Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-26

thence west I'd the NORTHWEST corner OF
the Sc. II of the NE. u of section
10. same township and range; thence
south to the southwest corner of the
s. Il, " of the Sc. u of said sec
tion 10. which ia a point on the north
line of section Ute, township "a
north Ute, range 9 west, thence west
on section lines to point on the
north section line of section Ute,
same township and range, where The
Animas river crosses said section line.
Thence, following the east bank of
said Animas river in a general south
erly direction through section s Ute,
8 Ute, II Ute and IS Ute, In township
"a North Ute, range west, and sec.
tions 13 and "a, township 3i
North Ute, range 10 west; sec
tions 19 and 30. township "a north
Ute, range west TO "A point where
the Animas river crosses the west sec
ton line of said section 80, thence
south along the range line to the west
quarter corner of section 81; thence
east to the northwest corner of the
NE. " of the S.W u of said sec
tion 81, all in township "a north Ute,
range 3 west: thence south to the
northeast corner of the NV. u of the
S.W. "a of section township 33 north,
range 9 west; thence west to the west
quarter corner of said section 6;
thence south along the range line to
the west quarter corner of section 1S;
thence east to the center of said sec
ton 18: thence south to the center OF
section 10; thence west to the west
quarter corner of said section 10, all
In township SO north, range west,
N. Nj. p. NJ, thence to the place of
beginning.
Including all lands within said
boundaries, excepting and excluding
from said district. however, the follow.
ing described lands, which although
the same lie within the boundaries
thereof, comprise no part of the same
and are hereby expressly excluded and
exempted from said district, to-wit:
The N. " of section Is, township
"a north Ute, range west, the l.. u
OF the S.W. Il and the n. " of section
19, the N. u OF section 20, the w. VI
o. the SW. a of section 20, the Il. u
of the w. " and the E. " of sec.
ton 30, the NE. u of the NV. u,
and the b " of section 81, the w. u
OF the w. " of section 32, all in town.
ship "a north Ute, range west.
The w. " of the w. 1a of section 8
the e. " of the L. " OF section 6
the NE. " of the NE. n of section
Z; and the NV. Il of the NV. u of
section s. All in township SO north
range 9 west.
a. The means proposed to supply
water for the irrigation of the lands
embraced in said proposed irrigation
district are as follows:
The reservoir is to be constructed
in the valley of the Florida river at
some place in or near section g. town.
ship 80 north, range west, N. NJ. p.
Nj. This reservoir to have n capacity
OF approximately thirty thousand acre
feet. From this reservoir the water
will be turned into the channel of the
Florida river, through which II will be
conveyed to the headgate of the di.
version canal, which will be located
In or near the southwest corner of
section 4, township 35 north, range s
west; the capacity of said canal being
approximately two hundred cubic feet
per second. A suitable system for
the purpose of conveying the waters
directly to the lands, to be irrigated,
Is also to be constructed.
5. The district shall also llaye
power TO, and is formed to pur.
chase, acquire, lease or rent any
OF all bitches, canals or res.
eryoirs and their franchises now
existing within the exterior bound.
aries of said district or which
supply water to any of the lands EN-.
braced within the exterior boundaries
OF said district or lands which can
conveniently be watered from said dis.
trict system, and any ditch or bitches,
canal or canals, reservoir or reser-
volrs, water rights or water works that
may De necessary or advantageous to
said district and Its water consumers.
b. That the name proposed for said
district is THE FLORIDA MESA IR.
RIGATION DISTRICT"
Z. The undersigned hereby select ms a
committee of three OF said petitioners,
% present this petition TO your Honor.
aDie Board of County Commissioners
Oh La Plata County, Colorado, and to
give notice OF said presentation as pro,
vided by law, The following persons.
to-wit:
George E. Williamson.
Antonio d. Trujillo.
Herbert N. Spinning.
3. Your petitioners further show
that they. the undersigned. constitute
majority OF the resident freeholders
within said proposed district and that
they are also owners In the aggregate
OF a majority of the whole number
oil acres belonging to the resident free.
holders within said proposed district
Your petitioners further accompany
thls petition by good and sufficient
pond to be approved by your Honora
bic Board in double the amount of
the probable cost of organizing said
district conditioned for the payment
oil all costs incurred In said procee,,.
ihss In case said organization shau
not be effected.
And your petitioners pray that upon
the presentation of this petition TO
SAID Board of County Commissioner
your Honorable Board do forthwith
proceed according to law to define. dc. |
Lermfne and establish the boundaries
)f said proposed district, to submit the
question of final organization of The
same to the vote of the qualified elec
ors of said district, as provided by
aw. and to do and perform all such
'ther acts and things in the premises
Is are required by law. And your pc.
toner's will ever pray.
GEORGE u. WILLIAMSON.
ANTONIO ID. TRUJILLO.
HARBERT N. SPINNING,
p. A. WAHLBERG,
FANNIE Il. WILLIAMSON.
GEORGE N. PATTERSON.