La Junta tribune., 1909-05-01
ELECTION NOTICE.

State OF Colorado. County OF Oiero.
Before the Board OF County COmmis-
sioncrs OF Otero County. Colora-
do
In the Matter Of the Formation of
the Holbrook Irrigation District.
Notice is hereby given tha, at a
meeting OF the Board OF County Com
missioncrs OF Otero county. Colo
RADIO. held In the court house OF said
county on the 18th day of April. A.
D. 1909. petition was presented
to said board by +. l.. Estep. w. Z.
Stanton and J. l.. Bennett. a commit
tee selected to represent the sign
ers OF said petition. asking for The
organization OF certain territory OF
said Otcro county into an Irrigation
District. under the name OF The
Holbrook Irrigation District" under
the provisions of an act OF the Zen.
eral Assembly of the State of Colo
RADIO. entitled An Act in Relation 10
Irrigation Districts" approved on the
third day OF May. y. d. 1905.
That said petition was accompan-
led by good and sufficient bond.
which was duly approved by said
Board Of County Commissioners.
After the examination of the Proof
of Publication OF the Notice OF the
presentation and hearing Of said pc
said petition and the names attached
thereto. the board found that Notice
OF the Presentation OF said Petition
had been duly given In manner as
ton was duly signed by a majority
Of the Resident freeholders within
said proposed district. and who are
also owners in the aggregate OF a
acres belonging to the resident free
holders within the said proposed dis
trict.
The board proceeded with the ex-
animation OF Witnesses and taking
testimony on the question OF the
boundaries OF the said proposed Dis
trict. and there not being time for
the completion OF said testimony the
said matter was adjourned for further
hearing. by the said board. to the
lIth day OF April. A. D. 1909.
That on the said last named day.
the said matter coming on again to
be heard before the board, pursuant
to adjournment the board proceeded
with the examination OF the said mat
ters and TO hear further testimony
upon the question of the boundaries O
the said proposed District. and as
we'll any and all representations and
testimony by any persons interested
in the matter of the formation OF the
said proposed District and to consider
the same. And the board having
heard such testimony and representa-
tions and having fully considered he
same. and being fully advised in ,he
premises found that none OF the
lands embraced in the boundaries
proposed In the petition. lying outside
OF the following described boundar
les, will be benefited by irrigation
by the same system OF works appli
cable to the lands in the said pro
posed District lying within the tol
lowing described boundaries, nor any
OF said out.sidelying lands suscepti
BILE to irrigation by such system. and
that all Of the lands lying within
said following described boundaries
will be benefited by the same sys
TEN Of works and that the said Dis
trict is to be organized for the pur
poses set forth in said petition.
1t was ordered by the board thai
the said District be and the same
was named "The Holbrook Irrigation
District" and the boundaries OF said
District were by said Board estab
lished and defined as follows. to
wit:
Beginning at the head.gate OF the
Lake Canal at a point on the north
bank of the Arkansas River and fol
lowing down said Canal In q south
easterly direction to the southwest
corner Of the northeast quarter ol
the southwest quarter of section folI
az, township twenty-three t23) south
Of range fifty-six (56) west of the
9Th p. NJ. thence east to the south
east corner Of the northwest quarter
Of the southeast quarter Of said sec