The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-16

vey of land. $1.S04.15; cost of Ditch
No. 8, $5,96624; cost of bridges,
$263.59; survey of Ditch No. 2.
$453.67;. fuel, shelter and sundries,
$3.125.31; expense account to July
9th, $1,19S.39; cost of town survey.
$76245; town improvements, s2,-
557.05; tree account, $1,490.90;
town hall. $1,000; New York general
expense account, $2,595.41; Greeley
general expense account, $3,S19.3S;
sundries, $395.65. An inventory of
the colony property, aside from the
lands still owned. showed in favor OF
the colony to the amount of So
$4,000. The finances of the colony
at the date of this writing October
25th) show a balance in the hands
of the treasurer of $9,03S.66.
Amount due from colonists for town
lots and water rights attached to
eighty acre tracts, and payable be-
tween date and April 8. 1871. $34.-
985. From this must be deducted the
cost of building Ditch No. 2. the con-
tract for which, in thirteen sections.
amounting to twenty-six miles, was
given out about August 27th, at an
estimated cost of $4,000. This
ditch, capable of irrigating some
fifty thousand acres of land. is pro-
crossing rapidly and under contract
to be finished by January l, 1871.
During the month of September
the second "upheavfng Of the wat
ers" occurred in the history of the
colony. A movement, originally or
ganized to place the board of trus-
tees in possession Of its legal rights,
as defined by the act of incorpora-
tion, and make the executive COM
mittee an advisory and initiatory
body, passed out of the hands of
those initiating 1t, and during per-
iod Of excitement resulted in the
passage of resolutions calling upon
the board of trustees and the MEM
bers of the executive committee both
ito resign. This each promptly did.
and new election, held October
5th, resulted in the choice of the
present board OF trustees and the
executive council of twelve; four of
the latter body sitting in joint ses-
sion with the former. These now
act in harmony with each other.
The statistics that follow are COM
piled from the official records Of
the colony. and therefore, at this
date October 25th), are authentic
and reliable. Persons abroad who
design visiting or locating here will
see at glance the prospect before
them, and can act accordingly:
Business lots in town, $50.
Resident lots in town, 673.
Reserved for churches. schools.
town hall. seminary. court house
and other public purposes. 221
OF business lots. none remain un-
located. That is to say. they are all
held on certificates by members of
the colony. All claims not improved
by April 5, 1871 lapse back to, the
colony on refunding the amount
originally paid for membership. On
some of these a business lot may
have been taken, and eventually be
thrown open to those who have not
secured one.
or resident lots. sixty-three are
INDICATED. and therefore open to
new corners. These comprise all the
lots proper in the town of Greeley
not taken up. They are mainly in
the east and north section of the
town, and are desirable locations for
residence.
OF outlying tracks yet open for
selection. there are as follows:
I3 blocks OF about Az acres each.
sc plots OF acres each.
SIS plots of 10 acres each.
% plots of 90 acres each.
81 plots OF 40 acres each.
To be taken. one on each certifi-
cate OF membership.
or government and railroad lands
under Ditch No. 2, now in process of
construction. there are open to coll
onists under certain specified con-
ditiOns the following:
6 lots of 10 acres each.
21 lots Of 20 acres each.
So lots of 40 acres each.
101 lots Of 80 acres each.
We desire to call the special atten-