Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-02
PETITION FOR FORMATION OF AN
IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
To the Honorable, the Board of cClr

To the Honorable, the Board of COun.
ty Commissioners of La Plata
| County, Colorado:
We. the undersigned, constituting a
majority OF the resident freeholders
owning lands in the proposed irriga-
| ton district hereinafter described, de.
string TO provide for the irrigation OF
| the same, hereby petition your Honor
| able Board for the organization of an
| irrigation district of the area and with
| the boundaries hereinafter described,
and do respectfully show and repre-
| sent to your Honorable Board:
l, That II Is the purpose of your
petitioners to organize an irrigation
district from the land hereinafter de
seribed, under the provisions OF an act
OF the General Assembly of the state
| of Colorado, entitled, AN Act in Re-
lation to Irrigation Districts Approved
| May 3. 1900" and all Acts amenda
| tory thereof
2. That the County of La Plata, in
| the State of Colorado. embraces all
acreage of said proposed district
3. That general description of the
boundaries of said proposed irrigation
district is as follows. to-wit:
Commencing at the southwest cor
ner OF the NV. a of the SW. u of
section 10. township 33 north, range .
west of the New Mexico Principal
Meridian; thence east to the south
east corner of the said NV. u of the
S.W. q of section 49,; thence south to
the southwest corner of the NE a
OF the NV. u of section 80; thence
east TO the southeast corner of the
said NE. u Of the NV u of section
80; thence north to the north
quarter corner OF said section 30:
thence east along the north sec
tion line of said section 30 10 the
northeast corner of said section 30;
thence north to the Il. a corner of
section 10; thence west to the south
east corner of S,W. u of the NE q
OF said section 10; thence north to the
northeast corner of the NV. a of
the NE 4 of said section 10: thence
east to the northeast corner of said
section 10. thence north to the east
quarter corner OF section Z; thence
east TO the center OF section 3; thence
north to the north quart-i corner of
said section 5 thence east to the
northeast corner of said section S;
thence north to the west quarter cor.
ner of section 1 thence east to the
center of said section 4. thence north
to The north quarter corner of said
section 4; all in township 80 north, +
range 9 west.
Thence east to the southeast cor.
ner of section 30. township "a north
Ute, range . west; thence north on
section lines TO the northeast corner
OF section II Ute. same township and
range; thence easr to the southeast
corner of section G Ute. town
ship "a north Ute. Range
vest; thence north to the north.
sast corner of said section Ute;
hence west on section lines TO the
ENTER of the north section line of sec,
ion Ute, township "a north
Jte, range 8 west; thence /
outh to the southeast corner
II the NE. u of the N. w. u of sec G
ion II Ute, same township and range: o
hence west TO the southwest corner t
I the NE. u of the NE 4 OF sec.
ion 10 Ute. same township and range;
hence north to the north section line
section 3 Ute. same township and
lnge; thence west to the south quar-
,r corner of section IL, township
I. north range . west; thence
orth to the northeast corner of the
q. Y of the NV. Y of section IL,
'wuship 81 north. range . west;