The Greeley tribune., 1911-07-06
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
State OF Colorado
County Of Larimer.

In the Matter Q. eriorities, Of Waier siol
Rights In District No. - p'is-o"
No. l. State 60. e css9sa'0' ssss.
Petition Of the North Poudre lrriga.
1iSn companss so,,i of SoTpSfas.Sn' ppiSers.Sn and
Pnuns Piaee Of 'I rse OF Of Certain Water FOR
Irrigation PURPOSES: os;.:
The People of the state OF Colorado
to ali persons associations and eor-
porations and all others .nteresteH as as
or reservoir appropriation and prior.
ity OF right to the use OF Watsf N
water District. Ne. 3. DivislSn rTf re; Se!: !:
WHEREAS. on the 2oth day OF
June. a. D. 1911, the following order sd
was made and entered OF recoru Az
1911, comes the petitioner The Nofth
Poudre Irriga'ion COMPANY, ny aet.tfon
Seretofore S., E fiied in the above entitled
proceeding. in which sad SAID ISinSs pJ,is,9HgI. al.
sets forth and 1bs among ar,bur Gtns irrisation
Company is a mutual ditch company,
existing under and by virtue OF the
laws Of the state Of Colorado, and
that heretofore, in certain PR proceed ed
ing in this Court, entitled IN ,ne
Matter Of the Adjudication OF Priori-
Wa,er ss Gi pisfrie, nsfae 30. ). Division No Of
the State of Colorado" there was de-
creed to the said ditch of The Arthur
Irrigation Company iSs-ang lrior,yS ana II WAS
asjudeed eIsa and decreed that there. be
allowed to flow into said ditch from
ne ,hs csshs easie feet is pG'aFs ol water % per
second OF time. the appro.
priation whereof took effect on .s,ss ano
from the first day of June. 4. .. 1853;
and IL was further decreed in said
same proceeding TO the said ditcn py
3s. and it was adjudged and decreed
that there be allowed 10 now INTO
said ditch from the Cache. la Poudre
domestic purposes. si.s7 cubic feet Of
water per second of time. the appro.
priation whereof took effect on, ana
the Ist day of April, A. D. 1871 and
in said same proceeding ii was de-
creed to said ditch. by second enlarge,
was adjudged and decreed that there
be allowed to flow into sa,d oiten @
from the Cache la Poudre River' Ior
purposes. 1888 cubic feet OF water per
second of time, the appropriation OF
which water took effect ION on an ana 9oIe ene
day of July, a. D. 1872; and In sa,o
same proceeding IL was decreed 10
said ditch. by third e1largemsas ana I, Was
adjudged and decreed that there be
allowed to flow into said diteh from
the Cache la Poudre River, Tor the
irrigation Of lands and 1omestie pur-
poses 632s cubic feet of water per
second of time. the appropriation OF
which water took enect on & ana I'm ,ne
the 1st day of September. \. D. 1873;
and in said same proceeding IT was
decreed to that ditch No. 2 known s as
Benjamin 7. Whedbee, and Lewis Sc
cord, Priority No. 2. by construction
thereof. and it was adiudged and de-
hat ber he allowed to flow
into said ditch from the cache "a
Poudre River, for the irrigation OF
cubic feet of water. per second OF
time; the appropriation of which wa
ter took effect on, and the priority
June. A. D. 1866 and in said same
proceedings there was decreed to said
last named ditch Priority Nc. -. by
adjudged and decreed that there be
allowed to flow into said ditch from
the Cache la Poudre River, for the ir-
poses. 4.ss cubic feet of water per
second of time. the appropriation OF
whieh water & took effeet on, da,ss ana fram ane
the 1st day of July. 4. D. 1866; and
in said same proceeding, there vas
70 saae sS lsss seeond
thereof. and it was adjudeed and de-
creed to said ditch that there be al
the Cache la Poudre River, for the ir-
rixation of lands and domestic pur-
poses. 4.ss cubic. feet OF water per
gsiority thereof No. e dates from.
The LIST day, Of June, 1883; That one
priations and DEGREES of water to the
Natrous. whedbee & secord Ditch.
ssid TSe Arthur 1rrisaton ir Company.
and by decree of this Court has been
daily transferred and changed in point
sesd ditch of The Arthur Irrigation
and petitioner further AYERS shs. that
Inverted through the Arthur Ditch,
Fer the use and benefit of its stock
holders. that the said The Arthur Ir-
tSe full amount of stock authorized
1eang outstanding and amounting 70
aeteen hundred ,isoo9 shares; es, and na that mat
stock Of The Arthur Irrigation Com
tssnths ass' of the sppropriat,ons 50 a.
creed to said ditch by virtue Of the
sSd by virtue Of the Transfer afore-
said. and that petitioner desires to
chanRe the point Of diversion and md
amount of water represented by his
ownership Of 200 shares of stock as
aforesaid in The Arthur irriga!4lSSn 4Sa
Arthur Ditch to the heao gate of the
North Fork Ditch, located on thA
North Fork of the Cache la Poudre
River. tributary of the. Cache IA
Poudre River. North IS degrees 40
minutes West var Is degrees Easp
$50 feet from the northwest corner
o1 Section IS. Township 10 North,
Range II West. in Larimer County,
Colorado. thence to be carried and
used for irrigation purposes. and that
the water so owned by petitioner 10
Docessary for the irrigation of lands
Belonging to petitioners stockholders.
lying under said ditch. petitioner be-
i19 q mutual ditch company.
And petitioner further AYERS that
said chance Of the point of diversion
viii not injuriously Affect the right
e6 other users of water or appropri-
ators of water to the use Of water in
the Cache la Poudre River and its
tributaries. and will not in1uriously
aRoct the vested rights of other ap-
propriators OF water in the Cache Ia
.foudre River and its tributaries. in
water District No. 3, Division No. l,
state Of Colorado.
And petitioner further AYERS that