The daily sentinel., 1908-10-13
NOTICE OF IRR1eAr1os DISTRICT

chard Mesa Irrigation District OF Me-
said Board, regularly held at It's ofice
in Grand Junction, Colorado. on the
Resolved. That the Board of Direct
ors does hereby certify as follows:
the Board Of Directors duly adopted
plans and specifications for an irriga-
tion system for orchard Mesa irriga-
tion District. and thereupon called for
bids for the construction thereof to be
opened on September 2sth. A d.. 1908.
2. That on said last mentioned day.
The orchard Construction Company
submitted bid and proposal for con-
said adopted plans and specificati tons on.
in consideration of the sum of Six
Hundred and Seventy Thousand ts67o.-
That on to-wit September 2sth.
A. d. 1908. said bid and proposal was
accepted and contract made thereon
between said District and said Con-
struction Company. a.. poora
T. That on the same date. the Board
made a contract with The orchard Con.
struction Company for the purchase OF
a water right and a right OF way over
Tor the sum of one Hundred and Thir-
ty Thousand C$1SO,o00) Dollars;
g. 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 quailhcatlons pre-
Resolved Further. as follows:
That the amount of money necessary
10 he raised for the purpose OF making
The payments required by said several
contracts. and for the purpose OF ac-
auirIng other rights and property nee
essary for said irrigation system i and
for the purpose of paying the nrst
ter mentioned and otherwise carrying
out the provisions of an act OF ch me
orado. entitled IAN Act in Relation to
Irrigation Districts" approved May y.
A d. 1905, and all acts amen,dat.o3ry
thereof, upon due inquiry, eNaIninatitpn
and consideration has been and hereby
is determined to be the sum OF NINE
Hundred Thousand CS9Oo.ooo.oo) DOL
lars. -. , howe
by is called to be held in orcharu oetb NJ
sa Irrigation District on october 26th;
a d 1908, at which election there shall
be submitted to the electors then qualrr
flied to vote thcreat under the laws Oh
Colorado. the following questions
FIRST QUESTION; e.
Shall the contract dated September
2Sth, a. d. 1908. between The Orcharu
Construction Company, ana Ihe OF
chard Mesa Irrigation District, cover.
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
aum Of one Hundred and Thirty Thou
sand (s13O 100000 Dollars be author
lzed and ratihed2 -
Said contract is as follows: ae
September 2S, 1908. by and between t,y,o N
the ORCHARD coN~sTRuGTlt0SM ~ On
SoMPANY AZ e9rpopasGin harsinafteT tnee called
the CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. party
of the first part and o.! OIiCIAho ori1erN MnSN
alton under the laws Of COLORADO. mere
matter called the DISTRICT, party OF
the second part
l. The District has duly adopted
plan for. the construetion OF Ganal
and works for the purpose of irrigat-
ing the lands lying within it's limits
which plan Involves the diversion OF
the necessary water from Grand river
at a point in section 2. township 10
south range 9S, west. IN Mesa county,
fumes and syphons in the canon OF the
Grand river for u distance OF ABOUT
nine and 9-100 miles to a pumping or
power plant at the eastern pIi1ei5,s, pemn9nrsT
of the lands comprising said DISTRICT
and the construction of two certain
other canals lying within said DIS
rRICT Said proposed canals traverse
certain lands forming part OF the pun
JIG domain and other lands heid IN prl-
The CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
owns "A water right from Grand river,
having its point OF diversion at said
point in the canon of the Grand river
above mentioned. and also license
structIon by IT of said canals upon oy-
er and across the Government lands
between said point Of diversion ana the iIs
canals respectively situated at or near
the Gunnison river. which forms the
ed within said DISTRICT.
3 The DISTRICT is about to enter
upon the construction Of It's said irri-
cation system and has advertised, as
required by law, ITS can Tor DIGS LOT .
such construction; and ns condi.ioh, iIl,,
for such construction. the board OF dl-
rectors OF the DISTRICT has determ-
ined 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~ It's
right OF eminent domain, under The
constitution and laws OF Colorado ana
now makes , N this % S9ntnS%syS n%y with SAID
Now therefore, for aud in consider
alton of the promises ana Tor the sum
of one dollar to each by the other paid
it Is mutually agreed between the par
FIRST, me CONSTRUCTION COM
PANY shall npon receipt OF the pur-
chase price hcrcnafter stipulated, de
liver to the DISTRICT an instrument
in writing duly signed. scaled. wit
messed and acknowledged in such man
ner as to be entitled to record; WhcrG,
shall grant sell aud convey, unto the
DISTRICT the water rght nerStqIIorS
COMPANY by deed made, executed and
delivered to IL by 10, @. Eherharts ana
also shall assign to said DISTRICT inc
MAY i6 a. D. 1908, by aud between the
United states of America nctinG n
Secretary Of the Interior, and said
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, S9id in
strument shall he of the following
Know an Men by These Presents
that FOR and in consideration Of the
sum of one Hundred and Thirty Thou
sand G3O.On0l Dollars. receipt whore
OF is hereby acSnowlodged. The or
chard Construction Company. corpor-
alton undyr the lnws Of the stat OF
Colorado hereinafter called the CON
STRI'C'rION COMPANY. party Of the
nrst part has sold and does hereby
sell assign. transfer. grant. bargain;
soil set over and convey unto orchard
Mesa Irrigation District also n corpor-
alton under the laws of the state Of
colorado. hereinafter called the DIS.
TRtCT. party OF the second part all
and singular tho following property.
to-wit.
FIRST: All rights OF every name name