Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29

| line of section 4 Ute, township 81
north Ute, range west: thence west
on section lines to a 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 q
said Anlmas river In general south
erly direction through section Ute,
S Ute. II Ute and IS Ute, in township
| "a North Ute, range 3 west; and sec
tions 13 and "a, township "a
North Ute. range 10 west, sec
| tions 10 and 80, township "a north
Ute, range west TO a point where
the Animas river crosses the west sec
tion line of said section 80 thence
south along the range line TO the west
quarter corner OF section 81; thence
I east to the northwest corner of the
] NE. u of the SW 4 of said sec
/ tion 81, all in township "a north Ute,
range . west: thence south TO the
northeast corner of the N W 4 of the
S.W. u of section township 33 north,
F., range west; thence west to the west
quarter corner of said section g.
thence south along the range line to
the west quarter corner of section 1S:
| thence east to the center of said sec
tinn is: thence sonth Ia the center OF
section 19; thence west to the west
quarter corner of said section 10, all
\ in township 80 north. range west,
n. NJ. p. NJ. thence to the place os
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 sams
and are hereby expressly excluded acD
exempted from said district, to-wit
The n. Y OF section 10, township
"a north Ute, range . west. the e. IL
| OF the S.W. 4 and the E. Y OF section
49, the n. " of section 20, the w. "
OF the S.W. Y of section 30, the E. u
of the W. Y and the f u of sec.
tion 30. the NE. u of the NV. ",
and the e. " of section 81, the W. 1s
OF the w. u of section 80. all in town
| ship "a north Ute. range west
The w. " of the w. " of section 81
the L. " of the Il. " of section g.
| the NE. u of the NE 4 of section
| q; and the NV. u of the NV. 4 of
section 8. All in township 80 north,
range 8 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 3. town
slip 35 north, range west, N NJ. p.
NJ This reservoir to have a capacity
o. approximately thirty thousand acre
feet. From this reservoir the water
will be turned into the channel of the
Florida river. through which it 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 50 north, range
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.
D. The district shall also have power
to, and is formed to purchase, ac-
Quire, condemn, lease or rent any
or all bitches, canals or res
ervoirs and their franchies 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, including particularly the
bitches or canals known as the Florl-
da Farmers Ditch and the Florida
Canal, and any other ditch or bitches,
canal or canals, reservoir or reser-
voirs, water rights or water works that
may be necessary or advantageous to
said district and It's water consumers.
G. That the name proposed for said
district Is THE FLORIDA MESA IR-
RlGATION DISTRICT"
The undersigned hereby select as a
committee of three of said petitioners,
hfC
able Board of County Commissioners
OF 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 ID. Trujillo.
Herbert N. Spinning.
&. 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 majority of the whole number
of acres belonging to the resident free
holders within said proposed district.
Your petitioners further accompanx,
this petition by good and sufficient
bond to be approved by your Honora-
BILE Board In double the amount of
the probable cost of organizing said
district, conditioned for the payment
of all costs incurred in said proceed
ings In case said organization shall
not be effected.
And your petitioners pray that upon
the presentation of this petition to
said Board of County Commissioners
your Honorable Board do forthwith
proceed according to law to define. de.
termine and establish the boundaries
OF said proposed district, TO submit the
question of final organization of the
same TO the vote of the qualified elec.
tors of said district, as provided by
law, and to do and perform all such
other acts and things in the premises
as are required by law. And your ne
TONERS win ever pray.
GEORGE Il. WILLIAMSON.
ANTONIO d. TRUJILIO
II. n. SPINNING.
GEORGE N. PATTERSON.
ETHEL PATTERSON.
PETER A. WALHBERG.
CLEO OWEN.
MRS. #. II, PELTON WIIIIAMQNN