Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-02

tne - IL. "A Oh tbe NE. a Oh section
10. same township and range; thence
south to the southwest corner OF the
S. E. u OF the SIC. Il of said sec
lion 10. which is n point on the north
line of section Ute, township "a
north Ute, range 8 west; thence west
on section lines to a point on the
north section line of section 8 Ute,
same township and range, where the
ADimas river crosses said section line.
Thence, following the east bank OF
said Animas river in IA general south
erly direction through section s Ute
8 Ute. II Ute and Is Ute, in township
"a North Ute, range 3 west; and sec
tons 13 and "a, township "a
North Ute, range 10 west; sec.
tions 10 and 80. 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. Il. OF the SW q of said see
tion 81, all in township "a north Ute
range 8 west thence south TO the
northeast corner of the NV. u of the
S.W. Il of section township 33 north.
range west; thence west to the west
thence south along the range line to
the west quarter corner of section ls;
thence east TO the center of said sec
tion IS; thence south To the center OF
section 19; thence west to the west
quarter corner of said section 10 all
in township 80 north, range 8 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 hnds, which although
the same lie within the boundariea
thereof, comprise no part OF the same
and are hereby expressly excluded and
exempted from said district to-wit:
The N. u of section 10, township
"a north Ute, range . west, the E. -
OF the S.W. a and the e. " of section
19, the N. u of section 20, the w. -
o. the S.W. 4 of section 20, the e. -
of the w. X and the E. y OF sec
tion so, the NE. u of the NV. a.
and the e. " of section 81, the w lb
OF the w. Y of section 80, all in town
ship "a north Ute, range west
The w. " of the w Y of section 8:
the NE. 4 of the NE. n of section
4; and the NV. q of the NV. a of
section 8. All in township 80 north,
range .-Svest..,-.
4. 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 3, town
snip 30 north, range s west, N. NJ +,
NJ. lhis reservoir to have q capacity
oi approximately thirty thousand acre
1eet. From this reservoir the water
VIII be turned into the channel of the
Florida river, through which it will be
conveyed to the headgate of the di,
version canal, which will be located
Ill or near the southwest corner of
section 4, township 35 north, range s
west; the capacity of said canal being
approximately two hundred cubic feet
per second. A suitable system for
the purpose of conveying the waters
ulrectly to the lands, TO be irrigated,
is also to be constructed
b. The district shall also have
power to, and is formed to pur.
chase, acquire, lease or rent any
OF all bitches, canals or res.
erVoirs and their franchises now
existing within the exterior bound.
alles oil said district or which
supply water to any of the lands en-
braced within the exterior boundaries
OF said district or lands which can
conveniently be watered from said dis
trict system, and any ditch or bitches.
canal or canals. reservoir or reser.
Voirs, water rights or water works that
may De necessary or advantageous To
SAID district and its water consumers
=. That the name proposed for said
district is THE FLORIDA MESA IR.
RlGAT1ON DISTRICT"
Z. The undersigned hereby select as a
of three of said petitioners
To present this petition TO your Honor.
able Board of County Commissioners
Of La, Plata County, Colorado. and to
give notice of said presentation as pro.
'ided by law, the following persons.
.o-wit:
George Il, Williamson.
Antonio ID. Trujillo.
Herbert n Spinning.
y. Your petitioners further show
nat they, the undersigned, constitute
majority of the resident freeholders
within said proposed district and that
hey arc also owners in the aggregate
II a majority of the whole number
II acres belonging to the resident free.
'olders within said proposed district
Your petitioners further accompany
MS petition by good and sufficient
'ond to be approved by your Honnra,
,ie Foard In double The amount of
ne probable cost of organizing said
lstrlct, conditioned for the payment
1 all costs incurred In said proeee,.
ngs in case said organization shall
OF be effected.
And your petitioners pray that upon
ne presentation of this petition TO
lld Board of County Commissioner
our honorable Board do forthwith
roceed according to law to define, de.
,rmine and establish the boundaries
SAID proposed district, to submit the
iestion of final organization of the
me to the vote of the qualified elec.
RS OF said district. as provided by
W. ana to do and perform all such
her acts and things in the premises
are required by law. And your ne.
'nefs Will ever pray.
GEORGE F.. WILLIAMSON
ANTONIO D. TRuJILIO.
HARBERT N. SPINNING.
p. A. WAHLBERG,
FANNIE F., WILLIAMSON,