Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-19

thence west to the northwest corner OF
the Sc. u of the NE. Y of section
10, same township and range; thence
south 10 the southwest corner of the
s. e. u of the Sc, u of said sec
ton 10. which is-+ point on the north
line of section 4 Ute, township "a
north Ute, range 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 5 Ute,
8 Ute, II Ute and Is Ute, in township
"a North Ute, range west; and sec
tions 13 and "a, township "a
North Ute, range 10 west; sec
tions 19 and 30, township "a north
Ute. range 8 west to a point where
the Animas river crosses the west sec
ton line Of said section 30 thence
south along the range line to the west
quarter corner of section 81; thence
east to the northwest corner of the
NE u OF the S.W. Il of said sec
ton "a, all in township "a north Ute.
range west; thence south to the
northeast corner of the N w. u of the
SW u of section 6 township 33 north,
range west; thence west to the west
quarter corner of said section 8;
thence south along the range line to
the west quarter corner of section 49,
thence east to the center of said sec
tion 1S: 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 9 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 8 west, the e. y
OF the S.W. u and the E. " of section
10, the N. n of section 20, the W. ~
o. the S.W. Il of section 29, the f n
of the w. 1a and the E. " of sec.
tion 30, the NE a of the NV. u
and the E. " of section 81, the W. W
OF the w. " of section 32, all in town
ship 81 north Ute, range west.
The w. " of the w. Y of section 5,
the E. " of the E. " Of section 6;
the NE. u of the NE. u of section
| Il and the NV u of the NV u of
section g.. All in township SO non
range Q 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 8, town
ship 30 north, range west, N NJ p.
NJ. This reservoir to have capacity
os approximately thirty thousand acre
feet. From this reservoir the water
will be turned into the channel of the
Florida river, through which 1t 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 S5 north, range 8
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
o. The district shall also have
power to, and is formed to pur-
chase, acquire. lease or rent any
OIL all bitches, canals or res
ervoirs 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
or said district or lands which can
conveniently be watered from said dis
trlct system, and any ditch or bitches,
canal or canals, reservoir or reser-
voirs, water rights or water works that
may be necessary or advantageous to
salu district and its water consumers.
b. That the name proposed for said
ulslrlct Is THE FLORIDA MESA IR.
RlGATIoN DISTRICT"
The undersigned hereby select as
committee OF three of said petitioners,
to present this petition TO your Honor.
able Board OF County Commissioner
of La Plata County, Colorado. and to
give notice of said presentation az pro-
vided by law, the following persons,
to-wit:
George Z. Williamson.
Antonio D, Trujillo.
Herbert N. Spinning.
3, Your petitioners further show
mat they, the undersigned, constitute
a majority of the resident freehoIders
within said proposed district and that
they are also owners In the aggregate
or majority of the whole number
OF acres belonging to the resident free.
holders within said proposed district.
Your petitioners further accompany
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
)f all costs incurred In said proceeu-
ngs In case said organization shall
lot be effected.
And your petitioners pray that upon
he presentation of this petition TO
said Board OF County Commiss fonerg
1our Honorable Board do forthwith
proceed according to law to define, de-
ermine and establish the boundaries
" said proposed district, to submit the
question of final organization of the
ame to the vote of the qualified elec.
ors OF said district, es provided by
aw, and to do and perform all such
ther acts and things in the premises
s are required by law And your pc
ioners will ever pray.
GEORGE Z. WILLIAMSON.
ANTONIO ID. TRUJILLO.
HARBERT N. SPINNING.
P. A. WAHLBERG,
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