Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-07
NOTICE. OF IRRIGATION DISTRICT
EI.ECTION


in the County OF La Plata, In the state
OF Colorado, at meeting OF said Hoard
duly and regularly heid A. me oii, .s,a, o.
ON the second day OF July A.. y; 1910:
''wHERsAs, the Board Of Directors Of
The Fioridn Mesa Irrigation District OF
La Platn County, Colorado has inquired
into and considered the cost OF providing
suitable irrigation system Tor the needs
of said District. and for the purpose OF
which said District was created, and mas
examined for that purpose the plans. spec
ifications and estimates provided by Us
engineer and by the engineer of Tile IiO-
neer Construction Company proposing 10
contract with said District and has ex-
amined all other available data which
would assist the Board In making an es-
Innate of said costs:
NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED
that this Board has estimated and deter
mined and does hereby estimate and de-
terniiuc that the amount of money nee
essary to be raised for the purpose of con-
STRUGGLING and purchasing or acquiring the
necessary reservoir sites. reservoirs, wafer
rights canals. bitches and works and &C
auIring the necessary property and rights
therefor and for the purpose OF paying
the first years interest upon the bonds OF
the District. hereinafter mentioned. and
otherwise carrying out the provisions, sn,n, .,
III the State OF Colorado, entitled
IAN Act in Relation to Irrigation DIS
triots'' approved May 3, 1905, and all Acts
amendatory thereof, s the sum OF 4l,bO,-
5000;
AND WHEREAS, this Board after due
mined that the most reasonable and Teas
lille means of carrying out the purposes
for which the District is organized and OF
securing an irrigation system therefor is
through and under the proposition made
To the District by the Pioneer Construc-
fore on this second day OF July A. ID. 1910
duly md regularly adopted the LITIGATION
system for the District proposed by sara
The Pioneer Construction Company, ana
shown in detail by the plans and specifi-
cations of said system and has duly ana
regularly entered into a contract with
said The Pioneer Construction Company
for the sale TO said District by said Com
pany of n system of irrigation ditehes
rights, which contract IL In the words ana
sa Tais = A lGIaGs fRy. Made in aupl-
Of July. A. d. 1910, by and between THE
PIONEER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
corporation organized and existing I'M
der and by virtue OF the laws OF the State
of Colorado. Hereinafter for convenience
termed the .Gompany,2, party party Of ,hs
fsT, Pa5 snd pIsTR TIE DIV ersan
lied irrigation district under the laws of
the State of Colorado situate wholly In
M rnta c9sn sbe
party of the second part, witnesseth that
WHEREAS. the Company has CON
the purchase OF certain water rights and
priorities in the Florida Canal and the
Florida Canal Enlargement. taking their
Supply nI water from .tnt F1prlud hlNtt
In La Plata County. Colorado and for
certain interests in said Canal and En-
iargement. all represented by capital
stock issued by The Florida Canal Com
pany, Colorado corporation. the owner
of said canal and by The Florida Canal
Enlargement Company, Colorado cor
poration, the owner of said Enlargement.
representing an interest In said Canal
and Canais Enlargement as hereinafter
set out AMI i'll tho various water Nights
and filings In the Florida River. and ditch
rights of way and iaterals extending
through said District, and owned by said
Canal and Canal Enlargement Companies;
and.
WHEREAS. the Company is also the
owner of various reservoir filings and
dam sites. ditch rights of way appurten-
ant thereto. and water rights and water
filings in said Florida River. and Is also
the owner of the right to further enlarge
the said Florida Canal and laterals to a
total carrying capacity of go second feet;
and.
WHEREAS. the District desires to pur-
chase. and was organized for the purpose
of acquiring. by purchase or otherwise
and by issuing bonds therefor, an ade-
quate irrigation system for the Irrigation
of the lands Included within said District
and such other lands as may hereafter
be brought into said District by proper
WHEREAS. in the Judgment of the
Board of Directors of said District. the
said water rights. canal and ditch rights.
reservoir rights. locations and filings
above mentioned are necessary and need
ed by said District for the irrigation of
ana IurnlSnnE an adequate Supply OF
water for all the lands included and to
be included IN said District;
NOW THEREFORE,. In consideration of
the premises and of the sum OF five dol
lars $500. In hand paid by each of the
parties thereto to the other the receipt
OF which is hereby acknowledged. and In
further consideration of the sum OF ono
million and sixty Thousand dollars OF six
per cent bonds Of the District to be duly
authorized, made and Issued of date
August l. 1910. and to be paid by the
District to the Company and accepted by
the Company at par In the manner and at
the times hereinafter set forth, the Com
pany hereby agrees to sell and convey to
the District and the District agrees to
purchase from the Company. the water
WORKS and irrigation system hereinafter
described, together with all rights of way
whereon said works are constructed. OF
are to be constructed enlarged or extend
ed AS hereinafter provided and together
with all water rights. franchises. priv.
leges and appurtcnances in any manner
connected with said system of Irrigation
WORKS hereby agreed to be conveyed
said irrigation system to be fully com.
pieted In accordance with III. plans and
specifications for the construction and
o9mpietiun OF the same on file in the
office of the Secretary of the District, a.
Durango. Colorado. and marked respect.
lively Exhibit a and b 10 This contract
and signed by each Of the parties heret,
and made n part OF this contract: aisc
the rights In and to the Florida Canal
and the Florida Canal Enlargement and
IN ana TO the waters appropriated md
claimed by and through said Florida
lanai and Florida Canal Enlargement
as hereinafter more particularly sci
forth. which works and irrigation systen
10 be completed and conveyed to sale
District are more particularly described
as follows, to-wit:
'al The Pennington Lake Reservoir sit,
uHte ON the Florida River In La Plata
monnty. Colorado. In Sections "a. 81 and q
township 30 North. Range IVES
OF the New Mexico Principal Me
r,dlnn and In Sections and
township IS North. Range s West o
me New Mexico Principal Meridian tax
ing water from said Florida River ais,
ihe water filings appurtenant thereto
said reservoir to have a maximum capac
iiy az the 100 foot water line above tn
iiow line of the outlet tunnel of ST. gro Is
cuble Feet according to the contour stirve,
~ SHOWN by the maps filed In the offic,
o. Inc state Engineer of the State o
.oor'iuo; said reservoir to be complete e,
70 the capacity aforesaid. and the dan
faced with clay puddle and concrete ii
accordance with the requirements OF sal,
state Engineer of the State OF Colorado
ana tne reservoir provided with an Quite
tunnel through the rock formation mn,
with spfll-way capacity to the aInoun
OF at least $50 feet In width on the hnt
tom. all according to the plans and speci
fcations on file in the office OF the Se,.
rotary OF the District at Durango Colo
RADIO: ~
Obj Two Hundred and Fifteen rou
Hundredths t2l5-i0I of the water right
ndJudlcnfed 10 or appropriated through
the FIoridn Canal located in La Plat
County. Colorado. taking its water fron
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