Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-19
PETITION FOR FORMATION OF AN
IRRIGATION DISTRICT.

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To the Honorable, the Board of Coun
" 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
siding to provide for the irrigation OF
the same, hereby petition your Honor
| ableb 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 1t Is the purpose of your
| petitioners to organize an irrigation
| district from the land hereinafter de
scribed, 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, 1905,' 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.
8. 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. v of the S.W. n of
section 10, township 33 north. range 0
west of the New Mexico Principal
Meridian; thence east to the south
east corner of the said NV. " of the
S.W. u of section 19; thence south to
the southwest corner of the NE. Il
OF the NV. V of section 80; thence
east to the southeast corner of the
said N E. u of the NV. u of section
~; thence north TO the north
quarter corner OF said section 30;
thence east along the north sec
lion line of said section 80 TO the
northeast corner of said section 30;
thence north to the p. 4 corner of
section 19; thence west to the south.
east corner of S.W. u of the NE "a
OF said section 10; thence north to the
northeast corner of the NV. u of
the NE. VI of said section l9; 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 s; thence
north 10 the north quarter corner of
SAID section 8; thence east TO the
northeast corner of said section 8;
thence north TO the west quarter cor
ner OF section 4; thence east TO the
center OF said section 4, thence north
To the north quarter corner OF said
section A. all in township SO north.
range s. west
Thence east to the southeas, cor.
ner OF section S5. township "a north |
Ute, range west, thence north on |
section lines to the northeast corner
OF section IL Ute. same township and |
range; thence east to the southeast
corner of section Ute, town |
ship "a north. Ute, Range 81
west; thence north to the north |
east corner of said section 6 Ute:
thence west on section lines TO the
center of the north section line of sec.
tion 2 Ute, township 81 north
Ute, range 8 west; thence
south to the southeast corner
Of the NE. u of the N. w. " of sec.
lion IL Ute, same township and range;
thence west 10 the southwest corner
OF the NE. Y of the NE. V OF sec
ION 10 Ute. same township and range.
-hence north to the north section line
d section Ute, same township and
'ange' thence west to the south quar-.
Ter corner of section IL, township
~. north range Q west; thence
lorth to the northeast corner of the
',E OF the NV. Y OF section ii.
ownship u uorth. range = west;