La Junta tribune., 1909-04-24
ELECTION NOTICE.

Before the Board Of County Commis-
sioners OF otero County, colora-
do.
In the Matter Of the. Formation Of
the Holbrook Irrigation District.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the Board of County Com.
missioners Of Otero county, Colo
RADIO, held In the court house OF said
county on the 18th day OF April. A
d. 1903. a petition was presented
to said board by E.. l.. Estep. ". E.
Stanton and J. l.. Bennett. n commit
tee selected to represent the sign.
ers Of said petition, asking for the
organization OF certain territory OF
said Otero county into an Irrigation
District, under the name OF The
Holbrook Irrigation District" under
the provisions OF an act Of the Gen
eraI Assembly of the State OF Colo
rado. entitled An Act In Relation TO
Irrigation Districts approved on the
third day OF May. a. 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
tition and careful examination OF
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
required by law and that said petit
tion was duly signed by majority
of the resident freeholders within
said proposed district, and who are
also owners in the aggregate OF a
majority of the whole number Of
acres belonging to the resident free
holders within the said proposed dis
trict.
The board proceeded with the ex-
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
18th day of April. A. ID. 1909.
That on the said last named day,
the said matter coming on again 10
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
well 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 the
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 fol-
lowing described boundaries. nor any
OF said out-side-lying 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 that
the said District be and the same
was named THE Holbrook Irrigation
District and the boundaries OF said
District we're 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-
easterly direction to the southwest
corner of the northeast quarter Of
the southwest quarter of section four
(D. township twenty-three (23) south
OF range fifty-six 1861 west OF the
6th p. NJ, thence east to the south
east corner OF the northwest quarter
OF the southeast quarter of said sec
tion four %; thence north to the
northeast corner of said northwest
quarter OF the southeast quarter OF
said section four 90; thence east to
the southeast corner OF the northeast