The Glenwood post., 1910-12-31

lease or rent and operate for its use and
reservoir and their franchises and water
rights, appropriations and decreed priori-
ties to the use of water, properties. rights.
privileges and easements, the same COM
prising a system of irrigation already con-
structed or partially constructed:
1. The Grass Valley Irrigation Ditch
(also known as the Grass Valley Canal, the
Grass Valley Irrigation Canal, and the
Grass Valley Irrigation Ditch) the head
gate Of which is located on the East fork
Of Rife Creek. on the northwest quarter
tion twenty seven (27) Township four t4)
South of Range ninety two (92) west of
the Sixth t6th) P. NJ. in Garfield County,
Colorado, the location of said ditch and
ment signed by Edward Eirs E. Pray dated ted
March 2. 1887, and recorded in Book No
9. Page 432. and also by q, map and state
ment signed by The GRASS Valley Land.
Loan and Irrigation Company. dated Nov
ember 2S, 1892 and filed in the Recorders
office of said County on December 5, 1892,
and numbered therein 1898; together with
sub-laterals, fumes, dikes, embankments
dams, bridges, weirs, head-gates appur-
tenances, privileges. franchises and effects
belonging thereto in any wise thereun
to appertaining and as originally or as ROW
located.
2. Water priority No. 119 (a) in Water
District No. SO in the State of Colorado
said priority being evidenced by decree
of the District Court of the County of Gar
field Colorado, dated June 80, 1892. and
recorded in Book IS. at page 1872, in the
office of the Clerk and Recorder of said
County, which said decree awarded to The
Grass Valley Land, Loan and Irrigation
Company the right to appropriate hun
dred l1O0) cubic feet of water per second
of time from the unappropriated waters of
Rifle Creek for irrigation and domestic
purposes, said appropriation relating back
to and dating from July 20, 1887
5. The Grass Valley Reservoir said
reservoir being evidenced by a map and
statement dated November IS, 1892. sign
| ed by the Grass Valley Land. Loan and Ir
rigation Company, and situate on all or
quarter tA) of the southeast quarter %
of section twelve (12). the east half ~
of Section thirteen (13), the northeast
of section twenty four t24). all in town
| ship five 80 south of range ninety two
| (92) west of the Sixth t6th) P. M; also
the southwest quarter 90 of the south
and the northwest quarter (h) of the
northwest quarter Gh), and the southwest
and the northwest quarter 90 of the
| southwest quarter (h) of Section Eighteen
| (ls), Township five (5l south of range
| ninety t91) west of the Sixth t6th)
| p. NJ: the capacity of said reservoir being
| 100000 900 cubic feet and said map and
statement thereof having been filed and ap-
/
| of Colorado on December s, 1892 and filed
| in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of
Garfield County on December -. 1892 :
also evidenced by plat approved by the
the United States on April s. 1890 !:
dams, gates, embankments. weirs ap
purtenances. rights of way, approaches,
roadways, privileges, franchises and effects
| belonging thereto in anywise appurte-
nant to said reservoir.
A. Reservoir priority No. in water dis
| trict No 80 of the State of Colorado; said
priority being determined by decree of the
| District Court of Garfield County, Colorado.
dated April 3, 1893, which said decree
awards to the owner of said Grass Valley
| fork of Rifle Creek 17O,O0O,000 cubic feet
of water through the Grass Valley Canal
from the waste, surplus and unappropriat-
| ed waters Nof said Greek said priority dat
! ing from the first day of April, 1891, sub
| ject to conditions of the decree of said
Court touching water rights in said Water
District No. 80, dated May II, 1899.
| SIXTH
| The name proposed for such Irrigation
District is THE GRASS VALLEY IRRIGA-
| TION DISTRICT.
| SEVENTH
We hereby select committee of three
of the undersigned petitioners to present
| this petition to the Board of County Com
missioners of Garfield County Colorado.
| of presentation as required by law:
c. H. G. MILLER,
f. l.. Mac LEOD
p. S. MULKEY.
Said Irrigation District is formed to pur-
chase. acquire, lease rent. the canal
and reservoir and their franchises, and
water rights, appropriations and decreed
prforities to the use of water. properties
rights, privileges and easements, set forth
and described in the Fifth paragraph of
nG he mi hy ttbf oh 40 t..
proposed to supply water for the irrigation
of the lands embraced in such District all
of which is now owned by The Farmers
Irrigation Company, Colorado corpora
tion.
The Board of Directors of said District
shall have the power. in addition to the
means to supply water to the District pro-
posed by this Petition to construct. sc-
quire, purchase lease. rent or condemn any
and all canals, bitches, reservoirs, reser-
-yoir SITES water, water rights, rights of
way, or other property necessary for the
use of the District. acquire by con-
demnation or otherwise, the right to en-
large any ditch. canal or reservoir already
constructed or partially constructed.
WHEREFORE Petitioners respectfully
pray that upon the presentation of this pc
tition and proof being made that notice
thereof has been duly given and that said
petition is signed by the requisite number
of petitioners, all as prescribed by law,
said Honorable Board of County Commits
sioners forthwith proceed according to law
to define and establish the boundaries of
said proposed district and submit the ques-
tion of the final organization of the same
to the vote of the qualified electors resi- |
dent within said proposed district, and to
the qualified electors of said proposed dis |
trict. and that said Honorable Board do |
and perform such other acts and things in |
the premises are required by law, and
your petitioners will ever pray. etc.
SARAH A. FLEMING
f. L. Mac LEOD
r. +. BOWLES
ANNA PRETI
]. F. ROBERTI
FELIX DIEMOZ
MARIE DIEMOZ
c. II. C. MILLER
A. BROWN
BERT TAYLOR
CLAIRE TAYLOR
SAM n. BOWLES
w I. McCRORY
LILLE NJ. McCRORY
ANNIE X. BOWLES
G. w. HENDRICKSON
CAROLINE HENDRICKSON
SARAH W. Mac LEOD
NJ. D. Mac LEOD
TAYLOR