Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-13
to the center Of said section 10;

section l9: all in township "a north
Ute, range . west. New Mexico Prin-
cipal Meridian: thence south to the
southwest corner of the Sc. u OF
the S.W. 4 of section 6. township
30 north, range west, New Mexico
Principal Meridian; thence east TO
me south quarter corner of said sec
tion d; thence south to the center of
section 10, same township and range;
thence west to the west quarter cor
ner of said section i9. township 33
north. range 3 west New navico Prin.
cipai Meridian: 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
ihereof. comprise no part of the same
and are hereby expressly excluded
and exempted from said district to.
wit:
The E. u Of section 2, township
~ north Ute. range west, n. NJ.
7. NJ. the W. Y OF section 4. the
T. y OF the f. V OF section ), the
+. Y of the NV. Y of section .;
the n. Y and the S.W. u OF
section 10; the S.w. Y of sec.
ton II: the e. u of the S.W
and the E. Y of section 19.
~ " OF section 20: the f. ~ of the
NV. a and the W. u of the NE
u of section 20, the w. ~ of The
S.W. Il of section 30. the Il. u of
the w. Y and the Il. V OF section
3O the NE. Y of the NV. 4. and the
l.. Y of section 81 and the w. " of
the w. z of section 80, all in township
81 north Ute. range . west. Also the
S,W. u of the NV z and the W. " of
The S.W. u of section O.. and the E. 10
OF the S.W. u and w, Y of Sc. a of
section ID. and the T. u of the f. u
OF section %, and the NV a and w.
Y of y. E. a of section %, and w. u
of w. Y of section 81. and NE. u
Of section &c, same township and
range.
The W. Y of section ): the E. u
of the E. u of section 6: the NE. L
OF the Ne. 4 of section I: and the
NV. u of section 8. All in township
80 north, range west
4. The means proposed to supply
water for the irrigation of the lands
| embraced in said proposed irrigation
Nt"'iiNt s'iN uS loiioWo.
The reservoir is to be constructed
| in the valley of the Florida river at
some place in or near section 3. town.
ship 10 north, range s west. y. NJ.
T. NJ. This reservoir to have a capac.
ity OF approximately twenty thousand
acre feet. From this reservoir the
water viii be turned into the channel
OF the Florida river, through which 1t
VIII be conveyed TO the headgate of
| he diversion canal, which will be 10.
| Gated IN or near the southwest corner
or section a, township 50 north, range
8 west; the capacity of said canal
being approximately two hundred
cubic feet per second. A suitable sys-
TEN for the purpose of conveying the
waters directly to the lands, to be ir-
rigated, is also to be constructed.
.. The district shall also have pow
err TO, and is formed to purchase
acquire. lease or rent any or all
bitches. canals or reservoirs and their
| franchises now existing within the ex-
terror boundaries of said district or
winch supply water to any of the
lands which can conveniently be
Watered from said district system.
| and any ditch or bitches, canal or
| canals, reservoir or reservoirs, water
| rights or water works that may be
necessary or advantageous TO said dis.
trict and its water consumers.
6. That the name proposed for said
district is THE FLORIDA MESA IR.
RIGATION DISTRICT"
Z. The undersigned hereby select
as committee of three of said peti.
TONERS, to present this petition to
your Honorable Board of County Com
missioners of La Plata County Colo.
RADIO and n pivA pf Gnil mr.
tation as provided by law, the follow
ing persons. to-wit:
John j. Patterson,
George E. Williamson,
w. Alya Short.
s. Your petitioners further show
that they, the undersigned. constitute
majority of the resident freeholders
within said proposed district and that
they are also owners in the aggregate
of 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 Honor.
able Board in double the amount of
the probable cost of organizing said
district. conditioned for the payment
OF all costs incurred in said proceed
ings in case said organization shall
not be effected.
And your petitioners pray that upon
the presentation of this petition to
said Board of County Commissioners
your Honorable Board do forthwith
proceed according to law to define,
determine and establish the bound
aries of said proposed district to sub.
nit the question of final organization
of the same to the vote of the quail
fled electors of said district, as pro.
vided by law and TO do and perform
all such other acts and things in the
premises as are required by law And
your petitioners will ever pray
JOHN ]. PATTERSON
GEORGE L. WILLIAMSON
w. ALVA SHORT
G. N. PATTERSON
PETER PHILLIPS
HARBERT N. SPINNING
MRS. A. l.. MONEY
CHAS. SELF
ERNEST n. CLARK
MRS. f. f. p. WILLIAMSON
MRS. Ethel. PATTERSON