La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11

OF the Holbrook Irrigation District,
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
a special election will be held in
said district, at the places hereinbe-
tore mentioned of the qualified elec-
tors Of said district, who are resi-.
dent treeholders of agricultural lands
within said district, or who are the
owners of lands to the extent Of for.
ty acres or more within said district
and reside In Otero county, the same
being the county in which the whole
OF SAID district is situate, and who
are qualified electors under the gem
era laws of the state therein and
who shall have paid property taxes
upon property located within said dis
trict during the year proceeding such
election, on Tuesday, the 9th day of
October, A. d. 1909. at said polling
places between the hours of s o'clock
a. m. and 6 o'clock p. m, for the pur
pose of determining whether or not
the bonds Of said district shall be
issued, and In the amount so deter.
mineG, to-wit: the sum of Six Hun
dred, Fifty Thousand (s650000) Dol.
lars, and whether or not the Lake
canal and all the rights, franchises.
water rights. reservoirs, reservoir
sites and property owned by the La
guna Canal Company and used in
connection with its irrigation system
In 0tero county, Colorado, shall be
purchased by said district at a price
not 10 exceed the sum OF One Humid
red, Thirty.five Thousand (Sl35 ,000)
Dollars, and as to whether or not all
OF the water rights heretofore sold by
the Laguna Canal Company shall be
purchased by said district at a price
not to exceed the sum OF Sixteen
Hundred $4,000 Dollars for each
eighty acre water right under the
main canal, and not TO exceed the sum
OF Two Thousand (s2 2.o00) Dollars for
S"'H Nlbh'y awe Nat'i IiSHl uHu'i
Storage Reservoir No. !. Of said sys-
TEN. the said prices to include both
the original and additional water
rights, and as TO whether or not the
said district shall purchase and devel-
op the Dye reservoir. at a cost not
to exceed the sum of Seventy-one
Thousand 1871 .0ool Dollars, and as
to whether or not reservoir No. |, of
said system shall be developed and
Its capacity increased ty said district.
at cost not to exceed the sum OF
Twenty.four Thousand 1924 000) Dol
lars, and as to whether or not the
Lake canal shall be enlarged by said
district, at a cost not 10 exceed the
SUN Of Nineteen Thousand tsls,0oo)
Dollars, and also as TO whether or
not the first years interest on the
bonds to be Issued by said district
shall be paid by the bonds thereof.
in a sum not 10 exceed Thirty.six
Thousand ts36.oooD Dollars.
That said electors. az said election,
shall cast ballots which shall contain
the words. "Bonds-Yes' or Bonds
No." or words equivalent thereto, and
upon the other questions submitted
aid ballots shall read. Purchase the
Lake Canal, water rights, franchises
and property OF the Laguna Canal
Company-Yes," or Purchase the
Lake Canal. water rights. franchises
and property OF the Laguua Canal
Company-No." Purchase the water
lights heretofore sold by the Laguna
canal Company-Yes" or Purchase
he water rights heretofore sold by
he Laguna Canal Company No: %
Purchase and develop the Dye res
grvoir-Yes" or Purchase aud de-
,elop the Dye rcseryoir-No;" DE.
yelop and Increase the capacity Of
Reservoir No. Yes" or Develop
md Increase the capacity Of Reser-
DIR No. mo-" Enlarge the Lake
ianai-Ycs" or Enlarge the Lake
Canal-No;" Pay first years inter
st on said bonds with bonds-Yes'
or PAY first years interest on said
bonds with bonds-No," or words in
each case equivalent thereto.
Witness our hands and seal Of said
district a, La Junta. Colorado. this
7th day OF September. a. u. 1903
W, 4. STANTON.
President of the Board Of Directors
II the Holbrook Irrigation District
tsEALl j. T.. LEWIS. Secretary,
First publication September II. 1903
I..s qualification, n,,nh.r . tgug