Eastern Colorado times., 1913-01-03
THE BIG SANDY IRRIGA
TION DITCH FRAUD.
The Times Will, From. Week
to Week Give the Taxpay-
ers the Facts.
[Continued from last week.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
TO all the land owners within the
boundaries sof the proposed "The Big
Sunday Irrigation District" as shown
by the annexed petition, and,
To All Others Whom 1t May Con-
Germ; Take Notice that we, the under
signed, committee of three sign
ers of the annexed pet tion
duly appointed by said petitioners
to present said petition to the board
OF county commissioners of Cheyenne
CO., Colo. and togive notice of said pre-
sentation will appear before the board
ofcounty commissioners of Cheyenne
county, state Of Colorado, at ameeting
OF said board of county commissioners
of said county, to be held at the court
house at Cheyenne Wells, Colorado,
on Monday the 2lst day of September
A. ID. 1908, at the hour of 10 O'Clock
II. IN. on said day, and will then pre-
sent the said petition to said board
Tor its action thereon, pursuant to
law, said petition being general for
the purpose of establishing and ask
ing the said board to establish the
boundaries of the proposed The Big
Sandy Irrigation District, as described
in the annexed petition and to sub
NIT the question of the final organiza-
tion of the said district to the vote of
the qualified electors resident therein
at which time and place you may
attend to offer any objections or pro-
test you may have against the forma-
ton OF the said irrigation district, and
may present petitions for exclusion
from, or inclusion OF your lands in
said district.
The said petition is hereto annexed.
+. d. Reilley COMMITTEE appointed
(by Petitioners to pre-
George Clossen (sent the petition to
1.-THE Board of Counny
Walter M. Clark commissioners and
Ito give notice of said
presentation as pro-
(vided by law.
PETITION.
10 tne hoaro or County Commissi-
oners,
or Cheyenne county, State of Colo
radO:
We, the undersigned petitioners.
respectfully represent and show to
your honorable Board:
mat 1t Is our purpose to organize
an irrigation district under the pro-
visions of and pursuant to an act of
the general assembly of the state of
Colorado, entitled "An Act in Rela-
ton to Irrigation Districts" approved
on the Bird day of May A. d. 1905, as
amended by an act entitled '!An Act
to Amend an act entitled AN Act in
Relation to Irrigation Districts ap-
proved May 3, l9O5," approved April
3, 1907.
That we constitute a ma ajority of the
resident freeholders owning lands
within the said proposed district and
are also owners in the aggregate of u
majority of the whole number of acres
belonging to the resident free-holders
within the said proposed district.
That the acreage of the said propos-
ed district is entirely embraced in
Cheyenne County. The boundaries of
the proposed district are as follows:
Beginning at the north west corner
OF section five (5) township fifteen (l5)
south OF range rty-eight (4S) west of
the 9th p. m, thence east to the ne
cor. secs, Is s.r.4S w.thence south to
the center of east line of sec. 8 t. Is S.
T.. 43 W. thence east to the center of
north line the southeast d of section
8, township Is, south, range 4s, west,
thence north to the northwest corner
section 27, township II, south, range
4S, west, thence east to the northeast
corner section q, township IA, south,
range 48, west, thence north to the
northwest corner of section %, town