Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-13
PETITION FOR FORMATION OF AN
IRRIGATION DISTRICT.

To the Honorable, the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of La Plata
County Colorado:
We, the undersigned, constituting
majority of the resident freeholders
owning lands in the proposed irriga
tion district hereinafter described. de-
string to provide for the irrigation of
the same, hereby petition your Honor.
able Board for the organization of an
irrigation district of the area and with
the boundaries hereinafter described,
and do respectfully show and repre-
sent TO your Honorable Board:
]. That it is the purpose of your
petitioners to organize an irrigation
district from the land hereinafter de.
scribed under the provisions of an
act OF the General Assembly of the
State of Colorado, entitled, An Act
in Relation to Irrigation Districts. Ap-
proved May 3. 1905" and all Acts
amendatory thereof.
2. That the County of La Plata, in
the State of Colorado, embraces all
acreage of said proposed district.
3. That general description of the
boundaries of said proposed irrigation
district is as follows, to wit;
Commencing at the southwest cor
ner of the NV. Y of the SW. 4 of
section 19, township 33 north. range Q
west of the New Mexico Principal
Meridian: thence east to the south
east corner of the said NV. u of the
S.W. z of section 10; thence south to
the southwest corner of the NE a of
the NV a of section 30; thence east
to the southeast corner of the NE. a
of the NV. u of section 30; thence
north to- the north quarter corner of
said section 80; thence east along the
north section line of said section 30
to the northeast corner of said section
80: thence north TO the f. a corner
of section 10; thence west to the
southeast corner of S.W 4 of the
NE. u of said section 19: thence
north TO the northeast corner of the
NV. Y of the NE Y of said section
10; thence east to the northeast cor
ner of said section 10: thence north
to the east quarter corner of section
I; thence east to the center of sec
ton s; thence north to the north
quarter corner of said section s:
thence east to the northeast corner
of said section s; thence north to the
west quarter corner of section 4
thence east to the center of said sec
ton 4; thence north to the north quar-
ter corner of said section 4 all in
township 33 north. range west.
Thence east to the southeast cor
ner of section 80. township "a north
Ute. range 8 west; thence north on
section lines 10 the northeast corner
of section II Ute, same township and
range; thence east TO the northwest
corner of ssection Ute, township "a
north Ute, range west; thence south
TO the southwest corner OF section is
Ute: thence east to the south quarter
corner of said section is Ute; thence
north to the north quarter corner of
said section 49,; thence west 10 the
northwest corner of the NE. "a of the
NV Y of section IS; thence north
to the northeast corner of the NV
Y of the NV. u of section Ute;
thence east to the southeast corner
of section Ute; thence north TO the
northeast corner of said section G
Uls, township 81 north Ute. range 8
west; thence west on section lines to
the center OF the north section line of
section 2 Ute, township "a north
Ute, range west; thence south TO the
southeast corner of the NE u of the
NV. "a OF section II Ute, same town
ship and range; thence west TO the
southeast corner of the NV. "a of the
NE. Il of section 10 Ute, same town
ship and range: thence north to the
north section line of section 3 Ute,
same township and range: thence
west on section lines to the center of
the north section line of section 5 Ute,
same township and range.
Thence south to the center of sec
ton s. same township and range /.
thence east TO the southeast corner
of the SW u of the NE. Y of said
section s; thence south to the south.
west corner of the S.E. a of the Sc.
u of said section s; thence west to
the north quarter corner of section II;
thence south to the northeast corner
OF the S.E. u of the NV u OF said |
section II; thence west to northwest
corner of the Sc. Il of the NV. u
of section II; thence south to the |
northeast corner of the NV. u OF the
S.W. u of section II: thence west
to the northwest corner of the NV. |
a OF the S.W. a of section II: thence
south to the northeast corner of section |
19; thence west to the north quarter
corner of said section 10; thence south