La Junta tribune., 1909-05-08
ELECTION NOTICE.

EI6S tION NJ I'VE.
State of Colorado. County of otero.
IS:
Before the Board OF County Commis-
sioners of Otefo County. Coio-a-
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. 1909. a petition WAS presented
to said board by Z. l.. Estep. w. E.
Stanton and J. L. Bennett. q 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.
eral Assembly of the State of Colo
RADIO, entitled An Act In Relation 10
Irrigation Districts" approved on the
third day OF May. A. D. 1905.
That said petition was accompan.
led by a 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
OF the Presentation of said Petition
had been duly given in manner as
required by law and that said peti.
ton was duly signed by majority
Of the resident freehoiders within
said proposed district. and who are
also owners In the aggregate OF q
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-
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 ofssaid testimony the
said matter was adjourned for further
hearing. by the said board, to the
iith Say 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 beard 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-
tons and having fully considered he
same. and being fully advised in she
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 an,
OF said out-side-lying lands suscepti
BILE to irrigation by such system, lnd
that all of the lands lying within
said following described boundarie,
will be benefited by the same sys
tenn 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 point on the north
bank OF the Arkansas River and tol
lowing down said Canal in a south
easterly direction to the southwest
corner OF the northeast quarter oi
the southwest quarter Of section r,II
az. township twenty-three (23) soutl
Of range fifty-six 1851 west OF the
9Th P. NJ. thence east to the south
east corner OF the northwest quarter
OF the southeast quarter Of said sec.
ton four %: thence north TO the
northeast corner of said northwest