The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-05-14

The A0ara Of Disectoes iaspecteA
the NEk q 3s-l3-ss. ov.eA b W. H.
Posad asA Instructed NJ. Pov.A 70
have same surveyed aad AIe . plat
with the Sarveyoes cestiacate 0f the
land in said quarter 18th North asd
South Of the main line Of the Uhion
Pacific Railroad that was not suitahle
for irrigation. and the same would
have their favorable coasileratioa.
The matter Of the meassrfsg vier
in the lateral Of o. =. Wilsss Sun-
ming to the SwA Of zs-l2-4s was re-
ferred To the Superintendent for aA-
jsstment
call for q meeting At Sterling for
May 7th. Of the Platte Valley Irriga-
tiOn Association WAS read and Mr.. b.
ID. Parker Jr.. and C. M. Robson in
structed to look into the matter and
one or both attend said meeting.
The following petition was present.
ed.
l. the undersigned. being part own
er of the NOrth-half Of Section ILL
AZ. and representing the entire owner
ship OF that tract OF land. respectful
ly petition your honorable body to ex-
ciude thirteen acres of the present as
sessed acreage for irrigation purposes.
Said thirteen acres being five and
fOur-tenths acres of slough and sew
en- and six-tenths acres in the North
west quarter which is too high for ir-
rigatiOn without check placed in the
Tiighline Canal.
1 also request that you refund to me
the 1913 tax on the thirteen acres.
In order to irrigate the north part
of this land 1t is necessary to install
a head-gate and check as indicated
on the accompanying plat.
herewith attach the surveyors
plat and certificate.
Very truly yours,
John l.. Barber
Nellie NJ. Watson
By John l.. Barber
The following action was taken:
WHEREAS. John L. Barber and Mel
lie NJ. Watson have filed the above
petition together with the surveyors
plat and certificate.
RESOLVED that the 76 acres of
land too high for irrigation and the
5.4 acres of slough on the NWA of
l-11-47. as described in petition and
plat. be exempted from irrigation tax.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a headgate and check be placed
in the lateral according to the regula-
tions of the District, said check to be
IL feet high and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED. that
dam being necessary at the west end
of the check, owners Of said land be
allowed to put in said dam under the
direction of the Superintendent, said
dam to be built and kept in repair by
the owners OF said land.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
warrant be drawn to said John l..
A'ei oSi ioi lhe diuOuut VI Tie lDt1
irrigation tax which he has paid on
said and viz $20S0.
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Secretary notify the County
Assessor of the exemption of the above
described land and notify the Coun-
ty Treasurer to re-assess said land so
that the land exempted will not be
held for the second installment of
irrigation tax due in 1914.
Those voting for resolution being,
B. ID. Parker, Jr., Frank Sherman, W.
H. Brandt.
The petition of c. c. Gould for re-
fund on account of excess assessment
on acre of land in the name of r. H.
Gould was presented and said request
was refused on the ground that the
matter belongs to the Board of Equal
ization and not to the Irrigation Dis
trict, as the assessment was made err
ronously by the County Assessor.
The Superintendent was instructed