The daily sentinel., 1908-10-03
NOTICE OF IRRIeArIoN DISTRICT

cRard Mesa Irrigation District OF Me,
sa e1anty aa Goiorhdgl osnrlv M heIa af It's eee
In Grand Junction. Colorado, on the
2eth day Of September; A; u u. - ispS; nirec,-
ors does hereby certify as follows;
/. That on august 18th, a. D. 1905;
the Board of Directors duly adopted
plans and specifications for an irrtga-
tion system for Orchard Mesa Irriga-
tion District, and thcreupon called for
bids for the CONSTRUCTION thereof to be
opened on September 2Sth. A ID. 1908
The orehard Construction Company
submitted a bid and proposal for con-
struction of said system pursuant OF
said adopted plans and specihcatiomns on 5
in consideration of the sum of SIX
Hundred and Seventy Thousand (se7o.-
That on to-wit. September 2sth.
A. d. 1908. said bid and proposal . was
be between % SAID District and said Con
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
for the sum OF one Hundred and Thir-
~ Thousand Gslso.oool Dollars
by the terms thereof expressly made
subject to the approval and ratneaai aeati
tion thereof by the electors OF SAID
Resoived Further, as follows:
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-
auiring other rights and property nee
essary for said irrigation system, ana
for the purpose OF PAYNE PAYNE hnsainaS. tne nrs.
ter mentioned and otherwise carrying
out the provisions of an act OF me ne
.orndo. entitled AN Act in Relation to
Irrigation Districts, approved May \:
A. d. 1905, and all acts amendatory
thereof upon due inquiry. examination
and consideration has been and hereby
Hundred Thousand ts9oo, o,ooO.oO) Dol
lars. -,
ssa Irrigation District on October 26th;
A. d. 1908. at which election there shall
be submitted to the electors then quar-
flied to vote thereat under the laws of
colorado, the following questions;
Snail the contract dated September
2sth, A. D. 1908, between The Or Orchard
CONSTRUCTION Company and The & or
ing sale transfer and conveyance TO
said District of $50 second feet water
of way over lands of the United states
for main and distributing canals OF
sum Of one Hundred and Thirty Thou
sand $l30.O00.00l Dollars be author-
ized and ratified2
Said contract is as follows:
Mem9randnm ,sdo of Agreem1ent ,meen made
Ssp'eReeff sss oReARn MESA Mes 1 GoSsTRgcToN s pSSE
laws of Colorado, hereinafter called
OF the first part and ORCHARD MESA
IRRIGATION DISTRICT. also a corpor-
alton under the laws of Colorado, here
the wfTNEss ffsSns RaTTat RETa.
l. The District has duly adopted |
plan for the construction of canal
and works for the purpose OF irrigat- |
witch plan Involves the diversion of |
the necessary water from Grand river
at aaab pp,n. 2nnra IN seSyt9 west IN Mesa eopnty
Colorado and the construction of canal.
fumes and syphons in the canon OF the
nine and 9100 miles to pumping or
power plant at the eastern BOUNDARY
and the construction of two certain
other canals lying within sad DIS
certain lands forming part OF the pub
lie domain and other lands held in prl-
2. The CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
owns "a water right from Grand river, |
having it's point of diversion At SAID
above mentioned. and also a license
authorizing and permitting the CON
er and across the Government lands
between said point of diversion and the
canals respectively situated at or near
the Gunnison river. which forms the
westerly boundary OF OF the ,1.,r lands lnelud
.. The DISTRICT is about to enter |
upon the construction of its said irri-
CATION system and has advertised. as
required by law, its call for bids for
such construction, and as condition |
precedent to entering into any contract |
Tor such construction. the board of di- |
roctors Of the DISTRICT has determ- |
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. and
now makes St,.,, tbs co9integt win salu
Now. therefore Tor and ~ consider |
fttion of the premises and Tor the sum
IL Is mutunlly agreed between the par
FIRST: Tho CoNsTRuCr1oN COM
PANY shall upon receipt OF me pur- I
chase price hereinafter stipulated de-
liver to the DISTRICT an INSTRUMENT
messed and Hcknowledged in such man
ner as to be entitled @ record, WhstS,..
shall grant, sell and convey unto The
ar1uirnd nv said CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY by deed made. executed and
delivered to ii by T., G. Eherhart; and
also shall assign to said DISTRICT ths
certain license and agreement dated
MAY 16, A. u. 1905, by and between the
Ifnited States of AmSrten; acting II
sner.terV s.or pe'' Of The interior. and said
coNsTRUcTioN COMPANY Said in
sltrument shall be of tn" following
form tenor and enect. ,Jo-wlt i,....,,,,
Know all Men by These Presents
that for and in conEiderMtlon oI tue
sum OF one Hundred and Thirty Thou-
sand O3O.O0O) Dollars, receipt where
OF is hereby Acknowledged. The or
chnrd CONSTRUCTION Company, corpor.
alton under the laws of the state Of
colorado hereinafter called the CON
STRCCTION COMPANY. party of the
nrst part has sold and does hereby
sell assign. transfer, grant bargain;
sell. set over and convey unto orchard
Mesa Irrigation District, also a corpor-
alton under the laws of the state of
Colorado. hereinafter called the DIS.
- second
and singular the following property
to-wlt.
FIRST: All rights OF every name
and nature conferred upon the Con-
struction Company by a certain agree
ment made and entered into on May
I6 A. ID. 1905. by and between the
United States OF America and the