IL. township 10,
Colorado. and the construction of canal,
fumes and syphons in the canon of the
Grand river for a distance .of about
nine and 9-1o0 miles to a pumping or
power plant at the eastern boundary
Of the lands comprising said DISTRICT
other canals lying within said DIS
TRlCT said proposed canals traverse
lie domain and other lands held In pri-
2. The CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
owns water right from Grand river
having its point of diversion at said
point in the canon of the Grand river
above mentioned, and also a license
authorizing and permitting the CON
struction by II of said canals upon ov-
er and across the Government lands
between said point Of diversion and the
westerly termini of the distributing
canals respectively situated at or near
westerly boundary Of the lands includ-
cd within said DISTRICT.
,. The DISTRICT is about to enter
upon the construction of its said irri-
gation system and has advertised, as
required by law, It's call for bids for
precedent to entering into any contract
for such construction. the board of di-
rectors OF the DISTRICT has detcrm-
iued 1t to be necessary to acquire a
water right and Other property rights
which said DISTRICT Is without now
right of eInincnt domain. under the
constitution and laws Of Colorado and
now makes this contract with said
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
Now, therefore, FOR and in consider
alton of the promises aud for the sum
OF one dollar to each by the other paid
II IL mutually agreed between the par
ties as follows,
PANY shall upon receipt of the. pur-
chase price hereinafter stipulated. de-
liver TO the DISTRICT an instrument
In writing duly signed; scaled. Wit
nessod and Acknowledged In such man
ncr as TO be eniitlrd TO record MherG-
10y the CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
shall grant, sell and convey unto the
DISTRICT the wntcr right heretoforc
COMPANY by deed made executed and
delivered to it by Il. q. l9hcrhart; and
also shall asslgn to said DISTRICT the
May t6. A. d. 1905, by and between the
United states Of America, acting in
Secretary of the Interior, and said
CONSTRUCTION. COMPANY. said In
strumcnt shall be of the following
form. tcnor and effect. to-wit:
Know all Men by These Presents
that FOR and in consideration of the
sum of one Hundred and Thirty Thou
sand G30,O0O) Dollars. receipt where
OF is hereby Acknowledged. The or
chard Construction Company, corpor-
alton under the laws of the state OF
Colorado. hereinafter called the CON
SrRtJCTIoN COMPANY, party Of the
frat part. has sold and does hereby
sell, assign. transfer, grant, bargain.
sell, set over and convey unto orchard
Mesa Irrigation District also corpor-
alton under the laws OF the state OF
Colorado. hereinafter called the DIS
TRICT. party OF the second part all
and singular the following property.
FiRsr. All rlghts Of every name