The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1910-08-05

siai election in and for the Mammoth
Irrigation District has been nniy
called. to be held on TUESDAY. THE THE
a the times and places in said District
hereinafter stated.
Al : meeting q the Board d.; Of D. , P ,nn
D isss duly and regaisrly held at a.
office At Hartman, Colorado. on the
eighteenth day OF July. A. ID. 1910. the
following resolutions were unanimous
Resolved. That for the purpose OF
constructing. purchasing or acquiring
water rights, canals, bitches and works:
and acquiring the necessary rights OF
way therefor. and for the purpose OF
the bonds Of the District. and other
laws Of the state Of Colorado relative
laid before the hoard the extent. de.
scrfption and character of proposed
irrigation system for the District. con
sisting of q six-tenths interest In me
Mammoth Reservoir and the construc-
tion of the Mammoth Canal. and the
SECURING of certain rights to the
completion OF said reservoir by said
District, all As fully described In the
proposed contract, and the various
plans, schedules and statements this
day sumbltted and presented by The
Purgatoire Development Company: that
this Board has estimated and deter
mined. and does hereby estimate and
determine the amount OF money neces-
sary to be raised for such purposes. at
the sum and amount of three million
four hundred thousand dollars t3,4OO.-
Ooe.o0), and that special election shall
be and is hereby forthwith called. at
which election there shall be submit
Irrigation District possessing the quail
ffications prescribed by law, the ques-
ton Of whether or not the bonds OF
said amount Of three milllon four hun
dred thousand dollars t3.40O 100000
hereby estimated and determined.
Also the following resolution:
tract this day submitted by The Purga-
toire Development Company, and here
duly considered by this Board. Is here
by accepted and approved, and the
President and Secretary of this Board
and in behalf OF The Mammoth frriga-
ton District. to execute. attest and en-.
ter into the said contract in behalf of
as it's executive officers. subject to the
approval and ratification of the law
fut electors of said District, expressed
In the manner and at the time provid-
ed by law, and by the order of this
Board
And be it further Resolved. that the
President and Secretary OF this Board
directed to submit to the legal quail
fled electors of the said District. at the
special election this day already called.
at which there Is to be submitted the
question of tho Issuance of the bonds
OF the District, the further question as
TO whether the said contract between
The Purgatoire Development Company
and The Mammoth Irrigation District
shall be authorized and ratified by the
lawful electors of the said District.
And be it further Resolved. that the
said special election, both upon the
question of the issuance Of the bonds
of the District and of the acceptance.
and ratification of the
said contract shall be called and held
upon the notice and in the manner as
by law on the sixteenth day
of August A. D. 1910.
The contract SO presented to. and ac-
cepted and adopted by the Board. sub
ject to the approval of the voters of
the District. is as follows:
TOIRE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY,
AND Nn1,, THE MAMMOTH IRRIGATION
This agreement, made and entered
by and between The Purgatoire Devel-
opment Company, corporation organ
matter designated and referred to as
The Company" party Of the first
part, and the Mammoth Irrigation Dis
trict. municipal corporation organ
lied and existing under and by virtue
of the laws of the State of Colorado.
hereinafter elm, DESIGNATED and referred to
Dart pa M,nesse.h P Phhsty of the second
Whereas. the said District has been
organized for the purpose of Acquire
Ing and constructing system of
the irrigation of the lands embraced
therein. said District being situated in
the Counties of Prowers and Kiowa in
the State of Colorado. and comprising
about. but not to exceed. eighty-five
thousand (s5,0Oo) acres of land; and,
Whereas, it Is necessary for said
lot ri 80 = t.xl.,
reservoir sites water rights and prop
erty to complete n system suitable and
adequate for the needs of said District
and,
Whereas. the said Company is now
the owner of certain water rights. res
ervoirs rights. including actual con-
eryoir. with filings. priorities. appro-
priations and rights of way suitable
for proper and sufficient irrigation
system system for The >, said District, and is
plete. construct and turn over on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set
necessary and sufficient to supply the
said District;
Now. therefore. in consideration of
ana under the contracts. agreements.
contained. and the payments to be
made as hereinafter set forth. the said
e con panya proposes 3S and agrees to sell
water rights, filings. reservoir rights
rights of way, priorities and appropri-
atlons as hereinafter set forth, on the
terms and conditions named. and also
to construct and complete the entire
irrigation system. including the com
pletlon of the Mammoth Reservoir on
the Purgatoire River and the Main Sup
ply Ditch. all as hereinafter more spe-
Critically described. and constituting as
whole a complete Irrigation system
70" The said District,
The said proposal and agreement OF
said Company Is divided Into three
separate propositions hereinafter stat.
ed as First. Second and Third. and be.
ing as follows: