The Holly chieftain., 1910-01-21
PETITION
To the Board Of County Commissioners Of Pro-
srs County. Colorado:


To the Board Of County Commissioners Of Prow-
ers County. Colorado:
We, the undersigned residents Of the County
Of Prowers. State of Colorado. desiring to pro-
vide for the irrigation Of certian lands embraced
within the bou, daries of an irrigation district
as hereinafter described. propose the organi.
zation Of an irrigation distric pursuant to and
under the provisions OF an Act of the General
Assembly Of the State Of Colorado. entitled
"An Act in Relation to Irrigation Districts. =
approved May Sd. 1905. all amendments there.
to. and to tina, end and purpose do respectfully
represent and show to the Board Of County
Commissioners Of the County Of Prowers. and
State Of Colorado. as follows:
That we constitute q major ty Of the persons
who are resident freehoiders OF agricultural
lands within said proposed district. or who are
the owners Of land to the extent Of forty acres
or more within said p. opposed district and re-
side within Prowers County. Colorado. and
that we are also owners in the aggregate Of a
majority Of the whole number Of acres belong.
ing to resident freeholders Of agriculture lands
within said proposed district. or belonging to
the owners Of lands to the extent Of forty acres
or more within said proposed district resident
within Prowers County. Colorado.
We further represent and stale that it is the
purpose ol the petitioners to organize an irriga-
tion district under the provisions Of the said Act
above mentioned. and amendments thereto. and
that general description OF the boundaries Of
such proposed district is as follows. to wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner of Section
II. township % south. range As west. thence
east eighty (8O) rods. thence north eighty (8O)
rods, thence east one hundred and sixty (16O)
rods, thence north eighty (8O) rods. thence
east eighty (8O) rods. to line Of Section II.
thence cas-, eighty (8O rods. thence south one
hundred and sixty Q6O) rods. thence east
eighty (80) rods. thence north eighty (8O)
rods, thence east one hundred and sixty (16O)
rods. thence south eighty (8O) rods. to the
southeast corner Of Section IL. thence east
eighty (8O) rod. to the southeast corner Of the
Southwest quarter (SW 1.4) Of Southwest
quarter s " IA Of Section Z. Township 23
South. Range A west Of the Sixth Principal
Meridian, thence south eighty 80 rods. thence
east one undred and sixty-16O-rods. thence
north eighty-80-rods. thence cas-, one-l-mile
to the southeast corner OF southwest quarter
8 W 1-4-of southeast quarters e l-4.of section
8. thence south two hundred and forty .24O-
rods, thence west two hundred and forty.24O-
rods, thence south eighty 80 rods. to the
southwest corner Of Section II. thence east
eighty 80 rods thence south one hundred
and sixty .16O. rods. thence west eighty ~.
rods to the center nf the east line Of section
10, thence south eighty 80 rods thence west
one hundred and sixty 100 rods, thence south
two hundred and forty -24O- rods to the center
Of section 30, thence east two hundred and
forty .24O. rods, thence south one hundred and
sixty rods, thence east eighty 80. rods on the
south line Of section 20 to the center thereof.
thence south eighty .8O.rods. thence cas-. eighty
80. rods, thence south two hundred and forty
.24O. rods. thence east to the west bank OF
Wolf Creek, thence in southerly direction
along the west bank of said Wolf Creek to
where il intersects the east and west half
section line in the center Of section 8. town.
sh D "a south, range A west Of the sixth prin-
cipa meridian thence east to the southwest cor
ner of northwest quarter Ia Of nsection lO.
thence north one hundred and sixty (l6O) rods.
thence east eighty (8O) rods. thence north one
and one half q 1-2) miles thence east eighty
(8O) rods, to the center Of Section "a. Town.
ship % South Range A West. thence north
two hundred and forty (24O) rods. thence east
eighty (8O) rods. thence north eighty (SO
rods. thence east eighty 800 rods; thence
north one hundred and sixty C6O) reds to the
northwest corner Of Section 26. ,heuce north
one hundred and sixty (160) rods. thence east
eighty (SO) rods. thence north one hundred
and sixty (l6O) rods. thence cast eighty (SO)
rods, theace north eighty (8O) rods. thence
cas-, one hundred and sixty (160) rods. thence
south (8O) rods to the southeast corner Sec.